How to Compete … How to Play … How to Win
Tom Diener Clinic
Teach players to COMPETE and FINISH.
Teach individual and team skills in a simple competitive manner.
All drills teach both offense and defense and always reinforce good habits - never bad habits.
One 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.
Control tempo relative to time/score and how to play with the lead down the stretch and finish to win.
Teach players to better understand their individual strengths and weaknesses and accept their role on both ends.
Teach players defensive roles that embody their individual abilities.
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.
How to effectively manage parents, agents, school administrators and the media.
Proven quick hitter plays verses man defense.
Motion principles with corresponding drills versus zone defense.
In-bound sets versus extreme pressure from everywhere on the floor. (Duke could have used it!)
Player role definition on offense and defense.