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Jim Clayton: Skills and Drills for a Quick, Accurate Shot
With Jim Clayton,
Sports City U Basketball Academy, Nike and NBA Shooting Instructor;
he has trained many current NBA players including O.J. Mayo and Patrick Patterson

Get a series of skills and drills that will help any basketball player improve their shooting percentage.

Jim Clayton takes you through a shooting session that is sure to make you think about how your players are learning to shoot. He looks at several factors in a player's shot:

  • Why your player struggles with his shot
  • What is the player's problem within the shoot
  • How to fix the player's shot
  • How to be relevant and help your players correct their own mistakes
Coach Clayton describes the three ways to shoot and what factors effect each particular type of shoot. Coach introduces the term "ball speed" and teaches you how to utilize ball speed to speed up your shot mechanics and beat your defender.

You'll see a variety of drills to demonstrate how players sabotage their shot. Discover a simple movement that will reduce the potential for strips as your players go in for a lay-up or go up for a jump shot.

Clayton uses a shooting drill called the "X" Drill to reinforce this critical movement in order to increase ball speed on the jump shoot. He shows you how to utilize the "X" Drill to rip through on the catch and attack the glass, and how to rip through and go right into a pull up jumper.

Coach Clayton then breaks down the mechanics of stepping into your shot by demonstrating his "31 Series" Drill. He teaches you how to get low and attack using the "dribble line" to get by your defender. He describes how to use the first power dribble to get into shooting position and how to explode off of the last dribble into your shot. He shows why some players will hop into their shot instead of going into a 1-2 step which creates quicker ball speed.

You'll also learn his "Flow Drill Series" to help your players become better, quicker shooters. He uses this competitive series to make players think about how they are shooting in order to recognize their mistakes. He demonstrates that once a player learns the correct technique they will better understand and have a feel for how and when they make a mistake.

Clayton reveals a small error players make that causes their foul shots to fall short. He follow with a warm up technique that will "shorten your shot" generating more ball speed.

This DVD will allow you to teach the proper mechanics of shooting the basketball in fast moving drills that allow for individual correction. Your team will get tons of game speed shots while you provide them with quick corrections.

Produced at the Fall 2011 Orlando (FL) clinic.

79 minutes. 2012.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

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Breakdown Drills to Build Your Motion Offense
with Matt Bollant,
University of Illinois Head Women's Basketball Coach;
former University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Head Women's Basketball Coach;
4x Horizon League Coach of the Year (2012, 2011, 2009, 2008);
back-to-back 30+ win seasons (2010-12); Kay Yow National Coach of the Year 2011

Get the tools you need to implement the same offense that led Matt Bollant to back-to-back 30 win seasons.

Join Coach Bollant and his players as they breakdown the components to this highly effective motion offense. This is not your traditional X's and O's clinic! Coach Bollant stresses execution, timing, and intensity above running from Point A to Point B. He provides you with high-intensity, fundamental passing and cutting drills will make your team better, one player at a time. These essential concepts, drills and actions will give every coach insight into what makes the Wisconsin Green Bay program so successful.

Coach Bollant runs his players through their mini-clinic workout drills to start this DVD. His focus on developing the player first is clearly seen and the precise execution of the drills demonstrate his attention to detail. Drills such as Start, Stop and Turn and his Four Line Drill will develop the fundamentals necessary to have success in any offense--but, especially in the motion offense. Drills such as the V-Cut and L-Cut drill will help your team learn to initiate this offense through varying speeds and timing.

Bollant doesn't limit his instruction to just the court though. He discusses many aspects that are necessary to developing a solid team. His four ways to communicate a screen are just as important as his on-court lessons on how to set the screen.

Bollant also runs his team through a series of post drills where the focus is on the work the players do before they catch the ball. This emphasis on footwork and body control will assist your players in creating easy shots for themselves once the ball arrives.

After coach Bollant covers the proper footwork and post up angles, he introduces you to his 4-out-1-in motion principles necessary to put the offense in place. Understanding the timing within a fast-flowing offense will make this motion tough to guard physically and mentally.

Lastly, you'll see five highly effective sets that either lead into the motion or can be implemented as quick-hitters to exploit a defense's weakness. With a backdoor play, a 1-4-high set, 3-point plays and a secondary break, your team will be virtually unstoppable.Matt Bollant's motion fundamentals will allow you to run a quick, fast-flowing motion offense with such speed and precision your opponents will be left in the dust.

65 minutes. 2012.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

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Frank Allocco: Skills and Drills for Building Hard Nosed Half Court Team Defense
with Frank Allocco,
De La Salle (CA) HS Head Coach;
2x State Champions (only coach in California history to take two schools to a state title);
2000 National High School Coach of the Year; 2nd All-Time in the State of California in Winning Percentage;
9 final fours in past 13 years, California State Coach of the Year (2010, 2011); 2012 National Catholic Coach of the Year

2012 National Coach of the Year Frank Allocco, whose teams have given up less than 40 points per game over the past 10 years (that includes allowing just 34.48 points per game - with a shot clock - in 2011-12), shows you how to build a "team first" defensive mentality. Using this sequence of skills and drills will give your players a clear understanding of their expectations on defense.

Stance is critical, and like many fundamentals you have to work on it every day practice. Coach Allocco teaches and demonstrates his Form Drills which focus on building the technique for on-ball defense, denial, help side sag/traditional, and post stances. After showing the particular stance he demonstrates progressive drills to enhance the skill. These drills teach defenders to move their feet, which makes them harder to screen and discourages drives to the middle.

The Form Drills progress into drills that put players in game-like situations and end "live." Closeouts, shell defense, and ball screens are featured in these drills. You can use these drills to teach the skills required to build this style of man-to-man defense, making things tangible and achievable.

Communication is the basis for everything you'll do defensively. Allocco believes communication is vital to not only make the defense better but to help your players learn. Allocco shares the terminology he uses and demonstrates how effective it can be to defending the ball screen.

This video will give you a variety of ideas on how to stop and frustrate your opponent with defense by repeating the practice of good habits and aggressive play.

Produced at the Spring 2010 Wisconsin Dells (WI) clinic.

80 minutes. 2012.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

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Secondary Break and Early Offense
with Mike Divilbiss,
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Associate Head Women's Basketball Coach

Run with a purpose and take advantage of scoring opportunities after a made or missed basket.

Widely respected women's basketball coach Mike Divilbliss breaks down the secondary break into a system suited for all levels of basketball instruction. Coaches will learn to implement this system as a means to build a program with consistent winning tendencies over the course of multiple years even through changes in personnel. This DVD features teaching segments that introduce Coach Divilbiss' philosophy on the secondary break. He teaches how to get the ball in-bounds quickly and details each of the five positions and their responsibilities.

Watch how Coach Divilbiss explains the secondary break with five key segments:

SECONDARY BREAK BASICS
Coach Divilbiss introduces the secondary break, the basic alignment and rules of the break:

  • Each of the five positions and their responsibilities are covered
  • Emphasizes the importance of getting the ball inside to the post player
  • Stresses quick ball movement ("side-top-side") for open 3-point shot opportunities
  • Teaches proper spacing and how to look for scoring opportunities before entering into secondary break
READS
Learn four reads that your players need to know:
  • Back screen for trail post
  • Down screen for when back screen is overplayed
  • Basket or back cut by trail post when ball reversal is denied
  • High ball screen for the point guard to create various scoring opportunities
5-4-1 DRILL
This drill is designed for the point guard, trail post man, and lead post man. This drill will:
  • Teach your players how to get ball in-bounds quickly and look for lead post man
  • Works on "high-low" entries
  • Condition your post players for this fast-paced offensive attack
CYCLES
Divilbiss teaches how to utilize all four reads that are used in his secondary break offense:
  • Stresses the importance of scoring quickly with "2.5 cycles in 34 seconds"
  • Emphasizes the importance of using both sides of the floor
  • Talks about the "pitch ahead" pass and how to use it effectively
COLORS
In this drill, Divilbiss runs the secondary break against defense and he provides excellent commentary on:
  • Primary fast break vs. secondary break
  • Keeping the ball in the middle of the court to improve passing angles and to enhance quick ball movement
  • Being aware of the importance of passing the ball inside while allowing perimeter players the freedom to shoot 3-point shots
  • Making perimeter players interchangeable
This is a DVD that coaches at all levels will find useful in improving their team's play in transition. Coach Divilbiss is thorough, but simple, in explaining how his secondary break can ignite your team's offense! It is a must have for the serious coach who wants to play up tempo basketball!

49 minutes. 2012.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions

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All Access Basketball Practice with Matt Bollant
with Matt Bollant,
University of Illinois Head Women's Basketball Coach;
former University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Head Women's Basketball Coach;
4x Horizon League Coach of the Year (2012, 2011, 2009, 2008);
back-to-back 30+ win seasons (2010-12); Kay Yow National Coach of the Year 2011

Learn proven techniques and drills to improve your team's focus, effort and competitiveness. Green Bay Head Coach Matt Bollant shows you how he builds the Phoenix offensive and defensive systems in a live practice setting.

Bollant's practice starts with a 5-0 offensive shell drill and several drills to teach players to cut, communicate, and play with poise on the offensive end and in their primary and secondary breaks.

He uses a rapid fire drill for practicing high percentage game shots out of the Phoenix offense. This is followed by full court 2-on-2, 3-on-3, and block-hold-release drills which emphasize offensive fundamentals in the half-court game and the primary and secondary break. These drills are a great way to help your players make mental transitions during games and to get your players' "brains flowing."

Teach your players how to be aggressive using full court "blood drills" to build an attack mentality in the open court. Pick up defensive fundamentals with a 3-on-3 Cut Throat Drill that emphasizes closing out low, communicating with teammates (offensively and defensively), being in a triple threat position, utilizing the jump stop, and making sure his players do not use a "butt ball" action.

The defensive emphasis continues as Bollant teaches "closeouts inside the V." He uses a 1-on-1 drill to demonstrate how to square up to a defender off the closeout. He puts an emphasis on teaching high hands, long and low first step, and making sure you don't open the gate. You'll also see a 4-on-3 passing drill to teach defenders how to communicate and pressure the ball while making your opponent think about their next pass.

The practice session ends with variations of 4-on-4 shell drill. Bollant takes you through his layers of shell to teach his players the cutting and screening action of their motion offense. He uses 4-on-4 and 5-on-5 shell to create a tough practice mentality and for game preparation on both the offensive and defensive end of the court. You will learn how to build solid defensive principles and pressure, how to create good help side defense and help the helper action, and how to move and think without the ball. Coach finishes up his practice with "3 Ways" Drill to put it all together.

Get practice ideas to get your players to think quicker and play faster.

97 minutes. 2012.

DVD
Buy at Championship Productions


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