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The best NCAA College Basketball Coaches have the uncanny ability to get their players motivated for “Big” games and throughout the entire season. Here’s a list of some of NCAA basketball’s best coaches:

John Thompson- coached the mighty Georgetown Hoyas (“Hoya Paranoia”) to multiple NCAA championships, and 2 of the most dominant centers in NCAA and NBA history; Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning. Coach John Thompson’s influence on the game of basketball is evident by his former player, Patrick Ewing’s induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Typically when a player is inducted into the Hall of Fame and included in the realms of such great basketball talent, it’s a direct reflection of their coach, such is the case with former Georgetown University Coach and former Boston Celtic- John Thompson, one of the best collegiate coaches in basketball history. Coach Thompson’s best collegiate coaching days were in the Big East Conference against the likes of…Syracuse University, St. John’s University, Boston College, Providence College, Villanova University and Pitt University (alma mater of former NFL Dallas Cowboy- Tony Dorsett). John Thompson- Georgetown Hoyas
Dean Smith- The former University of North Carolina Head Basketball Coach has coached the like of Michael (“Air”) Jordan, James Worthy, Vince Carter, Kenny (“The Jet”) Smith, Rasheed Wallace, Jerry Stackhouse, Joe Wolf and many more! Dean Smith and his famous “4-Corner Offense” of the mid to late 1980′s was popularized by the teams including Michael (“Air”) Jordan, James Worthy, Brad Daugherty, Sam Perkins, Kenny (“The Jet”) Smith and others, symbolized by “UCLA-like” backdoor cuts and Slam Dunks by Jordan and UNC teammates. Dean Smith, a master recruiter with an extremely high NCAA basketball winning percentage-that makes for a great coach! Coach Dean Smith’s best collegiate coaching days were in the ACC Conference against the likes of…North Carolina State University, University Maryland, Duke University (Alma Mater of Phoenix Suns Guard- Grant Hill), Wake Forrest University (Alma Mater of San Antonio Spurs Center- Tim Duncan & New Orleans Hornets Guard- Chris Paul), University of Virginia (Alma Mater of former NBA player- Ralph Sampson), Florida State University (Alma Mater of Heisman Trophy winning Quarterback- Charlie Ward, who starred for the NBA’s New York Knicks, with teammates Patrick Ewing, Chris Childs, John Starks, Charles Oakley, and Anthony Mason), and Clemson University (Alma Mater of former teammate of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls- Horace Grant). Dean Smith- North Carolina Tar Heels
John Cheney- The former NCAA basketball coach of the Temple University Owls (Alma Mater of the great Bill Cosby ‘Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids’, was famous for his early morning basketball practices! Coach John Cheney was also famous in NCAA basketball for winning! His Temple University basketball teams dominated the Atlantic 10 conference, year-after-year. Past players include; Eddie Jones and Aaron McKie. Coach Cheney is also noted for his extraordinary recruiting ability, especially in the inner cities. Last but certainly not least… similiar to Coach John Thompson, Coach Cheney has produce many college degrees, which is very often an attribute of NCAA basketball coaches that is not given credit! Coach John Cheney’s best collegiate coaching days were in the Atlantic 10 Conference against the likes of…UMass (John Calipari), University of Rhode Island (Lamar Odom), LaSalle University (Alma Mater of my former Junior College Basketball Coach at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Oregon- Verick Cutler), and St. Bonaventure (Alma Mater of Former NBA “left-hander” and Milwaukee Bucks Center- Bob Lanier). Coach John Cheney- one the NCAA basketball’s great coaches. John Cheney- Temple Owls

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John Wooden- former coach of UCLA (Bill Walton & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), John Wooden sustained dominance throughout his tenure of the UCLA Bruins, winning countless NCAA basketball championships and producing professional basketball players every year in Westwood.  John Wooden UCLA Coaching statistics include: 4 undefeated seasons and 10 national championships- that’s alot of winning. And on top of it all, stands his fromer center (Lew Alcindor), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer! Coach John Wooden has books which can be found in local libraries as well as Barnes & Noble Book Stores! He was one of the greatest coaches of college basketball history! Coach John Woodens’s best collegiate coaching days were in the then Pacific 8 Conference (now PAC-10)! Interesting Fact: John Wooden once coached high school basketball in South Bend Indiana, home of the University of Notre Dame “Fighting” Irish! John Wooden- UCLA Bruins
Adolf Rupp- the former NCAA basketball coach of the University of Kentucky, Adolf Rupp was a graduate of Kansas University (Wilt Chamberlain’s Alma Mater). Coach Rupp for whom the University of Kentucky’s Rupp Arena is named, propelled the University of Kentucky to national prominence, during the 1930′s through the 1971-72 seasons (41 seasons). Of collegiate basketball coaches with more than 500 wins, Coach Adolf Rupp had over an 82% winning percentage- the highest winning percentage in college basketball history. Today, the SEC basketball conference plays host to basketball programs such as University of Alabama, University of Arkansas, Mississippi State University, LSU, University of Florida, Ole Miss, University of South Carolina, University of Georgia, Auburn University and University of Tennessee.
Jud Heathcote- the former Michigan State University Head Basketball Coach was famous for his “weave” offense and also famous for producing the likes of Earvin “Magic” Johnson- the NBA 5-Time World Champion. Other past players include Kevin Willis, Scott Skiles Shawn Respert, Thomas Kelly, Mateen Cleaves, Sam Vincent, Jay Vincent, Greg Kelser (of the “Cuff-Dunk” variety!) and many more! The national championship of Michigan State University over Larry Bird’s Indiana State Sycamores was historical as it marked the beginning of one of the most storied player rivalries of NBA basketball history- “MAGIC” Johnson (NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers) & Larry Bird (NBA’s Boston Celtics). Coach Jud Heathcote began his collegiate coaching career at the Big Sky’s University of Montana and his coaching career was highlighted by his 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship broadcasted on NBC by Dick Enberg, in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the Michigan State University Spartans were victorious over Indiana State University.
Mike Krzyzewski- the current Duke University Blue Devils basketball coach has won multiple NCAA basketball championships and is the coach of the USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Team which features the like of Dwight Howard, Kobe Bryant, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and many NBA greats. Coach “K” has coached in 10 NCAA Basketball Final Fours and won back-to-back NCAA basketball championships in 1991 & 1992. Coach “K” Court at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durahm, North Carolina, plays host to some of the most “Rockus” (aka “LOUDEST”) fans in the nation! Many of the Duke University Blue Devils fans camp out near teh stadium, during the week of big ACC Coneference games becasue of the high demand of Duke University basketball tickets. Krzyzewski is one of the wimmingest collegiate basketball coaches in history. Coach K’s former players include: Christian Laettner, Grant Hill, Elton Brand, Carlos Boozer, Bobby Hurley, Jay Bilas, Tommy Amaker, Johnny Dawkins and an endless list of former McDonald’s High-School All-Americans. Coach Krzyzewski is once of the best recruiters in college basketball.
Bobby Dye- one of the best defensive NCAA basketball coaches in NCAA basketball history. Coach Bobby Dye is an eccentric addition to my list of the greatest NCAA basketball coaches ever, because his style of ball control and hard-nosed defense was a tactical basketball approach that could be used to compete against any team in college basketball. Coach Bobby Dye had successful NCAA coaching stints at Cal State-Fullerton and Boise State University (Alma Mater of former NBA/ New York Knicks, Toronto Raptors, New Jersey Nets Guard- Chris Childs, former Big Sky Player of the Year- Arnell Jones and International basketball star- Tanoka Beard, and Wilson Foster).
Lute Olson- University of Arizona Wildcats, Head Basketball Coach, Lute Olson has appeared in 4 Final Fours and won the NCAA basketball national championship in 1997 with current NBA guard- Mike Bibby leading the way. Lute Olson has dominated PAC-10 play, competing against the likes of UCLA, USC, Oregon, Stanford, Cal-Berkley, Washington, Arizona State, Oregon State, and Washington State. Lute Olson has also been blessed with an array of players of McDonald’s All-American status. His notable players of the past include: Gilbert Arenas of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, Steve Kerr- General Manager of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns (Shaquille O’Neal/Steve Nash), Mike Bibby, Sean Elliott, and Sean Rooks.

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Basketball Coaching Book Review: “Destination Basketball” by Andrew Hemminger and Dave Bensch

Coaches,

I had some time over Christmas break to do a little bit of reading when I wasn’t watching “Dora” or the “Backyardigans” with my little girl. I have to admit that I have been swamped with book reviews and dvd reviews so I finally caught up on the break.

I was sent a book named “Destination Basketball” and it isn’t a basketball coaching book, but just a book for college basketball fans. It was a really interesting read and I couldn’t put it down. It is about two college student who on a shoe-string budget decided to meet 29 of the best basketball coaches in the country. It took 23 road trips, 421 days, 1,134 phone calls, 2,314 emails, 27, 125 miles driven to compile this book.

Here is why I wasn’t a basketball coach and just a college basketball fan that I would want to read this book. The concept was to not ask about a single play, player, game or season, but their methods, their influences, their experiences, and their time within basketball. I love reading books on coaches whether it is basketball or football. I couldn’t put this book down, because it was really funny to see how Andew Hemminger and Dave Bensch went on this path to talk with the best 29 basketball coaches in america. They spoke to all 29 basketball coaches in person and there were no interviews given on the phone, letters, emails, or faxes. In these times, where college basketball coaches have non-stop schedules that is amazing.

They took pictures of themselves with each coach except for Jamie Dixon. They forgot the camera and the SID department sent them a picture. Each interview gives background on the basketball coach and then they go through a series of questions. They didn’t use the same questions on each coach. I thought that it was a tremendous idea and wish that I could have went on the trips. The book reads like you are on the trip.

One of the interviews was John Chaney, formerly of Temple University and he said this of the interview. “It is more of a human kind of interview where the question touches you a little bit more, and it gives you a relaxing feeling when you are able to talk about some of your experiences”.

I can’t say enough on how I thought that Andrew and Dave did a tremendous job on their book and I really appeciate them sending me a copy to read. I would give this book a 5 out of 5 stars. It is a tremendous book for college basketball fans who want some insight on 29 of the best basketball coaches in the country.

Coach Peterman

PS: Here are some excerpts and at the bottom of the article is where you can find the book.

from the JOHN WOODEN STORY…
We spotted a nearby elevator and figured it was where he would
appear. With time to assess the situation before the doors opened
and despite being so close, we still could not believe that Coach
Wooden was on his way down to greet us. With a ding, the metal
doors swung open and there he stood with the assistance of a
wooden cane, dressed in a button down shirt, slacks and a
UCLA-blue vest. We shook his hand and introduced ourselves as
the doors closed behind us.
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from the DEAN SMITH STORY…
Trying to thwart off any mishaps in transit, we left the hotel
more than 90 minutes ahead of our scheduled time and
headed toward the Dean E. Smith Center to meet Dean E. Smith,
which was less than six miles from our hotel.
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from the THAD MATTA INTERVIEW…
Who have been the biggest influences on you, in and
out of hoops?
Matta: Obviously my mom and dad. My dad was a coach
and an athletic director, and all I ever wanted in life was to be
him. I wanted to coach in a little town in Illinois because we had
such a great life.
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from the BILLY DONOVAN STORY…
Honestly, it took us 373 days to land an interview with him, which
when you think about it is a great sign for the state of college
basketball. It would not be good if he were relatively non-busy
and his time was easily accessible.
_______________________________________________________

from the BILL SELF INTERVIEW…
This job is described as your dream job, as it would be for a
lot of people. Can you sum up the job as the head coach at KU?
Self: Definitely it is everything I thought it would be, maybe
even better than I thought it would be, and I thought it would be
great. If I could sum up anything, the right word would be
caretaker, because it is such an honor and great responsibility to
be a caretaker of a program with such great names such as Naismith,
Dean Smith and Chamberlain. It is an awesome responsibility to sit
in that chair.
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from the MIKE KRZYZEWSKI STORY…
When the transition time came, we followed Jon and Coach K out
into the lobby area and waited as Coach K spoke momentarily with
several other people. As he turned around, Jon introduced us, which
was followed by the extension of a right hand and
“Hi guys. Mike Krzyzewski.”
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from the RICK BARNES STORY…
With a 100 guesses I bet you couldn’t come up with where we were
able to secure some time with Coach Barnes. I’m pretty confident
that if you have bothered to take 100 cracks at it you would not
have put the Cracker Barrel restaurant off I-40’s Exit 125 in Hickory,
North Carolina, on your list.
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from the JIM CALHOUN INTERVIEW…
What do you hope your players take away from their
experience with you?
Calhoun: I hope that they understand that to be good at
anything you have to accept working hard. That we set a precedent
and standard basketball-wise, academically, socially, etc. You are
going to have to work and no one is just going to hand anything
over to you.
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from the ROY WILLIAMS STORY…
Sometimes in meeting coaches, we were thrown right into the fire
and didn’t have that nervous period of anticipation time. In this
case, things worked out beautifully. We waited for about 10 minutes
in the office alone before a nearby door opened and Coach Williams
emerged.
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from the GENE KEADY STORY…
Informing us that we were the first strangers that he had ever
invited into his home, he also let us know that his wife was in the
back bedroom with a .38 revolver under her pillow just in case.
We think he was kidding, but we weren’t completely certain at that
moment. Remembering his intimidating demeanor on the sidelines,
Coach Keady was the exact opposite, nothing short of extremely
kind for the entire two-hour conversation.
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from the TOM IZZO INTERVIEW…
Izzo: I am not sure that I want to be patient because
I have a small window with my players. I have at most four years
with them, and a lot of times it determines the girl they marry and
the life they will live, by what you do in college and the image you
portray, and that is all in that little window. I always hear about
having patience, but patience is something I don’t know if I want
to have, I would rather have understanding. Everybody is going to
move at a different speed. But the venue I am in, with how long
you get to graduate, how long you get to become an NBA player,
how long you get to win a national championship, how long you
get to set your footprint in the sand here, that doesn’t have any
patience, so how can I?

Basketball Coach Practice Planning: Why and How

There are many considerations for how and why to plan practice. Each coach has generally the same amount of practice time whether you are in the professional ranks, college level, or high school. What separates the best coaches from the mediocre is what they do with those two hours of practice time. Organization and planning can make any practice more efficient and effective. Below are some considerations for coaches:

• 1. The most important – the length of practice – which should be determined by the time of season
• 2. Space available: one full court, 6 goals vs. 4 goals
• 3. Time available. How long do you have the facility?
• 4. Number of players to work with – 18-20 players requires different approaches than working with a squad of 10-12
• 5. Number of returning players. Large number, you can allow less time for explaining drill procedures, rotation of drills, etc.
• 6. The school year schedule: holidays, concerts, and other functions that will take the gym. Considering these things in your master plan or weekly plan will help ensure getting what you need in on other days, or planning a day off.
• 7. When we think of conditioning, we consider both physical and mental. Through the year, we plan for and extemporaneously use tapes, records, talks by our staff, selected articles, and poems etc. to facilitate making the players more coachable.
• 8. We always try to begin our practices with flexibility and warm-up drills, and close with competition and fun.
• 9. One of the laws of learning is repetition. We believe in giving small doses and repeating frequently. Maximum effort for short periods of time.
• 10. We believe in small group or station teaching.
• 11. The most important considerations we can give to devising our practice plan is the organization of a drill so that the players are not standing in line for long periods of time.
• 12. Plan water breaks.
• 13. We try to make sure that all of our drills are applicable to our offensive and defensive systems and simulate game conditions. Don’t drill just to drill.
• 14. We believe in using drills that incorporate all or most of the fundamentals every day. The players know this.
• 15. We try to introduce new drills, or plays in the early part of practice. Most players learn better when they are fresh and not tired.
• 16. When presenting a new team system, we present the whole on the floor first, then work on the breakdown next, and present the whole on the chalkboard, before implementing the whole again on the floor.
• 17. Most importantly, record and file every practice for later evaluation.

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Here is all that you have to do:  go to our website and click on the “Complete basketball inventory of basketball coaching ebooks”.  It is an inventory of individual basketball coaching clinic notes that we have.  Just email us and we will help you out.  We just ask that you trade materials with us.  We will help you more than you help us out.

We have basketball coaching materials from Offense, defense, special situations, zone offense, zone defense, shooting.  We have more materials than you could dream about.  We have stuff that has never been on the internet like NBA playbooks, Division 1 playbooks, high school playbooks.

Say that you want something on the newest craze:  Dribble Drive Motion Offense.  We have an ebook that has everything that has been written down or typed on the subject.  We also sell ebooks of our materials for you.

Here is an example of what we have:

1-3-1 Offensive sets from Europe

Jerry Wainwright: Ideas about Practice

Merritt Island Basketball strength training program

Herb Brown: Defensive Information

Defensive Keys to Victory notes

Jay Monahan: Set Plays to beat Gimmick Defenses

Jay Monahan: Zone Set Plays

Jay Monahan: Set Plays

Jay Monahan: Box Set Plays

Nike Skill Academy Coaches Booklet from Europe

Quin Synder: Missouri Offensive booklet

Basketball Drills 2

Wharton College Basketball Drills

Gene Evans: 2-3 Match-up Zone

Joe McKeown: George Washington Matchup zone

Jerry Tarkanian: Amoeba Defense (26 pages)

Dr. Tom Davis: 3-2 Flexible Zone defense notes

Don Meyer: Motivational sayings

Coach K: Defensive Booklet

Perry Clark: Tulane Transition Drills

Pete Carril: Spread Game

Pete Carril: Princeton offense booklet

Pete Carril: Motion concepts

Larry Eustachy: Creating Mental Toughness

John Beilein: West Virginia Basketball Coaching Clinic Skill Booklet 2002 (Over 50 pages, it is a tremendous resource to take a look at)

John Beilein: Nike clinic at Cleveland OH 2002 and Michigan Practice 10-19-07 (Tremendous detail

Quin Synder: Missouri Defensive booklet with tremendous detail

Amoeba Defense article

Tony Barone: Scouting for professional teams (2 pages)

Leonard Hamilton: Defensive toughness (1 page)

Vance Walberg : Pepperdine Practice notes from 10-25-07 to 10-27-07 including actual practice plan.

Kevin Pigott: More Princeton offense notes
and
Jimmy Tillette: Samford Practice notes

Andy Wood: Open Post Offense notes

Rick Samuel: Open Post Offense notes

Lason Perkins: Open Post Offense notes

Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive Drills and Conditioning Drills

Peter Lonergan: Developing Multi-skilled Young Players

Charlotte Bobcats set plays

Steve Alford: Breakdown Drills for Motion Offense

Kevin Eastman: Boston Celtics workout

Greg Popovich: Spurs Early Offense

Kevin Stallings: How to develop a Successful Basketball Program

Nate McMillan: Seattle Supersonics – How to defend Pick and Roll Defense

Mark Few: Gonzaga Playbook

North Carolina: Complete conditioning workouts

Strength and Conditioning workouts

Rick Pitino: Louisville Individual Workout 10-01-05

Kevin Stallings: Vanderbilt Practice 10-13-07 (great detail)

Kevin Stallings: Vanderbilt Practice 11-28-07 (great detail)

Lecanto High School Playbook (excellent playbook)

Phil Martelli: High Tempo Drills

Jerry Tarkanian: UNLV Running game

Jerry Tarkanian: Pressure Defense

Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Pressure Defense

Vance Walberg: Pepperdine Practices for 10-25-07 to 10-27-07 (I have to rewrite the notes so be patience. It didn’t turn out well on the Pdf file)

Coach K: Duke motion offense (not the mike d’antoni stuff from this year)

Jay Wright: Motion Offense notes

Out of Bounds play: Zip Play

Kevin Pigott: Princeton Offense notes with diagrams

Australian Summer Improvement notes

Phoenix Suns: Offensive sets

Iowa Shuffle Zone Offense

Los Angles Lakers: Scouting Report from an actual NBA scout

Funadmentals of the Pick and Roll

Princeton coaches article

Good Gig or not article

Larry Brown and Gregg Popovich Friendship article

Rick Carlise: Interview article

Follow me Coach K article

How to praise an assistant article

High Energy Thad Matta article

Techniques for getting the ball inside

Roy Williams: UNC Transition sets

Bill Grier: Gonzaga Defense

Kevin Pigott: Princeton Offense notes with diagrams

Australian Summer Improvement notes

Phoenix Suns: Offensive sets

Iowa Shuffle Zone Offense

Steve Nash: Different workout from the other day

Basketball Drills: A pdf file which consists of 54 basketball drills. It has to be in the top ten of coaching notes that I have come across in the last year. It is a tremendous setup for a young coach or a older coach. It has tons of different ideas especially if you are a motion offense guy.

Ernie Kent: Man to Man offense / Transition game

Roy Williams: North Carolina Transition game

Steve Nash: His workout

Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes

Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy

John Kresse: 2-2-1 press

John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones

Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook

Indiana Basketball Playbook

Larry Brown: Indiana Pacers Practice Plan (1 page)

Bobby Hurley: Practice Plan (1 page)

Bobby Knight: Indiana Practice Plan (1 page)

Fran Franschilla: Practice Organization notes

George Raveling: Junior Nike Practice plan notes

Open Post Offense notes

UCLA offense: It is on powerpoint and it might be the best looking notes that I have received in a very long time.

Shuffle Offense

Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy

Hubie Brown: Techniques and Strategies

Don Meyer: Coaching clinic notes

John Beilein: Michigan clinic notes that are typed and have diagrams.
Ramsey: Basketball conditioning program (1 page)

Diamondback Football program

(I had a coach that went to Europe and traveled through France and Spain and went and watched the best leagues in those two countries. It is a collection of great stuff)

France Pro League stuff

Spain Pro League stuff

Spain Pro League: Scouting notes from it. (Great Stuff)

Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes

Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy

John Kresse: 2-2-1 press

John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones

Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook

Indiana Basketball Playbook

European Multiple Defense
SMU: Half Court Shooting Drills
European Offenses: 4 different offenses
European Pick and Roll Defense
Portorico Scout offense (European offense)
Don Meyer: Creating Turnovers with selective trapping
Teacher’s Influence: a big file on how teachers influence the kids. Good stuff

Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 zone defense
Mark Turgeon: Texas AM Secondary Break (tremedous stuff….)
Todd Lickliter: Butler Offensive sets (Tremendous stuff…. great sets.)
Pete Gillen: Developing a post game
Open Post Motion offense: great detail
Iowa: Press Break
4 out, 1 in motion offense: Great detail to the notes
1-1-1-2 Conceal Press defense: great detail to the notes.
Jere Quinn (St. Thomas Prep): Philosophy of Coaching
Gregg Popovich: How to Scrimmage
Own the lane Post workout
Dave Leitao: NABC clinic notes

North Carolina: Complete conditioning workout observation
Orlando Magic Summer league observations and Purdue Preseason workout
Indiana WNBA Fever Practice observations
Jerry Petitgoue: Youth Practice workouts
Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 Matchup zone defense (great stuff)

John Saintignon: Pass-option secondary break (Tremendous resource)
Double Pump Clinic: notes from this fall (really good stuff from Division 1 and NBA coaches)
Wisconsin Green Bay: clinic notes
Bob Huggins: Open Post notes with Diagrams
Bob Huggins: Open Post notes without Diagrams
Italian 2003 clinic: Wheel offense (50 pages worth)
International NBA Clinic: Belgrade 2002 clinic
Post player moves and skills notes

Dick Bennett: Defensive concepts
Coach K: Basketball Thoughts
Rick Pitino: Ball Defense
Mike Brey: Offensive footwork
Steve Hawkins: Man Defense
Cheryl Burnett: Scramble Defense

Jim Boone: Packline Defense and Motion offense, war drill too
LaSalle Academy: Big Men workouts
Princeton Offense: Twenty rules to make it work

Don Meyer: Things that we have to learn
NBA EuroLive Tour: playbook
Larry Gipson: Motion Offense notes

Pete Carril: Princeton High Post Offense
Rick Majerus: Half Court Man to Man Defense
Flex Ball Screen Offense
“Zip” out of bounds play (only one play)
Will Rey: Combination Defenses

Larry Shyatt: Face Guard Defense
Vance Walberg: Vance Walberg Nation Offense handouts
Art of Defense

Mike DeVillivis: Mini clinics
Bullets Open Post Offense
Australian “AIS” conditioning plan

Joe Scott: Denver Basketball clinic 2007
Ganon Baker: Fiba article on the “Lost art of the Jumpshot”
Business Leadership book: Five Dysfunctions of a team summary
Hoopsource: Basketball Drill Sheet

Coach K: 1988 Basketball Clinic (Great stuff)
Triangle and Two defense

A Bunch of Set Plays
A Bunch of Continuity Zone offenses
Oliver Purnell: Team Chemistry

Kevin O’Neill: Priority Man to Man Defense
Jeff Van Gundy: Basketball Clinic when he was with the New York Knicks (Good Stuff)
UNC Practice Plan: 10-19-07
Tom Crean Coaches Packet (Job interview stuff – to get a job
7 Great Pressure releases for any offense (one page)
LMU Break (notes typed with diagrams)
Motion versus zone (one page)
Don Meyer: 1-1-3 matchup zone
Kelvin Sampson: 1-4 offense notes

Blaine Taylor : 14 options for Transition Game
Warrior Drills
Leadership Summaries 2
John Beilein: Michigan Coaching clinic notes
Stan Van Gundy: We Play Hard Clinic: Pick and Roll Offense (Most detailed notes in a while) (24 pages in detail with diagrams)
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive notes
Lason Perkins: Offensive set notes
Don Meyer: NSU shooting camp / practice
Team Arete: General Thoughts
Transition : To Flex Offense
Pete Gaudet: Post man notes
Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Motion offense (general notes)
Leadership Book Summaries
Xavier/ Wright State / Dayton practice notes
John Calipari / Larry Brown Coaches clinic retreat
Executive leadership summaries (Leadership articles)
Georgia Tech Inbounds plays
Dennis Felton: New Georgia motion offense concepts
Kelvin Sampson: Coaching clinic notes
Leadership articles published by Basketball Sense
Mike Dunlap: More coaching notes
Pete Newell/Mike Dunlap: Coaching clinic notes
Mike Dunlap: Offensive transition notes
Mike Dunlap: Footwork warmup
Dick Bennett: Blocker/Mover offense
Bill Parcells: Finding a way to win
Mike Dunlap: Combination of Mike Dunlap Coaching clinics / a touch of stuff with Vance Walberg at the clinic.
Ralph Miller: Pressure Basketball
Football Coaching Matters: Collection of notes from various football coaches

Hal Wissel: Basketball ShootingBasketball ShootingLead-up DrillsBasketball Shooting MechanicsCatch and Shoot JumpBehind the Ball or Step InCorrecting Errors in ShootingFree Throw ShootingMental Practice Perfect ShotShooting Off DribbleShoot-Out Drill.Step Back Jump Shot Off DribbleBW Shooting Chart DailyHook Shooting by HWBW Shooting Chart Monthly

Greg Popovich: my favorite drills
Herb Welling: The Dribble Motion offense and Building the dribble motion offense
Jerry Wainwright: Game Situations (slobs, blobs, and coaching) (Great stuff)
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Drills
Kevin Sutton: 26 Skill Developement Drills
Jamie Dixon: Pitt notes (2 pages)
Tim Miles: Triangle offense notes
Tubby Smith: Notes on Black/White press (When he was at Georgia)
Skip Prosser: Matchup Press
Bill Walsh: Various articles and notes that offer some coaching nuggets….
John Beilein coaching notes
Double Pump Coach’s clinic notes from LA, California (summer 2007)
Oak Hill Academy’s 40 series: Man Quick Hitters

Jay Wright: How to teach the Motion Offense system (It came from Villanova’s basketball staff)Jay Wright: Breakdown Drills for 4-out, 1in motion offense
Jay Wright: 4-out, 1-in motion summary

Vance Walberg clinic at Rocklin (Another set of notes)
Vance Walberg: Half court defense (1page)
Mike Dunlap: 2-2-1 press
Emporia State: Point Zone article
Vance Walberg: Rocklin Coaching clinic notes
Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy notes
Tim Floyd: Playing without size clinic notes
Vance Walberg Defense: Full Court Press notes
Vance Walberg: Mid-South Clinic notes from Tunica
Nike Clinic 2005 notes with diagrams
Nike Clinic 2006 notes with diagrams
Nike Championship Coaches clinic (sept. 2006)
Bruce Weber: 20 essential defensive drills
Bruce Weber: Motion Offense
Patrick Hunt: Motion offense
New York Coaches clinic presentation (one page)
Bobby Knight: Motion offense
Steve Alford: Drills for Motion offense
Fran Franchilla: Hoops 101
Bill Self: KU Press Break notes
Joe Ciampi: 1-1-3 matchup zone notes
Dave Leitao: Attacking 2-2-1 press
Mark Few: Flex for Success
Mike D’Antoni: Coaching notes
Barnigini Develoment work from FIBA magazine
MB Clinic 2001: Oliver Purnell, Paul Hewitt, Dr. Tom Davis, etc….
Kevin Eastman Individual workout camp

UNC Wilimington Clinic notes: (Brad Brownell, Jerry Wainwright, Tubby Smith)
Coaching Wisdom to Ponder notes
Billy Donovan Post Development drills
Thad Matta Clinic notes
Xavier Newsletter (from Sean Miller) couple articles, X’s and O’s.
Arizona Women’s Program study
Arizona Men’s Program study
Gary Waters 3 out 2 in motion offense
Kelvin Sampson coaching clinic
Coach K coaching notes
Phil Martelli Practice organization notes
Sherri Coale Motion notes
Pat Summitt Baden clinic notes
Mark Few Individual Improvement notes
Kelvin Sampson, Skip Prosser, Lon Kruger, Renee Portand at a Nike Clinic
Jim Harrick Program at Georgia (practice plans, offense, 2-3 defense, transition defense, etc.)

Collection of one page notes: (Kevin Eastman 6 musts, Bobby Hurley pg play, Missouri Leadership page, Kim Mulkey Robertson ideas)

Basketball Sense: Vol 12, number 3 and 4
Collection of great notes: (Dick Davey flex, Tom Crean: building a program, Steve Smith: secondary break, etc)
Billy Donovan article from Basketball sense
Bobby Knight (Baden clinic)
Stan Heath (Baden Clinic)
Dave Odom Clinic Notes (Pressbreak)
Skip Prosser clinic notes (Wake Forest Head coach at Dematha clinic)
Todd Lickliter clinic notes (Butler Basketball)
Basketball sense Vol 12, Number 2
Bill Self: Pressbreak
Lady Vols clinic with Pat Summitt (Her whole philosophy)
Lawrence Frank: How to build a motion offense (when he was an assistant with Kevin O’Neill)

Kevin O’ Neill : Wing Skill Development
Kevin O’ Neill: Drills
Kevin O’ Neill: Individual Skill Development (This note is done by Coach Sfera)
Dean Smith : Run and Jump Press
Dean Smith: 4 corners delay game
Kevin O’Neill: 3 out 2- in, motion offense (When he was at Tenn.)
Kevin O’ Neill: Secondary Break
Kevin O Neill: Shell Drill Handouts (great information in it)
Kevin O’ Neill: Program Facts (Ideas on his offensive and defensive program)
Press Break: 3 simple diagrams (Press break, Simple Press break for late in the game, Domino Press break)
Kevin O’ Neill: Defensive Thoughts
Kevin O’ Neill: Press offense
Kevin O’ Neill: Match-up zone
Kevin O’ Neill: Motion offense
Kevin O’ Neill: Man Set Plays
Kevin O’ Neill: Zone Offense
Kevin O’ Neill: Post Skill development drills
Al Skinner: Boston College Flex offense and secondary break into Flex offense
Xavier newsletter: (newsletter that Xavier University sents out. It is cool)
UNC Transition game notesUNC Practice plan for one day
David Loos: Hi-Low motion game and entries
Muffet McGraw: Spread Triangle
Tara Vanderveer: Stanford’s triangle offense
Jim Larranaga: More Scramble defense stuff
Grinnell system: How it works
Grinnell system: Power point presentation (Awesome design)
Jim Larranga Notes with diagrams
Detroit Pistons Training camp notes
Tom Crean: Individual Workout notes
Pat Summitt: Notes from clinic in 2006

Michigan State Program notes: set plays and out of bounds plays
Georgia Tech: Point Zone Defense
Georgia Tech: Individual workouts
Greg Brittenitam (New York Knicks) – Individual conditioning drills
Jerry Krause (Gonzaga ): Becoming a coach of significance
Mike Dunlap: Colorado Coaching academy
Bruce Pearl : Cutter’s series( his modified flex offense), Individual Improvement drills, Vols strength and conditioning program
Flex offense: Different types of them
Georgia Tech: Zone Offense
Georgia Tech: Secondary Break
Georgia Tech: Individual Defense
Georgia Tech: Matchup-press
Georgia Tech: Motion Offense
Nike Clinic 2006: Lorenzo Romar, Trent Johnson, Tubby Smith, Bruce Weber, Gary Williams, Tim Floyd, and etc. (No Diagrams)

Loyala Marymount Fastlane system
Grinnell Offensive system
Don Meyer Clinic 2006
Don Meyer Free Fall Clinic 2006
Don Meyer: Developing your post players
Pete Carril: Princeton Backdoor offense (English version from a clinic in spain)
Bill Foster: University of Miami “Philosophy
Don Meyer Clinic at Oak Ridge2006
Fresno City College handout (Vance Walberg) – mainly repeat stuff, but some new stuff on it.

That is just a sample of what is on our website.  If we don’t have something that you would want then we will find it for you in 48 hours.  We have a HUGE network of basketball coaches that will help you out.

Take a look at us,

Coach Peterman

Basketball Coaching website:  www.mensbasketballhoopscoop.blogspot.com

Lon Kruger: “The X’s and O’s of Success” Book Review

Coaches,

I love the christmas break time right now, because it allows me time to think, reflect, and re-direct my basketball energy on new subjects like books and dvds. I had the chance to read a book by Lon Kruger and DJ Allen named: “The X’s and O’s of Success”.

I actually knew some of Coach Kruger’s assistant coaches from my days at Blinn College and had met him briefly while I was out recruiting on the road. He wouldn’t remember the meeting, but I remember that he went out of his way for a young assistant coach and didn’t “Big-Time” me at all unlike a lot of Division 1 coaches.

Coach Kruger came up with a unique formula for success and trys to bring out the very best for his basketball players and teams. He has done things with dignity and class that is not always associated with the sport’s world. He talks about his principles for taking over cultures seeking stability and direction and changing them into positive, productive environments. I felt that his book could be applied to the business and coaching world.

Coach Kruger has made it an “art” when it comes to rebuilding college basketball programs. He does a great job of weaving his own basketball coaching experiences into examples that show leadership and the ability to improve performance. He talks about coaching at Texas Pan-American as the head men’s basketball coach / athletic director at the age of 29, and elite eight appearance in his second year at Kansas State, a final four appearance and team record of 29 wins at University of Florida, a Big Ten title for Illinois, and a Sweet 16 appearance for the “Running Rebels” of UNLV. He also discusses his two and a half year coaching job with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA and how they were fired mid-season. He doesn’t pull any punches in this book.

The chapters of the book cover 39 life lessons and how to apply leadership to any field of business or coaching. Each chapter is broken down into three parts: Pre-game, Game-time, and Post-Game. It is a very easy to read book that has life lessons that everyone can take something from. In lesson thirty, here is a quote that I love: “Remember, great leaders develop other great leaders”. It is simple, honest and true.

Here is an excerpt of the book:

“Lesson One: The Simplicity of Success

Pre-game:
It’s simple. Success is a process, not an event.

That’s not always the most exciting thing to hear. We want to believe in quick fixes, silver bullets, catching magic in a bottle.

But if you take the time to analyze the large majority of successful people, organizations, companies or teams, you will find that their overall success is a byproduct of simply doing the right things on a daily basis.

That is the reality we face as leaders — the simplicity of success. So how do we address something that is so elementary? How do we affirm this message with our teams day in and day out?

Welcome to the challenge of being a leader.

Game Time:
The average college basketball fan would probably be surprised to learn how much our coaching staff focuses on working with players to develop them off the court, in addition to helping them improve on the court.

When these young men join our program, they are usually 18-, 19- or 20-years-old. Many of them are away from home for the first time.

Some arrive on the scene with a strong work ethic while some lack the concept of working hard. It is all relative to their background and surroundings. While you can learn a little something about the players during the recruiting process, there are just some things you can’t find out about people until you are around them everyday.

Our objective as a staff is to develop our program for long-term success.

This means having kids on our team who are emotionally, mentally and physically able to perform at their highest level possible in basketball as well as in the classroom and socially. We want to maximize the potential of each player in our program.

In order to do this, we must start with the basics. We talk to our kids about the simplicity of success. “Take care of what you have to take care of today,” we tell them. “If you do this day in and day out for your entire tenure with us, you will have success and we will have success as a team.”

It is teaching elementary principles, but it is what works.”

What others are saying about Coach Kruger and the book:

“Lon Kruger helps to set the bar for integrity in our profession. His history of success in college basketball is even more impressive when you realize he has repeatedly revitalized programs all while operating strictly within the rules. Lon is a coach’s coach. We all have something to learn from him.”
Roy Williams
Head Coach, University of North Carolina

“Coach simply helps you be the best you can be – on and off the court. Players give their best because they know he cares.”
Mitch Richmond
Former All-American for Kruger at Kansas State and six-time NBA All-Star

“Lon Kruger is an outstanding leader and a great teacher. He brings everything to the table, everything it takes to build a program. I encourage you to take the lessons from this book to heart. Lon knows what he is talking about.”
Dick Vitale
Member of Basketball Hall of Fame, ABC and ESPN

“Lon is a brilliant businessman, who just happens to coach basketball. While he is known for his humility, his desire to win and his competitive drive is second to none. That balance of sincere humility with unending competitiveness is a unique trait many of the world’s premier business leaders share.”
Steve and Elaine Wynn
Wynn Las Vegas

“Lon Kruger is one of the finest leaders of young men I have ever witnessed in nearly a quarter-century of covering college basketball for CBS. Moreover, he is a good man. It does not surprise me that he has been a proven winner time and time again. When you mix leadership with passion and integrity, you get Lon Kruger.”
Jim Nantz
CBS Sports

“Very few coaches have been able to change cultures as quickly and successfully as Lon Kruger. He understands how to mold a group of individuals into one team with a common goal and has proven that time and time again. Lon has high standards for all those around him and he possesses a passion for winning, but not at any cost. That is arguably his strongest trait.”
Larry Brown
Head Coach, Charlotte Bobcats
Only coach to win both an NCAA National Championship (Kansas 1988) and an NBA Championship (Detroit 2004)

“Lon Kruger understands business because he understands people. The business world missed out on an all-star when Lon went into coaching.”
Bill Boyd
Executive Chairman of the Board, Boyd Gaming Corporation

I personally loved the book and will reflect back to it alot in the coming years. It gives you things to think about and if you can take one or two things from the book then it would be worthwhile as a basketball coach. I would give it a 5 out of 5 stars. Go to Coach Kruger’s website to learn more about it.

Coach Peterman