by Kevin Fitzpatrick | Jul 21, 2021 | Basketball, Football, Performance Enhancement
Head coach Nick Nurse of the Toronto Raptors. Credit: Gregory Shamus, Getty Images The Beginnings Freedom in the Huddle: The Creative Edge in Coaching Psychology was first published in 1986. Its authors, Darrell Mudra and Gordon Scoles, worked together to publish the...
by Kevin Fitzpatrick | Mar 24, 2021 | Basketball
This year’s NCAA Tournament has featured some crazy upsets in the early rounds. Of course, some of the favorites coming into the tourney have managed to showcase their strength and avoid getting sent home early too. Now that we are officially past the first...
by Kevin Fitzpatrick | Jan 21, 2021 | Basketball
Elite post players have traditionally been a big part of Mark Few’s success at Gonzaga, and in this clip, Coach Few details what he does and doesn’t want his posts to do when completing a jump hook. On the surface, the jump hook appears to be an easy shot,...
by Kevin Fitzpatrick | Jan 21, 2021 | Basketball
Need a good practice drill that simultaneously trains your players’ first step on offense and their ability to take a charge on defense? In Scott Drew’s “Two Step Explosion”, you’ll see why Coach Drew currently has Baylor ranked first in...
by Kevin Fitzpatrick | Jan 21, 2021 | Basketball
Villanova’s Jay Wright has a simple approach to defending ball screens while in a 2-3 zone defense: by using the “spacing” concept that his team also uses when playing man-to-man. By incorporating man defense concepts into your zone, you can take the...
