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Monday, October 29, 2012
Elite Hoops Basketball Playset: SWING
Posted by Anonymous | Monday, October 29, 2012 | Category:
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A great team is defined by many different ways such as; pregame
preparation, conditioning and fitness program, practice regiment, etc.
Offensive and defensive play sets for a team should be versatile with endless possibilities.
Today’s play set will help your team with adding versatility. Early offensive
or quick hitters are very important to an offense. Scoring the basketball
quickly before the defense can set up will improve the speed and balance of the
game.
Swing is the name of this transition play. Player 1 has the
basketball in the back-court while players 2, 3 and 5 sprint down the court.
Player 2 and 3 run to the each corner to extend the defensive match-ups and
player 5 begins to post up on the block. Player 4 will trail the play. Now,
player 1 will advance the ball to player 2 (or 3). Player 2 has the ball for 1
of 3 options; shoot if open, pass to player 5 on the post, or wait for backside
action. Player 1 and 4 will set a staggered screen for player 3 to come off for
a shot or attack. If that option is not there for player 3, the ball will be
reserved to player 1. Player 4 has the
option to post up or set a ball screen on the backside.
This Swing play is also good for teams with similar players
or players that can play multiple positions.
Contestants include: Drew Dunham (Junior) of Johnson High School, Grant Bryant and Jarvis Jones of Kell High School, CiCi Buford (Senior) of Greater Atlanta Christian, DJ Bostic (Junior)and Nick Wilkerson (Junior) of Marietta High School and Turner Barckhoff (7th) of Crabapple Middle School, Michelle Manfredi of Elite Hoops, Brandon Chappell of Elite Hoops and Lee Miller of Elite Hoops.
Dates: Monday October 29-Sunday November 18
Yes's
-31 Minutes of Skill Development 6x/wk
-Eating Only From Our Nutrition Guid
-Studying Game Film 2hrs/wk
-Send Full Detailed Daily Schedule to Elite Hoops
-Weekend Curfew of 11:30p
No's
-Cell Phone Use (Except for Contact with Parents, Coaches, Elite Hoops or in Emergency)
-Social Media
-Email (Except for Contact with Parents, Teacher, Coaches or Elite Hoops)
-Internet Access (Except for Schoolwork)
-Fast Food
-Parties
-TV (Except for Studying Basketball)
All contestants who follow all of the ELITE 21 Day Challenge's rules and regulations will receive a dinner at a restaurant of their choice with the Elite Hoops staff.
To follow our contestants as they compete, visit www.EliteHoopsBasketball.com/21DayChallenge or click on their name above as their information becomes available.
Friday, October 19, 2012
Elite Hoops Basketball Playset: AMERICA'S PLAY
Posted by Anonymous | Friday, October 19, 2012 | Category:
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The game of basketball is played with rhythm, passion, and
high energy. A team must put together a steady systematic flow to be successful
on the court. Plays connect the players, coaches, and trainers effectively to
execute a game plan. There are numerous plays and styles of play in basketball,
but it is very important for a team to have an identity through plays.
America’s play (Screen the Screener) is one of the most
popular and widely used basketball plays for all ages. First, player 1 has the
ball at the top of the key while player 2-5 set up in a box set. Players 2 and
3 are on each side of the block and players 4 and 5 are on each side of the
elbow. Player 1 dribbles the ball to the right wing. While in progress, player
2 sets a cross screen for player 3 to post up on the right block. Player 1 then
has the option to pass to player 3. After player 2 sets the screen, player 4
and 5 sets a screen for player 2 to end up at the top of the key. Player 2 now
has the option to shoot the ball.
The reason this play is so successful is because of the
constant action between the all the players on offense. The term “screen the
screener” is tough to defend because of the help action on each player. The
defense must decide to either switch or help on each screen resulting in
mismatches and late recovery.
For the second and third option to this play please stay
tuned.
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Brandon Chappell
Elite Hoops Basketball
Monday, October 15, 2012
It's All About Heart
Posted by Anonymous | Monday, October 15, 2012 | Category:
Basketball,
Effort,
Elite Hoops,
Game,
Hard Work,
Heart,
Women's Basketball
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We want to coach your
game not your heart. As a coach, one
of the most frustrating things is having a talented player that just does not
have the heart. It seems to be more of a
consistent thing these days, which can be tiring at times.
As a player growing up, my parents never had to tell me to
go work on my game. I wanted to work on
my game. I would have my parents move
the kitchen table so I could dribble in the kitchen, or help me shovel snow so
I could get shots up in the winter. They
never had to force me to go to practice.
I wanted to go. I had it in my
head at a young age that I was going to be a D1 player, and that it was on me
to make my dreams come true.
Of course, everyone has his or her tired days but once you
step on the court, it is a different world.
A lot of players seem to bring their troubles from the outside world
onto the court. To me, the court is the
one place and time where I can forget everything in the outside world and just
focus on my game. For those 90-150
minutes that I am out there, there is nothing else on my mind. It is just me and the game that I love.
A lot of players today shut down or give you and attitude when
you try to get them to go harder. Most
players seem to take the game for granted. What they don’t realize is that it is a privilege
to be able to compete and that opportunity could be gone at any moment. You never know when your last time stepping
on the court is. I would give just about
anything in my life to lace up my shoes and play in one more game for Niagara
or one more game in Germany. I always
preached that to the college players I coached in hopes that they would give
their all day in and day out.
When people ask me what my biggest strength and weaknesses
are I give the answer, “I have no STOP button.”
It is my strength because I always go hard in the things I am committed
to. I will give my all to the very end
and then some. The reason it is my
weakness is because I am unable to stop myself even when I should. For instance, my pro career was cut short
because I refused to stop playing when I was told to give it a break. I pushed for another 4 months on an injury to
finish the season, leading to the end of my playing career.
Coaches want players that come to practice consistently
giving their all. It is tough to coach
players that have no energy or enthusiasm.
Players who work hard are my favorite players. Our job as a coach is to make you a better
player, to give you skills to improve your game, to help to get to the next
level, and to help you grow as an individual.
It is not fun to coach players who have no drive or excitement for the
game. We should not have to preach daily
to you to work hard and have more passion.
It should be something that you want to do. Practice and basketball should be fun. Of course sometimes it is hard, but those are
the times that help build your character and show what type of player you
really are. Life isn’t always fair, and
it isn’t always easy, but hard work really does pay off. The more heart and passion you have toward
something, whether it be basketball or some other aspect of life, the more you
will enjoy it and working for it. A
coach/teacher can give you all the skills, drills, and lessons that you need to
succeed, but if your heart is not there, you will not succeed. Once again… We want to coach your GAME, not
your HEART.
Michelle Manfredi
Elite Hoops Basketball
Michelle Manfredi
Elite Hoops Basketball
Friday, October 12, 2012
Elite Hoops Basketball Playset: STACK
Posted by Anonymous | Friday, October 12, 2012 | Category:
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The game of basketball is played with rhythm, passion, and high energy. A team must put together a steady systematic flow to be successful on the court. Plays connect the players, coaches, and trainers effectively to execute a game plan. There are numerous plays and styles of play in basketball, but it is very important for a team to have an identity through plays.
The play “Stack” is a basic offensive set that can be used for all age groups of basketball. It is called stack because four players stack under the rim to start the play. First, the point guard (1) is at the top of the key while the other for players (2,3,4,5) are outside of the lane line on each block. Player 2 and 5 will be on the right block and player 3 and 4 will be on the left block. Players 4 and 5 will turn and set a screen for players 2 and 3, so each can pop out to the wing position. Next, player 1 will decide which side of the court to pass the ball. For example player 2 has the ball now. At this time, player 5 will post up on the block. Simultaneously on the opposite side, player 1 will set a screen for player 3, to replace player 1’s position at the top of the key. Also, player 4 will flash to the high post position to give another scoring option.
If player 5 or 4 is not open, player 2 will reverse the ball to the other side of the court relaying the ball to player 3 then to player 1. At this time, player 4 will post on the opposite block while player 5 replaces player 4 at the high post.
This play is meant to run continuously searching for the best option. Keep in mind, the high post (4,5) can also be used as a reverse option. Stay tuned for various counter options to make this play for successful.
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Brandon Chappell
Elite Hoops Basketball
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Expectations of Youth Basketball Coaches
Posted by Lee Miller | Thursday, October 11, 2012 | Category:
Coaches,
Coaches Clinic,
communication,
Motivation,
Practice Plans,
Read and React,
skill development,
Youth Basketball
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One of the main topics we will discuss at the clinic are the Expectations of Youth Coaches. Elite Hoops has 5 Coaches Expectations that will help make your players better and help make you a more successful coach:
1. Teach Skill Development
2. Communicate Effectively with Your Staff, Team and Parents
3. Organize Workouts and Practices
4. Motivate Your Players and Bring High Energy
5. Prepare Players for their High School Coach
Right now you're probably wanting some more specifics on these Expectations, but you'll have to attend our clinic on November 3 to get that. I will toss one more thing your way though. What do you think is the #1 thing hurting youth basketball? No, not AAU or travel ball. It's coaches and parents worried about winning every game at every level. As Coach John Wooden stated, "Success is a Direct Result in Self Satisfaction in Knowing You Did Your Very Best." When coaches AND parents want to win on the 3rd grade level, they focus more on the score than about their players getting better. That means teaching a set play as opposed to teaching read and react. When coaches AND parents are stressed about winning their 5th grade weekend AAU tournament, they focus more on the score than about their players getting better That means running a frantic full court defense to speed up the game than on teaching sound man to man defense.
Starting this spring, we will be releasing one skill development video and one set play for FREE each week on our website. We will also be offering ELITE memberships on our site for players and coaches that are interested in receiving ELITE versions and counters of those weekly drills and plays.
For more information on the clinic or to register click HERE.
Lee Miller
Elite Hoops
National Director
"Release Your Potential"
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