with Jim Calhoun, 2 NCAA Championships, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2005)
In this DVD, Jim Calhoun reveals the secrets to his zone offense that allowed his team to average over 80 points a game in 2004. He then covers his defensive man-to-man drills that have propelled his teams to continually be one of the top teams in the conference, and nation, in defensive scoring average, rebounding and blocked shots. Calhoun stresses his "Five keys to championship basketball:" rebounding, pressure defense, transition, getting good shots and the run. Calhoun offers a complete guide to an effective zone offense, first using demonstrators to show his highly effective zone secondary break and then demonstrating four zone sets to keep the zone defense guessing. Calhoun emphasizes "pounding the ball down low" and creating open jump shots for your shooters. Also, he gives you "his best" zone out-of-bounds play that has produced baskets 61% of the time for his teams. Finally, Calhoun demonstrates four man-to-man defensive drills that reinforce his pressure defense principles. These effective team drills can be run daily to create a sensational defensive team.
with Jim Calhoun, '99 and '04 NCAA Champion Coach, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Jim Calhoun has been one of the most successful coaches in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. He has won two NCAA National Championships and is a 2005 inductee into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In this lecture-style presentation, Calhoun diagrams competitive drills he uses for teaching many areas of the game: Offense, defense, rebounding, shooting, passing, and more. In addition, Calhoun shows you how to manage your practices to get the most out of your players, how to treat players, and how to reward and discipline players. Coach Calhoun ends his presentation with his "eight elements of defense" and he shows how he teaches these elements in his practices. He also discusses everything he does from his pre-practice meetings to the post-practice meetings. Once you have watched this DVD, you will have no doubt that Calhoun is one of the "great coaches of his time"!
with Jim Calhoun, 2004 and 1999 NCAA Championship Coach!
Coach Calhoun presents his system for putting continuous pressure on a defense and scoring quickly off made or missed baskets using 10 drills to simulate a variety of fast break situations. Drills simulating 1-on-1, 2-on-1, 3-on-1, and 3-on-2 game situations are demonstrated on-court, concluding with a 5-on-5 scrimmage drill. Drills are supported with game footage to demonstrate their effectiveness when your team is in action!
Coach Calhoun gives an inside look into one of the most potent offenses in college basketball today. In the 2003-04 season, his team was in the top 10 in scoring margin (14.9 pts/game), 3-point shooting percentage (40.2%) and assists per game (17.5/game). Calhoun's 3-Out-2-In philosophy is created for all five players to become offensive threats. Calhoun begins with his attacking secondary break offense and its options and entries. In The Attacking 3-Out-2-In Motion Offense, he provides eight set plays and entries into this attacking offense. He also demonstrates five unique inbounds plays from both under the basket and sideline positions. An added bonus in this unique videotape is Calhoun's detailed outline of his practice philosophy and program development. He stresses that getting your players to work hard in games begins with their work ethic in practice. Calhoun's 3-Out-2-In Motion Offense will help create excellent scoring opportunities for teams at any level.
with Jim Calhoun,
Basketball Hall of Fame,
2X NCAA Championship Coach, 16 Big East Titles, over 700 career victories
Coach Calhoun's legendary status comes from his commitment to priorities in coaching. In this DVD you will witness the power of rebounding and its influence on winning basketball games. The common thread in every Calhoun practice is rebounding, defending, and toughness. His six fundamentally based rebounding drills can be plugged into your practices with amazing results on the boards. Calhoun presents his secrets to footwork, strength, leverage and explosion to the missed shot. Learn the keys to making practices ultra competitive and productive. Practice planning and drill selection are two foundations to Calhoun's practice philosophy and can help any coach at any level become more successful. Calhoun shares thoughts on timeouts, late game situation and practice enthusiasm. Take it from a Hall of Famer and become the best rebounding team you can be.
