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10 Half Court Sets to Get a Bucket
What do you have in the Tool Box when the game gets tight, and you have to score in the Half Court. Here are 10 plays that you can add to your playbook to get you a basket when the game slows down. https://twitter.com/thehoopherald/status/1985856669889298562?s=46...
Four BOLD Predictions for 2025-26 Men’s College Basketball Season
Think you know how this college basketball season will play out? Think again. From surprise sleepers to shocking collapses, here are four bold predictions that could turn everything on its head. Purdue Doesn’t Finish Top Three in Big Ten or Ranked in Top 25 Starting...
Top 10 Shooting Tips – Details Matter
I have been training basketball players for a long time and have seen quite the array of different shooting forms with the players I’ve worked...
10 Unstoppable ZONE KILLERS
There is nothing worse as a coach than playing a team that plays zone and not having the ability to dictate offense. You HAVE to have some good quick hitters to attack the opponents defense, and these 10 sets will give you a good base. These "Zone Killers" are some of...
12 FILTHY BLOBS to Get Wide Open Shots
It is no secret that so many seasons are determined by the close games that your team wins or loses. A big separator in close games, is how well your team executes Special Teams (Blobs, and Sobs). Take a look at these 12 Blobs that we have accumulated from some of the...
8 Awesome Defensive Drills to Add This Season
Defense wins Championships, and what you water will grow. In order to have a winning defensive team, you need to be working on defensive drills every day in practice. Add these 8 defensive drills to your practice plan this season...
10 Team Warm Up Drills to Set the Tone
How you start a practice is extremely important. If you start the practice sluggish, and your warmup drills lack energy, it is very difficult to ramp that energy level up as practice progresses. This is why setting the tone with a great "Warm Up Drill" is crucial to...
8 Amazing Sets to Get a Good Shooter an Open Look
The better the shooter, the closer the other team with guard them and the harder it will be to get them a good look. Here are 8 sets to get a good shooter an open look if they are willing to move without the balll, and you have willing and able screen setters....
10 Backdoor Sets to Run Out of a Timeout
There is nothing more satisfying to watch than a properly executed backdoor set. There are so many creative ways to get your team wide open buckets out of a timeout, and here are 10 examples are perfectly executed backdoor sets. Add these sets to your playbook....
5 Star, Anthony Thompson, closing in on Commitment
Anthony Thompson, the number 13 player in ESPN's Class of 2026 rankings, is nearing a commitment, he tells The Hoop Herald. Thompson, a 5 star recruit who plays High School Basketball at Western Reserve Academy (OH), has been recruited by almost everyone in the...