By Joanne McCallie
Price: $39.95 per
Rating: 4 Stars

Coach McCallie has taken the Michigan State Women's Basketball program from 10 wins in the '00-'01 season to a runner-up finish in the 2005 NCAA National Championship game. In an energetic, 66-minute lecture-style setting, McCallie shares the 12 secret components to building her dominating Match-Up Zone defense, which helped fuel that amazing turn around. Her Match-Up Defense isn't a man-to-man defense nor is it a traditional zone defense, it is a hybrid of multiple defenses. McCallie's Match-Up Zone begins as a 1-2-2 set that utilizes both zone and man-to-man principles. She breaks down the defense, focusing on the player's responsibilities, along with multiple drills to teach the correct slides and rotations. She shares her three different sets of rules for her defense: Pass rules, dribble rules and high-post rules. McCallie also demonstrates the key defensive schemes the Spartans have used effectively in the Match-Up Zone. She demonstrates her innovative break down drills to prevent penetration, post development, and covering the three point shot. Coach McCallie concludes this video showing specific coverage against various offensive fronts and schemes, including 3 out 2 in, overloads, high-post flash, dribble entry and wing and point guard cuts. This is an excellent video on how to teach this unique and effective Match-Up Zone defense. McCallie stresses the importance of team building and how it will enhance your overall program development and how this will build a cohesive unit on and off the court.

I thought this video was very unique and I really enjoyed how Coach McCallie is able to “hide” this zone defense by different fronts and coverages. I would have liked to see the video add some more game footage but that is being picky. While I run a 1-1-3 zone as our base defense, this video gave me some ideas and teaching strategies that can make my zone, or your zone, even more successful.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Mark Gaffney, Five Star Basketball
Price: $39.95 per
Rating: 4 Stars

Coach Gaffney presents techniques and teaching points that will lead into drills for successful rebounding. To start, Gaffney demonstrates and drills the block out technique one-on-one. The back-to-back drill simulates the block out and is a competitive drill for both players. The purpose of the circle drill is to work on rebounding block out technique. One-on-one block out drill includes the close out, shot pressure, block out and the rebound. Moving to 2-on-2, the next drill puts a premium on blocking out and pursuing the ball. The cross block drill forces defenders to block out the player opposite them in the drill. The animal drill is worked on daily by Gaffney and develops desire, aggressiveness and a relentless attitude. Triangle rebounding drill is a 3-on-3 drill that uses two players in the corner and one player at the top of the key. It also progresses to 4-on-4 and 5-on-5. This drill is very game-like and can help establish excellent rebounding habits.

This has become my favorite rebounding video that I have seen. Not only does it have a lot of the old “standby’s” when it comes to rebounding drills, Coach Gaffney introduces you to a series of new breakdown drills and his concepts are sound and easy to adapt to your own teaching. Successful teams rebound the basketball and if your team is falling short in this area, this tape could very well help you get your program to the next level.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Dean Smith
Price: $89.95 set or $49.95 per
Rating: 5 Stars

In this SCRAMBLE DEFENSE VIDEO, Dean Smith's scramble system is a defensive weapon that changes tempo, forces turnovers and was a major factor in Dean Smith's success at UNC over the years. The main benefit of the scramble is that it forces the opponent out of their regular man-to-man offense. A prerequisite for employing the scramble defense is a solid, pressure man-to-man attack. Everything comes as a result of players understanding basic man-to-man pressure. In this new 123 minute video, Coach Smith begins with the 30 series - the run and jump attack that UNC has used successfully for decades. This is particularly effective after timeouts when the surprise factor is in the defense's favor. The 40 series is ignited after the first pass to either side of the floor. All players rotate to different positions and jam passing lanes for the errant pass. Both the 30 and 40 series can also be used all over the floor. Out-of-bounds situations, free throw situations, and defending the fast break are all covered by Smith. More than 50 vintage UNC game clips put the 30 and 40 series in action. Also, Smith takes to the floor in a classic, one-of-a-kind, on-the-floor clinic to demonstrate both defensive systems. The scramble defense has become a defensive standard in basketball across the globe, and now Coach Smith breaks down this time honored trapping defense step-by-step, which will allow you to easily implement it into your program!

In the POINT ZONE VIDEO, Coach Smith opens his "video vault" and welcomes you inside for an unprecedented look at the point zone. Fundamentally, the point zone is man-to-man pressure on the ball with a four-man zone in support. Disguising the defense is possible against baseline out-of-bounds plays and is a benefit of the point zone. Smith diagrams the two-man front to cover vulnerable areas along the baseline, the two-man trap against out-of-bounds plays and the 1-3-1 set. Rebounding coverage for guards is also thoroughly presented. Smith takes you through situational defensive coverages that come from years of experience with this zone. This segment will enhance your ability to adapt the zone to your team. This DVD is an incredible blend of today and yesterday and includes over 50 vintage game clips that highlight the great UNC teams and players through the years, as well as a classic, one-of-a-kind, on-the-floor clinic presentation by Coach Smith. In this 84 minute video, every movement and technique of the zone is demonstrated and explained. An absolute must for every basketball coach!

Whether you are a basketball historian or a coach looking to learn from one of the game’s best, these video’s are a must for your library. Coach Smith shows you how he revolutionized the game on the defensive end of the floor in these two videos and breaks both systems down in an easy to follow manner. Coaches, make these two videos an “early” Christmas present for yourself and your program.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Brian Gregory
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Coach Gregory focuses on his 'Flyer Five' - five keys to building a successful team defense. These five keys are transition defense, eliminate dribble splits, contest shots, block out and limit opponent to one shot, and take the opponent out of set plays. These five items serve as a guideline for building a practice plan every day. Gregory's program sends four to the offensive glass, yet getting back on defense to defend the goal. His favorite drill to develop this is the 3 Line Drill, which creates a 2-on-1 situation. Progressions to the drill expose your team to 3-on-2 and 4-on 3 situations. Moving to the half court, Gregory introduces a drill to prevent dribble splits. The goal is to get to your spot as the receiver catches the ball. Gregory presents two drills to work on contesting shots. Rebounding is a mentality that must be emphasized every day. Gregory hammers this mentality daily and is a part of every drill in practice. The final key is taking the opponent out of their set calls. Using three calls - Jam, Trap and Fire - the Flyers are able to initiate pressure with their defense. In a half court setting, he demonstrates drills to work on these three schemes. This is a unique way to present a total team defensive system.

Coach Gregory tapes and products are very underrated. While this tape won’t reinvent the wheel defensively, Coach Gregory, as always, offers plenty of insights and concepts that will challenge what you do on defense and what your team concepts are. If you are looking to improve how and what you teach, this video is a great place to start.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Mike Krzyzewski
Price: $44.95 per
Rating: 5 Stars

The drills on this 50-minute DVD will instill the discipline and mental toughness needed to make that critical defensive stop when you need it the most! Coach Krzyzewski has coached six National "Defensive Player of the Year" award winners and has coached some of the most successful and respected defensive-minded teams in basketball history. His defensive "system" has won over 700 games and has reached 10 NCAA "Final Fours" (to date). In this excellent video, Coach K takes the court at Cameron Indoor Stadium and teaches over 20 innovative drills and strategies designed to optimize your defensive tactics. These drills will teach your athletes how to force bad shots and turnovers by controlling the movement of the ball handler, guarding the passing lanes and challenging shooters. Your players will sharpen all of their defensive skills while challenging themselves mentally and physically.

These vital drills will get your team in great physical shape and in position to handle any game - home or away. These techniques will help with transition defense, shutting down perimeter and post players, increasing ball pressure and building weak-side defense awareness. Coach Krzyzewski focuses on keeping the drills competitive and enthusiastic, which in turn gets athletes to concentrate and builds team camaraderie. Furthermore, Coach K will help you learn how to accentuate these excellent drills to simulate and rehearse what will happen at the defensive end of the court. All of these drills can be used throughout the season to maintain proper defensive stance and intensity. This outstanding video is a must for any age and competitive level of play. Coach K will help you accomplish your goals!

Simply put, this is one of the best videos of its kind that we have seen here at TeamArete. The workouts can be implemented to compliment your practice schedule or utilized as part of your fall and summer workout program. Either way, this video is sure to give you some great basketball conditioning ideas!!!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Mike Krzyzewski
Price: $44.95 per
Rating: 5 Stars

Coach Mike Krzyzewski and Associate Head Coach Johnny Dawkins give you an "inside look" at Duke's intense workout for perimeter players. The Duke basketball program has a reputation for unparalleled individual improvement using these competitive and innovative drills. Dawkins highlights four areas in this 48-minute effective workout: warm-up, defense drills, transition shooting drills and offense drills. The workout emphasizes the ability to create and convert open shots, get open on the wing, use screens, and catch and shoot in transition. Along with ball handling drills, Dawkins includes a multitude of shooting drills that will cover the proper shooting stance and the most effective way to catch the ball to make your shooting more accurate and efficient. There is no one better on the court than Coach Dawkins to teach these outstanding drills. As a player, Dawkins finished his college career at Duke as the school's all-time leading scorer (2,556 points). In addition, Coach Dawkins shares insightful detail about playing effective defense on the wing. Duke Basketball's effective practice regimen has been a large part of the success of the Duke teams over the years, which includes seven "National Player of the Year" award recipients for Duke. The drills in this workout can be incorporated into individual workouts or a competitive practice environment and are appropriate for all ages.

The advantage of this video is that it covers both the offensive and defensive elements of playing on the perimeter. The fact that both aspects of the game are covered gives this video a slight nod over many others and is worthy of adding to your library collection.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Hubie Brown
Price: $39.95 per
Rating: 5 Stars

Prepare yourself to learn from one of the legends of basketball coaching in this comprehensive instructional video! Hubie Brown shares his secrets and experiences from over 30 years of successful basketball coaching at the high school, college, and professional levels. Brown provides a rare look inside the Memphis Grizzlies playbook which helped the Grizzlies produce a 24 game, one year turnaround and earned Coach Brown NBA Coach of the Year honors for the 2003-2004 season.

In the 90-minute Volume 1 video, Brown challenges you to evaluate over 30 special situations that you may face in a season. He includes pre-practice structure, zone offense, out-of-bounds, and special situations. He covers the 1-2-2 press, situational coaching, press breaks, transition offense, flex offense and options, pick and roll, defending, bumping, and using screens, post-play, shooting drills, defensive strategy, and much more. Coach Brown also stresses the importance of playing the percentages both offensively and defensively and how this will help put your team in a position to win.

In "Secrets of Winning Basketball" - Volume II, Coach Brown dives deeper into the fundamentals, drills, techniques, and philosophy that will improve your players' overall basketball development and skills. This is a behind-the-scenes look at how a Hubie Brown practice runs, and you will see the "whole-part-whole" process of teaching individual and team drills and fundamentals in this 84-minute video. Coach Brown shares more than 30 drills to improve your players' skills and abilities through a progressive drill series. Included are drills for post-play positioning, moves, and defense; rebounding, outlet passing, press breaks, transition offense, aggressive defensive block drills, high percentage shooting, ball denial, spacing and bumping, and all-in-one offensive/defensive drills. He puts strong emphasis on getting high percentage shots using drills, shot charts, and offensive coaching philosophy. Coach Brown also shares what he calls "the best conditioning drill ever," which is thoroughly demonstrated and explained; this drill will challenge every player's mental and physical toughness. You will learn how to maximize your practices by being organized, prepared, and full of energy!

With a remarkable look into the mind of one of the legends of the game, you will learn how to put players in position to be effective at all times through hard work and preparation. These videos will stimulate you, philosophically and fundamentally, in the game of basketball and is a "must-have" for every coach at every level!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Mike Krzyzewski
Price: $44.95
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

In an energetic and information-packed on-court presentation, Coach Krzyzewski explains the zone offense and principles he uses in attacking a half-court zone defense. Krzyzewski believes the secret to effective zone offense is to keep it simple by running one highly effective offense that can be utilized against even the most potent defenses. Coach Krzyzewski has designed a zone offense that is easy to implement and impossible to stop! In addition, Coach K shares the five major components of this efficient offense when invading the zone. Coach K teaches all of these principles in-depth and provides numerous drills for attacking the 2-1-2 and 1-2-2 zone. This 40 - minute video is essential for any coach interested in learning how to execute Coach K's simple offense and the best, most efficient way to breakdown a zone defense.

This is one of the better zone offense videos that I've come across. While this video doesn't present a continuity type of offense, Coach K does a great job in breaking down how to beat a zone and showcasing many of the options a team and a coach has to get their players good shots. If you are looking for some great zone tips and ways to expand your offensive attack, this is a good video to have in your library.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Mike Krzyzewski
Price: $44.95
Rating: 5 Stars

Duke has been home to some of the best point guards in the country and they have all studied and practiced the developmental drills presented in this excellent production. Coach Krzyzewski provides the overview and background for each section and Duke assistant coach Chris Collins teaches the drills and techniques on the court. This workout includes warm-up drills, defense drills, transition shooting drills and offense drills to create a complete point guard workout. The ultimate goals of this program are to get point guards comfortable with the ball, to build passion and understanding for the role of the point guard, and to create a "coach on the floor" mentality. Collins implements 10 drills that are built around ball handling, distributing the ball and controlling the tempo of the game. These innovative tactics and techniques encompass a variety of areas of guard play, including: shooting, transition, and screening. All of the drills are run in a game-like/competitive setting, stress the importance of communication and leadership, and build on the fundamental needs of a point guard. This will help your point guards become "an extension of you" on the court where making the correct decision at the right moment is crucial!

This is one of our favorite videos at TeamArete. The drills alone make this a great video but the true value of this particular video is the idea that this can be shown to all of your guards to maximize value and teaching efficiency. Use this video to build "coaches on the floor" in your program.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Forrest Larson
Price: $29.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Forrest Larson, the author of Take It To The Rim, has taken the skills taught in that video and put them in a full-court workout for all players. Larson demonstrates a series of 25 sets of full-court trips that allow players to develop their ballhandling skills in game-like conditions. This workout can be done in two sets of 50 trips or in one workout that lasts about 45 minutes. This is an intense and advanced workout for players who love the game. The workout lasts for about 45 minutes but can be done in two sets of 50 trips. Skill level, conditioning and mental toughness are all tested and improved by using the 100 Trips workout.

You can order any of Forrest Larson’s videos by visiting his website at www.takeittotherim.com.

By Coach Barry Kipnes
Price: $14.95 & $1.75
Rating: 4 Stars

One of the hardest aspects of coaching is learning how to manage the “non-coaching” elements of the profession. For years, coaches have sought out informational material to help them sort out the problems that can arise off the court. Pride+ A Coach's Handbook is such a book. It is not sport-specific but instead is a book for coaches and athletic administrators for all sports and at all levels (from youth to middle school to high school and even to junior college and division 3). One of the goals of PRIDE+ is to free up coaches and administrators to work on the core areas of their jobs. For coaches, this means more time for player development, team execution, X's and O's, strategy and tactics, practice organization, scouting, and game preparation. For athletic administrators, this means more time for the budget, equipment, facility & storage issues, and scheduling.

PRIDE+ A Coach's Handbook is a book that can definitely help coaches with their individual programs and administrators with their overall multi-sport programs. Simply fill out the form and mail it with your check. You have absolutely nothing to lose. If you do not feel it can help you, you can even send it back for a full refund.

Skills and Drills: The Fundamentals of Basketball and Much More is a 24-page booklet that serves as a practice guide for developing players. The booklet is ideal for boys and girls, ages 8 to 18, and is a handy guide for youth basketball coaches. All fundamentals are covered and drills are provided to help the young player improve in all skill areas. What makes the booklet unique is that all drills can be done alone. This way, a youngster can practice and improve at his or her own pace.

I highly recommend both books. Skills and Drills is a great way to teach fundamentals to young kids and would serve as a great giveaway item for coaches who run youth camps. PRIDE is simple a must have addition to any coach’s library. There is no aspect the book doesn’t cover and will provide any coach and administrator with time tested techniques to handle any issue that can come about when working in the field of athletics.

You can order the books by contacting the author at kippublish@webtv.net.

By Ganon Baker
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Ganon Baker is quickly becoming the game's next true "Innovator." He has trained over 2,500 players while traveling the world. Baker is always in search of the next teaching concept that will push skills to the next level. In this fantastic new DVD, Ganon Baker explores new ground in this innovative, two ball shooting drill video designed to reinforce repetition and shooting in competitive, game-like situations. Both the screener and the cutter's responsibilities are demonstrated and explained. Baker details teaching points for the screener to get teammates open and also highlights opportunities for the screener to get open. This is accomplished by teaching the screener to open up, early or late slip, roll or pop. To create space and openings for scoring opportunities, Baker demonstrates a curl cut, the "bump" and a misdirection cut. The third cog in the motion shooting wheel is passing. Baker teaches passers to drop their hips, elbow behind the basketball and to lock the elbow when passing. Baker also shows how reading the defense is crucial. Keys to reading the defense are popping out for a shot when the screener is caught. By incorporating these cutter and screener concepts, Baker creates challenging drills for self-improvement. The cone shooting drill teaches cutting with change of speeds. The "America's Play" and "UCLA cut" are used to break down screen and shooting options. The back door drills helps players read pressure defense by cutting to the basket. The ball screen is an important of part of today's offenses. Baker dissects options from the ball screen for offensive opportunities. Another two ball drill is created for the shooter and screener after an on ball screen. Any player who wants to get more shots by reading the defense can improve by employing tips from this excellent presentation.

55 minutes. 2006.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Ganon Baker
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

"Basketball Evangelist," Ganon Baker, takes his message and passion all over the world. His energy is dedicated to developing basketball skills in young men and women. Baker teaches drills in three segments, starting with form and advancing to speed and contact. As players work on form, they are encouraged to expand their game by moving out of their comfort zone. Improvement is based on the mistakes that come from pushing your game beyond comfortable limits. All of the teaching in this DVD will make kids confident and comfortable with the ball so that the ball becomes an extension of their hand. Good ball handling is the foundation of a players' developing game. The Form Series encompasses 24 stationary drills including ball wraps, triangle, knife, pound dribbles, WNBA dribble moves, wall and tennis ball drills. Next, ball handling is put into action in the Drive segment. Two partner drills are demonstrated that teach players to get close to defenders before making contact and driving by. The "body dribble" is illustrated as the key to dribbling past defenders and is incorporated into many of the drills. The action extends to the full court in the Jordan Maze drill and the "tip drill." These drills are applicable to all coaches and use cones on the floor to guide the dribbler. The Circle drill is a unique drill that focuses on dribbling and one-on-one play. All of the drills in this DVD will help players become better scorers by getting by the defense and putting pressure on the defense. This exceptional DVD makes a huge statement about building a foundation, which starts with handling the ball and will help build individual and team ball handling skills, teamwork and communication.

66 minutes. 2006.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Geno Auriemma
Price: $39.95
Rating: 3 Stars

Auriemma presents an effective workout that breaks down specific aspects of the game into drills that build quality, well-rounded players in this 70-minute video. In his 20+ years as a head coach, Auriemma has used skill development workouts to develop some of the best women's basketball players in the history of the college game including eight future Olympians, 10 1st team All-Americans, 12 Big East "Player of the Year" winners and six National "Player of the Year" winners. In this energetic on-court demonstration, Coach Auriemma highlights the importance of communication, taking good shots and creating movement within an offense. To illustrate these principles, Auriemma has devised 20 drills that provide the foundation for building a championship team. He begins by demonstrating full-court drills that work on long and short outlet passing, lay-ups, chest passes, jump stops and, most importantly, communication; all key elements in running an effective fastbreak. Auriemma also incorporates half-court drills that focus on shooting, lay-ups off of penetration, pick-and-roll, post moves, working off screens and more! Auriemma's demonstrations are easy to follow and generate quick results. This is a great investment for coaches at any level who want build the fundamental skills necessary for an effective offense!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Ganon Baker
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Ganon Baker has done it again!! Coming off the success of his two "best seller" videos; 35 Street Moves You Can Use and 22 Game Time Drills to Make it Happen, Baker adds to his series with Training in the Triple Threat - 34 Ways to Create Space. In on-the-court demonstration with three players of different skill levels, Baker goes through 34 moves out of the "Triple Threat" position. In this video, Baker himself goes through each drill step-by-step and slows each drill down to show you the proper technique. Every coach has taught the "Triple Threat" position before; but Baker puts a whole new spin on the Triple Threat with his innovative moves and drills. Baker relates each series of drills in this video to a current or former NBA player. Ganon Baker ends the video by listing the 5 qualities that he preaches to his players everyday: Intensity, Consistency, Persistence, Faith, and Love.

The Ganon Baker series are some of the best individual instruction tapes on the market today. Coaches at all levels would be wise to add these videos to their library as Baker does a fantastic job in simplifying the game while emphasizing correct techniques.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Jim Foster
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Jim Foster is truly the "coaches coach" - in fact, several of his former assistant coaches have gone on to make a tremendous impact in the women's college game, including: Geno Auriemma (UConn), Muffet McGraw (Notre Dame), Deb Patterson (K-State) and Cindy Griffin (St. Joe's). This innovative 54-minute DVD covers the 3-2 zone, free throw shooting, no-hands defense, pressure shooting, and transition drills - all in one presentation! Foster gives his players their best chance to win by devising defenses that maximize team effectiveness. Whether his team plays man-to-man, zone or a junk defense, the end result is usually successful. Because of a focus on physical play in today's game, he installed a no-hands defense that has drastically reduced fouling. Zone defense is a big part of Ohio State's success, featuring 1-1-3, match-up and the 3-2 zone. Foster thoroughly breaks down the 3-2 zone showing slides, post defense, rebounding, high post coverage and ball pressure. He uses players and chairs to illustrate key teaching points. A huge proponent of applying shot pressure, all of his drills focus on that concept. In other areas of this DVD, Foster demonstrates competitive team free throw games, adding game-like pressure to shooters. Fosters demonstrates his love for transition by showing his two favorite transition drills. Applicable to all levels of play, these drills build from 2-on-1 up to 5-on-5.

There aren’t many 3-2 zone tapes available and as such, this could very well be the very best one of a limited number. Coach Foster does an excellent job of walking you through the slides and adjustments of his 3-2 zone. Once you watch this video, you will have a clear understanding of not only how to run this type of zone defense, but how to attack it as well!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Jay Wright
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Jay Wright's unique ability to teach proper fundamentals and footwork is key to the national success of his Villanova program. All of his players, regardless of their position, use the skills they learn in practice to gain an edge over powerful opponents in the Big East. Wright defines four major scoring areas on the floor: wing, prime time (block), mid-post (off block), and slot (high post) positions. Because his players come from different backgrounds and systems, his ability to instill solid footwork into all his players is impressive. His motto is that "Players must be comfortable on either foot" so his workouts focus on pivoting on both the inside and the outside foot from both sides of the floor and why both are important. Wright demonstrates his Jab Series which creates potent scoring options from anywhere on the floor. Taught with or without the use of a screen, this series forms the bedrock for perimeter effectiveness at Villanova. A compliment to the Jab Series is the Swing Series that incorporates the reverse pivot, bully move and two-footed hop jumpers. Jay Wright's 50-minute instruction will greatly enhance your team's ability to attack on offense and score more points.

This video is part of the multiple DVD set in which Jay Wright teaches the Villanova breakdown series, which emphasizes proper footwork, good shooting habits and effective use of counter moves. This tape is an excellent resource for coaches who are looking to “reinvent” their individual workouts and make their players stronger scoring threats.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Jay Wright
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

Villanova University basketball has reached a new level of excitement under Coach Jay Wright. His attention to detail and repetition allow his teams to compete with the nation's best programs. A strong believer in footwork and balance, Wright consistently incorporates these into every shooting drill as he guides you through the entire shooting progression with this on-court presentation. This 84-minute DVD is packed with 28 valuable drills that show why Villanova a dangerous offensive club every year in the powerful Big East. Using warm-up and technique drills, game drills, and free throw drills, he teaches and describes fundamentals and teaching points. Practice begins with set lifts to reinforce proper technique. "Keeping the elbow under the ball" is emphasized in the Bradley drill. The Mikan and reverse Mikan drills develops touch around the basket. A staple in the Villanova system is seen in the one- and two-step shooting sequence, which relies on proper footwork. V-cuts, rebounding, and shooting are combined in three man, two ball shooting drills. In all of the drills, a big emphasis is put on good, crisp passing. Wright believes in game-like, competitive shooting as he progresses through practice. Because confidence is the key to free throw shooting, the Wildcats work on free throw consistency throughout this video. Ultimately, game situations challenge players to build their confidence from the free throw line. During competitive drills, Wright preaches to his players to "set up quick, shoot slow". The two ball drill segment combines the screener and cutter as they build parts of motion offense into shooting drills. Four cutting options are presented after screens: Curl cut, back cut, out cut, and the straight cut. These drills increase the ability for each player to shoot from all spots on the floor, making the team balanced and difficult to defend. A great video for solid footwork and competitive shooting drills!

This video is part of the multiple DVD set in which Jay Wright teaches the Villanova breakdown series, which emphasizes proper footwork, good shooting habits and effective use of counter moves. This tape is an excellent resource for coaches who are looking to “reinvent” their individual workouts and make their players stronger scoring threats. This tape is my favorite of the Jay Wright series and is one of the best videos of its kind on the market.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Dr. Carolyn Savoy
Price: $22.00 (US), $25.00 (Canada)
Rating: 5 Stars

Dr. Carolyn Savoy, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Dalhousie University in Canada has used her experiences as a coach and her private interviews with 16 coaches with 381 years experience to come up with a book that belongs on the shelf of coaches at any level. Having observed the University of Tennessee Head Women’s coach, Pat Summitt, Dr. Savoy is no stranger to successful programs and winning coaches. Included in 80+ page book are chapters on leadership, team goal setting, team communication and team chemistry. All told, the nine chapters of the book gives the reader insights from some of the games top coaches, sprinkled with some of Dr. Savoy’s experiences as well.

The Art of Coaching is a book that is filled with dozens of helpful hints and suggestions. Having owned the book for only a few months, I have found that my book has become worn and tattered as I frequently turn to it’s pages for ideas. Dr. Savoy’s book is extremely well done and already, a favorite in my library!

For more information, you can contact Dr. Savoy at Carolyn.savoy@dal.ca or you can visit the website, www.artofcoachingonline.com.

By Brian Gregory
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 1/2 Stars

In his new 81-minute video, Coach Gregory shares the "Super Ten", a time tested set of offensive and defensive drills that have produced great players and championship teams. The drills on this video are utilized at every University of Dayton practice. The five best defensive drills lay the foundation for team and individual defense through repetition and hard work. Gregory shares his defensive philosophy by detailing the Five Defensive Components that guide his defensive teaching including: elbow/block coverage, protect the scoring area, give early help, contest shots, and contesting the pass and pressuring the ball. An emphasis is put on sprinting to the ball, close outs, defending the post, covering ball screens, and 5-on-4 scramble. Each defensive action, or drill, is beneficial in multiple ways.

Getting players open for good shots is the focus of the best five offensive drills. These drills are flexible enough to run against man and zone defenses. To complement each action displayed, Coach Gregory then illustrates a set play using that action. This DVD highlights the double away action, I-action, roll and replacement action, Princeton action, and screen-the-screener action.

The entire video is an excellent and even the most time tested coach can find something useful in the drill section of this DVD. However, the best part of Gregory's video is the offensive action series where he shows 5 actions to add to your offense and adds some sets to help you get going. This video is a staple in our library here at TeamArete and I'm sure it will be for you as well.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Terri Mitchell
Price: $39.95
Rating: 5 Stars

In this instructional 71-minute DVD, Coach Mitchell introduces you to the innovative 1-1-3 Zone Defense, the same zone defense Mitchell has used in leading her teams to five NCAA Tournament appearances. Mitchell begins by giving each defensive player an assignment and demonstrates the defensive responsibilities that allow the zone to run effectively. She highlights the importance of protecting the paint and defending the corner. Mitchell takes you through the keys to this zone: ball pressure, movement, rotation and anticipation. In addition to the outstanding drills such as 5-1-4 Set, String Concept, 2-1-2 Set and Rover & Ball Hawk Communication, Mitchell outlines five highly potent trapping tactics and techniques. This video is perfect for any team because it is easy to install, has basic and simple principles, allows for a defender to be in the face of the offensive player at all times, prevents easy baskets from baseline outs-of-bounds situations and will break up a team's offensive rhythm.

As a coach that has run the 1-1-3 zone for years, I believe that this video, along with the time tested "Blizzard Defensive" tape from Joe McKeown, are the best on the market today in terms of teaching this defense and all of its wrinkles. Coach Mitchell does an excellent job in breaking down the defense, showing her entire trapping series and providing drills to teach this defense effectively. The belief you have in your team will help them to win and this video will help you and your team gain confidence in their abilities to compete.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Phil Martelli
Price: $39.95
Rating: 5 Stars

Coach Phil Martelli demonstrates his favorite and most effective drills to enhance your shooting abilities to the utmost performance. Martelli begins this 78-minute video by outlining the key elements to having effective practices, such as making everything competitive and devoting a major part of your practice schedule to timed, competitive shooting. Next Coach Martelli shares 15 competitive shooting drills that will help you challenge your players to become better shooters with every shot. Each drill incorporates competition, intensity and conditioning while emphasizing and maintaining proper shot preparation and technique. In 2004, Martelli had one of the best shooting teams in the NCAA history and coached the Naismith Award winner. These 15 drills were instrumental in building a competitive fire in their everyday practice environment. Included in this video are the Pitino Drill, Catch and Go Drill, Ten Drill, Pig Drill, Princeton Drill, California Shooting Drill, Rapid Fire Shooting Drill and more. This wide variety of drills includes precise coaching points to develop quick, powerful and fundamentally sound players. Coach Martelli shares the secrets to putting athletes in shooting drills that are game like, under stress and at game speed. These drills are fundamental in building Martelli's team program into one of the most successful programs in the country. These individual and team drills are designed to challenge every player, build confidence in their shooting skills and improve your team's work ethic.

Martelli’s tapes are simply fantastic and this one does not disappoint. Not only is the tape full of great drills and teaching tips, the fact that it is 78 minutes long makes it a rare breed for such a “small” topic. These drills are fast paced and provide and excellent shooting workout for those involved. This one should be a staple in your library!!!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Harry Perretta
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

Coach Perretta has relied on his spread offense to produce consistent scoring and team success. Through changes and trends in the game, this balanced half-court offense has remained effective for Wildcat teams. Based on low risk passing, this offense generates numerous shot opportunities with few turnovers. Though it doesn't force many fouls, this finesse offense will test any defense with its constant movement and passing, especially late in the game! From the 1-2-2 set, entries can be made four different ways; screen down, pin and pop, back screen/flare/pop out, curl and replace. Basic to this offense is the fact that players are interchangeable. Cutting, filling spots on the floor, screening and ball movement are all elements of this spread offense. Reads are important to this offense and are fully explained and demonstrated in this on-court session. Perretta includes numerous breakdown drills to teach the offense. While drills are important, scrimmaging constitute 75% of Perretta's practices. In live scrimmages, players must react instinctively and learn how to play, how to expose the defense, and gain insight into their teammates. This offense is easy to teach and easy for players to execute. It will lend flexibility, shot opportunities and confidence to your team. Coaches at all levels will want to invest time into this unique half-court offense that has yielded success for nearly 30 years!

A very unique offense that is really a 5 out offense. For coaches who lack a post player but like cutting and screening action, this video could very well be what you are looking for. The “Wildcat Spread Offense” is designed to get your team looks inside to cutters as well as to your perimeter shooters who are dicing up the weakside of the defense at all times. This is a video that is sure to get you thinking as this offense provides some unique simplicity to your offensive attack!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Jack Bennett
Price: $39.95
Rating: 3 Stars

Finally, Coach Jack Bennett reveals the blueprint that every coach needs to develop a championship basketball program. Most games are won or lost before you step on the court. This instructional 40-minute DVD teaches that building a complete team means you must coach the mental and emotional aspects of the game, not just the physical. His intangibles are the common threads that have led to Coach Bennett's success, including two straight National Championships. They have taught his players not to beat themselves and to deliver when the pressure is greatest. This video is packed full of Coach Bennett's insights and knowledge that he has gained from his 33 years of coaching that are essential and extremely valuable for all coaches. Some of the intangibles he teaches are: "you do not control your own destiny . you control the things that impact destiny," "know who you are as a player and a coach," "soundness and substance over flash and style," "serve one another" and many more! Teams come and go every year . Coach Bennett's intangibles teach you how to build a program. The formula for your program's success is held within this presentation!

Recently retired, Jack Bennett is one of the game's best coaches and the brother of Dick Bennett. This video offers many great ideas and tips!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Vivian Stringer
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

Vivian Stringer has proven to be one of the all-time best coaches in collegiate basketball with more than 700 career wins in her 30+year career! A large part of Coach Stringer's success as a coach has come from her aggressive and intense style of defense, including full-court pressure defense.

Stringer has used full-court pressure defense for decades to overwhelm and frustrate opponents and to score more effectively. Using on-court demonstrators, Stringer outlines all of the important elements, Xs and Os, rules and drills to best utilize her "55" full-court pressure defense in this 77-minute video. Stringer systematically builds this pressure defense as she walks through each player's positioning, responsibilities and rules in great detail. This defense is used to cause turnovers, create fast breaks, control game tempo and increase scoring opportunities with an aggressive, trapping style, which easily transitions into half-court man or zone defense. This defense will get all your players involved in the game and make your team better both defensively and offensively!

This video is very unique. The 55 full-court pressure defense is part man-to-man and part zone defense. Your team is actually playing a different defense on both sides of the floor yet the defense is surprisingly easy to learn and teach. Make no mistake, this is not a “gimic” defense. The 55 full-court pressure defense is grounded in the fundamentals and regardless of the type of pressure defense you like to run, you will find some key teaching elements in this video.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Bob Huggins
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

Known for his aggressive and physical defense, Coach Bob Huggins takes you inside his intimidating Pressure 1-1-3 Zone Defense with this 70-minute DVD. Using on-court demonstrators, he shows how the defense is set up, where to push the ball, how to defend on the ball side and weak side of the court, how to rotate on skip passes, how to trap on the baseline, and shows the slides. In addition, Huggins teaches and demonstrates the three things that hurt a defense and how the 1-1-3 combats all three. Putting it all together, he demonstrates the defense 5-on-5 against live offense. The Pressure 1-1-3 Zone Defense is why Bob Huggins is known as one of the greatest defensive coaches in the country. With this DVD, you can implement this dominating defense into your system!

While I have never been a big fan of videos by Coach Huggins, this video is well done and is full of great teaching points. Coach Huggins’ analysis of popular defensive terms and techniques forces you as a coach to evaluate your own points of emphasis and teaching methods. The defense itself is simply to teach and to learn and I highly recommend this video to coaches at all levels.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Jack Bennett
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

Jack Bennett will run whatever defense is needed to win a basketball game; this philosophy has led his teams to back-to-back NCAA D-III Basketball Championships. In this 70-minute DVD, Coach Bennett details his man-to-man "gap" defense and his two basic zone defenses. He reveals the four goals of his gap defense and shows how these goals are accomplished. Bennett teaches the proper positioning of players, how to help and recover, how to defense the post, how to double team, and provides drills to help develop this championship caliber defense. Coach Bennett slows the pace of a game with his 1-3-1 zone defense and is able to easily double team the post and cover the perimeter using his 3-2 sliding zone. When the post is doubled and the perimeter is blanketed, you have effectively controlled the offense. Coach Bennett outlines and demonstrates all of the necessities for running these tough zone defenses. These defenses are an absolute necessity for any coach who wants to make a championship run! Included is game footage that highlights how dominant these three defenses can be!

Though sharing different defensive philosophies, Jack is similar to his brother Dick, head coach at Washington State, in that both use precise terminology to get their message across. The video introduces several basic drills with interesting twists while the defenses themselves are effectively unusual. A great video by one of the games best teachers!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Andy Landers
Price: $39.95
Rating: 5 Stars

University of Georgia's Coach Landers has used, and recommends using, the full court press for one reason - because most other teams don't! He thinks that if you practice, and perfect, the full court press, not only will your team be able to harass the other team, you will be able to break any pressure they put on you.

In this excellent 78-minute presentation (filmed at one of the largest demonstration clinics in the US), Coach Landers shares 8 effective drills to perfect your full court pressure. He divides the court into three areas and teaches you different ways to pressure each area. With the help of on-screen graphics and on-court demonstrators, Landers demonstrates each drill first and then lets you see it at full speed. The drills start with 1 on 1 and move up to more complex, 5 on 5 drills, that help players learn the full court press. The drills shown in this video, and the building blocks for the press that Coach Landers demonstrates, are essential for any press. Whether you run a 2-2-1, 1-2-2, 1-2-1-1, or a Run and Jump full court press, this material can help you with positioning, spacing, ball pressure, and help defense.

This is one of the best teaching videos I’ve seen on the subject of pressuring the basketball. Coach Landers does a great job using fundamentals and terminology to teach key concepts. The drills are basic in concept, but each have a wrinkle that any coach would be wise to implement to make their drills more effective. Two of my favorite aspects of the video is how Coach Landers teaches the weakside defenders to support the ball and how simply he breaks down the Run and Jump full court defense. This video will be a staple in my library and I recommend that you add it to yours as well.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Geno Auriemma
Price: $39.95
Rating: 3 ½ Stars

Coach Auriemma used his swarming half-court defense to blanket offenses, holding opposing teams to 35% field goal percentage in the 2003-2004 season. In 8 Essential Defensive Drills, Auriemma teaches the drills he uses to build a dominating defense and shares his proven philosophy on half-court defense.

The intensive on-court demonstrations of these drills will provide a concise guide for how to use them in your everyday practice plan. These energetic drills highlight the rotations and responsibilities of every player on the court. Auriemma emphasizes the importance of close-outs, the block-out, ball pressure, and demonstrates variations of 4-on-4, 6-on-4, and 8-on-5 shell drills.

In this 54-minute video, you will learn the basic movements required when playing man-to-man, along with how to guard the ball in full- and half-court situations. Coach Auriemma teaches the fundamental skills that can raise your defense's level of play!

This is a solid teaching video but it might be best utilized by coaches who are in the early stages of their coaching career. Some might find the drills and teaching points to be basic…still Coach Auriemma does present some material and concepts that can be utilized by coaches at all levels. I think the progressive drills that are covered in this drill can certainly help build your defensive system, especially if you prefer to pressure the ball defensively.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Jim Calhoun
Price: $39.95
Rating: 5 Stars

Coach Jim Calhoun outlines the pressure defense which has led the Huskies to national prominence and an NCAA Championship! Unlike most pressure defenses, Calhoun's 2-2-1 focuses on pressuring the ball down the sideline in the back court, reserving traps until the ball has passed half court. Demonstrations include: secondary trapping, ball denial on the inbound pass, soft pressure to slow tempo, middle denial, and sideline recovery traps. 2-on-2 and 2-on-4 drills reinforce trapping responsibilities. 1-on-2 "alley drills" teach players to communicate on defense. This versatile defense allows your team to press and create turnovers without giving up defensive position!

This 42-minute video is one of the best teaching press videos I've come across in quite some time. Coach Calhoun does an outstanding job not only teaching the various points of the court where traps can occur, he teaches the concepts that allow players to bounce back into press shape after countering several offensive maneuvers. The drills that are utilized are simple to follow and are easy to teach to your own players. However, the best part of the tape are those minute teaching points that the best coaches in the game always present…Coach Calhoun certainly fits the bill there!

Coaches, if you are looking to implement the 2-2-1 press next year, or looking for a video that provides key teaching points you can utilize with your own team, this is a video that will become a staple on your shelf!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Lute Olson
$39.95
3 ½ Stars

Coach Olson shares dozens of his tips, techniques, and drills for making these two defenses an unbelievable addition to their stifling man-to-man defense in this 70-minute video. Olson shares his extensive philosophy regarding when and why to use each one of these defenses, including the perfect time to use these in a game situation to change the flow, strategy, and momentum of the game. He demonstrates all of the guard and frontline drills for both of these defenses including individual as well as team instruction. In addition, Coach Olson gives a detailed account of each player's responsibilities outlining key concepts such as communication, controlling penetration, protecting inside-out, long and short slide, and other key components. An extensive part of this video is spent on rebounding out of both the 1-1-3 and 1-3-1 Match-Up Zones to ensure that all of your hard work pays off by dominating the boards. Coach Olson gives you a detailed presentation on special situations such as: covering overloads, baseline runners, high-post flash, dribble-overs, and cutters down and through the defense. This defense is perfect for changing the tempo of a game, creating turnovers, or simply accompanying your basic man-to-man defense.

While this isn't the best video that I've seen on match-up zone principles, it is a very informative tape by one of the games legendary coaches. I would have preferred to have seen more drill work involved in the presentation, but the setup was designed to introduce the defenses involved and the key concepts necessary to know to make these defenses work! If you are looking to add a match-up zone to your defensive system this upcoming season, Coach Olson's video is a good place to turn to.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at www.championshipproductions.com.

By Mike Dunlap
$40.00
5 Stars

Mike Dunlap, Head Coach of the Metro State Roadrunners in Denver, continues his string of outstanding videos with his newest 50-minute video on defensive transition. This video takes a look at one of the most valuable, yet under taught, aspects of the game. Coach Dunlap begins by breaking down defensive transition into seven key areas: Floor Balance, Stopping the Ball, Spring Back, Match Up, Rotation, Contesting All Shots, and Rebounding. Each of these areas are covered on the white board with expert coaching insight.

The video also covers three transition drills, which are demonstrated in the video. The 4 in a Line, 5 in a Line and the 5 on 5 circle drills are all designed to teach the key components of defensive transition using the whole part methodology of teaching. Each of these drills are easy to follow and they are all competitive which allows for better effort and retention of the material.

The best aspect of this video, just as in all of his videos, are the coaching tips that the video shares. His ideas are based on careful evaluation of the game and Coach Dunlap isn't afraid to go against the traditional norms when teaching key concepts to his team. For instance, Coach Dunlap states that it is acceptable for players to leave their feet if it means getting a hand up in the shot pocket because it is more important to lower the odds of the shot going in then worry initially over rebounding positioning. The video also presents the four categories of easy baskets and how defensive transition, when taught and stressed properly, can prevent these easy baskets from occurring.

As a coach, I haven't found very many transition defense tapes on the market. This one stands out, not only because it is one of the very few on the subject, but because it is presented by one of the game's best coaches. This video will increase your awareness on the importance of transition and will definitely force you to make key decisions when preparing for this key area of the game.

To order this video or any of Coach Dunlap's outstanding coaching products, visit the website www.startsmartbasketball.com.

By Jay Wright
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Practice To Win is one of a series of videos by Villanova head men's coach, Jay Wright, widely considered one of the game's best young coaches. The94-minute video takes you inside the Wildcat practices conducted by Coach Wright in order to see how the Wildcats practice to win.

Coach Wright shows how he structures his practice time and demonstrates all the key drills that they use to develop a successful basketball team. The video takes you out to the actual practice floor during a live practice. At key points, Coach Wright provides commentary to explain why specific actions are being taught and why certain drills are being utilized. Coach Wright does a great job in breaking down his practice philosophy and taking the coach step by step through the process.

The video covers specific areas such as warm up, individual development, offensive and defensive skill development, offensive and defensive breakdown drills, team offense and defense, and rebounding. I found Coach Wright's philosophy on warm-up drills to be particularly insightful. Throughout the tape Coach Wright provides excellent teaching points that will help you develop a Practice to Win! This video is not quite in the same class as Coach Don Meyer's or Mike Dunlap's practice videos, is certainly is worth a look for coaches looking to hone their ability to put together intense and productive practice plans.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://www.championshipproductions.com.

By Hubie Brown
Price: $39.95
Rating: 5 Stars

One of the games truly legendary coaches, Coach Hubie Brown has coached at every level from high school to college and including 10 years in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks and the Memphis Grizzlies. Considered to be one of the best analytical coaching minds in basketball, Coach Brown provides a terrific presentation on key offensive tactics to keep your team competitive, even with less talent in this 88-minute video.

Coach Brown covers how to attack full-court pressure, half-court traps, offensive schemes against the box and 1 and triangle and 2, how to combat double downs in the post, and excellent insight on how to improve transition offense and obtain easy baskets. Everything is demonstrated on the court and this video provides "Hubie Brown-only" insights to improve your coaching.

Coach Brown's ideas are proven to be successful over time and offers coaches a great deal of options of becoming more competitive when you are simply overmatched. The strategies are simple and implement and have been utilized by coaches at all levels. As with all Hubie Brown books and videos, this one is simply a must have addition to any coaches library. After all, we all will have a team or two that at some time, will be sorely lacking in talent…you will have to find your team an edge and this video can definitely help you find that edge!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://www.championshipproductions.com.

By Jeff Lebo
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Head Coach at Auburn University, Coach Jeff Lebo presents step-by-step instruction on how to design and employ an effective man-to-man, pressure-oriented defense in this 68-minute video. Lebo builds the defense using drills to teach proper rotations for stopping penetration, slowing down teams in transition, defending back cuts and screens, stopping baseline penetration, and much more. This video also includes shell, post defense, and box-out drills. Lebo teaches the four fundamentals of trapping and double-teaming in the post. He teaches how trapping and doubling-down is effective and how to incorporate the two- and three-player rotations into your program. Learn how to utilize the strengths of both the zone and man-to-man defense, avoid size mismatches, control your opponent's star player, keep your rebounder near the basket, stop any offensive "surprises", and defend and destroy any offensive pattern. In addition, Lebo includes concepts from his days at the University of North Carolina where he played for Coach Dean Smith.

This video will give coaches at every level practical tips on finding ways to compete with teams that have a dominant post game. While Coach Lebo does a great job teaching this style of defense, he does an even better job in introducing coaches to his terminology with some basic, but often overlooked, teaching points.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://www.championshipproductions.com.

By Gail Goestenkors
Price: $34.95
Rating: 4 Stars

In a lecture-style setting, Coach Goestenkors begins by emphasizing the importance of player roles and building team chemistry in this 75-minute video. Head Coach at Duke University, Coach Goestenkors shares several practical ways to build team chemistry through team bonding exercises and player evaluations. Goestenkors then shifts to focus on offense by highlighting primary break drills and many quick-hitting plays designed to get your best player a good shot within one offensive rotation. She also discusses plays that emphasize screening, create mismatches off screens, take advantage overly aggressive defenses, and isolation plays to get your best players open and in mismatch situations. In addition, she covers effective inbound plays for quick-hitting offenses to get the ball into the hands of your best shooters.

The video is packed with several exercises a coach can use to build team chemistry, but I would have liked to have seen the whole video dedicated to this topic as well as some of the things that Coach Goestenkors talks about during these team gatherings. However, the X's and O's that come with the section devoted to scoring opportunities is very informative, sure to give you a play or two for your offensive arsenal..

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://www.championshipproductions.com.

By Bill Self
Reviewed 11/15/04
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Bill Self's "Breaking Presses with a 1-3-1 Alignment" video introduces you to the press break system that he has utilized successfully at the University of Tulsa, University of Illinois and the University of Kansas. Simplistic in formation, this system nonetheless works and works with players no matter the age or level.

This press offense is designed to attack traps in the back court while also handling "soft" 2-2-1 presses. The entire offense is built on a 1-3-1 alignment which uses intelligent spacing and passing to keep the ball in the hands of your best ball handlers. It also keeps your best finisher in scoring position during open court opportunities. By always keeping three outlets near the ball handler and placing a person on the back side of the press for a possible throw-over, this press allows you to attack any type of pressure!

45-minutes long, Coach Self does a great job breaking down this video so that it is easy to follow and understand. If you are looking for a simple press break that works by one of the games best coaches, this video should be part of your library.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://www.championshipproductions.com.

By Ed DeChellis
Reviewed 9/15/04
Price: $34.95
Rating: 2 Stars

Coach DeChellis shares the intricacies of his 1-3-1 wide defense in a lecture setting; it is a defense that ensures your team will control the tempo of the game, combat the opposing dominant player, and have fun. The 1-3-1 is a completely different zone that will give you an advantage for many different reasons. Opposing teams will spend valuable practice time preparing for it, you will be able to play with lineups using different players, and it is a great transition defense off unsuccessful shots. The detailed diagram session shows adjustments for offensive situations and tips for hiding defensive weaknesses. This is a solid 74-minute video for coaches at any level looking for a new or unique defense to change the pace of the game.

The 1-3-1 Wide Defense video might be a little slow moving for veteran coaches who already have a strong background in 1-3-1 zones. However, for younger coaches or for those coaches just looking to expand their knowledge, this video has a lot of value in what Coach DeChellis teaches and the methods he uses to get that philosophy across. I particularly enjoyed the segment of the tape which explained Coach DeChellis' trapping philosophy when using this defensive system.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://www.championshipproductions.com.

By Larry Gipson
Reviewed 9/21/04
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

Building on the foundation laid by legendary coach Henry Iba, coined the "Iron Duke of Defense," Coach Gipson provides instruction and philosophy on the man-to-man Nutshell defense. This defense emphasizes shutting down an opponent's offense by building the defense from the inside-out focusing on half-court defense and defensive rebounding. Using on-court demonstration, Gipson goes through more than 20 defensive drills emphasizing stance and approach, ball screens, defensive rotation, conversion, and strong defensive rebounding. Teach your players to contain and shut down any offense by contesting every shot and pass, refusing to be screened, and securing every rebound as you build a winning team defense.

I found the 84-minute Nutshell Defensive video to have several useful 2-man, 3-man and team defensive drills that you can easily utilize with your program no matter the level. However, the most intriguing part of the tape involves Coach Gipson's philosophy on switching screens. The tape is worth the investment just for this aspect alone. Several smaller college coaches have produced outstanding tapes as of late and this one certainly belongs in that category. I highly recommend the tape for coaches looking to build upon their defensive philosophy.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://www.championshipproductions.com.

By Gail Goestenkors
Reviewed 7/15/04
Price: $34.95
Rating: 3 ½ Stars

In a lecture-style setting, Coach Goestenkors begins by emphasizing the importance of player roles and building team chemistry. She shares several practical ways to build team chemistry through team bonding exercises and player evaluations. Coach Goestenkors then shifts to focus on offense by highlighting primary break drills and many quick-hitting plays designed to get your best player a good shot within one offensive rotation. She also discusses plays that emphasize screening, create mismatches off screens, take advantage overly aggressive defenses, and isolation plays to get your best players open and in mismatch situations. In addition, she covers effective inbound plays for quick-hitting offenses to get the ball into the hands of your best shooters.

One of the hottest coaches over the last half decade, Coach Goestenkors presents some very good ideas and shares some of the early offenses and secondary breaks she has ran over the years which are the best aspects of this video in my opinion. The only negative with the video that I have is that I wish Coach Goestenkors would have went into more detail with some of her team building techniques. She offered a variety of strategies to use when building team chemistry…however, I would have preferred her to spend more time on this subject.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://www.championshipproductions.com.

By Dave Bollwinkel
Reviewed 7/21/04
Price: $29.95
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

Former NCAA Division I Head Coach and current motivational speaker, Dave Bollwinkel, has taken some of his best team building ideas and put them together on a new DVD. With over 15 Interactive exercises and activities that heighten leadership and build teamwork, Coach Bollwinkel gives you plenty of strategies to get your team on the same page and working together. During this 50 minute DVD Coach Bollwinkel provides you with all the instructions you need (objectives, materials/time, directions, and debriefing questions) plus footage of the activities in action. You have all you need to facilitate these activities with your own team. Many of the activities can be incorporated directly into your practices. Include with the DVD are written instructions for all activities to assist you in making use of them in your practice.

Coaches, this is a great product that you simply have to add to your coaching library. For those of you who run team camps or team retreats, this coaching tool can really help take your team building exercises to a higher level!!!

To order, contact Dave Bollwinkel at coachonandoff@aol.com or visit his website at http://www.coachonandoffthecourt.com.

By Mike Dunlap
Reviewed 8/11/04
Price: $40.00
Rating: 5 Stars

Mike Dunlap is one of the most successful coaches at the NCAA Division II level at Metro State College in Denver, Colorado. In this video, Coach Dunlap shares with you his thoughts in putting together an organized and highly efficient practice plan

The video covers 10 key subjects, including Time Allotment, Teaching versus Drilling, You Are What You Emphasize, Competition and Peer Pressure. Within each subject, Coach Dunlap carefully covers specific details that forces you as the coach to reevaluate what you do when putting together your practice schedule.

This 54-minute video covers a lot of ground. Coach Dunlap covers the methodology of his practices in great detail and uses the five laws of learning as a basis for his practice schedules. Coach Dunlap also details what he considers the key ingredients of a quality drill: set time, keep score, rotation, unpredictability and players teach players. There are several quotes and key concepts scattered throughout the video that any coach can use to make better use of their practice time.

Building Your Practice Plan is one of the best practice videos that I have come across in quite some time. For those of you who are fans of the videos that Don Meyer has put out, this video is very comparable. While the video does utilize practice footage from the past two seasons to illustrate key points, I only wish the video clips might have been a bit longer or that more drills could have been shown. Regardless, there is enough information on this video to make this a great investment for any coach at any level.

To order, please visit the Start Smart Basketball website at http://startsmartbasketball.com or call Assistant Coach, Ryan Irmer, at 303-556-6262.

By Michael Collins
Reviewed 5/15/03
Price: $25.00
Rating: 3 ½ Starss

One of the most popular offenses over the past 20 years is the Princeton offense made popular by Pete Carrill and his Princeton University Tigers. Now, teams at the high school, college and professional levels have been running this offense, which features high post options, and a variety of cuts and perimeter reads. After years of studying and teaching this highly successful offense, Coach Michael Collins shares the secrets to this offensive set in his book, "The Key to Unlocking the Backdoor Offense."

In my opinion, Coach Collins offensive set is actually a hybrid of the Princeton offense and the High Post offensive set, ran by Coach Bob Huggins at Cincinnati. Even so, Coach Collins makes the offense extremely easy to grasp and follow throughout the playbook.

The book is comprised of 5 chapters, which includes the breakdown of the offense, plays and wrinkles as well as a dozen drills to "unlock" the Backdoor Offense. The chapter regarding the breakdown of the offense actually teaches 5 unique sets out of the base offense…Shuffle Cut, Shape Up, Low, High Post, and Wide Offense. The latter is a delay set that can be used to spread out the defense while giving plenty of options to cut and score.

Every once in a while, I come across a diamond in the rough book or video from a coach at the small college or high school level that is well done and extremely useful. "The Key to Unlocking the Backdoor Offense" certainly fits this description. The book is put together very well with excellent diagrams and teaching points. Even if this offense doesn't fit your current personnel, Coach Collins' book is worth purchasing for the teaching points and the thoughts it is sure to provoke as you read through the pages.

To order, please contact Coach Collins at PrincetonOffense20@yahoo.com.

By Jeff Lebo
Reviewed 5/21/03
Price: $34.95
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

Coaches that have heard me speak at clinics and camps know much I stress trapping and doubling down in the post. Jeff Lebo, new head coach at Auburn University, has come out with a video, which teaches his system of covering down in the post.

This video was shot as part of the NIKE Championship Clinic series and therefore, doesn't offer on the court demonstrations. Even without this perk, the video is still very useful but would have been even better if the tips and teaching points could have been shown on a basketball floor. The video begins with Coach Lebo explaining the various double team options available to a coach including doubling off the passer, big on big, from an area, off a weak player and with an on-off system signaled by the capabilities of the player in the offensive post. Coach Lebo likes to double the post because post players are typically the poorest passers on the floor and he prefers to double team from the top. This video while not on the court is filled with excellent instructional tips and explanations and is a worthwhile study if this is an area where your teams have problems in executing.

The second portion of the video explains both why and provides substantial individual technique and rotations for all the players involved. Coach Lebo teaches proper footwork for trapping in the post as well as correct hand placement for the post defender on the double team. This attention to detail is what makes this an excellent teaching video. Further tips are provided for when to initiate a double team including off a pass, the dribble, off a catch or when there is simply a player who is so gifted you want the ball out of their hands. Coach Lebo also teaches their 2-man and 3-man double team options along with how to handle teams that try to beat the double down by sending cutters or using the quick dribble to exit out of trouble.

Coach Lebo is very clear on why he has developed this defensive strategy and this defense has flexibility to adjust to almost any situation and still allow a coach to maintain control over his defense. His terminology is clear and the terms he uses to key players to certain responsibilities are effective. Coach Lebo's video and Coach Gary Waters of Rutgers University have provided the two best videos on this subject that I have seen. This video would rate a 5 if there had been an on court presentation.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://store.yahoo.com/champbooksandvideo/index.html.

By Skip Prosser
Reviewed 4/15/03
Price: $39.95
Rating: 5 Stars

Every coach knows the value of rebounding and there have been quite a few videos to hit the market on this subject over the past few years. Tom Izzo of Michigan State and Cliff Ellis, formerly of Auburn, have both put out very good rebounding videos. Skip Prosser, head coach at Wake Forest, teaches the fundamentals for successful team rebounding philosophy in this 90-minute demonstration video! Perhaps even more valuable and long overdue is the fact that in this video, Coach Prosser shares with us the why's and how's of his rebounding philosophy. The Demon Deacons led all of Division I in rebounding in 2003 and this video gives you the secrets to their success.

The first 15 minutes of the video are used to showcase Coach Prosser's coaching philosophy as he shares with us his coaching background. All of the competitive drills demonstrated are based on these three major components: 1) Never let each other down 2) Collective Responsibility 3) It is not how big you are but how big you play! Packed with thirteen two-minute drills, two four-minute drills, and one eight-minute drill, Prosser outlines players' rebounding responsibilities within each drill and shares methods for making successful rebounding a source of pride for your players.

Every drill is competitive, complete with example of consequences and rewards. It's this emphasis that persistent pressure on the boards is the path to success, which is the primary theme of this video. It is no accident that Wake's surge in the ACC the last few years can be directly attributed to its improvement in controlling the boards. An added bonus includes a special presentation on how to develop as a coach, and how to deal with players and parents. This is really a "gold mine" of great information from one of the best teachers in the game today!

This video ranks as one of our favorite videos on rebounding that I have come across. The total volume of drills is fantastic and makes the video well worth having. However, it is the emphasis of key concepts and general rebounding philosophies that make this video remarkably educational. This video easily warrants five stars and is a must for your video library.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by visiting their site at http://store.yahoo.com/champbooksandvideo/index.html.

By Steve Klaas
Reviewed 3/15/03
Price: $39.95 for 1 tape, $71.95 for both + $5.95 S&H
Rating: 5 Stars

Wisconsin high school coach Steve Klaas teaches the basic slides of the 1-3-1 defense that has made his school the winningest mid-size school in the state during his tenure in this 45-minute video. The basics shows each player's slides and coverages for any offensive movement. Coach Klaas also covers his box alignment and the five rules that make Coach Klaas' defense effective. The video teaches the defense with two simple breakdown drills and then implements it in the whole while discussing how to cover overloads, penetration, screens, and much more.

In the second tape, 1-3-1 Zone Defense: Traps and Adjustments, Coach Klaas continues the development of the 1-3-1 with the traps and adjustments he uses to confound opponents. Once you have the basics down, this 40-minute video will be an excellent complement. Coach Klaas shows how the defense can be used from at any level on the floor and how they trap tops and corners. He also teaches three other adjustments used versus a strong high post player, a strong low post player, or a great perimeter shooter. Coach Klaas then demonstrates how any of the adjustments can be combined to make the 1-3-1 a very tough defense to attack.

Both of these videos do a great job in simplifying the 1-3-1 and shows how you can easily teach and add this zone to strengthen your defensive system. In the first video, you get a great breakdown of the defense, complete with solid fundamental teaching and counters to all the techniques opponents will use to break this defense down. The second video starts adding "wrinkles" to the 1-3-1 base defense. Coach Klaas covers Shadow, Fire as well as a full court look, for example, to allow the defense to change the pace of the game. Both videos are outstanding and the teaching is simple and exact. Coaches, if you are looking to either change your defense or are simply looking to strengthen your existing 1-3-1 defensive package, these videos would be a nice addition to your library.

To order, contact Steve Klaas at P.O. Box 522, Adams, Wisconsin, 53910

By John Herndon
Reviewed 3/21/03
Price: Books range in price from $10.00 to $25.00 ($4.00 S&H)
Rating: 4 ½ Stars

With years of coaching experience, 9 years at the college level at Rice University, North Dakota State and Washington and Lee, and 6 years at the high school level, John Herndon's knowledge and expertise in the game is broad, detailed and unique. Coach Herndon has put together 6 coaching manuals that allow any coach to teach the details that make the difference. Each manual is packed with useful tips, instruction and clear photos that "paint the picture" of what Coach Herndon is trying to explain.

These manuals cover a wide array of topics. Our favorites are Quick Hitters and Baseline Out of Bounds Plays, Offensive Post Play and Building a Program. The book on quick hitters and out of bounds plays cover special plays and offensive systems from some of the games top programs. Coach Herndon is considered one of the best teachers of offensive post play and his manual on this subject shows why. Offensive go to moves are taught as well as counters and daily instructional programs. Included in this book are incredible tips that can be handed out to post players as they learn the how's and why's of being a force in the post. Building a Program is one of the best manuals I've seen in sharing a philosophy of developing a winning program centered on strong values. If you appreciate Mike Dunlap's and Don Meyer's material on program building, than this manual is a must have as well.

All of these books have made their way into my library. They are great teaching tools and are the type of reference material you will turn to again and again throughout your coaching career. Plus, you can't beat the price for the volume of information you get with each book.

To order any of these manuals, visits Coach John Herndon's website at http://home.houston.rr.com/chhoopskills.

By John Chaney
Reviewed 2/15/03
Price: $34.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002, legendary coach, John Chaney of Temple University, reached the 700 win mark earlier this season and imparts his philosophy on how a team can prevent turnovers in this tape from Championship Books and Videos.

IN a captivating lecture-style setting, Coach Chaney gives an in depth presentation on how to institute steps to prevent turnovers in this 75 minute video. Covering his Seven Rules Which Govern Their Play. Explaining individual roles and the responsibilities they have for each opponent, Coach Chaney really takes you inside the Temple program

Coach Chaney talking about his Thumb Rules…the rules of his program that has defined who they are. These rules center on passing, point guard play, post play, how they plan on winning and losing, and their policies on discipline. This section is wrapped up by Coach Chaney going over their three R's - Roles, Rules and Responsibility and what each of these mean and how each of them are taught and enforced.

Coach Chaney is one of the greatest teachers of the game in today's basketball world and this video provides some outstanding tidbits of information that are sure to make you reflect on your own strategies and teaching points. While I wish the video would have had some on court demonstrations to better illustrate the videos that Coach Chaney referred to, this is the only downfall of the video. Simple teaching points that are hammered home by a Hall of Fame coach in an engaging teaching format rate this video 4 Stars and is a nice addition to any library.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by clicking on their link on the right hand side of this page.

By Brian Gregory
Reviewed 2/15/03
Price: $39.95
Rating: 5 Stars

Coach Gregory, an assistant to Tom Izzo at Michigan State for 10 years and now the Dayton Flyers head coach, was an integral part of the consistent success of the Michigan State basketball program. This 65 minute video will teach and demonstrate how to implement this effective and tournament-tested defensive system!

The two major philosophical "backbones" of this effective defense are: forcing low-percentage shots and domination of the backboard. Gregory supplies a step-by-step "blueprint" that details how to design and employ an effective man to man defense using five key teaching points. The blueprint is comprised of 5 key concepts involving elbow-block coverage, early help, protecting the scoring area, contesting shots and contesting passes. Coach Gregory instructs on why these concepts are so important to his teaching strategy and also shares the competitive practice drills used by his teams that emulate game-like conditions and help cement the concepts into your players memory!

Comprising over 20 drills, including the Nagoni Drill that Coach Gregory brought with him from Michigan State as well as a twist on the popular War Drill, make this an outstanding instructional video from one of the games top up and coming coaches.

This is one of the best defensive videos I've seen in a while. Coach Gregory does a great job in presenting his concepts and providing the key teaching points to allow any coach the opportunity to incorporate this philosophy into their current coaching situation. This video rates 5 Stars.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by clicking on their link on the right hand side of this page.

By Bo Ryan
Reviewed 1/15/03
Price: $39.95 (includes 19 page handout and S&H)
Rating: 5 Stars

One of the top coaches in the game today, Coach Bo Ryan of Wisconsin has proved he can win on the high school, small college and major college level. Currently the Head Coach at the Unviersity of Wisconsin, Coach Ryan has won two NCAA Division III national titles and has made Wisconsin a force in the Big Ten, winning the league title in 2002. Known for his attention to detail and meticulous teaching of the fundamentals, Coach Ryan introduces his X Zone in this 38 minute video.

The tape begins with some specific explanations on how Coach Ryan wants his team to attack any zone defense. The video starts with the offense facing a 2-3 zone where each offensive player is taught what spot they run to out of their basic secondary break formation. Post players fill the low post and trailer positions while the guards fill the perimeter spots around the posts. Using the same basic formation as Coach Ryan's popular Swing man-to-man offense, this offense is easy to pick up for players who run the same type of structured offense.

One nice feature of this zone offensive set is that it forces the defense to adapt to your offensive set once the ball is entered to either wing. For example, if the defense sets up in a 1-3-1 formation, or a 1-2-2 formation, once the ball is on the wing, the defense will be in a 2-1-2 set. This allows the offense to force the defense to match up to the offense as opposed to the defense dictating the action and the formation of the offense. The video also discusses use of overload, ball side triangles, post screening, and basket protection. It also includes attacking half-court traps.

Coach Ryan also includes some bonus instructional footage on the Swing offense that Coach Ryan has used throughout his career. While nothing major has been added or changed, Coach Ryan does go over some weakside options that they have utilized over the past few years.

As a coach who has used this zone offensive set for almost a decade, I highly recommend this video to any coach, regardless of level, who is looking for a simple, yet highly effective zone offensive system for their program. With the success that Coach Ryan has had over the years, the X-Zone is highly tested and highly effective.

You can order this video through Sysko's at www.syskos.com.

By Dale Brown and Kevin Burke
Reviewed 1/15/03
Price: $12.95
Rating: 3 Stars

If you have played or coached the game for any length of time, you fully realize that the mental side of the game is just as important as the physical skills that most fans focus on. In fact, mental skills are absolutely critical to all around success, both on the court and off of it as well. Hitting key free throws, avoiding shooting slumps, keeping your head when opponents trash talk is trying to cause you to lose yours, and developing and maintaining a consistent work ethic are all valuable components of the mental side of the game.

Sports Psychology Library and their new book, "Basketball" by Dale Brown and Kevin Burke, explore the mental skills necessary for success and give several pointers on how coaches and players can take their skills to the next level by developing the mental aspects of their game. Coach Brown, one of the most successful coaches in history and renowned sport consultant from Georgia Southern University, Dr. Burke, have teamed up to bring you their combined expertise about a critical aspect of the sport…the mind game.

This 107- page, 10 chapter book, covers the mental aspects of the game in such areas as fundamentals, shooting, sportsmanship, staying motivated and gaining and maintaining confidence. Helpful hints and "key words" are part of most chapters and help the reader garner the main points of each section of the book. "Basketball" really touches upon the idea of "mental imagery" and underscores the importance of athletes seeing themselves succeed, even before the actual, more physical level of success, arrives.

The mental side of the sport has become a hot topic of late and this book does a good job of getting its message across. However, the book is rather simple in its approach and doesn't really introduce any new or groundbreaking techniques or theories. I would have liked to seen the book at least touch on team building for those coaches who inherit programs too used to struggling on the court. For those of you who have studied material like this in the past, this book may seem like old news to you. However, for those first timers new to developing the mental side of the game, this book would be a fantastic place to start. All in all, this is a good book but one recommended for those taking their first steps into this important aspect of the game.

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By Loren Wallace
Reviewed 12/15/03
Price: $39.95 (includes 19 page handout and S&H)
Rating: 5 Stars

Folks in the state of Illinois recognize Loren Wallace, former head coach at Quincy High School, as one of the legendary greats that has graced the local hardwood. Frequent state champion, Coach Wallace's teams were known for their tenacious defense, never die attitude and their 1-2-2 ball press.

In this privately made 35-minute video, Coach Wallace introduces you to the 1-2-2 ball press system that has made his teams so successful over the years. The video opens with a series of specific drills, starting with 1 on 1 all the way to 5 on 5 teaching sequence. Each drill is well explained and Coach Wallace does an insightful job in explaining how each part, how each drill, leads into the effectiveness of the whole defensive package.

Halfway through the video, Coach Wallace takes you through his full court work, which includes a careful explanation on the role of each defensive player, the rotation of the defense on ball and weak side, and what specific goals the defense is trying to obtain. This viewer is then led from this full court ball pressure system into the 1-2-2 half court zone structure that makes this defense so easy to teach. Coach Wallace teaches how to trap, where to trap, and all the necessary rotations vital to this half court defense.

The value of this video is the simple explanations used by Coach Wallace to get the proper techniques and strategies taught. The video also comes with a 19-page handout, which allows a coach to follow along with the video, simply using the accompanying print materials.

This video is not available through normal retail outlet. To purchase this video contact Coach Wallace via email at LW2829@adams.net.

By Tim McClellan
Reviewed 11/18/03
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

For so many coaches, having a strength and conditioning coach on staff is only wishful thinking. Thanks to Champ Online and Tim McClellan, USA Olympic team strength and conditioning guru, and his video, "Speed, Agility, and Quickness: Comprehensive Drills and Conditioning for Athletes", coaches at every level have a sound workout program to utilize with their respective programs.

Every coach wants their players to gain in speed, agility and quickness in order to reach their full potential. Plymetrics, dot drills, and jump rope routines have long been around to help coaches push their athletes towards reaching a higher state in terms of raw conditioning. This drill takes the best of those routines, plus many more, and puts them in your hand in this 70-minute video.

Using more than 130 innovative drills/variations, this comprehensive instructional training takes you through seven program parts. Part 1 showcases warm-up drills with over 30 different exercises utilizing: speed ladder, rope, dot drill pad, side strike box, line hops, and mini hurdles. Part 2 increases mobility employing 13 drills. Part 3 works on speed development which includes 69 exercises involving sprint mechanic drills non-resistive force production drills, resisted force production drills,'' getting the feet down'' drills, complex drills, & 'pure' speed drills. Part 4 touches on athletic quickness utilizing 11 drills that can be adapted to sport-specific training. Part 5 goes through ball reaction drills, which includes 10 exercises designed to tune the nervous system and improve "sport vision." Part 6 works through 14 different agility drills - both singular and multi-directional. Finally, part 7 provides valuable information on how you can develop your own strength, agility and quickness program.

There are many effective conditioning programs out there for coaches to utilize, but we at TeamArete believe this video to be the most thorough one available for those who need to develop their own SAQ program. The drills are specific and can be taught very quickly. Coaches, add this video and information to your summer conditioning program and you will see immediate dividends!!!

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by clicking on their link on the right hand side of this page.

By Mike Dunlap
Reviewed 11/04/03
Price: $50.00 (includes 19 page handout)
Rating: 5 Stars

One of the most successful coaches at any level over the past decade is Coach Mike Dunlap, the Head Basketball Coach at Metro State College (NCAA Division II Champions in 2000 and 2002). This video is a self-published video is but of a handful of products that Coach Dunlap offers coaches through his website, www.startsmartbasketball.com. As the title suggest, this video covers all aspects of his highly successful 1-1-3 Man/Zone Defense as he calls it which is similar in many aspects to the Amoeba commonly ran by former UNLV and Fresno State coach, Jerry Tarkanian. What distinguishes this video is his emphasis that it is really a man to man defense designed to pressure the attacking players comfort zone and force them to put the ball down on the floor into either trapping or rotating defensive teammates with the primary goal to disrupt any natural flow to an offensive teams flow.

The video opens with a specific explanation of 5 key concepts vital to making this defense effective: 1) how to pressure the ball, 2) rotations, 3) rebounding, 4) communication, and 5) the concept of counting. Running over 83-minutes, this video teaches coaches how to avoid game slippage and uses sound techniques and terminology to drive his points home.

The strength of this video is the in depth teaching pointers used by Coach Dunlap with thorough explanations as to why a particular point of emphasis is made bringing this unique defense to successful fruition. The video is quite specific in its points and Coach Dunlap covers all details of this defense, including a piece on trapping concepts and rebounding out of the 1-1-3. Coach Dunlap believes in teaching the game through repetition and developing good habits. This video is a great place to start for coaches looking to develop good habits within their own programs.

This video is not available through normal retail outlet. To purchase this video contact Coach Dunlap or his staff at (303) 556-6262 or via e-mail at irmer@mscd.edu.

By Mark Few
Reviewed 11/18/03
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Gonzaga University head coach follows his Flex video with another winner, "Motion for Success". Year in and year out, Gonzaga has one of the top men's basketball teams in the country and Coach Few is widely regarded as one of the top teachers of the game at any level. His post and perimeter workout videos were excellent…it strongly appears that everything that Coach Few puts out is well done, highly informative and broken down in expert fashion.

In this 60-minute video Coach Few details the Gonzaga 4 out-1 in motion offense beginning with breakdown drills and finishing with his 5-man schemes. Over 15 breakdown drills are demonstrated consisting of both 2 and 3-man drills emphasizing the shots and footwork incorporated in their motion offense. The second part of the tape covers how they run their motion offense including proper screens and cuts, scoring options and how to read the defense. Game footage is provided to demonstrate the proper cuts and reads.

This video is well put together as are all of Coach Few's videos. This video is more suited for high school and college coaches as some younger players might have trouble grasping some of the key concepts and ideas. However, for coaches looking to implement motion into their offensive arsenal, this video would be as good a place as any to start.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by clicking on their link on the right hand side of this page.

By Winning Hoops
Reviewed 11/18/03
Price: $14.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Winning Hoops has long been a leader in providing coaches at all level with quality coaching publications. Their monthly newsletter is packed with great tips and many of their articles have found their way on our own Coaches Newsletter. Following in the footsteps of such great books as "Championship Defense" and "Pressure Beaters", Winning Hoops steps into the player development area with "Prototype Player: Basketball Drills And Skills To Help Coaches Mold Winners."

It is no secret that coaches at all levels are looking for new techniques and ideas for helping their players develop into all-around effective basketball players. Prototype Player is jam-packed with drills, action plans and valuable workouts that will immediately improve your players' individual skills. Emphasizing strong fundamentals and effective team concepts, this book can be utilized to develop an effective practice plan, summer workout program or a versatile summer camp.

This 128-page book contains chapters on defensive development, rebounding, ball control, offensive shot selection, coordination and general skills work. With 45 articles from coaches who have served in the trenches and knows what work and what doesn't, Prototype Player will give any coach a strong base upon which to begin individual player development.

To order, visit the good Winning Hoops folks at www.winninghoops.com.

By Fabian McKenzie
Reviewed 9/21/03
Price: $15.00
Rating: 4 Stars

Coaches, are you looking to spice up your transition game this upcoming season? Are you looking to find ways to more effectively score on the break? If you are like the rest of us out there, than your answer to both of these questions is a resounding YES!

Coach Fabian McKenzie has put together out outstanding drill book, titled, "Full Court Drills" which will allow you to more effectively teach the transition game and allow you to consistently score big points in this often overlooked area of the game. Head coach of the University College of Cape Breton (Canada) women's basketball program, Coach McKenzie has compiled 100 pages of drills, complete with diagrams and simple explanations that can help make your transition attack the envy of the league. Included is the CAPERS 2 and 3 player transition series, which can help your players, learn how to read and react to the defense on the break and get easy hoops.

Coaches, this is an outstanding book to add to your drill collection. Not only does this book cover an aspect of the game that is often overlooked, it covers the material in great, simplistic detail. "Full Court Drills" is another example of what great material small college coaches are releasing every day! I have already used the drills to add to my program and they work great!!!

To purchase the book, please send $15 (shipping is included) to the address below and your book will be shipped the day the order is received. Please make any check or money order payable to CAPERS Basketball.

Send payment to:
Fabian McKenzie
Women's Basketball Coach
UCCB
PO Box 5300
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Canada
B1P 6L2

By Deloris Brick Dunagan with Judith Lodden
Reviewed 9/28/03
Price: $29.95
Rating: 4 Stars

In this informative 20-minute video, Judith Lodden provides you with sound proactive strategies for building proactive supportive relationships between coaches, parents, and athletes.

Lodden shares an invaluable "best practices" strategic plan that affords offense rather than defense strategies when it comes to dealing with parents with the desired outcome of having parents as teammates rather than opponents! Lodden shares with you a highly detailed step-by-step approach, which includes: strategies for preseason parent-athlete meetings, tips on how to conduct a parent requested meeting with the coach, and other important coaching "do's" related to fostering positive parent interaction. All strategies are designed to assist the coach in being proactive - to anticipate and ward off parent problems before they happen. Lodden's strategies include practical solutions with clear descriptions and examples.

Advanced coaches might feel that this tape is unnecessary for their collection. However, we at TeamArete argue that any coach, regardless of level, can utilize this tape evaluate their philosophies and their approach to managing parents. This video is ideal for the athletic director or younger coach who is looking to improve the parent-coach relationship.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by clicking on their link on the right hand side of this page.

By Andy Wood
Reviewed 9/19/03
Price: $17.00
Rating: 3 1/2 Stars

Coach Andy Wood uses this self-made instructional video to explain this popular offensive set and builds the offensive attack from the ground up.

The tape opens with a highly educational chalk talk session and concludes with actual on-court player demonstration, Coach Wood discusses three different Open Post attacks: the "screening" series, "double" series, and "cutting" series. Also included are 4 highly effective entries into the offense, 6 special sets equipped with inside and outside scoring options, and 5 breakdown drills to help your players perfect the offense. Coach Wood also adds his complete baseline-out-of-bounds attack as an added bonus!

The Open Post offense is ideal for the team that lacks a true low post offensive presence and can be utilized by college, high school, and youth level teams. The Open Post is ideal for the junior-high and high school coach. We give the tape 3 ½ Stars because it lacks the professional appearance and flow of the Syskos and ChampOnline models, however, for coaches looking for a great bargain and a very solid teaching video of the open post offense, this tape would certainly meet your expectations!

To purchase the video, simply send $17 (price includes shipping!!) to the address below and your video will be shipped the day your order is received (NOTE: check, money order, or cash will all be accepted).

Send payment to:

Andy Wood
Head Boys' Basketball Coach
502 South Broadway Street
Blanchester, Ohio
45107

By Mark Few
Reviewed 9/21/03
Price: $39.95
Rating: 4 Stars

Coach Mark Few, who has won more games than any 3-year coach in NCAA history, gives a detailed look at Gonzaga's highly successful flex offense in this 47-minute video.

In the first part of the tape, Coach Few demonstrates over 10 breakdown drills they use to teach the offense and to work on specific shots that come within the framework of the offense. These 2,3,4 and 5-man drills include basket cuts, pop outs, flares, curls and back cuts. In addition he shows ways to improve communication, reading defenses and footwork. The second part of the tape covers how they run the flex and the counters they use to combat how the defense is playing them. Included in this segment of counters is what they do against switching defenses and also a variation they use if they have a dominant inside scorer.

Coach Few then shows the offensive whole and includes a permanent post flex and how to run the offense versus switching defenses and also includes various game shots that help illustrate the various options of the offense. Beyond the Flex Offense book by Coach Ron Righter, this is probably the best teaching resource that I have found on the Flex, a popular but often misunderstood and underappreciated offense. Coach Few does an excellent job in branching past the common options of the flex and showcasing the versatility of this offense.

To order, please visit the Championship Books and Videos website by clicking on their link on the right hand side of this page.

By Jamie Angeli
Reviewed 9/2/03
Price: $21.95
Rating: 5 Stars

Scouting America's Top Basketball Programs is the newest release from Jamie Angeli and in our estimation, one of the best resources available for coaches today. Coach Angeli, former assistant men's coach at UCLA has put together a book that is soon to be one of the best selling basketball publications of 2003 and quite possibly the only offensive resource you will ever need!

Volume One contains 283 pages of clear and concise X's and O's diagrams and descriptions currently used by some of the best coaching minds in the business. Coach Angeli takes you inside some of the top collegiate basketball programs in the country including Arizona, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan State, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

Using game tape to break down these successful programs, Coach Angeli covers such key areas as:

- Early Offense
- Out of Bounds Plays
- Zone Attack
- Man to Man Attack
-