A Quick Timeout

Coach Mike Jagacki of Lockdown Defense shares strategies for developing defensive awareness in players. Practical suggestions to improve your players defensive IQ. A must-listen for coaches!

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Here are a highlight from this week’s episode…

Use the Concept of PAD-ing to improve IQ

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FastDraw + FastScout = Elite Game Prep

FastDraw and FastScout have been staples for the top coaches for years, and now they’re part of a fully connected Hudl workflow. Design your sets in FastDraw, build your reports in FastScout, tie it all to film. It’s one seamless loop from prep to performance. It’s everything you need to get your team ready, in one system.

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For many, the season has concluded. What’s the next move?

SAVI Coaching's Mark Cascio is back on A Quick Timeout podcast to share a basketball postseason assessment checklist to jumpstart your plans for next season. Maximize your offseason, focus on what matters, and come back better than ever!

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Watch the full interview here…

FastDraw + FastScout = Elite Game Prep

FastDraw and FastScout have been staples for the top coaches for years, and now they’re part of a fully connected Hudl workflow. Design your sets in FastDraw, build your reports in FastScout, tie it all to film. It’s one seamless loop from prep to performance. It’s everything you need to get your team ready, in one system.

Check out more at hudl.com/aquicktimeout!

Wanting more forced turnovers? More deflections? More wins?

This week, I sit down with Coach Mike Jagacki for an exclusive webclinic on the art of trapping. Coach Jagacki brings teaching and film to show exactly how to level up your team’s defense and create havoc for the offense.

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Here are a couple highlights from this week’s episode…

Changing a basketball offense’s rhythm

The Cannon Trap

Watch the full film breakdown…

FastDraw + FastScout = Elite Game Prep

FastDraw and FastScout have been staples for the top coaches for years, and now they’re part of a fully connected Hudl workflow. Design your sets in FastDraw, build your reports in FastScout, tie it all to film. It’s one seamless loop from prep to performance. It’s everything you need to get your team ready, in one system.

Check out more at hudl.com/aquicktimeout!

Bowling Green's head coach, Todd Simon, shares his philosophy for basketball conceptual offense, including the creating pods of plays, using small-sided games, generating more free throw opportunities, and teaching shot selection.

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Here are some highlights from this week’s episode…

Tempo is key for offense efficiency and effectiveness

Thinking about free throws

Introducing conceptual offense to players

FastDraw + FastScout = Elite Game Prep

FastDraw and FastScout have been staples for the top coaches for years, and now they’re part of a fully connected Hudl workflow. Design your sets in FastDraw, build your reports in FastScout, tie it all to film. It’s one seamless loop from prep to performance. It’s everything you need to get your team ready, in one system.

Check out more at hudl.com/aquicktimeout!

SAVI's Mark Cascio joins Tony Miller to discuss the art and science of basketball game management. From knowing when to take timeouts to riding the hot hand to organizing halftime talks. Improve your coaching immediately with these tips and tricks.

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Here are some highlights from this week’s episode…

Should you sit a player with two fouls?

Call a timeout or let the team work through it?

How much should you play your bench players?

FastDraw + FastScout = Elite Game Prep

FastDraw and FastScout have been staples for the top coaches for years, and now they’re part of a fully connected Hudl workflow. Design your sets in FastDraw, build your reports in FastScout, tie it all to film. It’s one seamless loop from prep to performance. It’s everything you need to get your team ready, in one system.

Check out more at hudl.com/aquicktimeout!

Jimmy Allen, Emory & Henry University's (D2) head men's basketball coach, does a deep-dive on pace and space conceptual offense. While Allen was the head coach at Army West Point, Doug Novak served as his assistant. On this episode, Allen shares film, terminology, and teaching points for conceptual offense.

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Here are some highlights from this week’s episode…

Better Plays or Better Players?

Teaching Players “Our” Shots

Exploit the Mismatch with this ATO

FastDraw + FastScout = Elite Game Prep

FastDraw and FastScout have been staples for the top coaches for years, and now they’re part of a fully connected Hudl workflow. Design your sets in FastDraw, build your reports in FastScout, tie it all to film. It’s one seamless loop from prep to performance. It’s everything you need to get your team ready, in one system.

Check out more at hudl.com/aquicktimeout!

Towson head coach, Pat Skerry, provides an inside look at the Tigers' flow offense. In addition, Skerry shares ideas for teaching shot selection, how multiple actions creates advantages in the half court, and more!

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Here are some highlights from this week’s episode…

Why Flow Game?

How to Make for Free Throws than Your Opponent Shoots

Offensive Rebounding’s Role in the Offense

FastDraw + FastScout = Elite Game Prep

FastDraw and FastScout have been staples for the top coaches for years, and now they’re part of a fully connected Hudl workflow. Design your sets in FastDraw, build your reports in FastScout, tie it all to film. It’s one seamless loop from prep to performance. It’s everything you need to get your team ready, in one system.

Check out more at hudl.com/aquicktimeout!

How’s your basketball game prep? We’re here to help!

I’m joined Chowan head coach Rob Burke and Midland assistant coach Cameron Schuknecht for an NABC-Hudl webinar - From Film Breakdown to Game Plan: Building Your Scouting System. Insights on scouting opponents, streamlining your scout process, communicating with your team, and more!

Listen to the extended audio version on your preferred podcast platform: Apple | Spotify

Here are some highlights from this week’s episode…

Analytics vs. The Eye Test

Quality film sessions + hard work

FastDraw + FastScout = Elite Game Prep

FastDraw and FastScout have been staples for the top coaches for years, and now they’re part of a fully connected Hudl workflow. Design your sets in FastDraw, build your reports in FastScout, tie it all to film. It’s one seamless loop from prep to performance. It’s everything you need to get your team ready, in one system.

Check out more at hudl.com/aquicktimeout!

What does it look like when your program’s core principles move off a t-shirt and into every drill, play call, and recruitment conversation?

Samford women's basketball coach, Matt Wise, is in year one as the head coach for the Bulldogs. In this episode, Wise shares how his core values drive conversations, team building, on-court play, drills and more!

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Here are some highlights from this week’s episode…

Living out your core values on the court

How to get players to open up and buy in

Fun, goofy activities can be a great way to create culture

FastDraw + FastScout = Elite Game Prep

FastDraw and FastScout have been staples for the top coaches for years, and now they’re part of a fully connected Hudl workflow. Design your sets in FastDraw, build your reports in FastScout, tie it all to film. It’s one seamless loop from prep to performance. It’s everything you need to get your team ready, in one system.

Check out more at hudl.com/aquicktimeout!

In this week’s newsletter…

🎧 Podcast with SAVI’s Mark Cascio

➕ Rebounding Drills for the 2-1-2 Pressure Zone Defense

⛹️ FREE Resource for Improving Your Team’s Scouting Systen

🏀 Warmup Drill to Level Up Your Offense

🎧 Basketball Offense Strategies for Scoring More Points

SAVI Coaching's Mark Cascio and Coach Tony Miller answer coaches' questions on various basketball offense strategies, including conceptual offense, transition offense, attacking junk defense, rebounding and practicing free throws. Click the link above to listen.

FREE Coach Webinar from the NABC

This past week, I - alongside Chowan head coach Rob Burke and Midland assistant coach Cameron Schuknecht - were a part of an NABC-Hudl webinar - From Film Breakdown to Game Plan: Building Your Scouting System. Watch below and improve your team’s game prep!

🎁A Perfect Gift to Your Team for the Holidays!

Score BIG on Dr. Dish Basketball's End of Year Sale and give your team the gift of extra, more efficient reps this season!

Coach Tony Miller YouTube Exclusive Videos

I’ve created a YouTube membership with longform video of some of coaches’ favorite basketball content. Here’s what you’ll get:

* On-court coaching clinic sessions

* Mic’d up practices - Race & Space Offense, Functionally Fast Offense, 2-1-2 Pressure Defense

* Culture sessions

* Exclusive small-sided games and drills

* Exclusive webclinics

Check out this week’s member’s video…