Collin Vanicor

The most toxic person in a program isn't the complainer. It's the talented player with a mediocre work ethic that everyone else starts to emulate.

Pace. The great equalizer of basketball.

What’s the split on middle school small sided games vs skill work? 40-60? 70-30? Thoughts? Dm me!

Nate Oats is one of the best Offensive Minds in Basketball, at any level “It's not really hunting 3s, it's hunting efficient shots. And if you do your math correctly, 3s are very efficient if you get the right guys shooting them."

Anyone ever heard of or done something like “Culture Club” or “Champions Mindset”? Where you show clips to teach the players and athletes different scenarios of things that have happened and what other people did that made them successful or a better teammate?

@TripleDoubleXO Play from the rim out. Think capture the flag. Someone stop ball. Everyone else check rim, find a player. Players closer to the rim are of higher priority.

Transition Defense: 1) All 5 Run to the paint and load up? 2) all 5 Body on a body?

@CoachHurls Alrighty! Thankyou Coach!

@CoachCollinV I do 3v3 SSGs everyday. Gets more players involved and reps. Allows you to use all your hoops at once. 3v3 no dribble. Cut or screen away. 3v3 ball screens. 3v3 advantage start. 3v3 3 dribble max.

3v3 no dribble is so great. Teaches movement, cutting, screening away, etc… I saw a huge growth with my 8th grade team this year. These are kids who just joined this year. They know how to cut and when. We did this drill every day.

@DagsBasketball So coach, best way to correct or prevent this? Drill situations? If so do we let them figure it out on their own going live ? Or do we coach them through it from timeouts and live play like a game? Is film enough?

I watched a HS Player with under 1 minute left in a tie game miss a shot, not run back on defense, and give up an open 3 …. And development coaches are still on here worried about ballhandling drills 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

🚫 Chris Beard Defensive System • 3 stops = Kill • 7 kills = Win • 1 rule = NO MIDDLE More in Friday’s newsletter - link in bio

@CoachB_Moore I really like the rewarding the defense. How do you reward them ?

@CoachCollinV Build up advantage games from 1 v 1 to 2 v 2 to 3 v3 up to 5 v 5…varying the the type of advantage (small advantage or big advantage). I will also reward the defense for getting back to neutral…which also forces the offense to work to keep defense in rotation.

What’s the best way to teach offensive advantages? Knocking down the first domino; Closeouts, defensive rotations, 2 on 1s, reading the help, etc.

@coachhawk_chs Yes by play fast I mean in the full court. If you can quickly force turnovers with ball pressure and defense you can allow yourself more possessions to make up for if your “red light” isn’t shooting well. (Shot selection is big for me) but unless you’re missing a lot. Air it out

@CoachCollinV To an extent- to me playing fast is getting the ball in the offensive zone fast. But bad shooters shooting it fast -often missing, leads to transition the other way. If you have a couple players that fly to the offensive glass, maybe. But I think shot selection still plays a role

Just saw a 25% 3 PT shooter shoot a 3 on the first pass. As expected- it missed badly. After 20-ish games, is there a percentage that a guy should lose the freedom to shoot the 3? Both high school and college.

@CoachB_Moore @RadiusAthletics So I always say delay the score as long as possible, your teammates should be sprinting back so you (force passes etc.) you’ll also give turnover opportunities. Also, leave furthest man open and move on flight of ball. We do transition stuff just about everyday. Hope this helps

@CoachCollinV @RadiusAthletics I use a lot of defensive disadvantage/scramble work in full and half court. i just find that I don’t do as good a job as needed for my players to process that after we stop ball and the build wall.We flow to first open player and not focus on getting “their” player. Suggestions?

What would you say are some of the universal struggles of basketball coaching? Whether you coach boys, girls, men, women, high school, collegiate, professional, USA or abroad what are the common struggles we all face?

@CoachB_Moore @RadiusAthletics I’ve learned to teach it by saying things like percentages. Or likeliness. Is a player more likely to turn the ball over by forcing a pass in a 2v1 defensive disadvantage or by allowing them the layup? I talk likelihood or how to play at a disadvantage a lot.

@RadiusAthletics Transition Defense

“I always write stuff on the board and I always say none of this matters if you don’t play hard." - Matt Painter The harder playing team usually wins (Via @AndrewPogar 🎥)

Adversity is guaranteed. How do you regulate your emotions when it happens? Your ability to “get out of the bucket” quickly ultimately determines your success. This is a great tool to use with athletes. Stephen Gonzalez 🔥

I’ve never seen a GREAT CULTURE that didn’t have HIGH LEVEL player effort and enthusiasm at practice Never. You can’t just “turn it on” for game night.

@recodawson5 Hey coach, I’m reaching out to find ways to teach/reinforce bench energy and bringing the home court advantage everywhere we go. Some nights we do a good job of it. Others not so much. Do you teach this? If so how?

Hey you! Preparation never lies. Keep working!