with Frank Haith,
University of Tulsa Head Coach;
2020 American Athletic Conference champions;
2020 AAC Coach of the Year;
former University of Missouri Head Coach;
2012 Big 12 Tournament Champions;
2012 AP National Coach of the Year;
2012 Henry Iba Award
Many coaches today at any level will agree that two main things their team needs to get better at are getting into defensive transition and the discipline needed in executing their offense. In this video, filmed at a full University of Tulsa basketball practice, Frank Haith addresses these issues through a series of 5-on-0 and 5-on-5 full and half-court drills. The focus of these drills is to get the ball down court with pace and to establish a rhythm of ball and player movement on offense. Meanwhile, on defense, the focus illustrated is to get all five players back quickly to put pressure on the ball through defensive slides, stunting and close-outs.
Warm-Up and Half-Court Offense
The Tulsa players demonstrate an effective dynamic warm-up to begin their practice. Included in the warm-up are a series of full-court footwork drills that involve close-outs and cutting actions.
Next, players demonstrate offensive movement patterns within their ball screen offense. You'll get post-feed options and kick-outs, as well as Coach Haith's full-court press break options.
Drill Segment
Guards and forwards are initially separated to focus on their individual game skills. However, as the practice progresses, the team is brought back together for a drill sequence. Within the sequence, you'll see:
- 3-on-3 Box-Out Drill - An excellent half-court drill in which players constantly rotate, communicate, and react to the shot angle when boxing out at the rim.
- Piston Passing - A full-court outlet and finishing drill that focuses on making good passes, conditioning and communication.
- 3 Player Man in the Middle Drill - A classic "man in the middle" exercise with the added feature of restricting how each pass can be made.
Live Scrimmage and Out of Bounds Plays
Haith runs the team through a series of scrimmage formats designed to practice their fundamental offensive and defensive strategies. You'll see 4-on-4 ball screen offense, 2-game half-court 5-on-5, zone offense against a 2-3 zone, and 5-on-0 to offense from transition.
The practice wraps up with Haith guiding his players through baseline and sideline out of bounds plays in a 5-on-0 setting. You'll get a variety of sets to add to your playbook!
This is an excellent video on so many levels. Coach Haith provides ways to work on concepts that should be an integral part of every basketball practice.
131 minutes. 2021.