This week TJ and Sam discuss the pros and cons of implementing pressure defense in your program and how to break it on offense.

Show Notes:

• Offensive and defensive pressure
• How to decide whether to press or not
• Development and competition
• Implications for the youth level
• Knowing what and why
• Is pressing helping your kids develop?
• Pressing at the high school and college level
• Fitting your offensive and defensive systems together 
• Play your best players more
• Is pressing too much for your team?
• Mindset shift
• Attacking the press and turning it into an advantage on offense
• How to handle pressure

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This week we have special guests, John Carter from Noah Basketball and Mano Watsa from PGC Basketball with us to discuss three specific ways you can improve team and individual scoring this upcoming season.

Show Notes:
• Introduction to scoring more points
• Generating good shots
• Understanding shot selection
• Player development and shooting skills
• Shooting mechanics
• Ideal shooting arc and its impact
• Giving players feedback on their shot
• The value of technology in coaching

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After analyzing over 100 million shots, basketball data scientists at Noah Basketball have uncovered the formula of the perfect shot, helping players on 28 of 30 NBA teams improve their accuracy faster than ever before.

This same patented shot-tracking technology is now available to you in the Noah Backboard for a fraction of the cost. Learn more today at noahbasketball.com. Inquire while supplies last!

This week we’re joined by Savannah Bix, who’s going into her 8th season as a high school head coach. She’s won four region titles and is a 5x Region Coach of the Year. She has experience rebuilding a program and shares how she builds her team culture and lays a foundation for success.

Show Notes:

• Challenges in coaching today (Social media, transfers, parents)
• Leading parents
• Building relationships with your players
• Coaching hard
• Building toughness
• Team standards, fairness, and style
• Team bonding
• Differences in coaching boys and girls 
• Advise to your younger self 

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After analyzing over 100 million shots, basketball data scientists at Noah Basketball have uncovered the formula of the perfect shot, helping players on 28 of 30 NBA teams improve their accuracy faster than ever before.

This same patented shot-tracking technology is now available to you in the Noah Backboard for a fraction of the cost. Learn more today at noahbasketball.com. Inquire while supplies last!

The keys to winning consistently and taking your program to the next level aren’t developed overnight. This week, TJ and Sam share how to cultivate a winning culture and set expectations.

Show Notes:
• Understanding player mentality and team focus
• Sustaining success
• The role of psychology in coaching
• Building trust
• Transformational vs. transactional
• Establishing core values
• Controlling what you can control
• Developing consistency

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After analyzing over 100 million shots, basketball data scientists at Noah Basketball have uncovered the formula of the perfect shot, helping players on 28 of 30 NBA teams improve their accuracy faster than ever before.

This same patented shot-tracking technology is now available to you in the Noah Backboard for a fraction of the cost. Learn more today at noahbasketball.com. Inquire while supplies last!

Going into the upcoming season, you probably have a list of things you’re looking to change or improve on. In this episode TJ shares 4 things he’s going to be implementing and adjusting with his team to inspire ideas for your coaching.

Show Notes:

• Do you coach the same season every year?
• Hold true to time tested values 
• Be intentional about what is changing and what is staying the same
• 4 things TJ is Changing for his next season 
•  Practice plans and how you start practice 
• Starting practice with what will be your identity 
• Player Development
• Transition Defense
• Fire Drills 

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In order to maximize our coaching experience, this week we discuss the things we wish we had known as a younger coach from both the assistant and head coach perspective.

Show Notes:
• Only one real shortcut in life - mentorship
• Nobody is perfect
• Be clear and connected to your Why as a coach
• Bringing your gifts and talents to the table
• Learn the heartbeat of your team
• Unlocking people’s potential
• What defines your coaching career
• No is more important than Yes
• Bring people in 
• What is the best ROI?

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After analyzing over 100 million shots, basketball data scientists at Noah Basketball have uncovered the formula of the perfect shot, helping players on 28 of 30 NBA teams improve their accuracy faster than ever before.

This same patented shot-tracking technology is now available to you in the Noah Backboard for a fraction of the cost. Learn more today at noahbasketball.com. Inquire while supplies last!

This week, TJ and Sam discuss the critical elements of running an effective basketball offense. They emphasize the importance of clarity in understanding roles, triggers for actions, and the pace at which the game is played. The highlight how clarity can lead to better decision-making and performance, while teaching triggers gives players the tools to react instinctively during games. 

Show Notes:
• Clarity is essential for effective offensive execution.
• Players must understand their roles within the offense.
• Help players react instinctively during games.
• Pace can vary; it’s not always about playing fast.
• Good teams have clear triggers.
• Adjusting roles based on player performance.
• High clarity leads to high performance on the court.
• Players need to think the game to play effectively.
• Understanding triggers can simplify decision-making for players.
• Effective offense requires a balance of clarity, triggers, and pace.

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There’s more to defense than the system. This week we discuss how you teach and implement your defense and getting your team bought into the details that make it work.

Show Notes:
• Teaching Defense Better
• Installing Your Defense
• Getting extreme clarity
• Don't leave home base 
• Having a communication system
• Give them the Why
• Developing terminology
• Slow it down to speed it up
• Player Development on the Defensive end
• Getting players to stay engaged and aggressive
• What should they be thinking and feeling
• Guarding 1.5
• Have to v. Get to
• Giving your players the problem to fix
• Teaching points from the group
- Rebounding, Identifying the threat, Anticipation, Physical without fouling, Post defense, Knowing what to practice, 2nd Jumper
• Closing thoughts

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After analyzing over 100 million shots, basketball data scientists at Noah Basketball have uncovered the formula of the perfect shot, helping players on 28 of 30 NBA teams improve their accuracy faster than ever before.

This same patented shot-tracking technology is now available to you in the Noah Backboard for a fraction of the cost. Learn more today at noahbasketball.com. Inquire while supplies last!

If you want to maximize your practice time you have to focus on both the what and the how. In this episode, TJ and Sam share the 3 most important aspects of your practice plan to ensure you're not spinning your wheels.

Show Notes:
• Talking about “Practice"
• Where you're spending the most time
• What is your team's identity?
• How many things can you work on in practice?
• Discipline = Freedom in practice
• After Action Report on your coaching
• More sound bites less monologues 
• Culture happens in practice 
• Practice with urgency
• Counting the cost of saying yes to something 
• Constant pursuit of improvement

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A great way to maximize your upcoming season is by maximizing your team’s effort every possession. Though challenging, TJ and Sam share why it’s a worthwhile endeavor, and how to practically improve your team’s effort in practice.

Show Notes:

• Playing hard is a Skill
• T.J. McConnell - Playing hard as a skill 
• Coaching & Teaching it
• 2-Way players
• Effort and IQ not taught enough 
• Coach Speak vs Teacher Talk 
• Is your standard high enough?
• Practice shorter and harder 
• Helping players understand the importance

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After analyzing over 100 million shots, basketball data scientists at Noah Basketball have uncovered the formula of the perfect shot, helping players on 28 of 30 NBA teams improve their accuracy faster than ever before.

This same patented shot-tracking technology is now available to you in the Noah Backboard for a fraction of the cost. Learn more today at noahbasketball.com. Inquire while supplies last!