A Coach's Diary

Dev at In the Lab has been making really cool YouTube videos for years.  He is a basketball coach and skills trainer who brings a different view of the game to life.  He has videos covering many different aspects of the game, including ball-handling, one-on-one moves, shooting and more. In this video, Dev travels to Europe with Adidas to learn from some of the best basketball clubs in Europe. Here are some of my notes from Dev's video: Correct Spacing (3:22) When your teammates are attacking from the top towards you, you have to relocate to the corner to create space. If you don't, your defender can guard both of you. The Hockey Assist (3:45) The most open shot is not usually the first kick-out pass after the drive. The open shot is usually the extra pass. They often call this the 'Hockey Assist.' If the person drives the gap away from you, you usually have to fill the top of the key spot that the driver left. Drive With a Purpose (4:22) ...

Watching film of pro's is a good way to see what it looks like at the highest level.  We talk about offensive and defensive transition, talking and helping on defense, and many other things, but sometimes we have to 'see' it and 'hear' it. Team USA basketball is gearing up for their World Cup run, and highlights of one of their scrimmages was posted online.  A couple of things that I noticed were how fast they transition from offense to defense and defense to offense, how much they talked, spacing and reading the defense, and how they competed against each other.   This might be good for players to watch to see how some of the best players in the world compete in scrimmages. You can see the video and my notes from the video below. See my notes after the jump.