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Archive for January, 2011

New on DVD: Team Building Activities for Cheerleaders!

By mike.oconnell - Last updated: Thursday, January 27, 2011

We have just released a new cheerleading DVD featuring Sarah Buss! In this DVD Coach Sarah Buss presents 11 team building activities that will help your team develop respect, understanding, unity and a sense of caring for each other!

Team Building Activities for Cheerleaders

  • Develop respect and understanding amongst your athletes
  • Learn affirmation activities that address the positives of both the group and individuals
  • Watch live demonstrations of each activity for easy implementation

For More Team-Building DVDs & Books Check Out:

Coach’s Guide to Team Building

Coach’s Guide to Team Building, Volume II

Championship Team Building

101 Team Building Activities: Ideas Every Coach Can Use To Enhance Teamwork, Communication and Trust




New on DVD: 30 Minute Soccer Clinics!

By mike.oconnell - Last updated: Thursday, January 27, 2011

New soccer DVDs to improve your team! Implementing the topics covered in these four DVDs will help your team reach new heights!

30 Minute Soccer Clinic – Speed and Agility

30 Minute Soccer Clinic – High Pressure Team Defending

30 Minute Soccer Clinic – Creating Space

30 Minute Soccer Clinic – Goalkeeping

30 minute soccer clinic DVDs provide quality instruction demonstrated in a condensed training session approximately 30 minutes. However, the drills and exercises in this DVD can be conducted as a complete training session or utilized in your training sessions regularly throughout the season!




Register Today for the 2011 Championship Volleyball Coaches Clinic!

By mike.oconnell - Last updated: Wednesday, January 26, 2011

17th Annual Iowa Volleyball Coaches Clinic!

  • March 4th & 5th in Ames, IA

World Class Presenters:

  • Christy Johnson-Lynch- Iowa State University Head Coach
  • Cecile Reynaud- Retired, Florida State University
  • Kevin Hambly- University of Illinois Head Coach
  • John Cook- University of Nebraska Head Coach
  • Bobbi Petersen- Head Coach, UNI (Northern Iowa)
  • Cathy Noth- Former Olympian/ Setting Specialist

Top Instruction From Top Coaches…Don’t Miss It!

Register by February 25th and save $10! Clinic Information Available by clicking on the link: 2011 Championship Volleyball Coaches Clinic




Three Basketball Shooting Drills That Yield Results

By adam.warner - Last updated: Wednesday, January 26, 2011

In this week’s player development feature, we highlight three effective shooting drills from the DVD “50 Shooting Drills” with Barry Brodzinski of 5-Star Basketball. These drills are easy to implement at your next basketball practice and focus on proper shooting fundamentals, repetition, quick pace and game-like movements.

Beat the Ghost

This drill features a shooter and a rebounder. The goal here is to make 21 baskets before you miss seven. A made basket counts as one point and a missed basket counts as three points.

The shooter starts out at the foul line. After each shot, the shooter moves around to different spots within the three-point arc, always moving quickly and at game speed. Meanwhile, the rebounder keeps feeding the shooter with the ball following each shot. Players should continue shooting until either seven shots are missed or 21 shots are made, whichever comes first.

Distraction Drill

This is similar to a two-person replacement drill and features a shooter and passer/rebounder. The drill begins with the rebounder passing the ball to the shooter to a spot within the three-point arc. After passing the ball, the player will run right at the shooter in an attempt to distract them. Remember, basketball players have some of the best peripheral vision of any athlete and many times, you’ll see a player change their shot because they see motion coming at them from different directions.

The goal here in the distraction drill is to finish your shot and don’t change it because someone is coming at you. If a defender gets a hand up, just simply adjust your arc and shoot normally. Then, the player who passes the ball will run right on by the shooter and then sprint to another location on the floor for a shot. The former shooter will now get his own rebound and then pass to the new shooter, and the drill repeats from there.

Remember, after a few minutes of the passer simply running past the shooter, he then should incorporate sticking his hand up in front of the shooter’s shot attempt for an additional distraction.

Rapid Two-Ball Shooting Drill

This popular shooting drill features three players: a shooter, a passer, a rebounder, plus two balls. The shooter starts out in the corner and receives the ball from the passer, who is stationed at the top of the key. The goal here is for the shooter to get five shots, but he can’t move on until he makes his last one.

Meanwhile, the rebounder keeps feeding the passer and the passer keeps feeding the shooter. If the player makes his last or fifth shot, the players then quickly rotate. Coaches can change the drill and have players shoot from the wing, top of the key and fully utilize both sides of the court. Remember to move at a rapid pace and work on technique and other key fundamentals.

These drills are featured in the Championship Productions DVD “50 Shooting Drills” with Barry Brodzinski of 5-Star Basketball. Click here to see more videos from our extensive player development collection.




A Trio of Under-the-Basket Inbounds Plays to Net Easy Scores

By adam.warner - Last updated: Wednesday, January 26, 2011

This week’s playbook breakdown features three plays stemming from an under-the-basket inbounds situation that requires a quick basket. These plays offer options against a man-to-man defense and a zone defense, and can also net easy layups or high-percentage jumpers.

Two High-Efficiency Plays – By Ron Righter – Head Coach at Clarion University

Vs. Man-to-Man Defense

The Set-Up: This play allows for an effective set-up of a 3-point shot. The 1 player will inbound the ball while 2, 3, 4 and 5 set up in a box formation around the paint. 5 and 3 will set a double screen for 2 in the lane, while 2 sprints around the screens and across the foul line and flares out to the corner for a jumper.

The Finish: 1 pass-fakes to 4, who makes a fake cut to the hoop before sprinting out to the near corner, and 2 sets up the defense by cutting to the ball and then comes off the double screen for the corner jump shot. After 1 pass-fakes to 4, he hits 2 in the corner for the open look.

Vs. Zone Defense

The Set-Up: 1 inbounds the ball while the other players line up across the foul line. 3, 4 and 5 set screens for 2, who steps beyond the three-point arc for the jumper after receiving an over-the-top pass from 1. When the triple screen is made, 2 really must sell the fake in order to create the necessary separation.

The Finish: 1 passes the ball to the spot and 2 fakes cutting to the ball before ducking back out to the top of the key as 3,4 and 5 close the gap with screens. 2 receives the pass from 1 and takes the open jumper from up top.

Play America – By Gene Keady, Former Head Coach at Purdue University

The Set-Up: 1 has the ball on the baseline while 5 and 2 start out on the opposite low blocks. 4 is at the side of the foul line on the same side as the ball. 3 is at the top of the key. 2 then pops across the lane on a diagonal. 2 and 5 next set staggered screens for 4. 4 then uses both screens and breaks hard to the basket around the backside. After 4’s break, 2 then curls around 5 and looks for the ball while rolling backside to the hoop.

The Finish: 1 passes to either 4 on the initial backside roll or dishes off to 2, who curls around 5 after setting the screen. 4 and 2 are the top options here and 3 is the safety valve up at the top of the key.

The previous drills can be found on Championship Productions’ DVD “Over 70 Baseline and Under the Basket In-Bounds Plays” featuring Michael Podoll of Winning Hoops. Click here to see the entire “Best of the Best” Winning Hoops Set.




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