CoachSketch

Building the basketball board I always wanted. Built by coach @ajrochon22, for coaches. Follow the build. Draw how you draw. Coach Sketch does the rest. 🏀

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

1️⃣ One thing become clear while building Coach Sketch

Just because an action moves doesn't mean it looks right.

Timing is everything!

The pass can’t beat the cut. The screener can’t show up late. The spacing has to make sense.

Without flow players don’t get the full picture. This is what I'm paying attention to as we get more actions moving together.

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

I’m building Coach Sketch because I want to use it with my own basketball team.

During a timeout, I don’t want to spend 30 seconds figuring out how to use a tool.

I want to draw an action, show my players how it develops, and get back to coaching.

Simple. Fast. Built for basketball coaches.

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

An on-ball screen isn’t just two players moving.

The screener has to arrive. The ballhandler has to set up the defender. Then comes the read.

Use it? Reject it?

We’re working on getting those details right in Coach Sketch.

What’s the biggest detail you emphasize when teaching ball screens?

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

When I’m drawing an action on the board I found it was hard to get my players to know 3 things.

1. Where they are supposed to go
2. When they are supposed to move
3. What they are supposed to do

They figured out spots on the floor relatively quickly. However, when to move and what they were supposed to do was a different story!

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

🚨 FEATURE IN ACTION 🚨

Draw it. Press Play. Watch the action develop.

We’re getting movement, dribbles, and passes running in Coach Sketch.

Still plenty to work on, but seeing the players & ball move with the action is a big step.

Coaches, what would you draw first? 🏀

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

@jaycartier____ KJ

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

@SportsCenter Great move, but switched pivot foot.

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

I love it! I’m going to need to do this as well.

Do you all have a feeder program? I’m in the process of creating practice plans for ours, but struggling to gauge what is too much and what isn’t enough.

[Keaton @KentuckyKeaton]

Every practice plan since I started coaching on the HS level.

(I also still have my scouting reports since my playing days HS and college which makes me a complete nut job🙃)

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

Coaches Notebook 📓

How do you teach timing?

You can draw a great action on the board.

But if the timing is off, it doesn’t matter how good it looks.

The screener has to get there. The cutter has to read it. The pass needs to be on time.

That’s the part of basketball I want Coach Sketch to help coaches communicate better.

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

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[Ballislife.com @Ballislife]

The Allen Iverson spin cross was tough!

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

@Coach__Strick Yes! The players brought it to my attention. It improved how the executed out of timeouts.

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

@coachmartysmith Yes! I agree with this. I started doing this last year. Great advice, Coach.

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

@KentuckyKeaton It’s that time of year! Can’t wait to get our guys back in the gym. Best of luck this season, Coach!

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

Coaches: When you’re teaching an off-ball screen, what matters most to you?

Angle?
Getting shoulder-to-hip?
How tight the cutter comes off?
Reading the defender?

Those are the details I’m teaching Coach Sketch to recognize. 🏀

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

Every storm runs out of rain 🌧️☀️

Stay in the game

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

Different actions should look different.

Dribble. Cut.

Draw it how you draw it. Coach Sketch cleans it up. 🏀

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

SET OF THE WEEK: Horns Chest 🏀

Saw this action yesterday and had to draw it up.

Love to use false action to strong side corner to empty side for ghost into a flare screen for the 4.

Saw it on film. Drew it in Coach Sketch.

Coaches, what are you calling this?

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

Ask for KNOWLEDGE!

This is GOLD.

Stay teachable, remain humble, and ask for help.

[NBACentral @TheDunkCentral]

Giannis goes off on Gen Z kids at camp for asking for a picture instead of advice on the game 😅

(Via @Giannis_An34 )

[CoachSketch @coachsketch]

@jacob_schauer This is a great resource! Heck of a job.👏

Adding this to my bookmarks. 🤝

Really like how organized the site is and how easy it is to monitor how each team progresses throughout the season.