Self-Improvement Basketball Drills: Post and Guard Play

with Greg McDermott,Creighton University Head Coach from 2010 to 2026;
2020 Big East Coach of the Year;
2020 Big East Regular Season Champions;
2020 NABC Division I All-District Coach Award (District 5);
2018 NABC Coaches vs. Cancer Champions Award;
2013 MVC Regular Season Champions;
3x MVC Tournament Champions;
2011 CBI Championship Runner-up;
Iowa State Head Coach from 2006 to 2010;
Northern Iowa Head Coach from 2001 to 2006;
North Dakota State Head Coach from 2000 to 2001;
2000 NSIC Regular Season Champions;
2000 NSIC Coach of the Year;
Wayne State Head Coach from 1994 to 2000;
2022 Cascade High School (Iowa) Athletic Hall of Fame;
played collegiately for Northern Iowa

Coach McDermott shares the sound philosophies and drills that have put McDermott-coached teams 'on the radar' in the world of college basketball. A believer in balance, McDermott feels that the game is played from the waist down. The jump stop is completely broken down and is a building block of good players. Good balance comes from proper pivoting and athletic stance. Teaching players to get open on the block requires technique footwork and fundamental movements. The basic post moves McDermott demonstrates are the drop step, the jump hook, the step-through and the Sikma move. He includes the head and ball fake while staying in an athletic stance. Two-ball pick up, back-to-the-passer and bad pass drill are excellent drills to work on these moves. Guard development is the second segment and includes eight drills that focus on improving guard play. Another weapon is the jab series including the jab and go, jab and crossover, jab and pull back, and jab-crossover-step back. Solid teaching and a commitment to developing players allows Coach McDermott to build winning programs quickly. This video will provide you with philosophy, teaching points and drills to develop your own winning tradition!

72 minutes. 2007.