I. Practice Essentials -Put it Dwn n Paper Can't wing practices, plan in advance! Hurley keeps practices fr several years t cmpare current quality f practice Stick t what yu write dwn! -Alternate Hard and Easy Hard parts f practice shuldn't last mre than 5 minutes Alternate hard and easy parts f practice -Practice the Way Yu Play St. Anthny's practice mstly in the fullcurt since they are an up and dwn team -2/3 skills, 1/3 team Wrk n individual skills t imprve the verall team -Practice t Imprve Team 1st Treat every game the same (Kids ntice when smething is different) Fcus n yur ppnent 2nd -Breakdwn Wrk Daily Have 1 cach with big men, 1 with guards -Sht 20 minutes Daily Everything else yu practice is wrthless if yu can't take advantage f pprtunities -Shrten Practices as Seasn Ges On But Keep Intensity Up! -Special Situatin Practices Regularly Hurley has 1 special situatin practice per 2 weeks (1 1/2 hurs ges ver 20 different situatins) -Shrten Practices Pre and Pst Game Befre: fcus n things yu want dne in the game but leave time fr legs t recver fr game After: If team has bad game, dn't take it ut n yur team (they didn't intentinally lse.) Teach instead Curtesy f Victr Sfera http://triplethreatbball.blgspt.cm victr.sfera@gmail.cm Page 1
-Start and End Each Day with Meeting Starts psitive Ends psitive (reminders fr what's cming up and tmrrw's fcus) II. Daily Practice Tips 1. Players are respnsible fr the md and crrecting mistakes a. Leaders n team need t be held accuntable fr getting it ging b. Caches just make a suitable situatin fr learning 2. Team Meeting at Beginning and End f Practice 3. Early Drills a. Players call ut names f teammates and names f drills 4. Head Cach uses each player s name within first 15 minutes 5. Earn Marn Shirt a. N such thing as a game player (cme t practice and wrk) b. Designate 5 players wh have marn shirts at beginning f seasn (starters) c. Each day the 2 nd unit (Gld Unit) fight t earn the marn shirts and the starters fight t keep them d. 5 players wh finish a practice with marn shirt will start the next day s practice with them n; if next day is a game thse 5 will start 6. Change Practice Partners Regularly a. New faces help push players instead f settle 7. Keep stats n drills a. Have smething t sht fr 8. Listen t Practice a. Yu can find ut a lt abut yur team by clsing yur eyes fr a few secnds in practice 9. Use a variety f drills a. Identify where yu gt them frm b. Makes players feel like they have the edge 10. All Cnditining with the ball a. Dn t run just t run unless punishment 11. Utilize assistants and gym space 12. End Practice n Psitive Nte a. Reward practice players fr effrt III. Warm-up Drills 3 Man Weave (5 passes, 4 passes, 3 passes)- Up and Back x2 Curtesy f Victr Sfera http://triplethreatbball.blgspt.cm victr.sfera@gmail.cm Page 2
2 Pass Outlet Baseball Pass 3 players pass back and frth (there) Breakut 1 pass fr layup; pp. Wing cvers backbard Chase the Pint Guard PG has 4 dribbles t take length f the curt 2 players n defense chase the pint guard nce the first dribble hits the flr When defense cmes back fr 2 n 1: Inbunder baseball passes t wing Chase the Pint Guard- Drill B PG has a teammate; pass back and frth 3 defenders chasing Cming back: 3 n 2- utlet pass III. Shting 4 ball shting Baby hk Smart sht Curl @ Elbw Curl @ ElbwRip back t middle 3 pint sht; big men sht fakejumper Fllw the leader (Partner shting) Grup f 2; pssibly 3---1 ball Lead shter Fllwer Curtesy f Victr Sfera http://triplethreatbball.blgspt.cm victr.sfera@gmail.cm Page 3
Whatever the lead shter des, the fllwer(s) des IV. Rebunding & Finishing Drills Superman drill Thrw ball n pp. Side f the glass and g get it, landing utside the paint Tip Drill Thrw ff glass and tip it in (finish everything) Thrw ff glass, rip t chin, and scre Rip, fake, and pwer up Rip, fake, and reverse layup V. Ballhandling Quick change partner drill Start with right hand facing partner When arms length away frm partner, switch hands Wrks n being quick in small spaces If yu dn t call ut which hand yu are using, a cllisin is likely Crssver Thrugh the legs Behind the back Spin Curtesy f Victr Sfera http://triplethreatbball.blgspt.cm victr.sfera@gmail.cm Page 4
VI. Cmbinatin Drills Fundatin fr passing Restrictins: Offense can t dribble 6 passes=1 pint Pst pass=1 pint; Must put pririty n feeding the pst Basket=2 pints 12 passes=2 pints Defense scres n a stp 15 pint games Start ut by having 2 dwn screens and then flwing int a mtin-type ffense Fundatin fr defense Prmtes cmmunicatin, psitining, and rtatin Starts ut like a shell but with 5 vs 5 On switch defense ges t ffense Hwever, n ne can guard the same persn Mst imprtant t guard immediately: Persn with ball 2 nd mst imprtant: 1 pass away Least imprtant: Weakside wing This is where cmmunicatin cmes int factr we dn t talk, we have n chance. On duble we duble team the ball Help defense needs t take away the next 2 passes One prtectr f rim Giving the ffense a crss-curt pass (gives defense time t regrup) On change ends ffense ges t the ther side f the flr and is nw n defense; while the ther team is in their ffensive transitin dwncurt Pass & Pwer Up Curtesy f Victr Sfera http://triplethreatbball.blgspt.cm victr.sfera@gmail.cm Page 5
2 psts n bth sides f flr 2 guards n bth sides f flr (1 designated fr Offense, 1 fr defense) Whichever pst receives the pass is n ffense and the ther becmes defense Defense nly guards in the half curt Human Cnes Drill Cach Bb Hurley uses the Human Cne Drill as a cmpetitive way t wrk n ballhandling and attacking the rim. This drill can als be called "Guards vs Bigs." The first guard will dribble arund the human cnes (the next guards waiting in line t dribble) as they are trying t deflect the ball. Once the guard gets arund all cnes, he attacks the rim being guarded by the pst man wh makes it as difficult as pssible t scre withut fuling. If the pst stps him frm scring the pst players get ne pint, if guard scres the guard gets ne pint. And yu keep alternating guards and psts until yu reach a set scre. Nte: Guards will always be scrers and psts will always be stppers in this drill fr Cach Hurley. Frm http://triplethreatbball.blgspt.cm VII. End Practice Last Gasp - 10 lengths f the curt (dribbling the ball) Dwn n back with right hand Dwn n back with left hand Walking figure 8 dwn n back Curtesy f Victr Sfera http://triplethreatbball.blgspt.cm victr.sfera@gmail.cm Page 6
Alternating hands (crssver) 2 ball dribbling dwn n back Always finish with free thrws! Curtesy f Victr Sfera http://triplethreatbball.blgspt.cm victr.sfera@gmail.cm Page 7