Jerrod Calhoun: Building Your Ball Screen Defense, Offensive Progressions & Thumbs Down Actions and 4-on-4-on-4 Drills

with Jerrod Calhoun,
University of Cincinnati Head Coach;
Utah State Head Coach from 2024 to 2026;
2026 Mountain West Conference Regular Season Champions;
2026 Mountain West Conference Tournament Champions;
2026 Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year;
Youngstown State University Head Men's Coach from 2017 to 2024;
2023 Horizon Coach of the Year;
2023 Horizon Regular Season Champions;
2023 NABC District 12 Coach of the Year;
Holds program records for most conference wins and most wins in a four-year span;
Fairmont State University Head Coach from 2012 to 2017;
2017 Division II NCAA National Championship Runner-up;
4x NCAA Tournament appearances;
West Virginia Assistant Coach from 2007 to 2012 (with Bob Huggins);
Walsh University Assistant Coach from 2004 to 2007;
2005 NAIA National Championship;
Cincinnati Student Assistant from 2003 to 2004 (with Bob Huggins);
played at Cleveland State (for Rollie Massimino)

Phases of Practice with Jerrod Calhoun - What to Expect:

• Learn how to incorporate sets into your offensive concepts.
• Learn how to coordinate counters off your set “family.”
• Gain an understanding of how to organize a practice that will allow you to instruct all phases of the game.
• Develop a system that will allow you to have a dynamic attack vs your opponents.

Jerrod Calhoun is widely regarded as an astute basketball mind. This video takes you inside one of his practices and allows you to see how he structures and coaches the game of basketball. The offensive concepts alone demonstrate how he has been able to transform his teams into competitive stalwarts in the Mid-Majors of the NCAAs.

Pre Practice
Coach Calhoun begins the practice with 5v0 work focusing on his “Thumb” family of sets. His players rep 4 different actions off the same set concept during the initial warmup phase of practice. During this time, you are able to watch as Calhoun emphasizes key components of each of the concepts as they build a dynamic set package.

Defensive Segment
After pre-practice and the initial stretch, Coach Calhoun jumps into his first segment of practice. In the first segment, Coach Calhoun meticulously builds his defense step-by-step.

He begins with position work in 1v1 closeout drills. These drills are designed to rep the different types of closeouts his team utilizes in their defensive concepts.

Coach Calhoun then builds into 2v2 and 4v4 breakdowns on off ball screen defense. While the segment clearly focuses on defense, Coach Calhoun also instructs his offensive players on the intricate details of off ball screens.

The defensive segment concludes with a 5v4 defensive disadvantage session that works on rotations.

Offensive Segment
Coach Calhoun has made a name for himself as an offensive guru and his offensive portion of practice clearly demonstrates why he has garnered such acclaim.

Calhoun begins with a full court segment that looks at the whole part of his offensive concepts. He includes transition as well as ½ court instruction to his teams.

Coach Calhoun then proceeds to break his offense down into smaller portions of 3v3 and 4v4 drills that drill aspects of his ball screen concepts. Also, during this time, he reveals a larger portion of his set library by repping the “Horns” family. He concludes the session by working on sets in a 5v5 full court setting.

Wrap-up Drills
The practice video concludes with a variety of drills. From full court shooting to 4v4v4 concept play to “Wofford Closeouts,” Coach Calhoun gives you a variety of drills that you could utilize to enhance any aspect of your program. He concludes by sharing his offensive and defensive philosophies with you so that you may better understand the “why” behind his practice design.

Customer Review: 5 Out of 5 Stars!
“Coach Calhoun is one of the best coaches in America in my opinion. This outstanding practice video provides you with a wealth of information you can utilize to better enhance your program!”

124 minutes. 2024.