Kick 2025 Off Right, Coach
SSGs, Decision-Making Drills, Duke Box BLOB
In this week’s newsletter:
🎧 A Quick Timeout Podcast: Implement These 5 Things in 2025
⭐ SSG of the Week: Chase Down 1v2
🏀 Drill of the Week: Contested Shooting
❗Special Offer for 2025
➕ 3 Decision-Making Drills for Guards
📝 XsOs: Duke Box STS x2 Lob
Implement These 5 Things in 2025
Mark Cascio of SAVI Coaching is back to help make your 2025 basketball season a success! Five suggestions to see immediate improvement in your practices and games.
Again, we find ourselves talking about shot selection. Coach Cascio shared a practical way to drill shot selection for better understanding from your players.
Wait, there’s more! Listen to the extended version on A Quick Timeout audio podcast…
⭐ SSG of the Week: Chase Down 1v2
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: Contested Shooting
Here’s how it works…
Coach starts at the wing, 2 lines at the opposite block.
Dr. Dish passes to the coach as players curl around cones.
Offense gets a contested pull-up jumper. Switch & repeat!
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📝 XsOs: Duke Box STS x2 Lob
Creative box set from Duke’s Jon Scheyer. A lot of movement is actually a screen-the-screener action for Cooper Flagg.
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