Archive for July, 2009

Coach John Wooden is the Greatest Coach of All Time

Video of ESPN talking to Coach John Wooden after being named the greatest coach of all sports of all time. The part I liked best was in the beginning when he talked about diversity, http://espn.go.com/videohub/player.swf?mediaId=4365345 Tags: Coach John Wooden, ESPN Related posts The Story of Jimmer Fredette (0)

Jim Larranaga’s Full Court Scramble Defense

Going over some more notes the other day and came across some breaking down Jim Larranaga's full court press defenses which he calls the full court scramble. I watched some old footage of George Mason from when they made their final four run and part of what made their pressure defenses -- full and half [...]

Ball Handling Workout with DreAllDay

I was forwarded this website by a coaching friend one day, and since then it's been one of my favorite websites I visit. It is called DreAllDay, and it is run by a fellow named Dre Baldwin. One of the best parts of his website are his videos that he's uploaded to youtube, showing some [...]

A Coaches Revolt and More Bad Press for AAU Basketball

From Yahoo!Sports, earlier in the week at an AAU tournament in Memphis, it was reported that Vanderbilt head coach Kevin Stallings had a verbal confrontation with an AAU tournament official, then left altogether. The dispute? The AAU tournament official insisted that Stallings pay the $295 for the "information packet" which contains recruit contact information. As [...]

Coach K is Back as Team USA Head Coach

If you haven't heard, Coach K officially announced he is returning to lead Team USA in the 2012 Olympics in London. Here is a short clip of Coach K talking to a group of Team USA hopefuls about the kind of players they had in 2008 and the characteristics the coaches are looking for this [...]