Coaching U

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🏀 Shane Hennen is one of the top skills development coaches in the country! Here he teaches first step finishing and explains why players should have it in their game.

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“A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.”

- Ara Parseghian

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🏀 Samford head coach Lennie Acuff shares the shooting warm-up his teams have done every day for years. Players start just outside the free throw line, stepping into shots while focusing on three fundamentals: lock, leave, and stick.

💡 LOCK your elbow, LEAVE your follow-through, and STICK your landing.

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🏀 Mavericks assistant coach Sean Sweeney teaches his preferred closeout technique and explains why it is beneficial when stunting and recovering with their no-middle no-paint stance.

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Coaching U Playbook - Half Court Offense
"Fist 4 Go"

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"I can't play being mad. I go out there and have fun. It's a game, and that's how I am going to treat it."

- Ken Griffey Jr.

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🏀 Chattanooga head coach Dan Earl teaches a warm-up drill he uses that works on dribbling, stride stops, pivots, and passing — simple fundamentals done with speed, balance, and purpose.

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Coaching U Playbook - Sideline Out of Bounds
"Spurs 4"

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"A champion is someone who gets up when he can't."

- Jack Dempsey

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🏀 VCU head coach Phil Martelli Jr. breaks down this “Gator Shooting” drill

The drill runs as a continuous weave: players sprint the floor for layups, slot threes (to 75 points), wing threes (to 150), and corner threes (to 225) as the clock adds an extra element of pressure.

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🏀 Iona's Tobin Anderson teaches several actions out of his Motion Offense including this Flare action with a slip option that can be used to get the ball in the post.

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"Excellence is not a singular act but a habit. You are what you do repeatedly."

- Shaquille O'Neal

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Thank you to @brendansuhr and @coaching_u for the opportunity to speak. It was an honor to share ideas with the coaches in attendance.

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Antoine Pettway teaches how Kennesaw State reads alignments to determine their ball screen action.

Once initiated, they screen the bottom third to create an advantage for the ball handler, then flow into 0.5 basketball — dribble, pass, or shoot in half a second.

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🏀 Ray Harper breaks down Jacksonville State’s “Double” action — a set designed to free the team’s best post player with a double screen in the paint that also has a middle pin action to create a shot as the second option.

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Delaware Blue Coats Head Coach JP Clark is live on Day 3 of Coaching U Las Vegas 2026!

🏀 Watch the livestream now at:
🔗 https://t.co/aHffT7Y7Hl

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Don't miss the action! Assistant Coach Mike Miller of the Sacramento Kings hits the court on Day 3 of Coaching U Live!

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Next up at Coaching U Live 2026 Head Coach of the Toronto Raptors, Darko Rajaković.

🏀 Watch the livestream now at:
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Coaching U Playbook - Baseline OB
"Charleston"

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Offensive simplicity and defensive principles on like screens this morning with Jeff Van Gundy at @Coaching_U