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Plays | Drills | Strategies | And Much More!

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Plays | Drills | Strategies | And Much More!

Written by: Tony Adragna

Table of Contents

Introduction………………………………………………………………………………..Coaching Tips………………………………………………………………………………Traits Of A Great Coach…………...………………………………………………….36 Basketball Drills..……………………………………………………………………Ballhandling Drills.………………………………………………………………………Agility Drills………………………………………………………………………………..Defensive Drills……………………..….………………………………………………..Shooting Drills………………………….…………………………………………………Game-Like Drils…………………………………………………………………………..Basketball Plays……………………..…………………………………………………..Practice Planning…………..……………………………………………………………Sample Practice Plan……..……………………………………………………………150 Coaching Quotes…..……………………………………………………………..

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Introduction

Taking on a youth basketball coaching gig can be scary if you’re not

positive on how exactly to practices, game situations, drills, etc.

There’s a lot that goes into it, and often times, the guidance you

need just isn’t there.

But fear no more, this guide is the ULTIMATE toolbox for youth

basketball coaches. We give you plays, strategies, drills, quotes you

can use to motivate yourself and your players, and more!

If you’re ever struggling to think of a drill to run at practice, or need

guidance on how to run something, you can always use this guide as

a reference point, as it is the ultimate toolbox for every youth

basketball coach!

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Coaching Tips

Coaching youth basketball is something that should be fun, but it’s

also an important role to take on when it comes to player

development. Kids are very impressionable at a young age, so a poor

experience can turn them off to the sport for good. On the contrary,

a great experience can spark a passion for a lifelong love of the

game.

As a youth basketball coach, it’s important to understand the role

you are playing. For that reason, we created this ultimate guide to

coaching youth basketball. By following the points below, you’ll be

on the right track to giving your kids a great basketball experience!

Keep it Fun

This is the most important point for coaching any youth sport. Sports

are a game. Games are played to be fun, especially for kids. Make

sure your kids are having a good time playing the game.

Don’t be too prideful in your coaching. Feel free to ask the kids or

their parents how their season is going. Ask what they’d like to do

more of, ask how things could be more fun. You don’t have to act on

all of the feedback you receive, but it’s okay to ask.

Ultimately, you’re there to help the kids learn the game and keep

things light. As a youth basketball coach, the kids are far too young

for the game to be too serious, and that’s something you should

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keep in mind as you’re coaching. If the kids are having fun, you’re

probably doing a pretty good job.

Start With The Basics

It’s easy to get excited about coaching your team and scour the

internet for advanced drills and tactics, but the truth is, you need to

start with the basics, even for players you may think are ‘advanced.’

Often times some of the best youth basketball players have the

worst habits. You may have a deadly three-point shooter, but he

shoots the ball from his hip because he doesn’t have the strength to

shoot a good-looking jumpshot.

So what exactly are the basics?

Form Shooting

Keep your players close to the basket and show them the proper

shooting form. Knees bent, elbow in, ball on the pads of your

fingertips (not in your palm), follow through as you release the ball.

Ball-Handling

Knees should be bent, eyes should be up. We have some great ball-

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Passing

At the youth level, passes should be sent with two hands and the

ball should be received in the shooting pocket. Passes to work on at

this level are the chest pass, bounce pass, and over-the-head pass.

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Triple Threat Position

A player is able to do anything offensively from the triple threat

position. This is done with the knees bent and ball on the hip. From

the triple threat position, a player can shoot, pass, dribble, or pivot.

Defensive Stance

A great defensive stance has the knees bent, the arms out wide, and

the back straight. Don’t let your players stand straight-legged or

hunch their back. Teaching them this early builds great habits as

they get older.

Boxing Out

This is one of the most important. Don’t let your kids just run to the

rim toward the basketball. Make them box out and then go get the

ball.

Screening

Teach players the proper way to set a screen. This means knees

bent, staying set, and covering themselves.

These items may seem boring to kids, but there are ways to make all

of these things fun. For example, want to work on proper

ballhandling? Make it a relay race down the floor with teams. The

kids will learn the fundamentals while keeping it fun.

Teach Them To Play, Not Plays

This is one I can’t stress enough. Nothing bothers me more than

watching a youth basketball game in which the teams run a set play

every time down the floor. That does nothing to teach your players

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players the game. They are just learning how to run to spots and do

what the coach tells them. Also, they are constantly thinking about

the plays in their heads instead of just playing.

There is a time and a place to run a set. I’m not saying to never run a play. What I am saying is to teach your kids how to play the game of basketball. Some items I always like to teach my youth teams:• Pass and screen away• Pass and basket cut• Screen and roll• Screen and pop• Down screen when you’re being denied• Backdoor when you’re being denied• Dribble hand-off• Call for a ball screen (we put a fist in the air)• SpacingAnd many more!

By teaching your team HOW to play, and not just plays, it’ll go a long way in their development.

Build Skills, Not DrillsThis goes hand-in-hand with the point above, but make sure you are building players that get better at skills and not better at drills. What I mean by this is that you’ll find a lot of goofy drills on the internet that you could have your team run. For example, shooting off of one foot from the free throw line. If you did this drill every day for 10 minutes, your players would get better at shooting off of one foot from the free throw line, but is that an applicable skill to a real game? Doubtful.

Make sure that the drills you have your kids run are building real skills that they can use in games, not just something that looks cool that you found on the internet. When you’re making your practice plan, think about if the drill you’re planning on running will build skills for your players.

Play Man-to-Man DefenseIt is a a no-brainer that playing a zone defense against third graders will probably yield better results than playing man-to-man defense. Third graders have not yet developed knock-down jumpshots and clogging the paint will certainly help keep their scoring total down.

But what are you teaching your kids by playing zone the entire game? Probably bad habits of standing around on defense and staying in the same area. While you may win a few more games playing zone defense, you are stunting the development of yours players.

Instead of playing zone, teach them fundamental man-to-man principles. Denying while one pass away, playing help-side defense, communicating throughout the possession. If you teach your players this at a young age, their high school and college coaches will be thanking you, because man-to-man is the staple defense of most high school and college programs across the country.

Positionless BasketballWhat do I mean by this? Let your big kids work on their ball-handling and shooting. Let your short kids work on their post moves and screening. When you’re coaching youth basketball, you have no

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idea who is going to hit a big growth spurt, or who may be done growing. The size of kids when they’re 10 and the size they’ll be when they’re 18 are vastly different.

So with that said, play positionless basketball. Everybody should be working on ALL of the skills of the game. Not only will it make them a more well-rounded player, they’ll be ready for whatever position they need to play when they get to high school and beyond.

Don’t stunt the growth of your players by only allowing the bigs to play on the block, or only allowing your smaller players to bring the ball up the floor Everybody should be working on all of their skills when it comes to youth basketball.

Don’t Burn Your Kids OutGive your kids breaks. Let them play other sports. Don’t play in tournaments every weekend. Burnout is very real in youth sports, and that’s because kids never get a chance to be away from the sport. They are constantly playing and being pushed to work on their games.

While there is a time and a place to work on their games, it doesn’t have to be 24/7/365 as youngsters. They need time away. They need to just be kids. Keep that in mind when you are scheduling practices, games, tournaments, etc.

You should also be encouraging your kids to play other sports. Don’t pigeon-hole them into choosing basketball at a young age. They should be exploring everything. By doing this, you’re not burning them out and they’ll continue being hungry to play more basketball

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as they get older.

In summary, coaching youth basketball comes with responsibility. People are entrusting you to give their kids a positive experience.

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Traits Of A Great Coach

Some coaches can be really strong in one aspect of coaching, but severely lack in other parts. But a GREAT basketball coach encompasses several of the traits highlighted below:

Caring – A great coach cares deeply about each individual in their program. This goes all the way from assistant coaches to the managers and all of their families. They let everyone in their program know that they care for them.Communication – Great coaches are able to communication their vision clearly. Whether that be in a practice, a game, a pre-game speech, etc., what they are communicating is absorbed and executed by their teams.Teamwork – This goes for getting their players to play as a collective unit, and teamwork on the sidelines with their assistant coaches. It takes a village to have a successful basketball team, and it starts with the head coach.Leadership – This one is a no-brainer. A great coach has to be an effective leader, on and off the court. If the leadership at the top is poor, the team has minimal chances for success.Ability to Teach – A coach is a teacher. They are constantly teaching the game, life lessons, and more. Great coaches are able to articulate what they want out of their players and coaches and teach them the best way to get to that point.

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Love What They Do – The second a coach isn’t loving what they do, they should get out of coaching. A great coach loves the entire process of building and growing a team.Respect – Just as respect should be expected from their players, a coach must also give respect to their players.Passion – Great coaches have a passion not only for the game, but for what they are doing. They wake up every morning excited for the journey ahead of them.Energy – Piggy-backing off of the passion, the energy of a coach is very important. The entire program will feed off of it.Personal Development – Nobody is going to start out in coaching as a great coach. Coaches become great coaches by constantly learning and personal development.Ability to Adapt – Throughout the course of a season, or even a game, things are going to change. Great coaches are able to adapt and keep their team rolling.Basketball IQ – Basketball IQ is important to being a great coach. Recognizing situations and putting their team in great situations to succeed is vital.Organization – A lot goes into running a successful basketball program. Without proper organization, things can slip through the cracks and the team will suffer.Delegation – Great coaches understand that it takes a village (as noted earlier). Being able to delegate to assistant coaches and managers is important.Skill Building – Great coaches recognize what it takes to help build skills for the players in their program.Offensive Philosophy – A coach should have an offensive philosophy that he follows and highlights for his team. Everybody in the program should be on the same page about what the philosophy is.

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Defensive Philosophy – Just like offensive philosophy, defensive philosophy is obviously important for basketball coaches. Again, everybody in the program should be on the same page about this.Discipline – Without discipline, programs can become a circus. Great coaches recognize that discipline is needed across the board for their programs to be successful.Motivation – Great coaches are able to motivate their teams to play to the best of their ability, not only in games, but also in practices.Planning – Without proper planning, programs can get stuck in mediocrity. Coaches have to coach in the present, but also plan for the future.Involvment – A coach should make sure his players know that he wants to be involved in their life outside of the game. They should know about their school work, home lives, and more, so that they’re able to connect with their players on a deeper level.Objective – Great coaches are able to put any personal connections aside and coach each player objectively.Attention to Detail – A great coach is very detail-oriented and pays special attention to even the smallest of details to make sure his team is operating at 100% efficiency.

Obviously there are far more traits that great coaches have that aren’t in the list above. With that said, the list above is a great starting point if you have aspirations to be a great coach.

Start with one or two of the traits and really focus on them for a week or two until they become second-nature, and then move on to a couple more to focus on until all of these come to you naturally.

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36 Basketball Drills

As a youth basketball coach, you want to keep your practices interesting and fresh. You don’t want your players coming into the gym dreading practice because they already know what’s on the docket for the day.

With that said, keeping practices interesting and fresh for youth basketball players is much easier said than done. You have to rack your brain for drills and it’s easy to get stuck on the same drills over and over.

For that reason, we’ve created this comprehensive resource of 36 youth basketball drills for kids that you can reference when you’re coming up with your practice plans!

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Ballhandling Drills

The drills in this category are focused primarily on ball-handling and can be used to improve your players’ handles in practice.

Stationary Ballhandling (1 ball)Stationary ballhandling works exactly how it sounds. Your players have a basketball and these drills are performed while they stay stationary.How to perform:• Ball slaps – Players rotate slapping the basketball with both

hands to warm their hands up and get them used to the feel of the ball.

• Fingertip rotate – Players will keep their arms straight and throw the ball back and forth with their fingertips. Again, this is used to warm the hands up and get a feel for the basketball.

• Around the head, waist, and feet – Players will start by throwing the ball around their head in a circle as quickly as they can. Once they get comfortable, they should switch directions in which they are going. The same is repeated throwing the ball around the waist and the feet.

• Figure 8 – Players will make a figure 8 putting the ball through their legs (see how to perform)

• Right hand, right leg – Players will use only their right hand and dribble the basketball around their right leg. Once they get comfortable, they’ll switch directions on which way they’re dribbling.

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• Left hand, left leg – Players use only their left hand and dribble the basketball around their left leg. Once they get comfortable, they’ll switch directions on which way they’re dribbling.

• Figure 8 Dribble – This is performed in the same manner as the figure 8 above, only the players will dribble the basketball in a figure 8 formation using both hands.

• Front-to-back pull-back dribble – Players will start will the ball in their right hand and push the ball as far out in front of them as they can, and then pull it back as far behind them as they can. Then they’ll switch to the left hand

• Side-to-side pull-back dribble – Players start will the ball out in front of them and using only their right hand will dribble the ball from side to side. Then have them switch to their left hand.

• Dribble moves- Have the players perform stationary dribble moves

• Crossover• Between the legs• Behind the back

Stationary Ballhandling (2 ball)Much like the drill above, this drill is performed while the players are stationary, but this time they will be using two basketballs.How to perform:• Dribble together – Players dribble both basketballs at the same

time in unison. Have them dribble the balls below their knees, then at their waist, and then shoulder height.

• Alternating dribbles – With this one, players will alternate dribbling the basketballs. Have them dribble the balls below their knees, then at their waist, and then shoulder height.

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• Left hand, left leg – Players use only their left hand and dribble the basketball around their left leg. Once they get comfortable, they’ll switch directions on which way they’re dribbling.

• Figure 8 Dribble – This is performed in the same manner as the figure 8 above, only the players will dribble the basketball in a figure 8 formation using both hands.

• Front-to-back pull-back dribble – Players will start will the ball in their right hand and push the ball as far out in front of them as they can, and then pull it back as far behind them as they can. Then they’ll switch to the left hand

• Side-to-side pull-back dribble – Players start will the ball out in front of them and using only their right hand will dribble the ball from side to side. Then have them switch to their left hand.

• Dribble moves- Have the players perform stationary dribble moves

• Crossover• Between the legs• Behind the back

Dribbling RaceThe object of this drill is to create some competition while enhancing dribbling skills at game speed. How to perform:• Have dribbling races where players dribble:• With their right hand• With their left hand• Making crossover moves, between the legs, behind the back, etc.

The opportunities with this drill are endless. Get creative and watch your players have fun.

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Tennis Ball DribblingThis is a simple, yet effective ballhandling drill. It works on hand-eye coordination, keeping your head up while you’re dribbling, and focus while dribbling the basketball.How to perform:Your players should start by dribbling the ball in their strong hand while throwing the tennis ball up in the air with their weak hand. After an allotted amount of time, switch hands (see how to perform).

As your players get comfortable with this drill, they can perform dribble moves as they throw the tennis ball up in the air (see how to perform).

Dribble moves they can perform are:• Crossover• Between the legs• Around the back• Double crossover• Double between the legs• Double behind the back• Crossover-between the legs combo

Wall TouchesThis drill is performed with a basketball and a wall. It helps to keep the eyes up and develop coordination in your players.How to perform:Players touch the wall with the opposite hand as they perform dribble moves.

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• Dribble moves to perform:• Crossover• Between the legs• Behind the back• Dribble-dribble-cross• Dribble-dribble-behind-the-back• Feel free to get creative with this drill, as well!(See how to perform)

Killer 150This drill is designed for your players to perform 150 dribble moves as quickly as possible.How to perform:Players are to perform the dribble moves below as quickly as possible, while still maintaining control of the basketball. As time goes on, players should become quicker at completing this drill.The drill is as follows:• 25 dribbles at the knee (performed with strong hand)• 25 rapid fire dribbles (as low as possible w/ strong hand)• 25 dribble pound, inside out move• 25 dribble pound, double crossover move• 25 dribble pound, between the legs then crossover move• 25 dribble pound, behind the back then crossover move

The ball should always end up back in the strong hand after each move is performed. As your players adapt to this drill, you can make them use their weak hand.

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Cone DribblingThis drill is designed to working on changes of direction and different dribble moves.How to perform:Set up a line of cones (anywhere from 5-8) on the court. At each cone have your players execute a dribble move.Dribble moves can include:• Crossover• Between the legs• Behind the back• Spin move• Pullback dribble• Combination moves

• Double crossover• Between the legs then crossover• Behind the back then crossover• Double between the legs

This is another drill in which the opportunities for creativity are endless.

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Agility Drills

The drills in this category are focused primarily on agility and can be used to increase your players’ foot speed, quickness, and overall athleticism.

Dot DrillThis is a drill that will work on increasing foot speed as well as foot-eye coordination.How to perform:Mark 5 spots on the floor as if they are the five spots on a dice.Have your players perform each of the following exercises for 30 seconds at a time:• Two feet hitting every dot, going forward then backward.• One foot hitting every dot, going forward then backward (go right

foot for the first 30 seconds, then left foot for the next 30 seconds).

• Have your players perform 2-1-2 forward and backward, meaning they hit both outside dots with one foot, and the middle dot with both feet, in the 2-1-2 pattern.

• Have your players perform the 2-1-2 pattern forward, perform a 180 degree turn, and perform the 2-1-2 pattern again, completing the 180 degree turn each time their feet hit the two dots.

These are quick exercises, but your players will be worn out quickly and have newfound foot speed if they perform these over time.

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Ladder DrillThis drill uses an agility ladder to perform different footwork exercises.How to perform:With an agility ladder, there are numerous exercises you can have your players perform. Since these are youth basketball drills, we’ll keep them fairly simple. The moves they can perform are:• One foot in every square• Two feet in every square• One foot in, one foot out• Two feet in, two feet out• Two foot hop in each square• Two foot hop skipping a square• Two foot sidway hop• Sideways run in each square• High knees in each squareAs we mentioned, this drill has infinite opportunities of different footwork drills you can use.

Jump RopeUsing a jump rope is one of the best tools you can use to enhance footwork, coordination, and foot speed.How to perform:These jump rope drills can be performed in a certain time frame or make the kids perform a certain number of reps. The jump rope exercises are:• Regular jump rope• Criss-cross• Double-jump

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• Right leg only• Left leg only• High Knees• Running forward down the court while jump roping• Coming backward back down the court while jump roping• Scissored Feet – this is alternating scissoring your feet on every

jump

Air Squat Rip ThroughThis is a drill to work on lower strength, as well as ballhandling and ripping the basketball.How to perform:Place five cones in a straight line down the floor. Have the players dribble to each cone. At each cone, the player should place the ball above their head and perform five air squats. When they are done with the five air squats, they should rip the ball through and dribble to the next cone.

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Defensive Drills

The drills in this category are focused primarily on defensive movements and how to improve your players’ defensive skilset.

Twice AroundThis is a drill to work different movements when your players are on defense. This includes defensive stance, sprinting, and backpedaling.How to perform:Players start in the corner of the court on the baseline. They should:• Sprint to half court and closeout at the half-court line• They should then slide all the way across half court• Then they’ll backpedal down to the opposite baseline• On the opposite baseline, they will perform a defensive slide all

the way to the other side of the baseline• They will then sprint up to the half court line again and close out• They’ll slide across the half court line again• They’ll back-pedal to the baseline they originated at• They’ll finish with a defensive slide across the baseline againThis drill is performed in a figure-8.

Toughness DThis is a drill that works on several aspects of defensive movements as a team. It is led by a coach that is standing where the players can see them.How to perform:Players all start in a line facing the coach. When the coach blows his

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whistle or says start, the players slap the floor, yell “DEFENSE!” and begin to shuffle their feet. The players continue shuffling their feet until the coach gives these commands:• Slide & point – This tells the players which direction to slide. They

should continue sliding in that direction until you point the other way or give another command

• Loose ball – Players should dive on the floor in front of them, then return to their feet as quickly as possible and begin shuffling their feet again

• Shot – Players should close out chopping their feet with a hand up when this command is given, and then return to chopping their feet

• Charge – This is how the drill should end, with the players taking a charge and falling on their butts (NOT THEIR WRISTS!).

Players can get fatigued easily in this drill, but don’t let them get by with giving minimal effort.

Sword FightThis is a drill you can use to help teach helping stop dribble penetration from somebody else’s man, and then recover out to your own man.How to perform:

Each player should have a partner that they are lined up across the lane from like in the diagram to the right

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The players should slide into the lane communicating “I got your help! I got your help! As they meet in the middle of the lane, they should slap hands, then begin to slide outside the lane communicating “Recover! Recover!” Both of their feet should go outside the lane before they change their direction to start sliding back toward the middle.

VCU DefenseThis is a drill that works on different defensive movements and toughness aspects of the game.How to perform:Players start out on the block of the lane. Then they should:

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• Sprint to the opposite elbow• Slide to the other elbow• Backpedal to the block they started on• Slide over to the other block• A player on that block will roll the ball out and the player in the

drill should go dive on it• Then the player that rolled the ball takes a charge from the diver

after they get up• The diver then becomes the next person to roll the ball and the

next person begins on the other block.

Partner ChaseThis drill works on both finishing in transition and transition defense from behind.How to perform:The offense starts at the volleyball line and defense starts behind them at the half court line. Once the offense breaks for the basket, the defense sprints and tries to back-tap the basketball from the offensive player.

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The offensive player’s goal is to make a layup with pressure.

Baseline Block-OutThis drill works on not only blocking out, but holding a blockout.How to perform:Have your players partner up, and place a basketball on the baseline for each set of partners. Have one offensive player stand at the free throw line, and a defensive player facing him an arms length away.

On the blow of your whistle, the defenders should turn and begin to block their partner out. Contrarily, the offensive player should be trying their hardest to go get the basketball on the baseline.

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4-on-4 BlockoutThis drill works blocking out and getting the rebound.How to perform:Have four offensive players line up free throw-line extended and four defensive players line up on the baseline.

Have a coach throw the ball to one of the offensive players. As the ball is thrown, the guy guarding the shooter should close out, and then box out the shooter, while the rest of the defenders should make contact with their man, turn and box him out, then go get the rebound.

This can be turned into a game, only allowing points for defensive rebounds.

Zig Zag DefenseThis drill works on turning your man when you are playing defense and beating them to the spot. It also doubles as a ballhandling drill, as the ballhandler has to dribble with defensive pressure.How to perform:Players partner up, with one playing defense and the other playing offense in the corner on the baseline. The defense should work on moving their feet, playing defense without their hands, and beating the offense to the spot. They should try to turn the offense as many times as possible.

The boundary lines are the sideline and the volleyball line for the offensive player to maneuver around in down the court.

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Once the players get down the court, they should go to the other corner, and perform the drill going back down the other side of the floor, with the offensive and defensive player switching their roles.

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Shooting Drills

The drills in this category are focused primarily on shooting the basketball.

Partner ShootingPlayers alternate shooting and getting their own rebound from anywhere on the court. As the other player is getting the rebound, the shooter should be moving around and spotting up for their next shot.

This drill should get a lot of shooting reps in. Variations could be:•Shot fake, 1 dribble pull-up•Shot fake, 1 dribble to the rim•Shot fake, 1 dribble step-back

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Brad Stevens ShootingIn this drill, players execute five different shots: • Shot in the corner• 1 dribble pull-up• Curl to the wing• Flair to the wing • 3-pointer in transition.

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Read The D ShootingIn this drill, you’ll have players in two lines at the wings. You can run this drill from either side of the floor. Players will execute v cuts and then make these cuts:• Curl for a layup• Curl for a shot• Backdoor for a layup• Flair to the wing for a shotPoint of emphasis: Players should call out every cut they’re making so the passer knows where to throw the ball.

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DoublesIn this drill, there are five spots that players will choose from. These can be anywhere from 15-footers to 3-point shots. The rules are:• If a player makes two in a row from a spot, they move on to the

next spot• However, if they miss two in a row, they move back a spotThe object is to see how quickly the shooter can make it all the way around.

Depending on the skill level of your players, you can adjust the rules to say that two makes in a row moves you forward, but it takes 3 misses in a row to move back, or vice versa. Let your players have fun with this and see who can beat it the fastest.

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Elbow Shooting

In this drill, you have one team of players on one elbow, and the other team of players on the other elbow.

Players will shoot the ball from the elbow, throw it to the next person in line, and then run to the other end of the court, touch the baseline, and then run and get back in line.

This is a great shooting drill, along with conditioning. You can have a time limit, or say the first team to so many baskets wins.

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Full Court Shooting

This drill takes at least 9 players to run. Three players start in the middle of the court without basketballs. 3 other players start on one baseline with basketballs, and 3 more start on the opposite baseline with basketballs.

The players in the middle all run to one end where they receive passes for shots.

After the players pass, they run to the other end and receive passes for shots. This process repeats for a set amount of time or until your players reach a certain threshold of makes.

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Drive & Kick Shooting

This drill can be run with a player and coach, two players, or an entire team with two lines. It can also be run from either side of the court.

The object is for the 1 to dribble the ball into the paint. As the 1 drives, the two floats to the corner and kicks to the 2 for a three-pointer.

As the 2 catches, they could also shot-fake and do a one-dribble pull-up.

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Shooting Off A Ball Screen

This is another drill that many variations can be added to, and can be used for 1 player or an entire team.

The player uses the chair as the screen, and works on shooting off of the dribble/screen.

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Close Out Jumpers

This drill can be run from any spot on the floor in which you want your players to work on contested jumpers.

You start with a line under the basket with the basketballs, and a line where you want your players to shoot from.

The players under the basket pass the ball to the player in line & then close out. The player catches the ball and shoots it while his shot is being contested.

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Screen Away Shooting

This drill starts with a line at the top of the key and a line on each wing. The ball starts at the top of the key.

The player at the top of the key will throw the ball to a wing, and then screen away for the opposite wing.

The opposite wing will use the screen and come off of the screen with their hands ready. They will receive a pass and shoot the ball.

This drill helps to work on basic motion cuts and shooting off of a screen.

The players can curl, straight cut, flair, or backdoor off of the screens.

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Fast Break Jumpers

This drill starts with a line under the basket with the basketballs, and a line out on the wing.

The player under the basket will throw the ball off of the backboard and retrieve the rebound. They will then outlet the basketball to the player on the wing.

The player on the wing will get the basketball and attack the elbow on the other end of the floor. The player that got the rebound will sprint & stay wide down the floor. They will then receive a pass for a jump shot on the other end.

After the shot, the players can come back on the other side of the floor doing the same thing.

You can have the players shoot jump shots, one-dribble pull-ups, layups, and more.

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5 In A Row Shooting

Have your players start out 6 feet in front of the basket. Once they make five in a row from that spot, have them take a giant step backward and repeat that process.

Give them a certain allotment of time and see how far back they can get.

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10 In 1 Shooting

This is a great shooting drills that encompasses shooting, conditioning, and pressure.

There is a designated shooter and rebounder. Put 1 minute on the clock, and the shooter has that amount of time to make 10 three-pointers.

After each shot, the shooter must run and touch half-court before shooting their next one.

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30 Second Shooting

This is a great shooting drills that encompasses shooting on the move, conditioning, and pressure.

There is a designated shooter and rebounder. Put 30 seconds on the clock. After each shot, the shooter will rotate between the short corner and the elbow. They should be planting their inside foot to work on shooting on the move.

You can do this drill from any two spots on the floor, and you can also adjust the amount of time given to the shooters.

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Form Shooting

This is a drill that should be performed everyday. It helps players have proper form on their shots.How to perform:The player holds the ball in their palm, then they bring the ball up, then finish their shot with a follow through. We call this “Ready, Aim, Fire.”

Mikan DrillThis is another great drill to use to establish fundamentals of layups.How to perform:Each shot should be a layup, and then rebounded out of the basket and performed quickly.The shots to perform are:• One footed layup• Two footed layup• Pump-fake then layup• Reverse layup

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Game-Like Drills

These are drills that can be used as games to keep practices interesting and fun.

Monkey In The MiddleWe all played this game as kids, but it can actually be used as a great basketball drill.How to perform:Designate a distance two players should be from each other, and have one person in the middle. The person with the ball has to wait until the person in the middle is playing defense on them before they can pass. You should make your players avoid lob passes, and instead make game-like passes around the defense.

This is a great drill that works on passing and defense.

5-on-4 Catch-UpThis is a drill that is used to create an advantage situation for the offense and to work on transition scoring.It is also used for the defense to work on stopping the offense when they are at a disadvantage.How to perform:Have your five offensive players line up across the baseline, and have your five defensive players line up across from them free throw line extended.

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A coach will throw the ball to one of the offensive players. Whoever is lined up across from the guy that the ball is thrown to should go and touch the baseline. Everybody else should take off down the court and the offense has a 5-on-4 advantage until the defender gets back.

5-4-3-2-1This is a drill that helps to work on transition offense and defense by playing advantages and disadvantages.How to perform:Break your team up into two teams for this game. Each team will have two lines on their end of the court, as the diagram below shows.

After the teams are situated, whichever team you designate should get to have the ball first will have ONE player from their team go to the other end of the court to shoot a free throw. The other team will have TWO players around the lane to get the miss or take out a make.

After the first free throw is shot, the two players go down the court in a 2-on-1 situation.

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Next, after the 2-on-1 takes place, either the two offensive players score, or the 1 defender gets a stop, one player from each line on that side of the court come into play, and the 2-on-1 disadvantage now becomes a 3-on-2 advantage, and they take the ball the other way.

As you might have guessed, after the 3-on-2 break ends with a score or stop, the other team takes the ball and heads toward the other end, turning their 2-on-3 disadvantage into 4-on-3 advantage. The drill ends after the 5-on-4 advantage is complete.We like to run this drill until a team scores 20 points (normal scoring with 2’s and 3’s on offense).The kids love this drill and they’re working on their transition offense and defense without really knowing it.

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3-on-3 Cut ThroatA fun drill to use to play 3-on-3 with a fun twist.How to perform:Split your guys into three even teams. Hopefully there isn’t more than 3 or 4 guys on a team. If you have side goals, you can split into 6 teams and play full court on the side goals.Either way, this drill is designed to have three teams of 3 guys. The drill starts with an offensive team and a defensive team on one side of the court playing 3-on-3.The third team is on the other end of the court preparing to play defense (4, 5, 6 in the diagram below).

The two teams that are on the end of the floor playing 3-on-3 go at it until the offense scores or the defense gets a stop. If the offense scores, they take the ball out of bounds and head to the other end of the court, where there is a new defensive team waiting on them.

If the defense gets a stop, they become offense and take the ball to the other end of the court, where a defense is waiting on them.

If you don’t score, or you don’t get a stop, you stay on the end of the floor that you’re on and wait to play defense until the next possession.

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Practice Planning

When it comes to planning a basketball practice, coaches can become overwhelmed. They may rack their brains trying to come up with the perfect practice plan for their team, only to feel unaccomplished once the practice is over.Building a practice plan isn’t an easy task. You have to plan your points of emphasis, know what your team needs to work on, and plan practice accordingly. For many coaches, this can be a daunting task.First of all, I believe that all practices should encompass these areas of the game:Warm-Up – Your players shouldn’t go all out before warming up their muscles. A warm-up doesn’t have to be static stretching, but it should be something that gets your players loose before diving into intense drills.Player Skill Development – The #1 thing that every good basketball team has is good basketball players. Don’t neglect skill development in your practices, your team will pay the price.Team Defensive Skills – This includes drills that factor in ball denials, on-ball defense, help-side, staying low, and more. You must drill defensive items in order to have a great defensive team.Team Offensive Skills – This includes drills that factor in passing, decision-making, cutting, spacing, movement, and more. To have a great offensive team, these items must be drilled.Live Drills – This is where skills are put to the test. Let your players play in live situations and work on the skills that you’ve drilled. This

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helps with decision-making and making the right plays when they’re in game situations.Conditioning – This doesn’t mean your players need to run lines and sprints at all. Conditioning should be done within your drills, but make sure that the drills you are doing include conditioning aspects where your players get up and down the floor.Every practice plan doesn’t have to follow the exact order above, but it should start with a warm-up. Warm-up could include things like full-court dribbling, full court layups, or position breakdown. Just make sure it’s something that gets your players’ muscles loose for the rest of the practice.

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Sample Practice Plan

Drill Start Time Drill Name Drill Description

2:30 Full-Court Dribbling

Right hand, left hand, speed dribble,

power dribble, two balls (below the

kneeds, up high, machine gun, etc.)

2:35Drive and Kick

Shooting

Lines on wings. Attack paint and float up

or to the corner. Attack baseline and hit

the baseline and then wing

2:40 Make A Move Layups

Cones are placed at half court and the

elbows. Players make moves at the cones

and make a layup or jumpshot.

2:47Diamond Shell (4-on-

4)

Have one man in the post following the

ball w/ other shell principles

2:57 Zig-Zag DGo from Sideline to volleyball line. Beat

your man to the spot, don’t cross feet, etc.

3:02Brad Stevens

Shooting

Partner passes after each shot. Shot in

corner, pump-fake 1 dribble shot, curl to

wing for shot, flair from the elbow for shot,

touch half court & shoot a 3 in transition

3:12 1-on-1 Cut Throat

Defense starts under the basket and rolls

the ball out to the offense. Then they play

1-on-1.

3:22 Star Passing

Players line up at the 4 corners of half

court. They dribble to the middle, pivot,

then throw a pass

3:27 Motion Offense Work on Motion Offense

3:42 11 Man Fast Break11 men on the floor. 2 defense on each

side, 4 outlets, and 3 men playing offense.

3:55

.5-on-5 Scrimmage Go live and work on decision-making

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150 Coaching Quotes

When you’re having a tough day, or your team is struggling to respond to you, or just when you need some motivation, take to this quote board and find your motivation!

Day 1

“One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.” – Kareem Abdul-Jabar

Day 2

There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet and put the darn ball in the basket. – Abe Lemons

Day 3

“The worst thing you can do for someone is something that they could and should do for themselves.” – Abraham Lincoln.

Day 4

“We want men here, not just players. Players are a dime a dozen” – Adolph Rupp

Day 5

“A team should be an extension of a coach’s personality. My teams are arrogant and obnoxious.” – Al McGuire

Day 6

“I don’t discuss basketball. I dictate basketball. I’m not interested in philosophy classes.” – Al McGuire

Day 7

“It’s a profession in which, the longer you stay, the closer you are to being fired.” – Al McGuire

Day 8

“Winning is overemphasized. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.” – Al McGuire

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Day 9

“He who controlleth the backboard, controlleth the game” –Al McGuire

Day 10

“People do not differ in their desire to win; they differ in the price they are willing to pay to win” – Alan Stein

Day 11

Help one kid at a time. He’ll maybe go back and help a few more” – Alan Stein

Day 12

“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” – Albert Einstein

Day 13

“Creativity Is Intelligence Having Fun.” – Albert Einstein

Day 14

“Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it.” –Andy Rooney

Day 15

“If you can’t run with the big dogs, stay on the porch!” –Andy Rooney

Day 16

“It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Day 17

“If you do what you always did, you will get what you always got.” – Anonymous

Day 18

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” – Anonymous

Day 19

“Trust because you are willing to accept the risk, not because it’s safe or certain.” – Anonymous

Day 20

“What’s the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable.” – Anonymous

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Day 21

“Your problem isn’t the problem. Your reaction is the problem.” – Anonymous

Day 22

“The Pessimist Sees Difficulty In Every Opportunity. The Optimist Sees The Opportunity In Every Difficulty.” –Anonymous

Day 23

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle

Day 24

“The best things in life aren’t things.” – Art Buchwald

Day 25

“It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” – Babe Ruth

Day 26

“We must all hang together, else we shall hang seperately.” –Benjamin Franklin

Day 27

“It doesn’t matter how athletic or skilled a player is, if they have a low I.Q., they won’t be very good” – Bill Belichick

Day 28

“Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling” – Bill Belichick

Day 29

“The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.” – Bill Russell

Day 30

“Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory” – Bill Russell

Day 31

“Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute” – Bill Russell

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Day 32

“The most important thing to me is the friends that I’ve made” – Bill Russell

Day 33

Create unselfishness as the most important team attribute. –Bill Russell

Day 34

“Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it’s not the best thing for you” – Bill Walsh

Day 35

“Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.” – Bill Walton

Day 36

“Champions behave like champions before they are champions” – Billy Donovan

Day 37

“If I can’t expect someone to be accountable off the floor, how can I expect them to guard a pick and roll? Or get a rebound?” – Billy Donovan

Day 38

“When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.” – Billy Ocean

Day 39

“As players see themselves getting better through skill sessions, they will want to get in the gym more” – Bo Ryan

Day 40

“I didn’t get into teaching and coaching for the number of wins or the money. It was a passion for trying to help young people” – Bo Ryan

Day 41

“Shot fakes and ball fakes work. No one uses more than Wisconsin. It’s amazing how many people don’t use them” –Bob Cousy

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Day 42

“Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to” – Bob Hurley

Day 43

A bad day coaching basketball is better than a good day doing almost anything else” – Bob Hurley

Day 44

“Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how to help the helper.” – Bob Knight

Day 45

“Good basketball always starts with good defense.” – Bob Knight

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“Offense is not equal opportunity.” – Bob Knight

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“A quick way for any player to make himself better is to think about what he himself doesn’t like to play against” – Bob Knight

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“Good basketball always starts with good defense!” – Bob Knight

Day 49

“I hate casual shooting. Every shot is preceded by working to get open and catch and shoot under game like conditions” –Bob Knight

Day 50

“I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don’t need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation” – Bob Knight

Day 51

“In order to achieve to achieve positive results, one must work for them, not hope for them” – Bob Knight

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Day 53

“Offense is not equal opportunity” – Bob Knight

Day 54

“Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can’t, then they can’t play” –Bob Knight

Day 55

“Players must be able to carry out simple instructions from the bench to the court. If they can’t, then they can’t play” –Bob Knight

Day 56

“The single most important aspect of coaching is running effective practices” – Bob Knight

Day 57

“What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots” – Bob Knight

Day 58

Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one. – Bob Knight

Day 59

The key is not the ‘will to win’… everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important” – Bob Knight

Day 60

“You have to earn your right to win the game with effort and togetherness.” – Brad Stevens – Brad Stevens

Day 61

“Defense is all about helping. No one can guard a good dribbler, You have to walk kids through how to help and then how to help the helper” – Brad Stevens

Day 62

“How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate” – Brad Stevens

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Day 64

“The game honors toughness” – Brad Stevens

Day 65

“The key is to maintain an evenness. Try to play one possession at a time, regardless of what happened on the last possession” – Brad Stevens

Day 66

“We’re building a culture of accountability, trust, and togetherness. Entitlement will not be tolerated” – Brad Stevens

Day 67

“Develop An ‘Attitude Of Gratitude’. Say Thank You To Everyone You Meet For Everything They Do For You.” – Brian Tracy

Day 68

“Fake It Until You Make It! Act As If You Had All The Confidence You Require Until It Becomes Your Reality.” –Brian Tracy

Day 69

“Imagine Your Life Is Perfect In Every Respect; What Would It Look Like?” – Brian Tracy

Day 70

“Reading Is To The Mind, As Exercise Is To The Body.” – Brian Tracy

Day 71

“The Future Belongs To The Competent. Get Good, Get Better, Be The Best!” – Brian Tracy

Day 72

“You Are Never Too Old To Set Another Goal Or To Dream A New Dream.” – C.S. Lewis

Day 73

“Most games are lost, not won.” – Casey Stengel

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Day 74

“I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique It’s called just go get the damn ball” – Charles Barkley

Day 75

“This is basketball, not figure skating. You don’t get extra points for degree of difficulty” – Charles Barkley

Day 76

“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them.” – Chris Grosser

Day 77

“Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.” –Christopher Morley

Day 78

“Defense doesn’t break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery” – Chuck Daly

Day 79

“If you are afraid of failure you don’t deserve to be successful” – Chuck Daly

Day 80

“Players have to buy into your system and be willing to accept the role, you, as the coach, have assigned to them” –Chuck Daly

Day 81

Athletes that can’t listen, can condition. – Chuck Daly

Day 82

“To See What Is Right And Not Do It Is A Lack Of Courage.” –Confucious

Day 83

“When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.” – Dale Carnegie

Day 84

“The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for the common goal.” – Dave DeBusschere

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Day 85

“Be sure you are right, then go ahead.” – Davey Crockett

Day 86

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley

Day 87

“I’m a lot better coach when I have really good players” –David Robinson

Day 88

“If you make every game a life-and-death thing, you’re going to have problems. You’ll be dead a lot.” – Dean Smith

Day 89

“Basketball is a team game. But that doesn’t mean all five players should take the same amount of shots” – Dean Smith

Day 90

“If you make every game a life and death proposition, you’re going to have problems. For one thing, you’ll be dead a lot” –Dean Smith

Day 91

“My goal is to win the next game one possession at a time. That’s it. I don’t have any other goals” – Dean Smith

Day 92

“One player’s selfish attitude can poison the locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish teamwork” –Dean Smith

Day 93

“Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player” –Dean Smith

Day 94

“There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does” – Dean Smith

Day 95

“Be sure you are right, then go ahead.” – Davey Crockett

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Day 85

“Be sure you are right, then go ahead.” – Davey Crockett

Day 86

“A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.” – David Brinkley

Day 87

“I’m a lot better coach when I have really good players” –David Robinson

Day 88

“If you make every game a life-and-death thing, you’re going to have problems. You’ll be dead a lot.” – Dean Smith

Day 89

“Basketball is a team game. But that doesn’t mean all five players should take the same amount of shots” – Dean Smith

Day 90

“If you make every game a life and death proposition, you’re going to have problems. For one thing, you’ll be dead a lot” –Dean Smith

Day 91

“My goal is to win the next game one possession at a time. That’s it. I don’t have any other goals” – Dean Smith

Day 92

“One player’s selfish attitude can poison the locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish teamwork” –Dean Smith

Day 93

“Over coaching is the worst thing you can do to a player” –Dean Smith

Day 94

“There is a lot of basketball beyond our control, but a player should never let anyone try harder than he does” – Dean Smith

Day 95

“What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it” – Dean Smith

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Day 96

“You should always sub a player out when you see them not going full speed or they’re playing selfish basketball” – Dean Smith

Day 97

Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat. – Dean Smith

Day 98

What to do with a mistake – recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. – Dean Smith

Day 99

Sometimes, adrenaline flows into momentum. – Dennis Johnson

Day 100

“We must be optimistic. No matter how devastating the previous day, we must be tremendously resilient and come back the next day with a plan to improve.” – Dick Bennett

Day 101

“Do you want to choose winning over standing out? It’s a choice every player on every championship team has to do” – Doc Rivers

Day 102

“Encourage ‘random’ picks on the ball because they cannot be scouted” – Doc Rivers

Day 103

“If you’re not talking, you’re not playing defense” – Doc Rivers

Day 104

“Praise behaviour that you want repeated” – Doc Rivers

Day 105

“If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.” –Dolly Parton

Day 106

“How competitive can you be without losing your discipline?” – Don Meyer

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Day 107

“You never realize the value of coaching until your children play for a coach.” – Don Meyer – Don Meyer

Day 108

“Discover your gift, develop your gift, and then give it away every day” – Don Meyer

Day 109

“If you want to thank me, go do something for somebody else” – Don Meyer

Day 110

“In the end, what your own troops do is more important than who they are marching against” – Don Meyer

Day 111

“It doesn’t cost nothing to be nice to people” – Don Meyer

Day 112

“It is foolish to expect a young man to follow your advice and to ignore your example” – Don Meyer

Day 113

“It is not what you teach, but what you emphasize” – Don Meyer

Day 114

“Players who are late are saying that their time is more important than the team” – Don Meyer

Day 115

“Plays are not as important as players, and players are not as important as teammates” – Don Meyer

Day 116

“Practice shared suffering. If one guy messes up, everyone runs. If one guy does well, everyone benefits” – Don Meyer

Day 117

“Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones” – Don Meyer

Day 118

“You never realize the value of coaching until your children play for a coach” – Don Meyer

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Day 119

“What You Lack In Talent Can Be Made Up With Desire, Hustle And Giving 110% All The Time.” – Don Zimmer

Day 120

“Don’t ever have a rule that you won’t enforce with your best player” – Doug Collins

Day 121

“You’re always going to face criticism, you’re always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed” – Doug Collins

Day 122

“The person who has the most to do with what happens to you, is you.” – Dr. Ben Carson

Day 123

“We Generate Fears While We Sit. We Overcome Them By Action.” – Dr. Henry Link

Day 124

“Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team” –Dr. Jack Ramsay

Day 125

“The worst day coaching is better than the best day doing anything else” – Dr. Jack Ramsay

Day 126

“A good practice is one where the players talk and the coaches don’t have to.” – Dr. James Gels

Day 127

“Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.” – Dr. James Naismith, the father of basketball

Day 128

“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight… it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” – Dwight Eisenhower

Day 129

Play the game with a smile. – Earl “The Pearl” Monroe

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Day 130

“Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win” – Ed Murphy

Day 131

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” –Eleanor Roosevelt

Day 132

“Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you.” –Frank Tyger

Day 133

“The Only Limit To Our Realization Of Tomorrow Will Be Our Doubts Of Today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

Day 134

“It is as big a mistake to turn down a good shot as it is to take a bad one” – Fred Hoiberg

Day 135

“I don’t hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that’s a plus” – Geno Auriemma

Day 136

“If your bigs rim run at full speed it not only increases the potential for a quick layup, but opens up court for guards” –Geno Auriemma

Day 137

“‘Play the right way’ means play unselfishly, respect each other’s achievements, play hard, fulfill your role” – Gregg Popovich

Day 138

“I can’t make every decision for you. I don’t have 14 timeouts. You guys got to get together and talk” – Gregg Popovich

Day 139

“Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions” – Gregg Popovich

Day 140

I’m not against taking shots, but I am against taking bad shots. – Hank Iba

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Day 141

We are not going to play them; they are going to play us. –Hank Iba

Day 142

“It takes no talent to hustle.” – Hans Schmidt

Day 143

“If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.” – Harry S. Truman

Day 144

“The Man Who Has Confidence In Himself Gains The Confidence Of Others.” – Hasidic Proverb

Day 145

“Security Is Mostly A Superstition. Life Is Either A Daring Adventure Or Nothing.” – Helen Keller

Day 146

“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” –Henry David Thoreau

Day 147

“Whether You Think You Can Or Think You Can’t, You’re Right.” – Henry Ford

Day 148

Go up to the free throw line knowing your going to make it, not knowing you won’t miss. – Hilary Ashmead

Day 149

“No one is bigger than the team. If you can’t do things our way, you’re not getting time here and we don’t care who you are” – Hubie Brown

Day 150

“Use different basketball offensive alignments to cause confusion for the other team” – Hubie Brown