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"SHOOTING DRILLS FOR GUARDS"

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Brian Schofield


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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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FEATURED QUOTES:

“The number one thing on offense is shot selection.”…Ben Howland, UCLA  

“The only lasting form of discipline is self-imposed discipline.”….Dale Brown

“It’s not what you tell them—it’s what they hear.”….Red Auerbach

*"Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked."…Warren Buffet

* "Leadership is getting players to believe in you."....Larry Bird

* "There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and will never win titles. Most times, these players aren't willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve.".... Michael Jordan

* "Recognizing a problem doesn't always bring a solution, but until we recognize that problem, there can be no solution."....James Baldwin

* "A sincere compliment is one of the most effective motivational methods in existence."....Zig Ziglar

  • "The man who can drive himself further once the effort gets painful, is the man who will win."...Roger Bannister (First to run a 4-minute mile).

* "If you get yourself too engrossed in things over which you have no control, it will adversely affect the things over which you do have control."...John Wooden

* "Once you've learned to quit it becomes a habit."...Vince Lombardi


Shooting Drills for Guards

by Brian Schofield

Cut, Catch & Lay-up

Great scoring guards know how to create space and get open. Practice and work hard at establishing position by either performing a solid v cut or using the lane to get open. Once you've come up the lane and popped out the ball should be on its way to you. You should have taken a mini hop-step already to get in position to shoot the ball. Now instead of going right into a jump stop, take an immediate dribble and go in for the lay-up. The footwork on this is tricky. Some players travel because the hop-step throws off their timing a little bit. It takes practice. If you've hopped in the air and landed with both feet you should be in an excellent position to drive for the lay-up.

Cut, Catch, Dribble & Shoot

Come up the lane and pop out to the wing. Take the hop-step before the ball arrives...MORE


SPECIAL STRATEGY IDEAS:

* In his book, Ken Loeffler on Basketball, the author suggests changing defenses several times during the first half of play and studying each to determine which is achieving the best results.

* Practice your defense for when your opponents are "playing for one". As a general rule, you can gamble more on defense since they probably will not take advantage of a defensive mistake. If your opponent has a tendency to play a 1-4 low in this situation, double the "1" at 10 seconds, make him/her give up the ball, then have your rotations set to cover. The opponent will not have time to exploit the rotation.

* Develop an "isolation" play for each position so that you can better go at the opposition's players who are in foul trouble.

* Teach players to play with four fouls while the clock is running and a sub is coming in.

* The number one priority on defense is to prevent penetration. If your team does not have the quickness for aggressive play and still prevent penetration, switch to a "softer" type defense.

* Using the "intentional foul" late in the game when behind: (1) Teach players how to intentionally foul without making it look deliberate and risking an intentional foul call by the referees; (2) Teach how to intentionally foul "off the ball". (Note: All OB situations are "off the ball"; (3) Know who to foul in intentional foul situation; (4) Have an "intentional foul" signal to indicate to your players when you want them to intentionally foul; (5) Players must know whether you want them to intentionally foul immediately, wait for a prescribed amount of time, or in backcourt or front court.

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The Art of Substitution

Note:  Different strategy ideas will be presented on a regular basis.You are invited to collect them for your coaching library. Even more, you are invited to e-mail strategy ideas to BasketballsBest for inclusion here. Send your ideas to:   basketballsbest@basketballsbest.com


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