Double your team's effectiveness with Coach Baron's communication drills for transition basketball. Transition basketball is the foundation of Baron's long standing success in college basketball. His teams are effective at using every inch of the floor. This DVD will unveil basketball drills for offensive and defensive transition productivity. Communication is the common thread that runs through each drill and teaching point from Baron. He places a premium on taking charges and forcing turnovers with his aggressive defensive style. Your team will create fast break scoring opportunities by forcing turnovers with good defense. Baron includes 10 benefits and requirements for high scoring transition basketball. His drills focus on player communication and disadvantage situations. Each drill exerts pressure on the defense by playing with one less player. Defensive awareness, communication and rotation are the main benefits of each drill. Quick scores and forced turnovers will result in high scoring games for your team.

75 minutes. 2009

Produced at the Spring 2008 Chester, WV Clinic.

Coach Mihalich begins this DVD with coaching philosophy and beliefs that have led him to a successful coaching career. Mihalich believes strongly in practice preparation. Elements of his practice philosophy include shooting drills early in practice, repetition with variety, have a plan every day, "it's not what you teach it's what you emphasize," make drills competitive, be a master teacher and you play the way you practice. Moving to the full court, Mihalich introduces the full court passing drill. This drill is fast paced where players run, pass, catch and shoot lay-ups as quickly as possible in one minute. He preaches that execution is the goal of this drill, not speed. Four spot passing is a drill that prepares a team to play against pressure and fosters communication among teammates. Five Fast Breaks is an excellent drill played 5-on-5 in the full court. Each break has a different finish based on Mihalich's instructions. Line transition drill is a fast paced 2-on-1 drill that works on both offense and defense. Another fast break drill that provides conditioning and decision making is 4-on-4-on-4 in the full court. Mihalich's transition game flows from the break into secondary offense then into continuity offense.

72 minutes. 2008.

Coach Brady begins with a warm-up drill incorporating a variety of ball handling skills. Because the SEC is heavy on pressing, he feels his team must be solid in their press break. Once the ball is thrown in, Brady wants to have a sideline, middle, reverse and deep pass available for the passer. Cutters are taught to catch and score, which will draw defenders and free up space for other players. By walking through this press break, Brady demonstrates each option from various spots on the floor. Multiple options give teams flexibility when facing pressure. Brady preaches that hands must be available for all passers, ball fakes are essential and the use of two hard dribbles from any spot will stretch the defense and create passing opportunities down the floor. He demonstrates a special option against the press, One Down, which is designed for a deep pass and a lay-up. Moving to transition offense, Brady shares his thought on scoring on the offensive end. He shows a designated break from a free throw situation that allows for quick breaks for baskets. Many options are illustrated at the end of the break for excellent scoring opportunities. Spacing, stagger screening and on-ball screens are part of this transition system.

71 minutes. 2007.

Coach Weber begins by differentiating between a "run and gun" and "run and score" mentality. He sees the offensive transition game as a way to ease the pressure off your half court offense to manufacture points. Weber starts with basic one-on-one drills and then builds into more game-like situation. He places an emphasis on defensive transition early in the season because other team's offenses are not fully developed. When teaching the fast break, there are four main focus areas: warm-up, primary drills, early offense and competitive play. Without a numbers advantage, he teaches the "transition motion" game, which flows right into half court offense. Drills include three-man fast break, 5-0 conditioning, speed lay-ups, three-man weave, 3-on-3 transition defense drill and 3-on-3 box out and transition. The 20-point game is Weber's favorite competitive drill. This is a full court 3-on-3 drill that also serves as a great conditioner.

75 minutes. 2007.

In this DVD, Coach Romar shares the vital components that form the foundation of his successful program. The Huskie program is based on defense, rebounding, sharing the ball and competing. Up-tempo basketball is a staple in Romar's system, as is defense and rebounding. Exerting pressure on the ball helps the Huskies make their opponent feel pressured and uncomfortable. His defense picks up the ball as soon as it changes hands and tries to eliminate any direct penetrating passes. Romar uses five players to illustrate his transition game. Players fill lanes early and run the floor hard. Keys to scoring are spacing, not letting the ball stick in your hand, shot selection, screening and hitting the open man. The idea of up-tempo is putting maximum pressure on the defense, baseline to baseline. Up-tempo full court drills are imperative to developing this style of play. Drills on this DVD are Weave, Rush, Weave-Rush combo, Three Lanes (five sequences) and 5-on-5 transition. This DVD can lead the way for your team to be successful playing up-tempo basketball.

73 minutes. 2006.