FEATURED COACHING TIPS

* "It is very easyi to motivate an individual. It is very difficult to motivate an entire group to play together as a team."...Doc Rivers

*Establish a time-out ritual. All of your players and your coaches must know exactly how you want to run the time-out, where they will sit, and who will be doing the talking. Some coaches waste a portion of the time-out in a group coaches huddle. A better idea is to have assistant coaches make suggestions to you as the team is headed to the bench, then you as head coach do the talking during the time-out. Often a time-out is not long enough to get everything covered and the "coaches huddle" wastes too much of that time.

*What to do at half-time? Be as positive as possible. Focus on what the team is doing right and what they will need to do in the second half. A few mistakes must be corrected, but in a positive manner.

*What to say to a team im the dressing room after a game? Again the focus should be on the positive rather than the negative. Be careful of "chewing someone out" after a game. After reviewing film you may find that you "chewed" the wrong player out and damage may be done to the falsely accused player.

*Whether or not to call a time-out to set up an end of the period play? The best procedure is to practice the special play or plays a great deal and be ready to run the play without calling a time-out. True, a time-out gives you time to organize your team, but it also gives the opposing coach time to sub his best defenders into the game and to instruct his team on how to play you. They may be playing you a man defense, you call time to set the play, and they switch to a zone, or a combo defense. Avoid the time-out if at all possible.

* "Success in anything is about focus and concentration. When I coached, I'd say to the players, "Yes, I know you played hard, but that's not good enough. You've got to stay focused on the task at hand the entire game."....Rick Barry

 

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MAGIC .6 SECOND PLAY VS. THE LAKERS

# cuts off #5 keeping defense busy.

#3 sets rear screen for #2 cutting to the basket
for pass from #4. It was a great pass from Hedo Turkoglu
and even though the shot was missed, it was an excellent play.

FLORIDA POINT GUARD CUT WITH SCREEN THE SCREENER ACTION

Diagram 1. Point Guard dribbles to side and passes to high post cutting outside.
#5 sets rear screen for #1 who cuts into the lane looking for a pass from #4.

Diagram 2. When #1 does not get pass, #4 cuts on through the lane and sets baseline
screen for cutter #3. #4 passes to #5 popping out who looks for #3 for possible lay-up.
# 4 takes one step toward his pass to #5 then sets downscreen for #1 in screen the
screener action. This is basic action that teams use when running the Flex.

Orlando Magic Baseline Out of Bounds Play

#5 and #3 set screen for #2 and possible                      If #2 is not open, he cuts on through the lane opening  
3 pass from #1                                                            up the area for #3 to cut in for a pass from #1.

Orlando Magic Sideline Ballscreen into Hi-Low Action

Point Guard dribbles down sideline off ball screen set by #5.
#5 rolls out to the basket as #1 passes to #4 who looks to feed the ball to #5 in the lane.

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