Clinic season is upon us! As a long-time coach, I understand the importance of coaches clinics, and know that they are valuable events for coaches to stay sharp and pick-up new ideas (and network a bit). Clinics are something that coaches young and old should be attending regularly. If you’re looking for a great way
Basketball Coaching Gifts
Basketball Coaching Gifts: Finding the Perfect Gift Whether you are looking for the basketball coach in your life or are just looking for something for yourself, this list of basketball coaching gifts is going to have you covered. With personalized basketball gifts to gifts that are going to help coaches improve at their craft to
2018 Harvard Basketball Coaches Clinic – October 28th
Tommy Amaker, The Thomas G. Stemberg ’71 Family Endowed Coach for Harvard Men’s Basketball, has officially announced that the 12th annual Harvard Basketball Coaches Clinic will take place Sunday, October 28th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the newly renovated Lavietes Pavilion. The clinic opens with remarks from Coach Amaker. From there, attendees will have
ScoutsFocus is looking for college coaches to work fall showcases
We are looking for current college coaches to help us out with our Fall camp staffing (Generally any NON NCAA D1 Coaches and NCAA D1 Managers/GA’s are allowed to work our events).We do allow former NCAA D1 coaches to work our camps. Our camps are mostly directed by a staff with over 71 years of NCAA D1
Dr. Dish Skill Builder: How to Define a Quality Shot
This article is the next of series from Jordan Petersen of our partners at Positionless Basketball. Read the others here. We are very fortunate to work with Coach Petersen as he has tremendous experience as a basketball coach, trainer, and player at different levels. You can also check out different basketball drills from Jordan in the Dish Lab
Carmelo Anthony: Great Shooter, Bad Shots
STEPHEN SHEA: He’s known as an elite offensive player (and a defensive liability), but he hasn’t actually been efficient on offense. That’s the enigma that is Carmelo Anthony. It’s a big reason why Oklahoma City, which is both a championship contender and a big spender, was looking to unload his contract this offseason. Of the
Mercer Basketball Coaches Clinic – September 30th, 2018
The 10th annual Mercer Basketball Coach Clinic, featuring Mercer head coach Bob Hoffman, University of North Florida head coach Matt Driscoll and Mercer University assistants Paul Mrozic and Jarred Merrill, has been set for Sunday, Sept 30th at Hawkins Arena. This year’s event will run from 1-6 p.m. and includes a T-shirt. Lunch will also
4 Key Takeaways from Inaugural Basketball Leadership Committee
“I’m leaving with a lot of positive energy” said Brandon Crone, Director of Basketball Operations for Butler men’s basketball. Crone was one of 11 outstanding basketball minds selected for the inaugural Teamworks Basketball Leadership Committee. The group discussed how to best empower the student-athletes of today and rising generations, including maximizing team success using Teamworks.
Basketball Training Tools
Basketball Training Tools: Maximizing Your Gym Time Having the right tools can make all the difference when it comes to player development. These different basketball training tools are going to allow you to be able to maximize your player development time and allow you to develop more skilled players. Whether it is a shooting
Coaching Books
Coaching Books: Always Learning and Growing If you ask any good coach that has been around the game long enough (regardless of the sport), they will tell you that one of the biggest keys for success is to always be learning and growing. This constant state of being willing and ready to learn is
The Coach’s Insight, featuring Bethune-Cookman Head Coach Ryan Ridder
Ryan Ridder, Head Coach at Bethune-Cookman University, gives insight on how he has turned around two struggling basketball programs at both the JUCO and Division I levels by using his 30-60-90 day plan of attack upon arriving on campus. View past Episodes of The Coach’s Insight: Episode 1: HoopDirt.com’s DirtKing Adam Nelson Episode 2: Cal State Fullerton
Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Wide Pin Down Series 1 and 2
Recently, we were very fortunate to have Jordan Delp of our partners at Pure Sweat Basketball join us in the Dish Lab to demonstrate a ton of game-like and purposeful drills using the Dr. Dish All-Star. In this 2 part series, Jordan went through the wide pin down action that is commonly used at all