NABC On the Court Open Practice with Matt Driscoll: Press Break & Early Offense + Conversion Drills

with Matthew Driscoll,
NC State Assistant Coach;
Kansas State University Interim Head Coach in 2026;
Kansas State University Associate Head Coach from 2025 to 2026;
University of North Florida Head Men's Coach from 2009 to 2025;
3x Atlantic Sun Champions (2015, 2016, 2020);
2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament Champions;
3x Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year (2015, 2016, 2020)

Matthew Driscoll of the University of North Florida lets you into his practice gym to show you how his team learns and competes on a daily basis. His practices are high paced and high energy, yet the learning is constant throughout. Driscoll consistently adds great teaching nuggets and emphasizes crucial tips as the practice progresses. You will truly get deep inside Coach Driscoll's head as you watch his players execute.

Press Break

Coach Driscoll begins with a great warm-up drill that helps his team prepare for press breaks while also getting his players warmed for competition. The first drill hits on many of his press breaks options such as "Scrape to Rim Runner" and "Pitch to the Rim". These options are fully explored as multiple groups run through the break. There are over 10 scoring options that Driscoll presents in this segment that help his team take advantage of opposing presses.

Next, Coach Driscoll has his team work on getting the ball into the post and the many options that present themselves once the ball gets inside. This section is filled with great insight and action that will help coaches at all levels find open spacing and great cuts that create fantastic scoring opportunities. Driscoll's detail on how and where to post-up is also quite valuable.

Practice Drills

Defense is introduced in this practice with a 3-on-3 drill that forces players to pick up full-court and yet use half-court strategies to help them find success. The challenge of covering full-court with only three players forces athletes to communicate and execute the concepts taught by Coach Driscoll.

Practice ends with a great drill called Circle the Wagons, a complete 5-on-5 drill that covers so many areas of the game. This drill is great for teaching essential concepts such as rebounding, transition offense and defense and the 5-on-5 half-court game. Driscoll uses this drill to teach about his concepts, but also to teach about the culture of his team.

This live practice session featuring Coach Driscoll will let you see how offenses, defenses and the transition game are run at North Florida!

56 minutes. 2021.