Return to Glory - UCLA Practice Organization & Drills

with Swen Nater,
John Wooden-coached player, Only college player in history to be drafted in the 1st round of the ABA/NBA draft without ever having started a college game. ABA Rookie of the Year ('74)

Swen Nater experienced championship level basketball as a center during the glory years of UCLA basketball under Coach John Wooden. For the first time ever, the components of the championship UCLA practices are broken down and demonstrated. Nater dedicates a large percentage of this DVD demonstrating drills that Coach Wooden ran during practice. These drills cover warm-up and conditioning, defensive slides, pivoting, shooting, defensive block outs, offensive rebounding and fast breaks. The drill segment also includes the "single best drill I've ever seen" by Nater, the Rebound Pass out drill, which combines passing, timing and cutting. The famous UCLA high post offense is broken down and explained, and, Nater also discusses the teaching points of the Bruin fast break offense.

65 minutes. 2007.

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