Open Practice with Chris Jans: High-Energy, Highly Competitive Offensive Skills & Drills for Guards and Posts

with Chris Jans
Mississippi State Head Men's Coach;
New Mexico State University Head Coach (2017-2022);
4x WAC Regular Season Champions;
3x WAC Tournament Champions;
3x WAC Coach of the Year (2018-2020);
Bowling Green Head Coach (2014-2015);
Wichita State Assistant (2015-2017);
Illinois State Assistant (2004-2007);
Chipola College Head Coach (2003-2004);
2004 Panhandle Regular Season Champions;
Howard College Head Coach (2001-2003);
Idaho Assistant Coach (1999-2001);
Independence CC Head Coach (1998-1999);
Kirkwood CC (1996-1998);
1998 NJCAA D-II National Champions;
1998 NJCAA D-II Coach of the Year;
2x ICCAC Regular Season Champions (1997, 1998);
Played at Loras College

Build Confident, Skilled and Efficient Scorers in Every Position!
In this all-access/Open Practice offensive skill development video, Mississippi State's Chris Jans brings you right onto the practice floor to experience how he builds his players into versatile, high-IQ scorers.

From individual guard and post breakdowns to full team drills, this Open Practice delivers a complete blueprint for creating effective daily offensive development. Coach Jans' teaching approach is high-tempo, fundamental-driven and incredibly efficient. Whether it's the first drill of practice or the last, each segment is intentional and layered with coaching points that translate directly into game success.

Position-Specific Breakdown Work
The practice begins by splitting players into guards and bigs, allowing for focused skill development. Post players work on sealing, positioning, and finishing through contact using counters like up-and-unders, rip-throughs, and spin moves. At the same time, the guards tackle tight-space cone dribbling, attacking from different angles and developing both perimeter and at-the-rim scoring options.

Drills That Build Habits and Culture
You'll see drills like Four Line Passing, where players practice jump stops, pivoting, passing and cutting while keeping four balls in motion. It's an excellent early-practice drill that builds offensive habits fast. The competitive "Bulldog Shooting" drill energizes the gym while training players to shoot under pressure and fatigue.

Game-Ready Concepts and Reads
Coach Jans layers in ball screen combo drills that teach guards how to navigate reads, pocket passes, dribble re-attacks, DHOs, and backdoors. Bigs learn when to short roll, pop, or seal. These combinations replicate the game actions you need to execute in pressure situations.

Practice Structure You Can Replicate
This practice features more than 10 focused skill drills you can plug directly into your sessions. You'll gain teaching language, rep structure, and progression ideas to build an offensive identity. From start to finish, Coach Jans runs a fast-paced, detail-oriented and competitive practice that coaches at any level can adopt.

Chris Jans has developed high-performing offenses at every stop in his coaching career. In this skill development video, you'll see why. With drills designed for guards and posts, competitive team segments, and ball screen progressions, you'll walk away with new ideas to sharpen your team's scoring, spacing and confidence. If you're ready to level up your offensive practices, this is a video you don't want to miss!

49 minutes. 2025.