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Championship Productions would like to congratulate Mark Bagon and Iowa All Stars Cheerleading and Tumbling on bringing home three national titles from the national competition in Kansas City. The Iowa All Stars is a group that ranges in ages from 3 to 18 and has 160 kids who compete around the country. Championship Productions is proud to say it has partnered with Mark Bagon on various Cheerleading & Dance DVD projects. Learn from this top notch instructor by taking a look at Mark Bagon’s Instructional DVDs.
Championship Productions would like to congratulate John Tauer and the St. Thomas Tommies on defeating Wooster 78-54 to win it’s first ever Division III National Championship! John had the privilege of playing in the final four for the 93′-94′ St. Thomas final four team. This years visit to the final four ended in much better fashion as he helped coach the Tommies to their first National Championship in school history. Championship Productions is proud to say it has partnered with John Tauer on various Basketball DVD projects. Learn Tauer’s time-tested series of `hierarchical’ skill progressions that develop, challenge and reward every player.
A Hierarchy of Advanced Skills for Youth Basketball
A Hierarchy of Individual Skills for Youth Basketball
In this week’s edition of All-Access, we take you to Knoxville, Tennessee for a behind-the-scenes look at a University of Tennessee women’s basketball practice. Watch as head coach Pat Summitt – an eight-time NCAA national champion – walks through a variety of team drills for you and details specific roles, player movements, overall strategies and general tips.
First, Summitt leads the team through “toss back” shooting drills before implementing various defensive warm-up drills. Be sure to pick up some new ideas from Summitt and her national championship program and see how incorporating them can benefit your own squad. But as Coach Summitt likes to say: “There’s no substitute for working hard and playing together as a team.”
Toss Back Shooting
The drill commences when a player makes a pass to a coach or teammate in the paint from the corner and behind the 3-point line. The player that passed the ball will then cut toward the elbow and receive a quick pass back before taking a jumper and following through on the shot. Remember, players should get their feet set early and hips low at all times.
Teams can easily change the toss back drills to focus on different areas around the court depending on which types of players are involved (i.e. guards, forwards, centers). You can change up the drill to incorporate no dribbling, hand off toss backs, passes to the baseline, pump fakes, drives to the hoop, pull-up jumpers after a dribble, and even getting coaches involved by acting as a defender and getting a hand up in the face of the shooters. Remember, keep the drills fast-paced and always moving briskly.
Defensive Warm-up
The Tennessee women’s basketball team prefers to feature a lot of variety in their drills, particularly at the defensive end. First, players begin a defensive warm-up with a 3-on-3 drill above the 3-point arc. The players on offense will dribble to one side of the arc and then dish off to a teammate before replacing one another. The only movement offensively happens above the arc. Meanwhile, the defenders must communicate and work together effectively, switching on screens and keeping up with the offensive players’ movements.
On the other end of the practice floor, players work on a 1-on-1 drill in the low post. The drill pits together one offensive and one defensive player at a time. The ball will then move around the perimeter, and as it does, the offensive player in the paint looks to move and adjust her positioning based on where the ball is located on the floor. All the while, the defensive player must react and establish her own positioning down low to prevent easy entry passes and layups. The offensive player is always working to get open as the defender is denying and using frequent pivots to force a poor entry pass.
Another effective defensive warm-up is the “caught dead” drill. Here, an offensive player dribbles hard in one direction before picking up her dribble abruptly. Now, the defender must play tight defense and swarm their counterpart, hopefully forcing a turnover in the process.
A final defensive warm-up finds players working on their deny defense and moving their feet as an offensive player works some backdoor cuts. The goal is to maintain proper form and footwork while denying any passes down the backside for an easy layup.
The previous drills can be seen in Championship Productions’ exclusive DVD “All-Access Basketball Practice” with Pat Summitt. Check out our entire All-Access catalog by clicking here.
Check out the following sideline inbounds plays to see how you can implement some new alternatives out on the basketball court this year. The effective plays offer a variety of options and can be used at practically any level of basketball.
Sideline Inbounds Play vs. Man-to-Man
Submitted by Jon Pye, Central Missouri State, Warrrensburg, Missouri
The Set-up: 3 will inbound the ball on the sideline. Meanwhile, 5 starts out on the low near side block and 4 is positioned on the far side low block. 2 begins on the near elbow of the free-throw line and 1 starts out at the far elbow.
The Action: The play gets underway as 2 sets a pick for 1 across the free throw line. 1 comes off the pick and receives a pass from 3 a little bit beyond the top of the key. After 2 sets the pick, he then sets another pick, this time for 4 down on the far low block. 4 then curls off that screen and comes to the middle of the lane. After 3 dishes off to 1 in the beginning, 5 then sets a back screen for 3.
The Finish: After receiving the inbounds pass from 3, 1 looks for 5’s back pick of 3 and then feeds a backdoor pass to 3 for the layup.
Special Play for a Late Game 3-Pointer
Submitted by Seth Greenberg, Long Beach State University, Long Beach, California
The Set-up: This play works out of a box set with 1 as the inbounder. 2 starts out on the near low block and 3 starts out on the far low block. Meanwhile, 5 is on the near elbow of the free-throw line and 4 starts at the far elbow.
The Action: 2 should be your best shooter. After a down screen by 5, 2 cuts off the screen and comes to the top of the key to get the inbounds pass. At the same time, 3 cuts across the baseline to the near corner and creates a triangle with 2 and 5. Then, 4 makes a screen right in the middle of the free-throw line area. If 2 doesn’t get the pass in, 4 flare-screens for 2 at the top of the key and can cut to the basket if the defender helps on 2.
The Finish: The inbounder could have a few options here if he really reads the defense in this situation. He can look for 3 for a three-point field goal on the nearside or he can hit 2 with a skip pass on the opposite side behind the arc. Also, 4 may be open for a three-point try at the top of the key.
The previous plays can be seen on Championship Productions’ DVD “Over 50 Sensational Sideline Inbounds Plays.” Check out our entire Winning Hoops library by clicking here.
According to Villanova men’s basketball head coach Jay Wright, you’re either creating good habits or bad habits when conducting shooting drills. If the drills are sloppy, bad habits will certainly form. That’s why it’s so important to concentrate on all of the other fundamental areas when conducting shooting drills, such as making good passes, having proper form and footwork, playing hard and communicating with teammates. Remember, just because you’re shooting, it doesn’t mean that other components are not important.
Here are four effective shooting drills that should pay immediate dividends with your players. Hopefully, with a little practice, you’ll be able to foster good habits and see a marked improvement on the basketball court.
Set Lifts
Coach Wright’s Villanova players perform this drill 10 minutes before practice every day. Here, the players are simply practicing the technique of shooting. The goal is to have the elbow under the ball, knees bent, and then lift the ball and follow through all in one motion. While it’s a simple technique, it’s important that players get the concept of lifting the ball and holding the follow through. Simply, it’s a drill that exaggerates good habits and is a way to get repetitions every day regarding proper technique.
Bradley Drill
In the Bradley Drill, players will make hop steps and practice the rhythm of jumping, lifting and shooting on the way up. Each player gets a set of five. They will get a little bounce in their feet and get their elbow as high as it can. The closer to the rim you are, the higher you release the ball. Players should be about 5-6 feet away from the basket and concentrate on keeping the elbow under the ball and then shoot on the way up. Be sure to always hold the follow through. The goal here is to exaggerate getting the ball in the lane and then needing to shoot with a lot of wrist. Players will do five shots total, two from the sides and one in front, before rotating.
George Mikan Drill
The Mikan Drill is an old standard when it comes to shooting drills, but it continues to be used at all levels for a reason: It works. Here, players are simply practicing layups. They’ll go back and forth under the basket shooting layups at a quick pace with no stops in between. The ball should never hit the floor; it’s always kept above the head as players catch it out of the net. Remember, catch it up and keep it up. Players should do 10 reps before switching to a reverse Mikan, which works on reverse layups going back and forth.
One-Two Step Shooting
Here, we’re working on the concept of stepping with our inside foot. Players will start by facing the basket around the foul line area. One at a time, players will receive a pass from a teammate at the foul line and then take jump shots using the one-two step format. Players should switch back and forth between stepping with the right and left foot. Passes should be right to the hands of the shooter and then the shooter should step into the shot immediately. To help with the footwork, players should say in their heads, “1-2, lift and follow through.”
The ultimate goal here is practice proper footwork and technique. Players should establish that proper pivot foot and be thinking about it in practice. Coach Wright believes that you never want your players to be thinking about shooting in a game. Come game time, players should just go out and play. However, it’s practice where the good habits are created.
The previous shooting drills can be seen on Championship Productions’ DVD “28 Competitive Drills for Shooting and Footwork” with Jay Wright. Check out our extensive shooting catalog by clicking here.
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