Be prepared and do your home work. You must prepare to win. Get your coaching done prior to, not during the game. Practices should prepare a team physically, technically, and mentally for game competition. Emphasis should focus on execution and effort. Players must also learn to develop the habit of working and playing hard at all times. Great teams are a result of the best players being the hardest workers. During a game, you cannot expect players to execute anything that has not been covered in practice. Be sure to develop specialists, and never take an opponent for granted or go into a game "Blind." Amass as much information as you can from other coaches, game and season statistics, video and live scouting.
Proper Execution of "Off-Ball" Screens
Proper Execution of "On-Ball" Screens
Principles for Attacking Zone Defenses
Guidelines for Successful Out of Bounds Plays
Individual Defensive Skill Development
Disrupting Off-Ball Screens Fundamentals
Establishing Significant Player Roles
Vital Importance of 6th Person(s) Role
Developing a Defensive Stopper
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