NABC On the Court Open Practice with Joe Jones: Defense & Effective Drills

with Joe Jones,
Boston University Head Coach;
2020 Patriot League Tournament champions;
2014 Patriot League regular season champions;
2019-20 HoopsHD.com Patriot League Coach of the Year;
2018 Reese's College All-Star Game Head Coach (West Squad);
2015-16 NBCSports.com Patriot League Coach of the Year;
3x Ben Jobe National Coach of the Year Award finalist ('13, '14, '20);
2x Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award finalist ('14, '17)

In this on-court practice video with Boston University head coach Joe Jones, you'll get a chance to view several key elements that go to make up a practice as designed by an elite coach. Coach Jones outlines the basic framework of the practice and shows the concepts a typical practice might focus on.

Being able to see how a top-rated practice is organized will give you a working template to help increase the efficiency in designing your own practices. Both offense and defense are covered, including scoring and defending in transition.

Defense

Among the topics emphasized on defense are:

• Guarding 1-on-1
• Defensive positioning in both the half-court and in transition
• Communication, help and rotations on defense
• Defending the ball screen

Coach Jones and his staff highlight their commitment to building a competitive team environment through charting and keeping score throughout practice. Coaches also use small-sided games (2-on-2, 3-on-3, etc.) to keep the level of intensity high throughout the practice.

Practice Drills

You'll get a chance to see several highly effective drills in action and you'll get to see how Coach Jones and his staff focus on key points of emphasis and correction in a variety of two-way drills. The extremely competitive Stop-Score-Stop drill is a virtual mini-clinic on how to build and maintain a highly competitive practice as well as coaching out of a games-based environment.

Coach Jones offers practical demonstrations and a myriad of tips for coaches at all levels to help build a winning team and winning culture. Don't miss this chance to learn from one of the bright minds in coaching today!

52 minutes. 2021.