All Access Stanford Women's Basketball Practice with Tara VanDerveer

with Tara VanDerveer,
Stanford University Head Women's Coach from 1985 to 2024;
1,216 wins (when retiring, was #1 all-time men's/women's coach in wins, #1 All-time in wins);
2021 NCAA National Champions;
3x NCAA Championship Coach (1990, 1992, 2021);
5x National Coach of the Year;
11x Pac-10/12 Coach of the Year;
13x Final Four;
2x NCAA National Championship Runner-up;
1996 US Women's Olympic Team Head Coach (Gold Medal);
distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2011);
John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2014);
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2002);
Women's Sports Foundation International Women's Sports Hall of Fame (1998);
WBCA's Carol Eckman Award (2018);
Ohio State Head Coach from 1980 to 1985;
4x Big Ten Regular Season Champions;
played college basketball at Albany and Indiana

Coaching great Tara VanDerveer opens the doors for an All-Access look inside the successful women's basketball program at Stanford University. Using the first three practices of the 2010-2011 season, Vanderveer shows you how she and her staff prepare the Cardinal for competition.

Coach VanDerveer, the first Division I coach - men's or women's - to reach 1216 career wins, shares her thoughts and philosophy regarding practice planning, teaching with the whole-part-whole method, player relationships, coaching with a positive attitude, strength and conditioning, and effective use of video technology.

She shares her take on the triple post, triangle offense. She also offers an in-depth look at set plays, transition game and sets, zone offense and end line out-of-bounds plays.

You'll see how she uses individual component drills to reinforce fundamental skills like ball handling, passing, finishing at the basket and proper footwork. Shooting drills are also covered.

VanDerveer's coaching staff breaks down their base man defense by teaching on-ball defense, closeouts, doubling the post and defending ball screens. Also covered are transition defense, match-up zone defense and 1-2-1-1 full court press.

As an added bonus, you'll see how the Stanford coaching staff prepares for practice. You'll get the inside scoop on how they review video and prepare the practice plan.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to see how the architect of one of the nation's elite programs develops her championship teams. Order your video today!

607 minutes (5 videos). 2011.

All Access videos are designed to allow viewers from all over the world to see how successful coaches run their practices in a "live" practice setting. All Access videos allow viewers to see the practices un-edited and in real-time. You will see how top coaches run their drills, interact with their team and staff, how they motivate their team, the cue words they use, the atmosphere of the practice and how practices are structured from day to day. Many coaches visit successful colleges and high schools to watch practice. But if you live out of state or out of the country, visiting another coach's gym can be costly. That's why we created the All Access Practice Series of videos -- to bring the practices to you!