The one question every coach should ask once the season starts

Winning more Basketball Practice

Line sprints build tired legs and a hatred of running. Here is how to get your team in true game shape with drills that keep a ball in their hands and competition on the line.

How do you win more games?

Most coaches try to install everything before the opener and master nothing. Here is an install order that builds your foundation first and gets you ready for game one without overload.

Most playing time complaints are really role confusion. Here is a simple one on one conversation that tells every player what they do great, what the team needs, and how to earn more.

Basketball Practice is hard

Long lists of rules invite loopholes and arguments. A few clear standards, written with your players, build a culture that polices itself.

Basketball Practice

A cut can end a kid's season or start their comeback. Here is a face to face process that is honest, specific, and respectful, and that protects your program's reputation for years.

Getting Ready for Practice

Most tryouts reward the kid who makes shots in an empty gym. Here is how to design evaluations that reveal coachability, toughness, and the teammates you actually want in February.

Most staff problems in February start with a meeting that never happened in October. Here is the agenda that gets your varsity, JV, and freshman coaches pulling in the same direction.

Basketball Defense

Before tryouts and before the first drill, the best programs decide who they are. Here is how to write the one sentence that drives every decision you make this season.

Team Building

Getting ready to win more games

Making your Team Better

Winning Teams Care for Each Other

What happens when you spend all fall grading the rehearsal instead of the performance.