Mark Gaddis

Team Buddy Buckets KS 17U Coach

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

Leadership QOTD:

[Buckets Basketball @BucketsBball_]

Basketball Drill ➡️ 2 ball passing🏀🏀

1. Pound Pound Push
2. Figure 8 Push
3. One Hand Bounce
4. Two Hand Passing
5. One Hand Flip

Practices passing off the dribble without picking up the ball.

Make it a fun & quick warm-up competition!

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

LOVE THIS

A tremendous 1 on 1 finishing drill here highlighted by elite trainer, Trey Winkler (@grbball_1)

Initiate contact and finish vs a live body

Great stuff 🔥

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Steph Curry giving FREE GAME 😤😤

"Every other decision is the right one. Screen away, front cut, back cut, space away from the ball. The last thing we can do is just do this. It's the weakest move in basketball."

(Via @ClutchPoints 🎥)

[Buckets Basketball @BucketsBball_]

Basketball is not an equal opportunity sport.

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Love this

Offense decides when to go after the second toss

Realistic for the defense to have to react and the offense to make a quick move

(Via @CoachCoriClose 🎥)

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

Championship teams don’t chase the scoreboard.
They chase the standard.
Wins are what show up on game day.
Standards are what show up every day in meetings, workouts, and practice.
Hold the standard and the wins will take care of themselves.

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Mick Cronin talking about the lack of accountability young people have in AAU Basketball

“Letting them do whatever they want is not helping them”

[Joe Haefner | Breakthrough Basketball @BreakthruBball]

Whistle Drill Creates Chaos And Better Transition Defense

Transition defense is basically scramble defense.The Whistle Drill is a perfect way to  replicate the chaos of transition situations..

Players should not worry about finding "their man" during transition. They should be focused on: sprinting back to the paint, taking away easy buckets, stopping the ball, and  identifying perimeter shooters.

The teams that...

-Communicate
-Anticipate
-Hustle

....will be most successful in transition defense.

The Whistle Drill requires players to do all 3 of these things and therefore is a perfect drill to prepare your teams to successfully navigate the chaos of transition defense.

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Really good stuff

Practical finishes at the end of drives

1. Speed Stop + Step Through
2. Speed Stop + Reverse Pivot
3. Speed Stop + Step Through + Reverse

(Via @IowaSkillsAcad 🎥)

[Reid Ouse @reidouse]

Ball Screen to DHO Warm Up

One of my favorite drills to get players moving quickly and get a ton of shots out of ball screen & DHO actions.

[Joe Haefner | Breakthrough Basketball @BreakthruBball]

Turn Practice Into Wins: 5 Systems Top Coaches Swear By

Practice time is like gold. It’s where your team is formed. Treat it wisely & you’re on your way to a great year. Misuse it and things will get ugly. Effective basketball practice planning is a must!

How do the best do it? Find out how to run championship-level practices by creating an ideal learning environment. You’ll see 5 proven tips from championship coaches who will show you exactly how to plan efficient, high-energy basketball practices that translate on game day.

We’ll cover pre-planning teams, eliminating lines/laps/lectures, building competition into every drill, leveraging assistant coaches, and creating a “win chart/competitive cauldron” so progress is visible & competition is deeply ingrained in everything you do.

Whether you’re a youth coach entering your first year or a high school coach brushing up for the season, this video has something for you.

We expect our players to come to practice ready to give us their best every single day. Shouldn’t we do the same for them?

Follow these steps and you’ll take a huge step towards holding up your end of the bargain!

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Any time you can throw an advance pass before half court, it’s like Gold”

Sean Miller on playing fast

(Via @BigOnBasketball 🎥)

[David Watts Consulting @DWCInfo]

💯💯💯

via @coachajkings

#Student1stAthlete2nd

[Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO]

"Panic Backdoor" action from the sideline out of bounds set up

Staggers are great for misdirection

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Phil Jackson said, "Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We."

Great teams know how to come together.
• They connect.
• They communicate.
• They trust each other.

8 Things that Bring a Team Together:

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Geno Auriemma said, "We put a huge premium on body language."

"If your body language is bad, you will never get in the game. Ever."

Your body language screams. It sets the tone for yourself and others.

Your posture, eye contact, and energy are always communicating something.

[DaRealCoachCal @DaRealCoachCal1]

The Mentality @woodlandhshoops its not just something you say its something you let our actions show constantly. #StrengthInThePack

[Coach Greg Blythe @blythebball]

Until someone wins a race, I am convinced the pass beats the dribble up the floor. “2 dribbles or less, pitch the ball ahead” @USABYouth Gold Camp #GoldStandards

[Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO]

I’m not saying you have to run the full Flex continuity as your main offense…

But I am saying the Flex is like one of the best m2m BLOBs out there