with Jerrod Calhoun,
Utah State Head Coach;
Youngstown State University Head Men's Coach from 2017 to 2024;
2023 Horizon Coach of the Year;
2023 Horizon Regular Season Champions;
2023 NABC District 12 Coach of the Year
Phases of Practice with Jerrod Calhoun - What to Expect:
- Learn how to incorporate sets into your offensive concepts.
- Learn how to coordinate counters off your set “family.”
- Gain an understanding of how to organize a practice that will allow you to instruct all phases of the game.
- Develop a system that will allow you to have a dynamic attack vs your opponents.
Jerrod Calhoun is widely regarded as an astute basketball mind. This video takes you inside one of his practices and allows you to see how he structures and coaches the game of basketball. The offensive concepts alone demonstrate how he has been able to transform his teams into competitive stalwarts in the Mid-Majors of the NCAAs.
Pre Practice
Coach Calhoun begins the practice with 5v0 work focusing on his “Thumb” family of sets. His players rep 4 different actions off the same set concept during the initial warmup phase of practice. During this time, you are able to watch as Calhoun emphasizes key components of each of the concepts as they build a dynamic set package.
Defensive Segment
After pre-practice and the initial stretch, Coach Calhoun jumps into his first segment of practice. In the first segment, Coach Calhoun meticulously builds his defense step-by-step.
He begins with position work in 1v1 closeout drills. These drills are designed to rep the different types of closeouts his team utilizes in their defensive concepts.
Coach Calhoun then builds into 2v2 and 4v4 breakdowns on off ball screen defense. While the segment clearly focuses on defense, Coach Calhoun also instructs his offensive players on the intricate details of off ball screens.
The defensive segment concludes with a 5v4 defensive disadvantage session that works on rotations.
Offensive Segment
Coach Calhoun has made a name for himself as an offensive guru and his offensive portion of practice clearly demonstrates why he has garnered such acclaim.
Calhoun begins with a full court segment that looks at the whole part of his offensive concepts. He includes transition as well as ½ court instruction to his teams.
Coach Calhoun then proceeds to break his offense down into smaller portions of 3v3 and 4v4 drills that drill aspects of his ball screen concepts. Also, during this time, he reveals a larger portion of his set library by repping the “Horns” family. He concludes the session by working on sets in a 5v5 full court setting.
Wrap-up Drills
The practice video concludes with a variety of drills. From full court shooting to 4v4v4 concept play to “Wofford Closeouts,” Coach Calhoun gives you a variety of drills that you could utilize to enhance any aspect of your program. He concludes by sharing his offensive and defensive philosophies with you so that you may better understand the “why” behind his practice design.
Customer Review: 5 Out of 5 Stars!
“Coach Calhoun is one of the best coaches in America in my opinion. This outstanding practice video provides you with a wealth of information you can utilize to better enhance your program!”
124 minutes. 2024.
BD-06293B:
with Jerrod Calhoun,
Utah State Head Coach;
Youngstown State University Head Men's Coach from 2017 to 2024;
2023 Horizon Coach of the Year;
2023 Horizon Regular Season Champions;
2023 NABC District 12 Coach of the Year
Coach Jerrod Calhoun built an offensive machine at Youngstown State that was consistently among the best in the nation in terms of scoring. In this excellent on-court presentation, Coach Calhoun covers offensive principles as well as drills and philosophies related to full- and half-court offense.
Offensive Principles
Coach Calhoun begins by discussing his offensive principles; the following principles he shared are designed to help develop and teach an offense that can consistently score points:
- “Find an advantage, create the advantage, keep the advantage.”
- “Define your language.”
- “What is your shot profile?”
- “Know the read in passing drills.”
- “Minimize turnovers by valuing the possession.”
- “60% of time in practice is spent on offense.”
- “Find ways to manufacture points.”
- “Divide your coaching staff according to your goals.”
- “Practice shooting, passing, and hurry-up offense.”
Full-Court Offense
Coach Calhoun begins by introducing his offense using “Fast” actions. These are actions and plays that can be run from a five-out alignment. The plays demonstrated from this alignment include “Fast Pinch,” “Fast At” with wing and middle ball screens, “Fast Draymond,” “Fast Toss,” and “Fast Punch.”
In transition, the players are taught to take advantage of what the defense gives them. Since much of the action involves ball screens, players will learn how to read ball screens in subsequent breakdown drills.
Four-Out Offensive Drills
Playing from slots and corners, Coach Calhoun introduces a drill that works on reactionary movements. The drill can be run as “Drive, Pass, Drive” or “Pass, Pass, Drive.” When given a command by the coach, the players will have to read the next drive. While the drill can work on making 45 or “Clyde” cuts, the drill is presented as a great way to work on maintaining good spacing.
Another passing drill that can be used to build the offense is “Zip Passing Drill.” With players at the slots and corners, a player begins with the ball in one of the slots looking to make a middle drive and pass to the opposite corner. The player in the opposite corner will then pass to the slot on his side who will then drive to the middle and pass to a cutter going to the basket.
“Celtic Read Drill” helps players read the feet of defensive players. Using four coaches for the demonstration, Calhoun shows a four-out drill where players have to read the feet of the defensive players to create an advantage.
Unconventional Concepts and Families
With some basketball ‘food for thought’, Calhoun presents ideas that are different from many conventional approaches to offensive basketball. The first of these is dribble handoffs with a big in the post who comes uphill to a guard before either popping or rolling.
Another of these concepts is to fake a handoff out of “Five-Side, Oh no!” In an action involving his three best players, Calhoun has a handoff faked before the ball handler drives and attacks the basket.
To create a deep playbook that is simple enough for players to understand, Calhoun groups his actions and plays into “families.” One of these families is “Thumbs Down” which includes multiple actions to create one-on-one sets for a 5-man or a Spain pick and roll.
Customer Review: 5 Out of 5 Stars!
“Coach Calhoun shares a deep playbook and an offensive system that is complex enough to create confusion for the defense while keeping the game simple for his players. He is a terrific teacher and this video is outstanding!”
69 minutes. 2024.