Dedrique Taylor's 'DEVELOP U': Player & Team Development Drills & Concepts

with Dedrique Taylor, Cal State Fullerton Head Men's Basketball Coach;
2x Big West Tournament Champions (2018, 2022);
2x NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Appearances (2018, 2022);
Led the Titans, for the first time in school history, to back-to-back Big West Tournament Championship game appearances (2017-2018 and 2018-2019);
Named one of CollegeInsiders.com's 'Top 25 Assistant Coaches In The Nation' in 2010 while an assistant at Arizona State University

Cal State Fullerton Head Coach Dedrique Taylor is the first CSF coach to lead the team to two NCAA Tournament appearances and the first coach to have 10+ conference wins in four different seasons. As an Arizona State Assistant Coach, he was named one of the Top 25 Assistant Coaches in the country by collegeinsider.com; now leading the Cal State Fullerton team, he is paving the way to future success!

In ‘DEVELOP U’: Player & Team Development Drills & Concepts, Coach Taylor lays out his highly successful player development philosophy and demonstrates how he looks to build fundamentally sound players through a variety of drills covering different phases of the game.

Coach Taylor begins with the recruiting phase of the process and outlines some of the key characteristics he looks for in players. He outlines why it is important for players and coaches to “be responsible for the energy you bring to the space” and how that translates into a competitive player development program.

In this comprehensive player development video, Coach Taylor covers the three key fundamental aspects of the game - shooting, passing and footwork.  Coach Taylor presents a series of drills that address the three fundamental areas either individually or as a group.  

There is a heavy emphasis on shooting as the most important skill in the game. Players compete in drills and small-sided games that work on both stationary and shooting on the move. 

Some of the player development drills demonstrated include:

• Combination drills designed to promote two man game options
• Situational rebounding drills that cover defensive assignments and transition
• Spacing and screening drills done in restricted space to emphasize passing and getting open

Coaches will learn the ‘hows’ and ‘whys’ behind a player development program that served as the springboard for more than 20 professional players. 

Coach Taylor has designed his developmental program to be efficient and effective by including multiple facets of the game in the same drill and by focusing on decision-making skills as players compete.

Coach Taylor’s dynamic teaching will help you lead your team continue to improve throughout the year.

Customer rating = 5  “A unique, detailed approach to player development. A high-energy, charismatic presentation”

71 minutes.  2023.