Billy Donovan's relentless work ethic and leadership led the Florida Gators to back-to-back National Championships. The foundation of this success is a commitment to individual improvement every day of the year. His ability to make players better, stronger and more efficient on offense has led to his impeccable reputation as true teacher of the game. Donovan uses 30-40 minute sessions outside of practice to teach shooting, dribbling, post play, and perimeter skills. This skill development series is based on five competitive, point-based drills. The five drills focus on individual shooting improvement, passing, cutting, individual moves, dribbling and ball handling, shooting efficiency, conditioning, pivoting on the perimeter and post play development. The secret to Donovan's success at Florida comes from this five drill series. This DVD provides a competitive, challenging, and proactive plan for player development.

2008.

There are five "non-negotiables" that form the bedrock of Dick Bennett's philosophy in his storied coaching career. Players learn and execute by what specifics the coach teaches and what is emphasized. Coach Bennett's list of what he emphasizes includes intangibles, convert to defense, rebound on defense and sureness with the ball. Intangible areas begin with humility - the knowledge of self vs. what others think he is. Passion is a focus toward the task ahead with a total commitment. Unity, which comes from scripture, is the true way to greatness. Servant hood is a trademark of the way Bennett likes the game played and screening, being in the right place and passing are all skills that exemplify servant hood. Thankfulness is another intangible in Bennett's system. Progress comes from acceptance of losing and how it is handled. A loss of poise, consistency, focus are indicators that players must avoid and can be accomplished with being true to the five intangibles. Teaching areas that make up Coach Bennett's coaching philosophy are fundamentals, roles on offense, stopping penetration and recovering and trapping the post. Drills are demonstrated to illustrate intangibles and to aid in teaching them - which is the core and focal point of this excellent DVD.

56 minutes. 2008.

Developing a player is the result of hard work and intense skill development. Offensive finishing moves from the top of the key include; the Veer, Stockton Lay Up, Jump Stop & Finish and Rip Pivot. Each of these moves is demonstrated with and without defense. Tight Chairs is a drill to develop all facets of ball handling in the open court. Using chairs as defenders, Coach Lee has designed half and full court ball handling drills for players of all levels. A series of drills from half court teach the cross over, between the legs and behind the back technique. From the wing, Lee teaches the "hips across" move to beat the help defense. Other drills are Florida one-on-one, L cut series, Florida shooting, cutting off screens and fade cutting.

55 minutes. 2008.

Coach O'Neill has coached at every level of basketball, from high school to the NBA. He believes that fundamentals help players get better, which makes the team better and leads to more wins. His passing drills are done with an emphasis on passing and catching with two hands and two eyes. Eight passing drills combine technique with in game type situations. The hand off is taught in the half court and is becoming a big part of the game. O'Neill introduces the half court passing drill, a combination of passing, shooting and cutting. O'Neill's shooting drills start with the elbow pin-down with and without dribble and he adds the catch and sweep, fade cut and shot, dribble pull up, curl shot and shot fake and shoot. He includes the backboard tip, Mikan drill, full speed lay-ups, baseline power move, middle drives, crossover drives, elbow spin dribble, hand off and lay-up, pull up shot, hesitation dribble, behind the back and the crossover dribble.

53 minutes. 2008.

This outstanding individual improvement program is comprised of: Ball handling, finishing moves, shooting, and speed/strength. A typical workout incorporates the four phases and lasts about 45 minutes. Coach Young uses six drills in the ball handling segment to work on stance, head up and control of the ball. Partner drills such as Figure 8, catch & pass, and one dribble/pass make for good early practice drills. The shooting segment begins with technique shooting done in the paint. Stationary and one-dribble 3-point drills improve long-range efficiency, and "32" is a shooting game that creates competition and accuracy from the 3-point range. Finishing moves at the basket make players focus on scoring from short range. Young teaches the jump stop, reverse pivot, one dribble and lay-up moves in this segment. A proponent of intense conditioning, Young's unique approach to strength and flexibility improvement combines ball handling and lay-ups with the resistance of the bands. Without the ball, Young demonstrates slide technique drills with the band. This is an excellent individual improvement workout!

70 minutes. 2007.