Last One Holding The Chalk...Usually Wins!

(November 2007)

Assortment of plays, drills and ideas to help your program improve.

Part TWO on our series using the DOUBLE STACK SET to begin your set plays.

From Coach Jay Monahan at HoopChamps.com

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Chad Walthall
Assistant Basketball Coach
University of Iowa
chad-walthall@hawkeyebasketball.com

Todd Lickliter, head coach, 1st year at Iowa.

4 Phases to learning
Unconsciously Incompetent No clue what they are doing or what coach is asking
Consciously incompetent Short of execution
Consciously Competent Understand what you want, some execution
Unconsciously Competent Execution without thinking, comes naturally

Jim Calhoun thought-A coach can only be good a two things. UCONN is all about rebounding & defense.

Ball Screen Offensive is all about reading and countering the defense. Like playing motion, you read and react to the defense

"Turnover, Don't practice turnovers." This is a favorite Lickliter comment during workouts.
Terminology with the ball=Low and tight, below the knees.

WING ON BALL SCREEN

SCREENER/BIGS
1. Low and Wide is what they tell the screener.
2. Screeners back toward the paint/opposite sideline instead toward half court. Gives the ball handler a much better "angle" for driving.
3. Left foot is ON the three point line.

GUARDS
1. Bring your man to the level of the screen.
2. Low and tight, shoulder to hip. Drop shoulder to level of screener's hip.
3. Goal is one dribble to the paint, 2 at the most.
4. Work on pull up jumpers in the lane and floaters.
5. Key-Get away from the ball screen and the congestion.

8 Ways to use the On Ball Screen

1. Turn the corner (no hedge by defender) -- Guard drives low and tight.
2. Hesitate and go (soft hedge) - At level of screen, hesitate, eyes on rim. Key to make the hedge man relax.
3. Split the hedge-The most under-utilized part of offensive ball screening. After clearing the screen low and tight, explode on the split. Dribble below the knees.
4. Fake the split then inside/out dribble to the paint.
5. Reject the screen (Guards man completely blocks the path of the driver, screener's defender is at block area zoning up.
6. Shooting behind-The on ball defender goes behind the screen. Shot must come directly behind the screen.
7. Re-screen - when screener's defender shows big, flat hedge. Drive over the screen, then crossover and use the screen again toward the baseline. Screener turns to the inside on second screen getting you closer to the basket.
8. Early slip-Guard's defender jumps low (toward baseline), driver splits between his man and the screen. Counter is to fake the split.

Ball Screen Motion Shooting

1. LOOP-On-ball screen on the right wing-post player on left block, reads his defender and seals for step in. All three players shoot by using two extra passers on perimeter.
2. CROSS - Opposite post from left block sets on ball on right wing. Right block player loops under basket to left block. Becomes the same drill.
3. REJECT THE SCREEN - Guard rejects screen and drives to right baseline as screener pops high, catches and dribble to left elbow for hand off to player on left wing.

Vs. switch - big/small go 1-4, small on big, dive to the post.
Vs. trap-drag it out, screen follows, receives pass and attacks.

Coaches are welcome to practice. Email Chad in advance to check practice time and availability.

Bruce Wilson
Head Men's Coach
Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa
bruce.wilson@simpson.edu

Footwork, passing and receiving the ball are the three biggest areas of fundamental development. Running through the basketball when receiving is a big skill for players to gain. His teams are good at back cutting from the wing.

Back Cut Technique--Two steps out, a cross step and one more step showing the open hand, then plant the foot, swing the hand through, and back cut. Catch and jump stop with "toes to the baseline." Ball is protected with left side of the body, leading with the left elbow. Finish with a bank shot.
In their Kansas secondary break, they want to finish with a bank shot on the back cut. Offensive rebounders KNOW where to go to rebound the misses.

He coached John Stockton for 4 years at Gonzaga, and made the comment that he was very fast with the ball from end to end.

Limited staff at practice. Most of the time it is he and assistant Tyler Erwin. He used to doing all of the coaching.

KEY--These drills are for maximum production from limited staff, like most high school coaches face. High school coaches must maximize the time they have and need to design drills with that in mind.

He is very high on the high school coaching in the state of Oregon as he recruited at Gonzaga. He feels the Iowa HS coaches do an excellent job.

FIRST Drill
Father Judge Drill-
Bruce saw Larry Brown demonstrate it in 1986.

1. Rebound and Outlet Station
Receive outlet pass using left foot pivot. 1 outlets to 2……….has three options,
1. Drop step
2. Go move
3. Crossover step

2 passes to middle of the floor to 3, 3 bounce passes to 4 who cuts back door to catch and shoot bank shot.

2. Red Man Defensive Drill - good for building defensive fundamentals.

This drill is based on keeping the ball out of the middle of the floor and pushing it baseline.
Player 1 passes to offensive player who is outside 3 point line. Close out keys are to sprint, foot fire, with inside foot up in a low stance. Ball up, defender shows hands up. Ball low, retreat step vs. drive. Next, defender slides to the wing. Ball called "dead."
Second step, ball goes to post, defender closes down on the post, open to the baseline.

3. 3 on 3 Cross court defense-
Good for their pressing system because it makes the call out "ball". The closest guy to the ball calls and takes ball. First pass is to the wing as all 3 defenders adjust. Skip pass next, players adjust. Skip back to the right wing, then it's LIVE.
Cut Through-a competitive game and a drill in one.

Excellent teaching drill with carry over to games. When he calls Cut Throat, the players know it is a competitive game. This transfers over to the game. When he calls out Cut Throat in the game, it means they must get a STOP!
His
4. His favorite drill is the Gladiator, a toughness drill.
Can use towels to avoid the use of reaching with hands.
Set up like the flex with 4 players in a box, at elbows and blocks. Very competitive drill.
Down screen on one side with a post step in.
Offense-No dribble allowed. They can score only from left elbow.
Defense gets out when they get a steal, rebound, or deflection.
Offense stays on the floor is they score.

Rule for defending down screens.
Inside the lane, chase the cutter.
Outside the lane, slip through behind the screener, shoot the gap.

Orv Salmon
Head Basketball Coach
Des Moines Area Community College, Boone, Iowa
ojsalmon@dmacc.edu

Played for Norm Stewart at Missouri.
Norm was all about accountability. i.e.-defensive transition, "get your ass back."
The key on offense = get your best player in the middle of the floor with the ball.

Players go through three stages.
1. Get on campus, just try to survive, it's tough.
2. Compete. Now you have a chance. Difference between playing hard and competing.
3. They become winners.

How to make them accountable?
Make practice as hard as possible.
Be yourself in practice.
The game was about the players.
Sound game plan, man to man defense to 21 feet.
Block out and rebound.
Defensively, don't give up easy baskets, and make your opponent run half court offense.

Mr. Iba said, if you get 7 easy baskets, don't turn it over a lot, and make free throws, and defend, you will have a good team.

What is Your Top 3 ?

Coaches need to have a base!
What three things do you want your teams to do…the most crucial thing a coach can do. Imperative as a young coach, any coach to have a top 3.

Coach Salmon's Top 3 -- Defend, rebound, don't turn it over!

No stretching before practice, players must do that on their own.
No shooting drills in practice.
Length of practice-Oct. Nov-2 hr to 2:15 hrs. Season starts, 2 hours. January-1 ½ hour.

SHELL DRILL
I've always been a shell drill guy.
Larry Brown does everything possible out of shell drill. John Hammond, an asst. with LB at Detroit, told this to Orv.
1. Competitive Shell Drill-
Make it competitive, 3 stops in a row. Off. Reb= start over.
Don't foul or give up offensive rebound.

2. Start with different sets/ alignments. Can use for game prep using opponents tendencies.
3. Designated shooter-only one guy can shoot, defense does not know.
4. Open post-use coach as post player to catch on block.

Defensive base starts with guarding the ball one on one and keep it out of the center of the floor.
Defensive transition-drops two players on a shot. Run shell out of your "get back" system.

We pressure the ball, will give up reversal pass.

This year---Points of Improvement
1. Offensive rebounding.

Program Philosophy-Do not promise players will be a Div. I player. His promise is that they will be a better player. JUCO level is selfish by nature.
Juco is like a CBA team, lots of transition player-wise. Lots of one year players.

Get to the foul line is a priority on offense, regardless what offense you run.

Establish a base of how you want to play the basketball game.