Big 5 Pillars

1. ROLE of the COACH

• Philosophy
  • Shared Vision
  • Teach + Demand
    • Best Effort
    • Attention Focus
  • Each one… Teach one
    • Player coach Bond
  • Parents
    • Educate them – road map – codex – journey ahead
  • Coaching Behaviour
    • “Passion, not misguided emotion”
• Zie ook Cursussen Basket Vlaanderen ABC (Autonomie – Binding – Competentie)

2. DEFENCE

• Ownership 1v1 D (No straight line drives)
  • Guard your yard!
• Great Defence transition ( TnT = Tagging and Transition)
  • React + Sprint
  • Point + Talk (stop ball)
  • Wall-Up Princip
  • Take Space Away
• Great Team Rebounding
  • Tag + Pursue
  • End of drill emphasis
• Communication in Defense, vocabulary to agree upon later

3. OFFENCE (Gap Attack + Race to Space))

• Pace (Race to Space)
  • Pitch Ahead
  • Ball push!
  • Bolts!
• Spacing (Gap Attack: 5 lanes – 16 Areas, see next slide)
  • Lanes & Spots
  • 4 out 1 in? 5 Out?
• Ball Share (Paint Touches and ball reversals)
  • Pen-kick-swing
  • Swing-swing
  • Getting open
• Read-React-Attack (Wheel action, see Noah Laroche - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e7U4-PrIBE&t=21s)
• Shot selections (Only ROB Shots)
  • Late time offensive rebouding!

4. Athletic Development (Activation => neuro musculair)

• Sport Specific
  • Skipping
  • Agility/Footwork
  • Reactionary – Partner Contest
• Conditioning stations
  • Combo drill based
• Additionally: Grease the Groove (repeat to repeat instead of repeat to failure) – Brainkinetics – Max Speed

5. CONNECTING

• CLA (as much as possible except for the first learning)
• Keep Score

Important! Keep the following in mind: TLC / ABC²
Teaching – learning – competition (in het Nederlands aanleren, beheersen, competitief). As a coach do not skip, it takes time and a lot of repitions to learn a new skill)

The Race to Space lanes

The 5 lanes South-North:

• Side Lane => Keep spacing
• Half Space => Lane for ball handler
• Mid Lane => Lane for trainers (Second Trailer - Rim Run - optional)

The Main Windows or Areas

Spacing is key!

A window (or area or spot) is an area in which a player can move to create a passing lane (no 3 players in a row principle).

Perimeter windows are always outside 3 point line.

Always try to attach the white area (smile, low box, ...)

If white area is crowded, the preferably stride stop in decission area. Decissions: Shoot or pass.

Grey Areas to be used if playing 4 out one in (preferred area is Short Corner)

Blue => Corner window
Green => Side window
Yellow => 45 window
Orange => Slot window
Red => High window
White => The Smile = The Low Box = The 6th Spot
Grey => Possible windows in 4 out 1 in
Purple => The High Box (decission area)