Coaches are culture creators. The Culture Journey will give you the skills to develop a transformational culture that you, your staff, and your players want to be a part of.
Bench pressing and running sprints just won’t cut it anymore. A serious player development approach will take into account these five elements of physical development.This course is part of our Player Development Journey for coaches working through the Key5 Coaching Blueprint. Follow the links below to learn more:Start Your Coaching JourneyPlayer Development Journey Page
Master Teachers are masters at motivation. In this section, you’ll explore how to become a better motivator.This course is part of our Master Teaching Journey for coaches working through the Key5 Coaching Blueprint. Follow the links below to learn more:Start Your Coaching Journey
You can overcorrect, and you can undercorrect. Master teachers know this is part of the “art” of coaching. Learn what it takes to correct well.This course is part of our Master Teaching Journey for coaches working through the Key5 Coaching Blueprint. Follow the links below to learn more:Start Your Coaching JourneyMaster Teaching Journey Page
Without great habits, dreams just don’t become reality. In this course, we’ll help you understand the WHAT, WHY, and HOW of creating great habits for your team.This course is part of our Player Development Journey for coaches working through the Key5 Coaching Blueprint. Follow the links below to learn more:Start Your Coaching JourneyPlayer Development Journey Page
Picking the right systems and strategies – the right offense and defense, and many more, is influenced by many factors. In this journey, you’ll explore the key factors to help you choose, and coach the right ones.
With the Keep It Simple Sixteen system, you’ll discover a complete notecard coaching system you can learn in just 45 minutes. Over the course of six 10-15 minute video sessions, you’ll learn sixteen clearly defined rules your team needs to compete at a high level.You’ll get video instruction for Offense, Defense, Out-of-bounds, Transition, and Press Break and a bonus Warm-Up. Plus, you’ll receive three practice plans that implement everything in the system, step-by-step. Best of all K.I.S.S. notecards keep the entire system and practice plans right at your fingertips.The Keep It Simple Sixteen system will carry your offense against man or zone. It will expand your defense to 6 different tactics, and give you the ability to break presses, fast break, and have an out of bounds anywhere on the floor.By simplifying the game, you’ll have a team that is decisive and aggressive. When you decide “less is more” you’ll capture the imagination and energy of every player on your team!Click below to view and download the K.I.S.S. Notecards:• Sweet Sixteen (Rules)• Defense• Driving & Transitions• Tactics Supplement (aka yellow cards)• Practices
The mental game is becoming a greater focus in basketball. In this course you’ll learn the key components to developing your players’ mental game.This course is part of our Player Development Journey for coaches working through the Key5 Coaching Blueprint. Follow the links below to learn more:Start Your Coaching JourneyPlayer Development Journey Page
Many can teach the rudiments of basketball, but only a few become master teachers. On this journey you’ll learn the secrets of some of the game’s master teachers.
It’s inevitable. Conflict and adversity will come your way. The best coaches out there learn how to use conflict and adversity to their advantage. This course will help you learn how to handle it, and even thrive through it.This course is part of our Culture Journey for coaches working through the Key5 Coaching Blueprint. Follow the links below to learn more:Start Your Coaching JourneyCulture Journey Page
Ever dealt with a challenging situation with a parent, player, coach or administrator? Every year, right? It’s part of our world. At its foundation, coaching is leadership. We lead players, teams, programs, parents, and yes, we lead ourselves too.When coaches lead better, teams do better.Here is where you begin your path to becoming a transformational leader, someone whose impact is felt both now and far beyond the game. We’re excited for you to dive in.
Fast & Easy Implementation of the Read & React OffenseVeteran Coach Nelson Handel introduces “Games-Based Coaching” as an effective method for installing and teaching the Read & React Offense. It’s not a new “what”; it’s a new “how,” and in this introduction, he explains how non-linear, games-based coaching will lead to learning the offense in less time and with more success.
In this episode, Sam and Lisa discuss the difference between developing skills, reads, and decision-making. It’s important for coaches to decide how they’ll approach develop their players in each area and know what it looks like for their team in their system. The importance of habits, narrowing their focus, creating role clarity, and setting expectations are all part of the formula for growing in this area.
Don’t hope to have a play that scores, KNOW you have a play that scores!Every year you face critical end of game situations and if you wait until you’re playing games to develop your end of game strategies… you’re too late!The best time to master the end of games? The Pre-Season!The Ultimate Pre-Season Package includes next-level resources to elevate your execution in crunch time! You’ll be ready for every pressure packed situation with:22 page WNBA and NBA End of Game Playbook Detailed Diagrams and Explanations for Every Play 6 In-Depth Video Breakdowns on NCAA End of Game Plays Critical Questions to Shape Your Late Game Strategies 28 End of Game Video CutupsNothing can tip the scales of a season more than end of game execution.
Basketball is changing. It’s a game of space and advantage. Breakthrough Habits will give you the tools to help you excel in today’s game. Every once in a while you’ll find a truly exceptional offensive team.These teams make their opponents look unprepared. They find open cutters for layups — and open shooters for uncontested 3-pointers And they seem to score almost “at will.”They aren’t necessarily bigger, faster, and stronger than their opponents (although that definitely helps!) Exceptional offensive teams excel in the habits that give them advantages over their opponents.Coach Dustin Aubert joined our Better Basketball team with a wealth of college-level experience, as a player and as a coach. Best of all, he is exceptional at analyzing what top teams are doing.In this course, Coach Dustin identifies how NBA and college teams are using five habits every game to gain advantages over their opponents. In almost two hours of frame-by-frame analysis, he breaks down how top teams are using Ghost Screens, Playing Off Two Feet, Cutting, Stampede, and Protection Plans as part of their offense. Then, he shows how you can implement these same habits with your team — no matter what level you coach!
In this 2.0 version, I’ve rebuilt the Read & React teaching so you can run it more effectively and implement it faster. You’ll get the latest ideas and examples from successful coaches who have built successful programs using the Read & React offense.
Every layer and every scoring opportunity has been illustrated with game clip examples so you can see exactly how to win with it.
I share new ideas and new teaching progressions within the familiar grid of 10 Layers. I’ve learned much better ways to teach the offense over the past 6 years and it’s all included in this course.
TJ put together a series of clips and videos to help his team better understand key areas of their game they wanted to improve in.We shared these in an email series with a total of seven 1%ers to help your team. Click below to start with the first one, Guarding the Dribble.
Welcome to PGC’s Pre-Season Team Retreat!.Step 1: Watch the 13-minute Coach Overview Video and print the Coach Guide PDF (below) to refer to while watching this video and in the retreat..Coach Overview Video Step 2: Schedule the date, time, and location for your team retreat.Step 3: On the day of your retreat, click the Team Retreat Video below. You can watch it ahead of time or watch it for the first time with your team.Pre-Season Team Retreat PDF.
