HoopTactics What’s New Player Development: Improving  Free Throw Accuracy, Free Throw Marksman Club, Defending Against Dribble Penetration, Defensive Strategies: Techniques for Disrupting “Off Ball” Screens, Defensive Rebounding Principles and Techniques Quick Tip: Individual Defensive Skills and Techniques Like their offensive counterparts, defensive fundamentals must be broken down and practiced constantly on all levels of basketball. Players […]

HoopTactics Newsletter Coach John Wooden, Featured Play: UCLA Set Offense, Individual “On” Ball Defense Premium Membership What’s New Player Development: Pressuring Player with the Ball Player Development: Containing a Dribbler Player Development: Defending Against Dribble Penetration In Memory of John Wooden  “Success is peace of mind that is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made […]

Try-outs, Player Evaluations & Squad Selection On the professional level, player evaluation is a high stake endeavor with millions of dollars involved. Physical abilities and skills are of the utmost magnitude. However, on most levels of the game, priorities and emphasis should be on solely on player skill development, not winning games. You will not need to […]

HoopTactics Newsletter “RBP’s” – Really Big Plays Defensive Recovery (“Wolf”) Loose Ball Save or Recovery Taking an Offensive Charge Offensive Rebound on a Missed Free Throw Inbounds Pass Interception RBP’s – “Really Big Plays” When teams are evenly matched, the outcome of the game can be determined on a single big play. “RBP’s” (Really Big Plays) […]