Quick Tip: Winning Close Games Box Out! The vast majority of games that are decided by last shots are won on put backs ‐‐ NOT the shots. Coaching Tips: Defending Baseline Out of Bounds Situations Coaches spend considerable amounts of practice time working on offensive baseline out of bounds plays, but spend little or no […]

Quick Tip: Teaching & Learning To be successful players must gain a working knowledge of the game. What, when and why should be very clear and specific. Learning is best when it includes activities using as many senses as possible. Learners remember 10% of what is read, 20% of what is heard (75% is forgotten […]

  Last Shot Guidelines Last Shot Timing Defending Last Shots Comforting & Consoling Players Coaching Strategies: Last Shot Guidelines A last shot situation is not just a simple matter of drawing up a play. There are numerous last shot situations to address dependent on court location and time on the clock. When the outcome of […]

  Wise Substitutions End of Game Guidelines Double Teaming Making Sound Substitutions By establishing definite roles and responsibilities for each player, it takes the guess work out of substituting. Come game time, a team should be well prepared technically, physically, and mentally. If the coach has done a great job of teaching and each player […]