Coaching 101- 4 Spots Team Shooting

 

This is a simple shooting drill to provide some competition for the team. The team is divided into two “teams”- one team at one end and the other teams at the other end. Each team will have 3 basketball balls.

The ball starts in one corner. 

First ball is passed around the horn to #1 to shoot the ball.

Second ball is passed around the horn to #2 to shoot the ball.

Third ball is passed to #3 to shoot. 

Coaching 101- Practice Scrimmage Game

 

Scrimmage Game

1- 5 on 5 playing to 11 points. 

2- +3= 3 pointer, +2= 2 pointer, +1= offensive or defensive rebound

3- Defense gets steal or rebound, they break the other way.

4- Offense scores, play stops, it is make it/take it with offense going in half- court 5 vs 5 again.

5- If a team turns it over twice, game over, they lose.

6- First team to 11 points wins. 

Willam Allen- Knox Grad, GHS Teacher- Killed in WW2

 William Allen was a 1939 graduate of Knox College. While at Knox, he became a political activist. He was part of a large group of students who were unhappy with the school’s “chapels.” They felt that the chapels had become a way for the college to indoctrinate students with conservative, pro-business speakers. His activism led him to take a leadership role as the editor of the Knox Student (school newspaper). His outspoken approach caused some to label him as un-American and a Communist.  

After graduation, he taught three years in Fairview. He moved back to teach at Galesburg High School in 1942. He was an English teacher and in charge of all of the drama activities. At this time, before TV, school plays were performed almost monthly. 

Strategy- 1999- GHS’s All-Time Best Play- “Help”

 

This simple play that we ran in 1998 and 1999 produced more points and more free throws than any other play we ran in my 46 years of coaching. It was a simple action but created some nice options for some pretty good players. The play was called, “Help.” The point guard could call the play at any time by just raising her fist. 

So in the State Tourney game vs. Loyola, when we had the ball in a tie game, we ran “Help.” We hit Megan Pacheco coming off the screen. She missed the shot but scored on the rebound. 

The next day when we played Lincoln in the semi-finals, in a tie game, we ran “Help” again. This time we got the ball to Sarah Larson. She drove baseline and was fouled with five seconds to go. She made both free throws to give us a two point win. 

Strategy- 1999 Triangle Delay (vs Loyola)

Triangle Delay- The basic concept of this delay is to have the three players at the top exchange and pass back and forth to each other. 

This delay concept was good for us because we were putting three players in the “triangle” and three players who could all shoot free throws when the other team decided to foul. Jaque Howard (81%), Sarah Larson (78%), Megan Pacheco (75%)

Also, it was effective because the three players in the delay were not all guards. As a result, the defenders were less likely to want to switch and if they did, it would mean that a post defender might be on a guard. 

Another advantage of this delay system is whether the opponent plays man to man or goes into some trapping defenses- we are in a good alignment. We would want to go 2-1-2 vs 1-3-1 trapping defense.

1= Jaque Howard (Point Guard)

2= Michelle Flaar (Shooting Guard)

3= Megan Pacheco (Small Forward)

4= Jenny Zolper (Power Forward)

5= Sarah Larson (Post)