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Quick Show & Hit
Hey Coaches, looking to dial up your aggression in PNR defense? Or, as Texas MBB Associate Head Coach, Frank Haith, mentioned on the podcast, add a little “Punch” to your coverage? Today, we’ll examine how teams are enhancing the Quick Show coverage by incorporating an aggressive “Next” defensive strategy in opportunistic situations. This approach enables defenses to disrupt unsuspecting ballhandlers and create opportunities to steal a few extra possessions. What is the Coverage? Simply put, when the PNR is attacking towards the loaded side (with two or more players) the next closest defender on that loaded side follows up the big’s Quick
2024 Year-In-Review
Happy New Year, Coaches! We hope 2024 has been a rewarding year for you both on and off the court. As we turn the page to 2025, we’re taking one last opportunity to reflect on the past year by highlighting some of the most viewed and impactful content we’ve shared. It’s a chance to revisit the ideas and moments that resonated most with our coaching community over the past year. Below you’ll find a short recap accompanied by the video, newsletter, and extra added content for each concept that was explored that week. Best of the “Film Room” 2024 🥇 Ryan Pannone
Reactive Pickups
Starting a training session with stationary handles, form shooting, and a linear progression may be a time-tested method, but it’s not the only way a coach can think about building key traits of a player’s game. Players can often replicate these drills on their own, so why not maximize the value of your time together with drills that offer a bit more game-like movement and feel? In our latest “Modern Game Truths” series with the Pro Lane, we highlight an alternative warm up structure through a “Reactive Pickup Series.” With Reactive Pickups the focus is on giving players what they can’t get
Drive the Wake
A few months ago, during our “Film Room” session with Birmingham Squadron Head Coach, TJ Saint{🔓}, we had a conversation centered on playing small and analyzed the solutions he developed to combat switching and size mismatches. During this part of the session, he introduced us to an offensive concept for attacking switches called “Drive the Wake.” Since then, it’s been a concept we’ve kept an eye on and briefly referenced in our “Switching Primer” a few weeks ago. Today, we’re taking a closer look at this concept, exploring what it entails and why it works so well. What is it? “Drive the
