Endeavors

Try one of our projects. Be sure to show your coach!

• HISTORY OF HOOPS Learn about the greatest moments in basketball history.
• CHASTAIN CHALLENGE Try this flexible challenge for a month (or ten!)
• Workout Card Just 4 drills per day; doesn't get any simpler than this.
• Bassline Playlist Learn to dribble with rhythm through these songs
• Five Skills Video your mastery of these skills to make our top 3!
• Tabatta Workout The toughest workout ever!
• Seven Minute Drill The record is 43!
• 5 Minute Rusch When you don't have much time...
• Movie Clips A bunch of inspirational scenes to make you think.
• Bamboo Challenge A powerful metaphor, with a challenge that takes years.
• MASTERY SKILLS 50 key items our players should eventually perfect
• Five Perfect Weeks See what it's like to work like a pro
• Preobrazovaniye Completely transform youself in 100 days!
• Five Tricks Video your mastery of these tricks to make our top 3!
• Weekly Improvements Identify a weakness, then crush it!

Clinics

Click on any of the following to see all ten clinic tips for that particular aspect.

• Ball Handling Dribbling, passing, and vision
• Shooting Form, getting open, and consistency
• Offensive Skills Everything needed offensively
• Defensive Skills Everything needed defensively
• Inside Scoring Finishing drives and from the post
• Rebounding Mentality and tricks of the trade

Drills

Try one of these workouts to best hone a specific aspect of your overall game.

• Shot Shop Ensure your shot is sharp and ready for games!
• Ten Minute Drill A collection of difficult drills to prove proficiency
• Dribbling Dojo Drills every ball handler should be doing daily
• Fast Class Improve your speed with these drills
• Dunk School Drills to quickly increase your vertical leap!
• Mastery These drills will improve your overall game

Homework

Print out this month's homework to fill out daily. Regardless of how well you do, turn it into your coach at month's end.

• January Ball Spins
• February Push-ups
• March Weak-hand Jumpers
• April Triple Cross Repeat
• May Rim Touches
• June Scissor Wrap Dribble
• July Jump Rope
• August Shot Chart
• September Epic Drill
• October Nash Drill
• November Bed Shots
• December Free Throws

Strategies

Learn our plays to maximize your effectiveness and potential during games.

• TRIANGLE Our basic set
• SIDE When the wing denies, we go backdoor
• ISO 1on1 option from the wing
• HYPE Posting a mismatched wing
• 180 Dribble hand-off to 3 options
• LATERAL Pick n roll options
• RIGHT On a high post entry, the wing backcuts
• PYRAMID Screen across, down screen action
• POLLY Iverson-cut to free up denied wings
• SCALE Flare screen when over-pressured
• TANGENT Double on-ball for multiple reads
• THREE Double-screen away, with an iso option
• ZONE Pass, cut, penetrate, and kick
• PRESS Get doubled, reverse, and flash
• S.O.O.B. Box to option reads
• B.O.B. Box to option reads

Pick n Roll

Master the game's greatest offensive weapon. Take the Quiz

• Layup / Create no show or help
• Drive to shot no show w help
• Retreat, then beat double w big
• Against to drive Not forced
• Pass to roll weak show, no help
• Pass to pop weak show w help
• Over to shot D goes under
• Retreat to pass double w guard
• Slip show too early
• Re-screen Flat Show
• Flip-flop Screen Ice or Routine D
• Split to drive Guard over-forces

Euro Steps

Practice these elusive moves to truly master the game.

• Direct Euro to evade a charge while driving
• Indirect Euro to elude a defender that cuts you off
• Pro Hop to split defenders on penetration
• Shamgod The best playground move of all-time
• Diagonal Pro Hop for fastbreak finishes
• Inverted Euro to juke standing defenders
• Jamal Crawford named after the master himself

Focuses

None of these take any skill or genetic ability, and each of these is worth at least a 5 points' difference during games. Therefore, any team executing each of the focuses below will be able to swing any game up to 60 points in their favor. View our video breakdown challenge to try your hand at identifying each of the following:

• Defensive Rebounds On shots, get low and hit your man away from the hoop
• Offensive Rebounds Minus the "get back", all players should crash
• Communicate Be sure to talk loudly the majority of the game
• Get Back On the shot, one offensive player needs to sprint beyond halfcourt
• No Turnovers Minimize risks and allow the best to dribble
• Patience Utilize our 0-50-100 rule; with 5 exceptions
• Help-side Occupy the lanes to help on drives and on-balls
• Pressure Apply and handle pressure to the best of your ability
• Cut Hard Sprint on inside and wing cuts to keep the defense honest
• Enthusiasm Whether in or out the game, be excited and energetic
• Stance Outside of sprinting and jumping, each player should remain low and strong
• Contest Shots Without fouling, ensure the other team only takes contested shots