Ray Giacoletti Basketball Coaching 2-Pack

It's an established principle in basketball that defense wins championships. Statistics have also shown that the team who wins the rebounding battle usually wins the game. Get an inside look at a Drake Bulldog practice as Ray Giacoletti emphasizes these two critical aspects of the game with his players.

In this two-hour practice, you will learn 10 defensive and rebounding drills that can be used in a half court and full court setting to turn your players into lock down defenders. You will learn how Drake defends screening actions, transition defense, and pack line principles

Breakdown Drills for Defense

Every good defense is built around solid individual defense. Coach Giacoletti starts with the defensive stance. Body position, position of the feet when the player slides, where the player's weight should be, and most importantly the mentality the defender must have are demonstrated.

Drills shown that can be used to build both individual and team defense include:

• Several versions of the 1v1 full court Zig Zag Drill that teach your players the technique needed to slow down the ball, contain the dribbler to a side, and contest the shot.
• The 3-on-3 Full Court drill, in which players learn stunting from help position to contain the dribbler.
• Teach your players the necessary technique for safely drawing an offensive foul with the Take the Charge Drill.
• Throw and Go is a transition defense drill for dealing with a trailing post player. Learn how to force the ball to the baseline on side ball screens with the "Blue" strategy.
• The Center Field Drill reveals how the Bulldogs use the post to mirror the dribbler on middle ball screens.
• The Five Man Shell drill shows you the player rotations needed for doubling the post, gapping and closing out.

Rebounding Drills

Develop the technique and physical mindset needed for dominating the boards with three drills. In 3-on-0 Rebounding, players go through multiple repetitions to work on refining their technique for both offensive and defensive rebounding. The 3-on-3 Rebounding drill applies these skills into competitive play, while also incorporating defensive concepts such as closeouts, help positioning, and cutting off baseline penetration.

The drill complexity progresses to the Five Man Box Out controlled scrimmage. This rebounding drill emphasizes transition concepts such as getting back on defense and trying to score through advantage fast breaks.

Coach Giacoletti challenges his team to put all of the defensive and rebounding concepts together to get multiple stops in the highly competitive Turkey Game. This game is a great way to get your players to make a habit of thinking about the importance of every possession, and the need to get a stop to get a "Turkey."

This video gives you 10 incredible drills for improving your defense and rebounding, along with a variety of new defensive strategies to implement with your team.

112 minutes. 2015.

A team that can shoot from anywhere on the floor will greatly improve your ability to build a successful offensive system.

Former Gonzaga assistant and now Drake University head coach, Ray Giacoletti, introduces over 20 drill packages you can use to improve all things related to shooting precision. You'll learn valuable drills that refine shooting form and build muscle memory - key aspects for improving accuracy.

In all, you'll get over 20 drills that focus on shooting off the dribble, off of ball-screens, off of flare-screens, off of pin-down screens, while in transition, spot-up shooting and more. You'll also learn how to design drills to accelerate player improvement by making the drills competitive and measurable.

3-Point License

Beginning with the end in mind, Coach Giacoletti sets his players up to earn their right to shoot from beyond the 3-point line. The 3-point license is the measuring stick used by Coach Giacoletti to select which players can shoot from long distance in a game. This drill has players performing at game speed to make shots off the pass, dribble and stagger screens. By developing a 3-point license, you will be able to push your players to become consistent scoring threats from beyond the arc.

Individual Shooting Drills

Repetition is the key to building muscle memory and long distance accuracy. You'll learn how to maximize reps and get the most out of your players with seven competitive drills that are time and goal-oriented.

Improve your team's conditioning with shooting drills such as Reggie Miller Transition and the Raider Drill, which challenges players to battle fatigue while maintaining their shooting accuracy. Make your players multidimensional scorers with a mid-range game in the Fremont Drill, where players learn how to attack out of the triple threat and score off the dribble with pull-up jump shots. Three additional shooting games will motivate your players to improve their accuracy as they focus on maintaining shooting streaks to win.

Team Shooting Drills

The best team shooting drills are fast-paced and get everyone involved. Coach Giacoletti and staff use this approach to reduce the amount of time players spend standing around in practice.

• The Finishers Drill helps your perimeter players develop seven different ways of attacking the rim.
• The Pin Down and Flare series will show your players the scoring options that can be created off screens using different cuts such as curls, bump backs, and 45 degree cuts.
• The Attacking Ball Screens Drill trains three different ways of scoring from side ball screens. Your players will improve their ability to hit shots off of penetrate and kick, baseline drift passes, and filling up from behind the pick and roll.
• The Floaters Drill helps improve your players' efficiency with this challenging shot that's becoming increasingly more common in today's game as defenses pack the paint to prevent shots at the rim.
• The Baseline Drill is a fantastic drill for your entire team to enhance their footwork with a "1, 2 step" while catching and shooting on the move.

Offensive Breakdown Drills

Coach Giacoletti demonstrates three drills that emphasize different aspects of his half court motion series and transition offense. The Five on Zero Transition provides eight options for getting early baskets with your primary fast break, and also shows how you can flow into a motion offense from transition. In the Motion Passing Drill, posts and guards work on reading the defense and finding the open man coming off different screening actions.

Coach Giacoletti packs this DVD with drills and concepts coaches of all levels can use every day in practice. You will come away with a deeper understanding of how to develop players into consistent scoring threats from anywhere on the floor.

115 minutes. 2016.