Jeff Depelteau: Growing as a Coach and Competitive Practice Drills

Basketball is such a competitive sport that any coach who rests on their laurels will be left behind those who are striving to improve.

In this presentation, you'll see 2x New England Prep Coach of the Year Jeff Depelteau share his best practice drills, you'll learn how to improve as a coach, and how to run a high quality, consistent program. After presenting this session at a Nike Championship Basketball Clinic, Depelteau was bombarded by coaches seeking more information on his effective drills and insights for success.

6 Focus Areas for Growth

Learn the six most important areas of growth for any coach. You will get great ideas and examples of how to add positive energy to your team, build relationships with your players, recognize your strengths and weaknesses, improve your communication within your program and more. The ideas shared will help you realize how you can continue to grow as a coach and improve the impact you have your players.

Practice Drills

This video includes eight practice drills to build offense, defense, and work on elements of transition.

• Box Drills - A series of triple threat moves and finishes that will help your players develop their pivots, fakes, and scoring ability around the rim.
• Cut Throat - A half court scrimmage drill featuring two variations for emphasizing the fundamentals of your offensive or defensive system. This is a fantastic drill for building the habits you believe are critical to winning games.
• Argentina Passing - Develop teamwork while cleaning up your team's pivots and passing.
• Louisville Weave - A full-court shooting drill that will get your players a ton of repetitions on transition jump shots as they compete against timed goals.
• Lay-Up Conditioner - A skill drill for improving the fitness of your players that also refines their footwork and ability to finish at the rim.
• 30-Second Move - Help your players develop the footwork and balance needed to shoot under control after catching the ball on the move.
• Mid-Range/3-Point Shooting Drill - Improve your players' shooting accuracy by challenging them to constantly adjust their range from different locations on the floor.

Commit to making your team better with a focus on self-improvement using Coach Depelteau's insights and drills for coaches of all levels!

Produced at the Spring 2015 Myrtle Beach (SC) clinic.

68 minutes. 2015.