This basketball coaching website and basketball playbook is frequently updated with new offenses, defenses, plays, drills, articles, player tips and fundamentals, and animated play diagrams. Check this list for the latest!
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- March Madness Special!
March 1, 2007... By popular demand and in the spirit of the March Madness season, get the special CD combo pack containing both the Deluxe Basketball Coach's Playbook CD and the Player's CD, at a reduced price of $45.00 (US residents only).
- Coach's Clipboard 4-Out Offense... what to do when your low post player is being double-teammed.
March 1, 2007... Teams that play good man-to-man defense will double-team our low post player with their helpside defender, making it tough to score inside. Here are a couple things that you can do to counter the low post double-team.
- Coach's Clipboard "94 and 95" plays and animation.
February 27, 2007... Updated "91" and added "94" and "95" to the "90 Series" page, and updated the animated diagram. Options include a 3-point shot for your best shooter O2, or a lay-up for O4.
- Coach's Clipboard "Gator" baseline out-of-bounds play and animation.
February 26, 2007... Added this new play to the "More Out-of-Bounds Plays" page and updated the animated diagram. Several options, including a shot for your best shooter O2.
- Coach's Clipboard "Feeding the Low Post Drills" (Passing and Shooting)
February 25, 2007... Feeding the low post oftentimes requires the perimeter player to make a dribble adjustment, in order to get a better passing angle into the post. These new drills, added to the "Guard-Breakdown Drills" page, should help!
- Coach's Clipboard "Man-to-Man Defense Breakdown Drills".
February 24, 2007... Updated the "Close Seam and Recover" drills to include a 2-on-2 option and also a "roll-out" option (which also re-inforces good close-outs and helpside positioning).
- Coach's Clipboard "Wildcat" baseline out-of-bounds play and animation.
February 22, 2007... Added this new play to the "4-Low Out-of-Bounds Plays" page and updated the animated diagram. Several options, including a shot for your best shooter O2, and also an inside screen, seal and roll option for your post player O5.
- Just in time for March Madness!
February 21, 2007... Sign up now for free online telecasts of the upcoming Div-1 Men's NCAA tournament! Watch games on your computer. Click the link on the Coach's Clipboard homepage.
- Coach's Clipboard "1-Series" (basketball plays designed for your point guard O1) and animation.
February 18, 2007... Some years, our point guard O1 has been one of our best players, and best scorers. So rather than O1 just being a passer and a play-maker, we wanted our O1 to get more shooting opportunities. This page lists and describes plays that we have used to get our point guard good shots.
- HoopsU "Strength and Speed Program" is recommended by the Coach's Clipboard web-site.
February 18, 2007... Coach Alfonso's "Complete Basketball Strength and Speed Program" eBook is described and offered for sale. Here's a product that will help your conditioning, strength and speed!
- Coach's Clipboard "2-Series" (basketball plays designed for your shooting guard O2) and animation.
February 12, 2007... Does your team have a good shooting guard (O2)? Looking for plays to get O2 open for good shots? This page presents a number of plays (including 7 new plays) that are designed to get your shooting guard open for good shots.
- Coach's Clipboard "Redhawk" basketball plays and animation.
February 11, 2007... The "Redhawk" plays feature two double-screens and get players moving and cutting, each with several options.
- Coach's Clipboard "Escaping the Trap".
January 28, 2007... There are times when the defense is pressing, either full-court or half-court, or aggressively double-teaming and trapping. This page will give you tips on avoiding and escaping from traps.
- Coach's Clipboard "2-1-2 High-Post Offense" and animation.
January 23, 2007... This is a simple man-to-man offense that can be very effective if you have a good, athletic O4 who can shoot the shot from the free-throw line area, and also make a 1-on-1 dribble move to the hoop.
- Coach's Clipboard "Defensive 1-on-1 Drills".
January 23, 2007... added a new drill for defending in the open court ("Speed-Dribble At and Run With Drill").