Bacone College announced today the hire of Ruben Little Head from Lawrence, Kansas as the new men’s basketball coach. Little Head is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Lame Deer, Montana, where he grew up on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. He attended Haskell Indian Nations University in the late 90s and played
Drill of the Week
In this Dr. Dish Drill of the week, Coach Tony Miller breaks down a great shooting challenge drill to increase competition while getting up a lot of shots called spot shooting. Check out the full breakdown below! This is a another player-favorite shooting drill. Especially for single-player workouts, I’m always looking for ways to include competitiveness. In
Drill of the Week
Our good friend and NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great 3-point shooting drill called 42s to work on stationary and off the move 3-point shots. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! This drill involves 42 3-point shots in sets of 3. This means players will shoot 3 shots on the
Drill of the Week
In this warm up shooting progression, NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great way to specifically warm up for distance shooting. You can watch John’s first “Basic Warm Up Progression” here. For the full distance warm up, check out the breakdown below: https://www.youtube.com/embed/tBtej1Rkgt8 In this progression, John focuses on 3 drills: High Start High
Drill of the Week
In this Dr. Dish Drill of the week, Coach Tony Miller demonstrates a great team basketball shooting drill to challenge and encourage competition called Level Up Shooting. Check out the full breakdown below! It can sometimes be a challenge to keep shooting drills competitive during workouts with a single player. Something I’ve found to work
“What it’s like to be a Hoop Group Intern”
Hoop Group is now accepting applications for qualified interns for the spring and summer of 2021. One of the powers in the basketball industry, Hoop Group operates 320 annual events with over 100,000 participants. Interns play an integral part in maintaining the industry standards Hoop Group has set for close to 60 years. Chosen candidates
Drill of the Week
Our good friend and NBA Shooting Coach John Townsend demonstrates a great warm up shooting progression consisting of 4 drills to work on players’ balance and shooting form. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! Warm up progression Unders: This drill has players starting with their hand under the basketball. When players start with
Colorado College Men’s Basketball Adds Rob Burke as Assistant Coach
Head coach Jeff Conarroe completed the coaching staff for his first season in charge of the Colorado College men’s basketball program with the addition of assistant coach Rob Burke. “I’m really excited to be able to join coach Conarroe on this journey in his first season at Colorado College,” Burke said. “I take great pride
Drill of the Week
Our partner and elite skills trainer Ryan Razooky demonstrates a great drill to create space from defenders called Fly By’s. Check out the full breakdown in the video below! Fly By’s The drill starts off with the player behind the 3 point line. Then the player will pump fake the ball hard to get the defense
Drills: Read & React Shooting Drill with Coach Tony Miller
In Coach Tony Miller‘s 7th Dr. Dish Drill of the week, he provides a great explanation of a “read and react” shooting drill. Check out the full breakdown below! This next drill has two purposes. The first is to work on making the extra pass. If you want to make it more game-like, add a
Buettner promoted to men’s basketball associate head coach at Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech men’s basketball head coach Kevin Luke announced Friday assistant coach Josh Buettner has been promoted to the position of associate head coach. Buettner has served in his current role for the past 13 seasons. His responsibilities include leading recruiting efforts for the program and game day coaching. He began his duties with the
Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: Baseline Drift with Coach Tony Miller
In this Dr. Dish Drill of the week, Coach Tony Miller demonstrates a great team shooting drill called Baseline Drift Shooting. This drill incorporates players driving the baseline and then kicking the ball out to the baseline drift player for an open shot. Check out the full breakdown below! More teams are incorporating the “baseline