with Dave Arseneault, Grinnell College Head Coach, Named one of "Sports Illustrated Top 10 Innovative Coaches in Basketball Today," 3X Midwest Conference Coach of the Year, 3X Midwest Conference Champs
Coach Arseneault has made his mark in history by setting the NCAA record for scoring in a season ('01- '02) when his team averaged 124.9 ppg, connecting on 20.4 3-pointers per contest! His squads have led the NCAA in scoring for 10 straight years! Arseneault has used his innovative coaching techniques and strategy to further develop and tweak his new and improved offensive system. Using markerboard presentation, on-court demonstration and game footage, Arseneault shares the evolution of his running game and the adjustments he has made to overcome opponent strategies. He demonstrates how to get your team running and scoring after all possible situations, where each player knows their responsibility after a live turnover, a score, after a handle and after offensive and defensive rebounds. He teaches all of these strategies using multiple full-court drills getting every player involved. In addition, Arseneault shares more than 10 of his favorite shooting drills to prepare every player to be a good shooter.
Northern Illinois' Rob Judson, former Illini assistant under Lon Krueger and Bill Self, details his effective secondary break! This break generates excellent scoring opportunities from the perimeter and from the post. Judson begins by teaching the various scoring options in the break including the use of ball screens, stagger screens and the shuffle cut. He provides excellent coaching points on how to react to various defensive coverages in addition to drills to help teach it. Judson demonstrates the break versus both man and zone defenses and includes his effective 3-out 2-in zone offense.
with Jim Calhoun, University of Connecticut 1999 NCAA Champions!
Coach Calhoun presents his system for putting continuous pressure on a defense and scoring quickly off made or missed baskets using 10 drills to simulate a variety of fast break situations. Drills simulating 1-on-1, 2-on-1, 3-on-1, and 3-on-2 game situations are demonstrated on-court, concluding with a 5-on-5 scrimmage drill. Drills are supported with game footage to demonstrate their effectiveness when your team is in action! 1999. 30 minutes.
with Debbie Ryan, University of Virginia Women's Basketball Head Coach, 1991 National Coach of the Year
Coach Ryan uses on-court demonstration to clearly illustrate her effective transition drills and options. Coach Ryan has designed a four-step "magical formula" for a successful transition offense. Ryan presents her successful system of putting continuous pressure on the defense, getting the ball up the court, and scoring quickly off made and missed baskets by simulating a variety of fast break situations. Ryan outlines each player's responsibility in transition and the 9 options that are built into the secondary break. She covers every aspect of her philosophy of why to run and how to implement it into your practice, by using the clock for all drills, promoting communication, and having a great team spirit, along with a unique way of looking at turnovers. Coach Ryan will help you understand how your team can consistently gain an advantage in transition, by getting the ball up the court in the right position, and by recognizing opportunities. This video is going to put you and your team in the best situation to win games at any level!
with Roy Williams, University of North Carolina Head Coach, 2005 National Champions, 4X Time National "Coach of the Year," Winningest Active Coach in College Basketball
After 17 years as a head coach, Roy Williams unveils the secrets to the North Carolina Secondary Break! It all started with legendary coach Dean Smith at North Carolina and was "passed down" to Coach Williams (former Tar Heel assistant) who then went on to guide the University of Kansas basketball program to consistent success for many years. Now, back at North Carolina, Coach Williams and the secondary break have run their way to the 2005 National Title! Williams begins by discussing the advantages and philosophy of his primary and secondary breaks. He teaches you how to set up the break after a made or missed basket, how each player gets down court, each player's position on the court, and when to use the break. Williams presents a series of automatic and set plays off the secondary break that can be used to take advantage of your opponent in transition. This secondary break helped the Tar Heels lead the nation in 2005 in scoring at a rate of 88 points a game while shooting 49.9% from the field!
well-run full-court transition drill can be one of the most beneficial tools that a coach can have at his or her disposal. Winning Hoops has selected 25 of the very best transition drills to have ever appeared in the pages of the award-winning publication and put them all together on one "red-hot" DVD! You'll see and hear a description of the drill as it looks in diagram form before watching the drill being run "live" and on the court with real players.
You'll get 25 of the very best transition drills submitted by some of the finest coaching mind's in the game today. Each drill is multi-player, works multiple skills simultaneously and will be fun for your players to run - yet still challenging enough to keep them hustling and working hard during practices. You'll get fantastic transition drills such as the "Outnumbered-Break Drill," the "Defensive Transition Drill," the "Carolina Fast-Break Drill," the "Break-Identification Drill," the "4-on-4 Continuous Drill," the "Full-Court Rebounding Drill," the "4-Ball Jack Ramsey Drill," the "5-Player-Weave-Into-Transition Drill" and much, much more! These great transition drills are guaranteed to liven up your practices and improve the way your team gets up and down the floor!
with Dave Odom, University of South Carolina Head Coach, '95 National Coach of the Year, '96 Elite Eight, '00 NIT Champions
If your team faces pressure, this DVD can provide a game plan for being aggressive and turning your opponent's pressure defense into points! Dave Odom's system is well versed to exert pressure defensively and attack it on offense. Coach Odom shows that knowing how to apply pressure also helps his team break pressure. Emphasis is placed on attacking man-to-man pressure as well as trapping situations. With proper spacing, getting the ball to the middle, and then attacking, a team can turn pressure into points. Using a series of quick drills, Odom shows how to build a foundation for beating pressure by practicing them every day. Facing defensive pressure is inevitable and simply means that a teammate is open. That's why Odom dedicates an entire segment to passing and catching drills and highlights their importance to scoring against pressure. Coach Odom demonstrates his "Press Attack" offense against a full-court 1-2-1-1 press, which emphasizes the three pass-at-once positions. Players are taught to be in position for a pass behind, up-court on the sideline, and in the middle. When the ball gets to the middle, the attack can produce points. Next, Odom adds to his attack the "Away", "Tiger", and "Long Corner" drills. If your team faces pressure, this DVD can provide a game plan for being aggressive and turning your opponent's pressure defense into points!
with Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University Head Men's Basketball Coach; 2003 NCAA National Championship, 2004 Hall of Fame inductee, 2008 Assistant Olympic Basketball Coach
Coach Boeheim demonstrates his entire offensive philosophy for the fastbreak and early offense against man-to-man and zone defense. Throughout the video, Boeheim instills his offensive philosophy of running several sets to allow a variety of shots from a variety of players. Coach Boeheim begins this video with 20 minutes of individual warm-up and how it will help your players in running this potent transition offense and half-court offense. Boeheim challenges you to create your own philosophy on how to establish an efficient running game and how it will fit into your offensive play book. He helps you understand how to implement an effective game plan to utilize this offensive method. This series includes three dynamic drills to build the running game including Offense vs. Man, Offense vs. Zone, and Defensive Strategy. These drills start with 3-on-3 play and build up to 5-on-5 to reinforce the coaching techniques that have helped Boeheim and his teams earn 24 NCAA Tournaments invitations. Boeheim's secondary break paved the way to the 2003 National Championship Game. This video is going to put you and your team in the best position to score, utilize your talent, and win basketball games!
with Morgan Wootten, the all-time winningest HS basketball coach, 2000 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, and coach of innumerable NBA, college, and Olympic greats
Over 46 years, Wootten built a reputation for smothering team defense, solid fundamental offense and an effective fastbreak that led him to a lifetime 87% winning percentage and over 1200 victories! Legendary DeMatha HS (MD) coach Morgan Wootten details in this video how to teach and develop a potent fastbreak that can create easy baskets for your team while putting maximum pressure on the opponent's defense. Coach Wootten builds the break with drills including 2-on 1, 3-on 2 drills all the way to his 5-man break and its various scoring options. This is another excellent video from one of the game's all-time great teachers!
Coach Kent talks about what it takes to develop a great transition team at any level. Kent begins with five variations of a drill to condition your players as they master the Oregon transition offense. Kent then breaks down the Oregon Secondary Break called "Warrior," which allows any player on your team to score from anywhere on the court. He walks you through "Warrior" from the beginning and then provides a glimpse into the Ducks' playbook by demonstrating a few different variations of the Secondary Break. This is the same offensive system that has produced three NCAA tournament appearances, two NIT Final 4 appearances, a PAC-10 Championship, a PAC-10 Tournament title and three NBA First Round Draft Picks. Kent finishes by showing how to use the Secondary Break against a 2-3 zone.
with Roy Williams, University of North Carolina Head Coach; 2005 NCAA Champions
Many of Coach Williams' current beliefs were developed in his early days of coaching high school basketball in North Carolina. This DVD will illustrate the "Tar Heel Running Game" with the use of players in an impressive on-court demonstration. This style relies on running the floor and sharing the ball with teammates. Advantages of this style are that the running game negates the defense's ability to get set, which leads to many easy baskets. Williams covers his three offensive rules against a set defense, the importance of reading the defense and the importance of getting the ball out of the net and inbounds quickly. To work all facets of the primary break, Williams includes many drills that help offensive advantage situations, communication, finishing, down court passes by post players, quick inbounds pass and more. Once the primary break ends, the secondary offense begins. Multiple options are built into this attacking scheme. Ball reversal, lob, back screen and post feed are all options in the secondary. To safeguard against a denied reversal, a screen away option and on ball screen option keep the offense flowing. Williams uses 5-on-5 play to point out important teaching points. No college team runs the fast break as well as Coach Williams' Tar Heels. This DVD has drills that can be applied to any team and can help your team run and score "all night"!
Year in and year out the Blue Demon transition game defeats opponents on a regular basis. The brilliance behind this transition game is the topic of this DVD by Coach Bruno. He shares 10 principles for playing transition basketball. Bruno believes that playing in the open court creates quick and easy baskets and puts pressure on your opponent. Establishing roles is important to this type of game. Bruno sets down eight principles for play, which are balls skills, footwork, advanced offensive skills, teaching the eyes and the ears, understanding the game and being in condition. Skills development is important when playing transition and is a big part of DePaul's strategy. Defending to run is a concept that stresses defense before running the floor. There is more scoring and sharing with a running team, which adds to the morale of the team. Bruno lists six prerequisites for the transition game. Bruno steps to the floor to demonstrate drills used in his powerful running game. The sweep drill teaches players to cover space with few dribbles and finishing at the basket. Full court lay-ups are mixed with team free throws. Ten drills are executed on this transition DVD by one of America's finest coaches.
with Lawrence Frank, New Jersey Nets (NBA) Head Coach
Coach Frank believes that seven principles make up sound early offense. These principles include: Constant flow of motion, spacing, ball movement, player movement, multiple passing outlets, dribble penetration and offensive rebounding opportunities. The key to getting ahead of the defense is the first three steps and Frank teaches running technique to his players. In addition, Frank discusses each player's specific role in transition. In detail, Frank explores various angles, mismatches and options on the offensive end of the floor. Penetration, rub cuts, post duck-ins and ball movement are necessary for putting maximum pressure on the defense. The philosophy of "help a teammate first" is a big part of the Net's success in the NBA. This system is simplified to yield consistent results. Many of the actions depend on the reaction of the defense, making it virtually impossible to scout and defend. Coach Frank continues his presentation by showing a wrinkle in his early offense game - early post ups. The next option, if not open in the post, is to reverse and pass to a shooter coming off a down screen. Another special play sells the pick & roll for the benefit of the catch and shoot or drive and kick game. Frank displays his "paint attack" game. Zone offense is a topic also covered by Frank. Vulnerable areas in the zone are the short corner, middle and dribble penetration into gaps. Screening in the zone is a key to freeing shooters. Philosophically, Frank likes quick hitters, where their best scorer is the target. He demonstrates several quick hitters against the zone, including the Chin Set that uses screens against the zone and includes overload action.
with Bob Traina, Five-Star Basketball Coach/Instructor Seminole (FL) HS, Head Boy's Coach
All fast breaks start with rebounding the basketball, and Traina begins by breaking down the outlet pass to the guard. Added to this, wings sprint the floor to the basket. The first option is the lay-up or jump shot, but wings are also in position to flow into secondary action. Traina breaks down the 2-on-1 break in drill form, using the pass to advance down the floor. The "look away" lay-up and the bounce pass option are demonstrated. The 3-on-2 break is another part of the break that must be mastered. Four options against two defenders are presented. The goal is to get a shot and a rebound before the defense can get set and matched up. The 5-man weave combo drill puts all parts together into one drill. This is an active, continuous drill that incorporates passing, running, shooting and decision-making. The second 5 seconds of this system is the secondary offense. Traina walks his players through the secondary offense first, explaining the role of each player and the many options available. Traina demonstrates the secondary action against man and zone defenses. In four trips up and down the floor, players can execute all four options available in secondary offense. This DVD presents more than a fastbreak - this system is the main attack down the floor to score in a hurry!
Five-Star Basketball: Fastbreak Basketball - 10 Seconds of Freedom
with Bob Traina, Five-Star Basketball Coach/Instructor Seminole (FL) HS, Head Boy's Coach
All fast breaks start with rebounding the basketball, and Traina begins by breaking down the outlet pass to the guard. Added to this, wings sprint the floor to the basket. The first option is the lay-up or jump shot, but wings are also in position to flow into secondary action. Traina breaks down the 2-on-1 break in drill form, using the pass to advance down the floor. The "look away" lay-up and the bounce pass option are demonstrated. The 3-on-2 break is another part of the break that must be mastered. Four options against two defenders are presented. The goal is to get a shot and a rebound before the defense can get set and matched up. The 5-man weave combo drill puts all parts together into one drill. This is an active, continuous drill that incorporates passing, running, shooting and decision-making. The second 5 seconds of this system is the secondary offense. Traina walks his players through the secondary offense first, explaining the role of each player and the many options available. Traina demonstrates the secondary action against man and zone defenses. In four trips up and down the floor, players can execute all four options available in secondary offense. This DVD presents more than a fastbreak - this system is the main attack down the floor to score in a hurry!
2007.
Five-Star Basketball: 15 Drills for Rebounding
with Mark Gaffney, Five-Star Basketball Coach/Instructor and Lima (OH) Senior HS Head Coach
Coach Gaffney presents techniques and teaching points that will lead into drills for successful rebounding. To start, Gaffney demonstrates and drills the block out technique one-on-one. The back-to-back drill simulates the block out and is a competitive drill for both players. The purpose of the circle drill is to work on rebounding block out technique. One-on-one block out drill includes the close out, shot pressure, block out and the rebound. Moving to 2-on-2, the next drill puts a premium on blocking out and pursuing the ball. The cross block drill forces defenders to block out the player opposite them in the drill. The animal drill is worked on daily by Gaffney and develops desire, aggressiveness and a relentless attitude. Triangle rebounding drill is a 3-on-3 drill that uses two players in the corner and one player at the top of the key. It also progresses to 4-on-4 and 5-on-5. This drill is very game-like and can help establish excellent rebounding habits.
2007.
Five-Star Basketball: Building Team Man-to-Man Defense
with Danny Walck, Five-Star Basketball Coach/Instructor and Warwick (PA) HS Head Coach
From the 'whole-part-whole' teaching model, Coach Walck breaks down his system for man-to-man defense. Balance, stance and bent knees are required to play this intense system of defense. Defensive slides create space in the direction of the pointed toe. This step/slide/slide concept is well known among successful coaches. Also covered is the retreat step, close out and the trace drill. The defensive four-slide drill incorporates all slides into a half court drill. To teach the ball-man relationship, Walck sets up the shell drill to show defenders how to move relative to the ball and their man. Deny & open is a drill that works on wing denial, defending the back cut and maintaining vision on the ball. The four- and five-man shell drill emphasizes and demonstrates all techniques taught by Walck. The advantage of the shell drill is that each player can be exposed to all different defensive situations. On this DVD, Coach Walck shows how to build a foundation for successful man-to-man defense!
with Joe Stolzer, Five-Star Basketball Strength & Conditioning Coach
Having worked with Division I basketball athletes for the past 20 years, Joe Stolzer has the experience and knowledge of few basketball strength trainers. Bringing together speed, power and balance, the workouts on this DVD are designed to improve specific basketball skills. Stolzer's program is centered around injury prevention and performance enhancement. This workout begins with a number of exercises that focus on strength and conditioning, core strength, lower bodywork and balance. Stolzer's drills combine jumping jacks, push-ups, Walk/lunges, running backward, squats, sit-ups and back extensions to enhance basketball players' range of motion. Stolzer also incorporates visualization with players. The most important step in sports is the first step, Coach Stolzer teaches it well. Drills he uses for the first step development are the back-and-forth jump drill, front/back, and hopping drill. Another element of the speed workout concerns hip mobility. This is developed with the lunge & turn and the push up & turn drills. Additional exercises deal with lift-off and quick feet, developing fast jumpers, hand and foot quickness, arm movements and shooting. All of the drills in this DVD create quicker, stronger and better-conditioned athletes!
