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: Intentional Missed Free Throw Chances are good during the season that an end of game situation will be encountered that requires the intentionally missing of a free throw; therefore, teams must be prepared for it. Intentional missing a free throw must be taught and practiced. Players must know and recognize their assignments are […]

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 […]

HoopTactics Newsletter Managing Your Timeouts Wisely Avoiding Foul Trouble Coaching Strategies: Managing Your Timeouts Wisely Since timeouts are used primarily for strategy purposes, they play an important role in every basketball game, and are extremely crucial at the end of a close game. Therefore, they should be anticipated and used wisely. To get maximum benefit, […]