Raegan Pebley's 2018 "Raise the Game" Coaching Clinic: Open Practice, Strength Training & Prepping Next Level Athletes

Featuring:
Raegan Pebley,
Texas Christian University Head Women's Coach; 2x Mountain West Conference Tournament Champions; over 200 career wins

Taylor Larson,
Texas Christian University Sr. Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach; 2018 Staff Member of the Year at Central Michigan University

Essence Carson,
11-year WNBA player, currently a member of the Phoenix Mercury; 2016 WNBA Champion with the Los Angeles Sparks; 2011 WNBA All-Star with the New York Liberty

Brian Agler,
Dallas Wings (WNBA) Head Coach; 2x WNBA Champion (Seattle Storm 2010, Los Angeles Sparks 2016); 2010 WNBA Coach of the Year;most wins in women's professional basketball in the United States

Coaches are in for a real treat when they pick up this video featuring presentations from four knowledgeable insiders associated with teaching and improving in the game of basketball!

To kick things off, TCU women's head coach Raegan Pebley provides an hour and a half practice session full of drills and coaching strategy. Once her practice concludes, Pebley paves the way for TCU strength & conditioning coach Taylor Larson, 11-year WNBA veteran Essence Carson, and two-time WNBA champion coach Brian Agler to speak on separate tenants of team and athlete development. There's plenty of great insight that any coach can immediately implement with their own program!

TCU Women's Practice

Coach Pebley demonstrates how to instantly start off practice with exceptional engagement and a brisk warm-up using TCU's own take on the Circle Layup Drill. She also offers many examples of how her and her staff use an economy of language to help maximize time on task and minimize cumbersome explanations about the goals and execution of various drills.

Both offensive and defensive drills are mixed to help show you how to create a comprehensive and competitive practice. There are a number of instances where Pebley tweaks the set-up for a particular drill to help emphasize a particular offensive or defensive concept.

Additionally, the near constant emphasis on timing and scoring in every drill will give you plenty of examples to show how to keep the competitive level of your team at a high pitch when designing your own practice plan.

The TCU practice portion of this video provides:

• Over 14 team and individual drills that maximize player engagement and development.
• Several unique methods to help improve your transition game, both offensively and defensively.
• Multiple ways to help build a culture of confidence and aggressiveness in your team.

Strength & Conditioning

Taylor Larson brings his expertise to light as he discusses how to incorporate a quality strength training routine into daily basketball life. He begins by discussing the importance of quality movement as the fundamental building block of everything his athletes do. You'll come to understand how he trains freshmen differently than seniors, and how to progress through vital exercises to maximize performance while reducing injury risk.

There are sure to be common mistakes that occur during your training, and Coach Larson touches on a few of those along with his ways to correct them. His philosophy is to identify fundamental weaknesses that athletes have and try to combat them directly. Larson outlines some of his most important concepts and opens up a lengthy Q&A time during his clinic setting for maximum value to those who watch. The concepts addresses in his presentation can be applied to teams at any level.

Next-Level Preparation

Essence Carson, a high level player collegiately and professionally, shares valuable insights - from the perspective of a player - on the tremendous value of what coaches can provide not only on the court, but equally (if not more importantly) off the court. She talks about how her childhood coaches helped shape her into the professional she is today and how to pass similar lessons on to other players in today's game.

Carson also discusses what it takes from both the athlete and coaching standpoint on how to be successful in today's ultra-competitive environment. She talks about preparation for games and how often times games are won or lost before they even start. Finally, she dives into how players need to develop counter moves to make them a more complete player. This includes moves for dribbling, shooting, and what she describes as "the lost art of passing."

Team Defense

Brian Agler discusses the fundamentals of building a solid, unified team defense. He keeps it as simple as possible in his coaching philosophy, and states that he basically teaches the same concepts to youth players that he does to his professional ones. Coach Agler talks about four key situations in the game in which opposing teams get easy baskets, plus how to stop those situations when they arise.

This presentation includes half court concepts for slowing down offenses, including post defense. You'll learn all about Coach Agler's low post rectangle strategy, which is designed to keep post players from getting the shots that they want and to disrupt shooters from getting open looks. Agler alsotakes players through a handful of live drills that emphasize the basics of defense, such as closeouts and help rotations. He teaches his Shell Drill and then goes live while demonstrating his concept of shrinking the court to make it feel smaller.

The best part about this video is it includes on-court demonstration, strength & conditioning information, and, genuine insight from a professional player all in one convenient package. Your coaching insight and basketball program are sure to benefit from all of the tips and tricks shared in this video!

204 minute. 2019.