Player Development with FGCU Karl Smesko
Early Season Training Ideas, Steph Curry Shooting, SSGs for Improved Shooting
In this week’s newsletter:
🎙️ A Quick Timeout Podcast: Karl Smesko (FGCU Eagles WBB Head Coach)
🏀 A Quick Timeout Plus Content: Mark Cascio’s Rose Series for Conceptual Offense
⛹️ Shooting Drill of the Week: Steph Curry 10-for-10
🤝 Shared Elements of Successful Programs
3️⃣ Small-Sided Games for Improved Shooting
Player Development with FGCU’s Karl Smesko
On this week’s A Quick Timeout podcast, Coach Karl Smesko, head coach for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team, provides insight into early season development, introducing offensive skills and systems, and ideas for improved shooting.
Q: What does your early season player development entail?
Smesko: A lot of stuff is just 2-on-2. There are coaches who give different looks each time. So, you could be in line watching the player in front of you, but that might not be what your decision is. So, you’re going to have to say, “Hey was this the time I should have hesitated and gone all the way to the basket? Should I have made a pocket pass? Rejected the screen?” We call it “coupling.” We work on skills with the decision-making.
Listen to the full episode here…
Shooting Drill of the Week: Steph Curry 10-for-10 Shooting
Here’s a multi-spot shooting drill to rep shots off a variety of cuts and catches. Try to go 10-for-10 like Steph Curry.
Families of Actions: Rose Series
Last month, Coach Mark Cascio of SAVI Coaching joined A Quick Timeout podcast to discuss families of actions within conceptual offense. One of those series of actions he described is his Rose Series. This week, we dive into that series (with film and diagrams) to explain how you can teach and use Rose Series in your conceptual offense.
3️⃣ Shared Elements of Successful Programs from 323 Sports
Interviewing coaches over the past five years for A Quick Timeout podcast, I’ve had the privilege of speaking with numerous individuals who run successful sports programs. While I’ve learned there isn’t one right way to do things, I’ve noticed three common elements shared by every successful program.
323 Sports’ Custom Backpacks
Are you looking for a new [affordable] way to outfit your team this season? 323 Custom and Good Game Backpacks are the answer! Starting at $60 per bag, our fully-customizable backpacks are one of the best values on the market!
3 SSGs to Improve Game Shooting
Most players practice shooting with on-air drills designed simply for volume shooting. By adding a defender, shooters feel the pressure faced by the defense closing out to disrupt the shot. Here are three small-sided games to recreate that game-like pressure.
