with Steve Howes,
Catholic University Head Men's Basketball Coach;
2012-2013 Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year (D3Hoops.com);
5x Conference Tournament Champions,
4x Conference Regular Season Champions,
6x NCAA Tournament appearances
Coaches are always searching for ways to make practices stimulating for their players while also reflecting their program's culture. In this video, Catholic University head coach Steve Howes shows you 16 drills that will help you design your practices around your program's culture. Howes shows you five individual drills, two full court drills, four defensive drills, one pick & roll and team defense drill, one free throw drill, two team transition drills, and one team shooting drill. This video is filled to the brim with exercises that your team can use in practice today!
Individual Drills
You will see how Coach Howes uses competitive individual drills to create competition in practice. He shows the "One More" drill that teaches players to make an extra pass while on offense. Also included is a post drill that gets athletes competing down low at game speed.
Two drills that are sure to become player favorites are the Jazz Drill and the Hokie Drill, which both incorporate shooting while aiming to enhance physical conditioning.
Individual and Team Defensive Drills
Howes showcases five defensive drills that will help you develop your players' individual and team defensive skills.
You will see:
- The DC Drill - Emphasizes footwork and closing out on defense.
- The Indiana Drill - Helps players learn to sprint back after a turnover and make sure they cut off baseline.
- 4 on 4 on 4 Drill - Used to teach shell defense in a fun and engaging way for players.
- Triangles with Cones - Helps players work on defensive footwork and seeing the basketball.
Team Offense
Coach Howes details how he gets players to compete during free throw practice instead of having it serve as a time to rest. Additionally, he covers drills that work on transition, team shooting, and secondary break action.
This video gives you the blueprint for how to design a practice that keeps players engaged and competing. Whether it's transition defense or shooting free throws, Coach Howes has a little bit of everything to help your team get better!
52 minutes. 2018.
BD-05384B:
with Steve Howes,
Catholic University Head Men's Basketball Coach;
2012-2013 Mid-Atlantic Coach of the Year (D3Hoops.com);
5x Conference Tournament Champions,
4x Conference Regular Season Champions,
6x NCAA Tournament appearances
Steve Howes introduces the concept of the secondary fast break and teaches several offensive sets that you can use after the secondary break. In this video, he covers the counter action, floor spacing, and concepts required to get players open shots for each play. Howes' plays are crafted to pick apart the best man-to-man defenses on your schedule!
Offensive Series
Howes begins with his "Stay" secondary break series and shows you multiple actions that your team can run within the series. During this segment, Howes details ways he adapts his 5-on-0 segment to avoid players developing any bad habits to instead build consistent habits that translate to games.
The next series is the "Heat" series, which focuses on creating a match-up for your best slasher isolated on the left side to use their strong hand. Howes moves through common defensive adjustments and how to counter these changes in scheme.
Howes covers three different sets and shares up to 5 plays out of each set.
Offensive Tactics
Throughout the video, Howes covers various set plays and actions that can be run in each of his series to take advantage of the weakness of the defense your team is facing. You'll see flex screens, stagger screens, pin screens, ball screens and more that aim generate scenarios where the opposing team's worst defender is put in a pressure position.
Upgrade your offensive approach this season with this video on man-to-man strategies featuring Coach Howes!
52 minutes. 2018.