Paul Cortes

Basketball Coach at International High School, Bay City Basketball, and the San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@Mike_Jagacki Great post!

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@ArtErrickson He’s an incoming freshman 😂 That’s my assistant Dario. The guy with the headband is our other assistant

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

Today’s shooting workout. Repetition without repetition, building coordination and opening up the degrees of freedom in their own unique shots

[Mike Jagacki @Mike_Jagacki]

Every player should be studying Dyson Daniels this off-season

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@brianmccormick That book was the first that got the gears turning for me, of questioning traditional methods and not doing them “just because”. Led me down the path I’m on today, 15+ years later!

[Mike Shaughnessy @mshaughnessy11]

PART 1

A thread 🧵 of some conceptual offense triggers I used while coaching Jalen Green Elite 16U this spring/summer.

With limited practice time, I valued having our guys learning and playing through concepts vs. just running sets.

Here are some examples of triggers we used 🧵 ⬇️

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@JBArnoldesq @JohnCarrier42 That’s a big misconception that players need to be at a certain baseline level. I’ve done this with 2nd/3rd graders starting out. This approach works just as well for beginners as it does for intermediate/advanced. In fact it works even better because they can contextualize it

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@scribeteach What we used to do:
- 5 Spot Shooting (5 makes each spot)
- Drift Shooting (5 makes each corner)
- Lift Shooting (5 makes each wing)

What we now do:
- Spot Up, then drift/lift to right. Randomly choose another spot, spot up, then drift/lift to left. Go for 1-2min then switch

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@CoachLeslieMN @JohnCarrier42 From a CLA coach who got rid of on air (except dl shooting) I don’t despise drills at all. It was painful for me to get rid of some of my favorites lol. But I saw a lot of success with doing so. They are not as necessary as many think, although yes they can still be effective

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@chris_abaray @JohnCarrier42 Volume shooting can still be done, but it is more effective to vary the reps (different distances, spots, etc) rather than shooting the same predetermined shot over and over for an allotted time

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@RaidersGBB @JohnCarrier42 Our high-rep shooting is still implemented with differential shooting. 1 minute alternating short, medium, long, 1 minute shooting from different stances, 1 minute varying the release etc. We try to do repetition without repetition but still getting in a lot of reps

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@RaidersGBB @JohnCarrier42 Actually skill acquisition research shows that playing does actually develop skills. The key is are you as a coach constraining the individual, task, and environment in your small sided games to develop specific skills

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@DougBrewington @JohnCarrier42 We struggled to rebound in summer league and I’m pinpointing it as a weakness to attack. In what ways do you emphasize rebounding in everything you do?

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@JBArnoldesq @JohnCarrier42 If you run a conceptual offense, you can work on your triggers in 2v2 and 3v3 settings.
- Since triggers are used to create advantages, I would also work on halfcourt 2v1, 3v2, and 4v3 advantage situations
- for 4v3 advantage with 7 players, 1 team on offense for 1 minute burst

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@CoachNannen @JohnCarrier42 @JaredMartyMN Same here!

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@coachplan_ai Let me know how it goes!

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

One of my favorites is the Superman Drill. 3 teams, 1 player from each team battling each other, shots can only come from the lower half of the paint, play to a score. Kids love it and develops ability to pursue rebounds and finish inside

[Cal-Hi Sports @CalHiSports]

Congrats Conor Maguire (International, S.F.).
State D5 Player of Year.
NCS strikes again in this division after top honors for last yr & 2022. Conor had 32 pts in state final, 63 for season high.
@RonMFlores @ConorMaguire739 @KasselMedia
https://t.co/me33MLPiRJ

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@JohnCarrier42 Athletic and less athletic are subjective, like I’m hesitant to call our team less athletic but we didn’t have a bunch of dudes dunking, and we often pressed and turned over teams you might consider more athletic, including during our state run. Happy to share ideas

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

@CalHiSports @coachrandal33 @RonMFlores Thank for this, extremely proud of how far our program has come together. All thanks to an incredible group of boys who have bought in and love each ither

[Paul Cortes @pcortes64]

Thank you! Incredibly grateful 🙏

[Cal-Hi Sports @CalHiSports]

Congrats Paul Cortes (International, S.F.)
State D5 Boys BB Coach of Year.
Only 3 yrs after SF Stuart Hall's Charles Johnson gained same honor. D5 state champs. Key member of Bay City Warriors youth program.
@coachrandal33 @RonMFlores @pcortes64
https://t.co/Vj1u7kwZEg