We are fortunate to have Ryan Josephson on this episode. 

Josephson is the head boys coach at Camas High School near Vancouver, Washington.

Since starting as an assistant coach for the boys, the Papermakers have enjoyed unprecedented success in their school’s basketball history, including a sixth place finish in the 2023 4A State Tournament. 

Over the last 4 years, Camas has averaged more than 70 points per game.

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SHOW NOTES

2:05 - Path toward a conceptual offense and using CLA concepts

4:55 - Main principles of the Camas offense

11:00 - Identifying primary triggers for a conceptual offense

19:15 - Using Ghost Screens as a secondary action

23:10 - Other secondary actions to keep flow

27:25 - SSGs that lead to secondary actions

31:40 - Conceptual offense with multiple talented players

33:50 - Identifying good shots in a conceptual offense

37:25 - CLA’s impact on player shot selection

39:00 - Forecasting for the future with a conceptual offense

47:30 - Working with your coaching staff in implementation

51:05 - Growth areas as a coach

We are fortunate to have Kirby Schepp on this podcast.

Schepp is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Manitoba. Schepp has coached at all levels in his more than 3 decade of coaching, including stints with national teams of Canada and Egypt.

Most people know Schepp from his online coaching clinics, including the presentation “Don’t Teach Them Plays, Teach Them “How to Play,” which has more than 1 million views on YouTube.

Schepp covers a lot for coaches to consider throughout this episode. The main focus of the discussion is Zone Offense Concepts.

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SHOW NOTES

1:30 - Coaching at a national team level

3:40 - Coach Schepp’s basketball journey

5:30 - Putting in the time as a coach

10:40 - Breaking down concepts for players

13:30 - Growing as a coach

14:50 - Building player’s knowledge of zone offense

21:15 - Offense that zones don’t like

23:15 - Concepts that will distort a zone

27:25 - Game planning & adjusting to a zone

31:50 - Teaching shot selection in zone offense

36:35 - A system vs. player strengths

41:10 - Blobs vs. a zone defense

45:05 - Finding inspiration for zone offense

48:20 - Olympic basketball breakdown

51:10 - Growth areas as a coach

53:15 - Keys to re-evaluating your system

We are fortunate to have 2 guests for this episode. 

The first guest is James Anderson, who has appeared on two episodes of the podcast. Anderson is the head boys coach at Lake City High School in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Our second guest is new to the podcast. Adam DeGroot is the head coach at Joliet Catholic in Joliet, Illinois.

Both coaches run conceptual offense, and in many ways, run conceptual defense. The episode is a mid-summer check-in to discuss what we've learned.

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3:15 - Developing a long-term plan for program building

5:00 - Reasons for leaning toward conceptual play

7:20 - The role of the “Connector” position

10:30 - Developing the “Connector” in practice

13:20 - Second-year development of offense

15:40 - Distribution of triggers and shots

18:40 - Stacking triggers together

21:55 - Introducing Conceptual Offense to younger players

27:45 - Summer surprises - good & bad

31:45 - Describing a conceputal defense

36:50 - How players have picked up the conceptual defense 

39:35 - Getting your coaching staff up to speed

We are fortunate to have Brian McCormick on this episode. McCormick name is probably familiar to you. He has coached players at all levels all over the world for several decades, and his impact on the game is remarkable.  

McCormick, who has a PhD in Exercise and Sports Science from the University of Utah, released his 27th book for basketball coaches in March. NADA is his first book to focus on defense.

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SHOW NOTES

1:55 - The evolution of NADA

5:45 - 3 differentiators between NADA & traditional systems

20:40 - No Advantage vs. Defensive Advantage

30:10 - Antiquated Defensive Principles

41:40 - When incorrect decisions are the preferred decisions

45:20 - Using NADA in your program

51:10 - 1v1's Role in Improving Defense

56:50 - Offseason focuses

We are fortunate to have Chris Cheng on this episode to talk about 5-Out Trigger Offense. 

Cheng is the head men’s coach at the University of Windsor in Ontario. He also happens to be the head coach of Canada’s U17 National team which will be competing at the World Championships later this summer.

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SHOW NOTES

2:10 - Pathway to a 5-Out Offense

4:30 - Evolution in Offense

5:50 - Offensive DNA

7:55 - Drill to teach pace

8:30 - Drill to game transfer

11:15 - Relocation for proper spacing

13:25 - Second Attacks: NBA

15:50 - Coverage solutions for triggers

18:55 - Off-ball players responsibilities

20:25 - Who decides triggers?

22:25 - Pre-Trigger actions

24:20 - Where players struggle

27:55 - Preparing Canada’s U17 team

29:25 - Establishing roles on a national team

30:25 - The growth of basketball in Canada

32:15 - Talent level in Canada’s college game

34:10 - Coaching growth area 

We are fortunate to have Jason Hardy back on the podcast. The pride of Valley High School joined us last April to discuss how to use data to game plan and program build.

Hardy was the manager for the Idaho men’s program while going to school in Moscow. Most recently, he was a grad assistant for the Toledo women’s team.

Hardy is also a player development coach for CoachSessions.

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Topic Breakdown

1:40 - Defining Early Offense

2:35 - Early offense and offensive efficiency

5:15 - Keys to playing fast

6:25 - Principles of early offense

9:55 - Shot selection in early offense

13:30 - Playing out of advantage

15:35 - Benefits of teaching advantage

16:40 - Numbers behind early offense

19:55 - Early offense drills 

23:30 - Teaching decision making

24:25 - Tulsa’s transition offense

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We are fortunate to have Liam Jefferson on this episode. 

Jefferson is a head coach with the London Lions boys academy. Prior to that he spent 12 years as an assistant and head coach at Loughborough University.

Jefferson also was an assistant coach on Great Britain’s U20 staff last summer.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN

1:40 - The state of basketball in Great Britain

3:40 - Reasons for taking the London Lions job

5:55 - The purpose of the youth academy

7:50 - Roster rules for BBL teams

9:30 - Takeaways from using the CLA in development

12:50 - How the coaches are working together

14:50 - Areas that have been harder to implement

18:35 - A typical week for players

21:05 - Comparisons with England’s soccer academies

22:00 - Practice planning and implementation

26:10 - Individual development plans

29:50 - Connection between academy & the top team

32:05 - Categorizing player’s roles

35:05 - Using the CLA to teach players (PnR)

39:50 - Purposeful feedback in practice

42:15 - The bridge between practice & games

44:40 - Using film to guide development

48:35 - Personal development as a coach

We are fortunate to have Drew Dunlop on this episode. 

Dunlop is a co-founder of The Pro Lane, a development facility in Wisconsin that works with players at all levels. 

Dunlop has coached around the world and is recognized for his modern approach using a Constraints-Led Approach for Skill Acquisition. 

At The Pro Lane, he helps designs training environments that allows players to explore solutions that transfer to the game.

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EPISODE BREAKDOWN

1:30 - Path from player to development coach

3:35 - Confidence as a coach to try something different

5:40 - Identifying that this coaching method works

6:50 - The process of making a learning environment

9:00 - The importance of whiteboards during training

10:35 - Using questions to guide learning

12:30 - How technology factors into development

15:00 - Emphasizing modern game skills

16:50 - Teaching players adaptability in finishing

18:45 - When in doubt, add a defender

19:55 - Teaching off-ball screening

21:25 - Methods for teaching players

22:35 - Teaching players about off-ball cutting

24:00 - The role of defense in the training

25:40 - Incorporating rebounding in development

27:25 - Including common triggers and actions

28:50 - Teaching spacing in development sessions

29:25 - The amount of off-court time as development coach

30:20 - From idea to implementation

31:40 - Teams, players to watch

32:40 - Growing as a coach & business

35:05 - Creating a focus for a development session

We are fortunate to have Nathan Williams on this episode. Williams is the head coach at Bonners Ferry High School. He helped guide the Badgers to their first state title in boys basketball last month. 

Prior to that, Williams has coached at a variety of levels, including seven years as the head coach in Stanfield, Ore. Williams was also a standout basketball player in high school and was member of the Whitworth team that played for an NAIA championship in 1996.

1:35 - First State Title for Boys Basketball

2:40 - Characteristics of the 2023-24 team

7:20 - The role of older siblings & toughness

9:10 - Approach after finishing second the previous year

11:30 - Preparing a team for what they might see at state

15:30 - Coaching influences growing up

18:25 - Changes as a head coach from previous stops

21:20 - Teaching aspects of the game

23:40 - Culture building at Bonners Ferry

29:10 - Lessons from playing higher level teams

30:25 - Developing lateral quickness

32:00 - Preferred offensive attack

33:55 - Creating confusion for the defense

35:30 - Advantage situations in the post

37:00 - Preferred defensive approach

40:25 - Lessons learned from coach sons

42:15 - Having a son who is a college prospect

44:50 - Looking ahead to next season

We are fortunate to have Andy Harrington on this episode. Coach Harrington is the head boys coach at Owyhee High School in Meridian. The Storm just concluded a dominate season and are now celebrating their second 5A state title in the last three years.

This marks Coach Harrington’s third state title as a coach. And, of course, we have to mention that he is an OG when it comes to the podcast, having appeared on Episode 7 of the podcast.