Seminar Curriculum

  • Whole - Part - Whole Teaching

  • How to demand players COMPETE and FINISH on every drill/play.

  • Teach individual and team skills in a simple competitive manner.

  • Manage parents, agents, school administrators and the media.

  • Drills teach both offense and defense and always reinforce good habits - never bad habits.

  • Versatile press breaker invented by Dean Smith that can be employed against all presses.

  • Out of bounds plays with great spacing and angles that require little time to master but ensure successful entry.

  • Man defensive system that is simple and straight forward to teach with specific drills to teach specific skills.

  • Play time and score basketball.

  • Define players defensive strengths and weaknesses.

  • How to attack and be successful versus a half court 1-3-1 zone.

  • What to say during timeouts. “It’s not what you tell your players, it’s what they hear, and can execute.”

  • Practice to beat the best not the average.

  • Proven quick hitter plays verses man defense. (space, spots, angles)

  • Motion principles versus zone defense, with drills to teach.

  • In-bound sets versus extreme pressure from everywhere on the floor. (2025 Duke team lost because of this)

The seminar is a conversation about coaching basketball and can focus on any one area or can be broad in focus. It is completely interactive.