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#287 - March 13, 2024 (Rebounding)

#286 - February 28, 2024 (2 Advanced Post Moves)

#285 - February 14, 2024 (Junk Defenses and defending a star player)

#284 - January 31, 2024 (Attacking the Middle of the 2-3 Zone)

#283 - January 17, 2024 ("Red" - Trapping the Point Guard)

#282 - January 3, 2024 (Pick and Roll Offense)

#281 - December 20, 2023 (SOS Defense)

#280 - December 6, 2023 (2 Plays for Your Shooting Guard)

#279 - November 22, 2023 (Favorite Drills)

#278 - November 8, 2023 (Larry Bird Pick and Roll Options)

#277 - October 25, 2023 (Basketball Coaching 101)

#276 - October 11, 2023 (Scrimmage-type Drills)

#275 - September 27, 2023 (Preparing for a New Season)

#274 - September 13, 2023 (3 Finishing Moves)

#273 - August 30, 2023 (Dribble Drive Offense)

#272 - August 16, 2023 (Illinois Horns Post-up Play)

#271 - August 2, 2023 (Viking Half-Court Trap)

#270 - July 19, 2023 (Pack-Line Defense)

#269 - July 5, 2023 (Developing Point Guards)

#268 - June 21, 2023 (Developing Guards)

#267 - June 7, 2023 (Developing Post Players)

#266 - May 24, 2023 (Off-Season Coaching)

#265 - May 10, 2023 (Defending Downscreens and Backscreens)

#264 - April 26, 2023 (Defending Post-Post Screens)

#263 - April 18, 2023 (Defending Cutters)

April 10, 2023 - Special Deal (Stats App Deal)

#262 - March 29, 2023 (Trapping the Low Post)

#261 - March 15, 2023 (Pre-Game Warm-up Drills)

#260 - March 1, 2023 (March Madness!)

#259 - February 15, 2023 (New Late Season Plays)

#258 - February 1, 2023 (Attacking Zones)

#257 - January 18, 2023 (Flexible Runner Offense)

#256 - January 4, 2023 (Baseline OB Plays)

#255 - December 21, 2022 (Game Coaching Strategies)

#254 - December 7, 2022 (Zone Plays)

#253 - November 23, 2022 (Shell Drills)

#252 - November 9, 2022 (Coaching Forms)

#251 - October 26, 2022 (Defending Ball-screens)

#250 - October 12, 2022 (Preparing for a New Season)

#249 - September 28, 2022 (Team Shooting Drills)

#248 - September 14, 2022 (Coale Passing Drill)

#247 - August 31, 2022 (Press Offense)

#246 - August 17, 2022 (Two Sideline OB Plays)

#245 - August 3, 2022 (Match-up Press Defense)

#244 - July 20, 2022 (Developing Your Point Guard)

#243 - July 6, 2022 (Developing Your Guards)

#242 - June 22, 2022 (Post Player Development)

#241 - June 8, 2022 (Making Drills Competitive)

#240 - May 25, 2022 (Trapping with a Trailer)

#239 - May 11, 2022 ("Side Fist" - trapping the wing)

#238 - April 27, 2022 (Kansas and North Carolina Horns Plays)

#237 - April 13, 2022 (Pistol Actions - early offense)

#236 - March 30, 2022 (Off-Season Coaching)

#235 - March 16, 2022 (Favorite Hi-Lo Play - Blitz)

#234 - March 2, 2022 (Izzo BLOB Play)

#233 - February 16, 2022 (Favorite Play - Kentucky)

#232 - February 2, 2022 (Post-Game Talks)

#231 - January 19, 2022 (Pregame Locker-room Meeting)

#230 - January 5, 2022 (More Game Strategy)

#229 - December 22, 2021 (End of Game Strategy)

#228 - December 8, 2021 (Wolverine Pick and Roll Play)

#227 - November 24, 2021 (Our Favorite Drills)

#226 - November 10, 2021 (How to Plan for Good Practices)

#225 - October 27, 2021 (Horns Set and Plays)

#224 - October 13, 2021 (Preparing for a new season)

#223 - September 29, 2021 (Pack-Line Defense)

#222 - September 15, 2021 (Full-Court Dribbling Moves Drills)

#221 - September 1, 2021 (Wisconsin Swing Offense)

#220 - August 18, 2021 (Arico Close-Out Drill)

#219 - August 4, 2021 ("Carolina" 2-3 Zone Play)

#218 - July 21, 2021 (Inbounds Play vs 2-3 Zone - "Split")

#217 - July 7, 2021 (Loyola Play)

#216 - June 23, 2021 (Screening Drills)

#215 - June 9, 2021 (41-Deny Press)

#214 - May 26, 2021 (5-Out Open Post Offense)

#213 - May 12, 2021 (Ball-Handling, Dribbling and Drills)

#212 - April 28, 2021 (Auriemma Lay-up Drills)

#211 - April 14, 2021 (Taking The Charge)

#210 - March 31, 2021 (Box-and-1 Offense)

#209 - March 17, 2021 (Positionless Basketball?)

#208 - March 3, 2021 (Zipper and Iverson Cuts)

#207 - February 17, 2021 (Screen Your Own and Cut-Screen)

#206 - February 3, 2021 (Floppy Screen and Plays)

#205 - January 20, 2021 (Slam - Simple Motion Offense)

#204 - January 6, 2021 (Tips for Better Passing)

#203 - December 23, 2020 (5 Mistakes Players Make When They Workout)

#202 - December 9, 2020 (1-on-1 Drills)

#201 - November 25, 2020 (Rebounding Missed Free-Throws)

#200 - November 11, 2020 (Tips for Short Post Players)

#199 - October 28, 2020 (Rebounding War Drill)

#198 - October 22, 2020 (Mastering the Princeton Offense)

#197 - October 16, 2020 (Fred Hoiberg's Transition Speed Drill)

#196 - September 30, 2020 (BYU Cougars Plays)

#195 - September 16, 2020 (How to Use Your Post Player in the 4-Out Offense)

#194 - September 2, 2020 (Taking Good Shots - Shot Selection)

#193 - August 19, 2020 (Motion Offenses)

#192 - August 5, 2020 (Preparing for a New Season)

#191 - July 22, 2020 (Preparing Players for High School Basketball)

#190 - July 8, 2020 (Viking 1/2 Court Trap)

#189 - June 24, 2020 (Purposeful Scrimmage Drills)

#188 - June 10, 2020 (Circle Trap Drill)

#187 - May 27, 2020 (Versatile "Runner" Offense)

#186 - May 13, 2020 (The Split-Step)

#185 - April 29, 2020 (How to Become a Better Coach During the Coronavirus Pandemic)

#184 - April 15, 2020 (How to Become a Better Player During the Coronavirus Pandemic)

#183 - April 1, 2020 (2-on-1 Transition Drill)

#182 - March 18, 2020 (Horns Set - 2 plays)

#181 - March 4, 2020 ("Drift" Passing Drill)

#180 - February 19, 2020 ("Wolf" Back-Tip Drill)

#179 - February 5, 2020 (4-Second Box Transition Drill)

#178 - January 22, 2020 (BLOB Play vs 2-3 Zone)

#177 - January 8, 2020 (Ganon Baker Euro Step)
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#176 - December 27, 2019 (Ganon Baker Pivot and Pass Drills)

#175 - December 11, 2019 ("Red" - Trapping the Point Guard)

#174 - November 27, 2019 (Bob Knight - Screening Options)

#173 - November 13, 2019 (Live Shell Drills)

#172 - October 30, 2019 (Basketball Coaching 101)

#171 - October 16, 2019 (Shot Clock in High School Basketball?)

#170 - October 2, 2019 (What Student-Athletes Need to Know About Vaping)

#169 - September 18, 2019 (Cherry Picking System)

#168 - September 4, 2019 (Zone Defense)

#167 - August 21, 2019 (Planning Practices)

#166 - August 7, 2019 (Point Zone Defense)

#165 - July 24, 2019 (Larry Bird on Pick and Roll Options)

#164 - July 10, 2019 (4-1 Chameleon Defense)

#163 - June 26, 2019 (Horns Elevation Offense)

#162 - June 12, 2019 (Defensive Close-outs)

#161 - May 22, 2019 (Two FC Transition Drills - "Piston" and "Pitch 'n Fire")

#160 - May 8, 2019 (Two OB PLays - Baseline and Sideline)

#159 - April 24, 2019 (Defending the Pick and Roll - "Under", "Over" and "Ice" Techniques)

#158 - April 10, 2019 (Three Advanced Finishing Moves)

#157 - March 27, 2019 (Coaching in the Off-Season)

#156 - March 13, 2019 (Pick and Roll Drills)

#155 - February 27, 2019 (5-on-3 Transition Defense Drill)

#154 - February 13, 2019 (Preparing for March Madness)

#153 - January 30, 2019 (Post Play)

#152 - January 16, 2019 (Attacking the Packline Defense)

#151 - January 2, 2019 (Shooting Drills with the Shoot-A-Way GUN)

#150 - December 19, 2018 (Huggins 4-on-4 plus 1 drill)

#149 - December 5, 2018 (Half-Court Presses/Traps)

#148 - November 21, 2018 (Man-to-Man Defense)

#147 - November 7, 2018 (Resources for Youth Basketball Coaches)

#146 - October 24, 2018 (Defending Without Fouling)

#145 - October 10, 2018 (The Amoeba Defense)

#144 - September 27, 2018 (Preparing for a new season)

#143 - September 13, 2018 (Preseason Tryouts)

#142 - September 5, 2018 (Baseline Out-of-Bounds Plays)

#141 - August 30, 2018 (The Princeton Offense)

#140 - August 15, 2018 (Basketball Assistant Coach)

#139 - July 31, 2018 (Competitive Toughness Drills)

#138 - July 16, 2018 (Faking and Cutting)

#137 - June 28, 2018 (Sarah Daren Articles)

#136 - June 14, 2018 (2 Last-Second Full-Court Plays)

#135 - May 30, 2018 (Offensive Precepts)

#134 - May 15, 2018 (Pack-Line Defense)

#133 - May 1, 2018 (Full-Court Pressing)

#132 - April 15, 2018 (Mental Aspects)

#131 - April 1, 2018 (Attacking the Middle of 2-3 Zone)

#130 - March 15, 2018 (Off-Season Coaching)

#129 - March 1, 2018 (Preparing for March Madness)

#128 - February 14, 2018 (Shot Selection)

#127 - February 1, 2018 (10 Tips for Improving Your Team's Passing)

#126 - January 15, 2018 (2-3 Zone Plays)

#125 - January 1, 2018 (a History of Basketball)

#124 - December 15, 2017 (Out-of-Bounds Plays, "Tap Head Series")

#123 - December 1, 2017 (Duke Transition and Early Motion Offense)

#122 - November 15, 2017 (Box Set Plays)

#121 - November 1, 2017 (Getting Ready for New Season)

#120 - October 15, 2017 (Defensive Drills)

#119 - October 1, 2017 (The 1-4 Stack Offense)

#118 - September 15, 2017 (How to Build a Basketball Program - Part 2)

#117 - September 1, 2017 (How to Build a Basketball Program - Part I)

#116 - August 15, 2017 (Attacking Zone Defenses)

#115 - August 1, 2017 (The Triangle Offense)

#114 - July 15, 2017 (Parents and Coaches)

#113 - July 1, 2017 (Your Coaching Philosophy - Part II)

#112 - June 15, 2017 (Your Coaching Philosophy - Part I)

#111 - June 1, 2017 (Game Coaching and Strategies)

#110 - May 14, 2017 (Free-Throw Shooting)

#109 - May 1, 2017 (Rebounding and Drills)

#108 - April 15, 2017 (Off-Season Coaching)

#107 - April 1, 2017 (Our Favorite Drills)

#106 - March 15, 2017 (Kansas - Bill Self - Zone Plays/Offense)

#105 - March 1, 2017 (Getting Open, Movement and Spacing)

#104 - February 15, 2017 (SOS Defense)

#103 - February 1, 2017 (Press Offenses)

#102 - January 15, 2017 (Attacking Junk Defenses)

#101 - January 1, 2017 (Junk Defenses)

#100 - December 15, 2016 (Where Are All the Great Shooters?)

#99 - December 1, 2016 (Beginning a new Season)

#98 - November 15, 2016 (Scrimmage with a Purpose Drills)

#97 - November 1, 2016 (8th Grade Tryouts)

#96 - October 15, 2016 (2-3 High Offenses)

#95 - October 1, 2016 (Attacking the Pack Line Defense)

#94 - September 15, 2016 (Guard Play/Development)

#93 - September 1, 2016 (Half-Court Traps/Presses)

#92 - August 15, 2016 (Pick and Roll Offense)

#91 - August 1, 2016 (Post-Game Talks - Revisited)

#90 - July 15, 2016 (Players Don't Waste Your Time Getting Seen...)

#89 - July 1, 2016 (4-Out Offense)

#88 - June 15, 2016 (Special Zone Defenses)

#87 - June 1, 2016 (Two New Offenses)

#86 - May 15, 2016 (Developing Your Post Players)

#85 - May 1, 2016 (Why Games are Lost)

#84 - April 15, 2016 (Basketball History)

#83 - April 1, 2016 (Coaching in the Off-Season)

#82 - March 15, 2016 (Season Ending Disappointment)

#81 - March 1, 2016 (Preparing for March Madness)

#80 - February 15, 2016 (2-3 Zone Plays)

#79 - February 1, 2016 (Recent Additions to the Website)

#78 - January 15, 2016 (Transition Drills)

#77 - January 1, 2016 (Pre-game Preparation)

#76 - December 15, 2015 (Last Second Plays)

#75 - December 1, 2015 (Planning Practices)

#74 - November 15, 2015 (Planning for the new Season)

#73 - November 1, 2015 (Pre-Season Coaching)

#72 - October 15, 2015 (2-3 Zone Defenses - with Variations)

#71 - October 1, 2015 (Press Defense)

#70 - September 15, 2015 (Mental Aspects of Basketball)

#69 - September 1, 2015 (From MSU's Tom Izzo)

SE - August 19, 2015 (PGC Basketball Fall Courses)

#68 - August 15, 2015 (Transition Fast-Break Offense)

#67 - August 1, 2015 (Out-of-Bounds Plays)

#66 - July 15, 2015 (Attacking Zones)

#65 - July 1, 2015 (Man-to-Man Defense)

#64 - June 15, 2015 (Core Coaching Articles)

#63 - June 1, 2015 (Off-Season Individual Work-Outs)

#62 - May 15, 2015 (Serious Basketball Players, AAU, etc)

#61 - May 1, 2015 (Screening Zones/Wissel Shooting)

SE - April 24, 2015 (PGC Basketball Summer Courses)

#60 - April 15, 2015 (Off-Season Team Workouts)

#59 - April 1, 2015 (Defending Without Fouling)

#58 - March 15, 2015 (Struggling Through a Losing Season)

#57 - March 1, 2015 (Buzzer-Beaters - Last Second Plays)

#56 - February 15, 2015 (40 Half-Court Press Break)

#55 - February 1, 2015 (Fred Hoiberg's Transition to Drag-Screen Action)

#54 - January 15, 2015 (Attacking the Press)

#53 - December 31, 2014 (Basketball History)

#52 - December 15, 2014 (Bob Kloppenburg's SOS Pressure Defense)

#51 - December 1, 2014 (Several Michigan State Tom Izzo Plays)

#50 - November 15, 2014 (Coach's Guide to a Drug Free Basketball Team)

#49 - November 1, 2014 (Basketball Tryouts)

#48 - October 15, 2014 (Coaches Preseason Checklist)

#47 - October 1, 2014 (Secondary Numbered Break)

#46 - Sept 15, 2014 ("Runner" Zone Offense)

#45 - Sept 1, 2014 (Princeton Offense)

#44 - August 19, 2014 (Upcomimg PGC/Gazier Clinics)

#43 - August 15, 2014 (Tips on Entering the Coaching Profession)

#42 - August 1, 2014 (Parent - Player Guidelines)

#41 - July 15, 2014 (Conditioning)

#40 - July 1, 2014 (Kansas 2-3 Zone Plays)

#39 - June 15, 2014 (The Amoeba Defense)

#38 - June 1, 2014 (Youth 2-3 Zone Offense)

#37 - May 15, 2014 (Bo Ryan's Wisconsin Swing Offense)

#36 - May 1, 2014 (Playing AAU or Club Basketball)

#35 - April 15, 2014 (Off-Season Coaching)

#34 - April 1, 2014 (Parent - Coach Relationships)

#33 - March 15, 2014 (Dick Bennett's Blocker Mover Offense)

#32 - March 1, 2014 (Preparing for the Post-Season Tournament)

#31 - February 24, 2014 (Keith Haske's Uptempo Basketball System)

#30 - February 14, 2014 (Adding a few plays late in the season)

#29 - February 1, 2014 (Turnovers in Transition and the Half-Court)

#28 - January 15, 2014 (Developing a Rebounding Mind-Set)

#27 - January 1, 2014 (Defensive Intensity - Charting Deflections)

#26 - December 15, 2013 (Passing Turnovers - 10 Tips to Avoid Them)

#25 - December 1, 2013 (Free-Throw Shooting)

#24 - November 15, 2013 (Moving Without the Ball)

#23 - November 1, 2013 (Coaching Do's and Don't's / Pre-Season Training Drills)

#22 - October 15, 2013 (The Exceptional Player)

#21 - October 1, 2013 (Coaching Philosophy)

#20 - September 15, 2013 (Sideline Plays)

#19 - September 1, 2013 (The Assistant Coach)

#18 - August 15, 2013 (The Hook Shot)

#17 - August 1, 2013 (Packline Defense)

#16 - July 15, 2013 (Role Players)

#15 - July 1, 2013 (Planning Practices)

#14 - June 15, 2013 (Rick Torbett's Read and React Offense)

#13 - June 1, 2013 (Being a Team Leader)

#12 - May 15, 2013 (Basketball Plays that Lead to Wins)

#11 - May 1, 2013 (How to Build a Basketball Program)

#10 - April 15, 2013 (Coaching in the Off-Season)

#9 - April 1, 2013 (Rebounding)

#8 - March 15, 2013 (Post-Game Talks)

#7 - March 1, 2013 (Late-Season Tune-Up - Preparing for March Madness)

#6 - February 14, 2013 (Struggling Through a Losing Season)

#5 - February 01, 2013 (Zone Offense)

#4 - January 14, 2013 (Why Games Are Lost)

#3 - January 1, 2013 (Post Play)

#2 - December 15, 2012 (Youth Basketball)

#1 - December 01, 2012 (Full-Court Press)