Create Competitive Practices
Designing Practice, Transition SSG, Competitive Shooting Drills
In this week’s newsletter:
🎥 A Quick Timeout Podcast: How to Design Competitive Practices
⭐ SSG of the Week: Chase Down 1v2 to 2v1
🏀 Drill of the Week: Razorback Team Shooting
➕ 4 Competitive Shooting Drills
Steve Smiley Talks Competitive Practice Design
On this week’s A Quick Timeout podcast, Northern Colorado Bears’ Steve Smiley shares practice plans for creating competitive practices.
I’m often asked by coaches what the balance is between small-sided games and 5-on-5 play in practice. So, I asked Coach Smiley…
There’s more! Listen to the full episode…
⭐SSG of the Week: Chase Down 1v2 to 2v1
Here’s how it works: Defenders start on block. Offense on the logo. Once offense moves, defense goes. After the shot attempt, it becomes 2v1 the other way.
Looking for more small-sided game ideas? Here are 35 Small-Sided Games Playbook for Player Development.
🏀 Drill of the Week: Razorback Team Shooting
One of our players’ favorite shooting drills is Mike Neighbor’s Razorback shooting.
Put 2:00 on the clock. (How fast can we score 35pts?)
3pts for a 3PM
2pts for a tip-in rebound
1pt for a stick back rebound (i.e., no bounce)
-1pt for every bounce of the ball on a 3P miss
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