Make Them Love It: Team Philosophy & Drills

with Steve Christiansen,
Triton College Head Coach;
2018 NJCAA D-II National Champions;
2018 NABC Junior College and Spalding NJCAA Coach of the Year;
2016 NJCAA D-II Runners-Up;
IBCA Junior College D-II Coach of the Year

2018 NJCAA Division II National Champion and Spalding NJCAA Coach of the Year, Steve Christiansen, delivers an informative presentation that covers the methods he's used during his journey as a basketball coach. He goes into great detail about how he found a head coaching job and also discusses how he's established his program's culture before diving into a few of his essential practice drills.

Coaching Journey

Coach Christiansen begins with his history as a coach, including how his willingness to build upon his coaching knowledge benefited him along the way. He encourages up-and-coming coaches to be patient and continue to build the skills that will make players love competing within your program.

Additionally, Christiansen covers how building a program from the ground up taught him the importance of being creative to keep his players invested.

Everyday Practice Drills

You'll get several simple, but practical drills that build into relevant game skills. Coach Christiansen's drills focus on dribbling, passing, shooting and developing game experience.

Five drills in particular are everyday cornerstones of Christiansen's practices. He uses a unique version of 3-on-3 Cut Throat to give his athletes the opportunity to enhance their decision-making abilities as well as their improvisation skills.

Coaches at all levels will find the content of this video applicable to their program. Coach Christiansen does an outstanding job relaying his experience as a coach and how he progressed to the point of being a champion at the NJCAA D-II level. You'll walk away with simple practice drills that will develop your players every day at practice plus added knowledge on how to make your team culture stronger.

40 minutes. 2019.