In this week’s newsletter…
➕ Inside Jim Boone’s Pack Line Defense
🏀 Shot Scale Explained
🎥 3 SSGs for Basketball IQ & Skill Development
🏀 1v1 Downhill SSG
Inside Jim Boone's Pack Line Defense
There’s a reason so many basketball coaches have adopted the Pack Line Defense. Built on trust, communication, and collective effort (everything we want as coaches for our teams), Pack Line D is a comprehensive defensive system that forces opponents into tough, contested shots while prioritizing the protecting the paint.
Shot Scale Explained
It’s on us (coaches) as whether or not we get good looks, usually not the other way around. I break down how to tie in analytics and numbers breaking down even further what a 5, 7 and 9 might look like for every player and even down to tracking the defense’s contest.
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3 SSGs for Basketball IQ & Skill Development
I’ve created a YouTube membership with longform video of some of coaches’ favorite basketball content. Here’s what you’ll get:
On-court coaching clinic sessions
Mic’d up practices - Race & Space Offense, Functionally Fast Offense, 2-1-2 Pressure Defense
Culture sessions
Exclusive small-sided games and drills
Exclusive webclinics
1-on-1 Coaching Calls