with Bob Hurley,
former St. Anthony's High School (NJ) Basketball Coach;
45 year career as head coach of St. Anthony's - from 1972 until the school's closing in 2017;
Distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2010);
3x USA Today National Coach of the Year ('89, '96, '08);
4x High School National Champions; 28x State Champions;
back-to-back MaxPreps National Champions in 2010 & 2011;
2017 ESPY Award for 'Best Coach';
83-game win streak (2010-13); Compiled an astounding career record of 1,184 - 125 (90.5)
One of the best coaches to ever teach the game, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Hurley shares his wealth of knowledge from his 45+ year career. Coach Hurley is known for his plethora of basketball drills to work on every skill and every facet of the game, and in this terrific presentation he shares not only his all time favorite drills, but also, how he likes to organize practices.
Coach Hurley opens by sharing valuable knowledge and tips on coaching, practice planning, and drill work. No coach should ever be finished learning, and you will definitely learn a few things that you can immediately implement with your own team from this presentation.
Pre-Practice and Warm-Up Drills
Hurley provides his favorite pre-practice and warm-up drills that work on three foundational skills: dribbling, passing, and shooting. You'll get full and half-court drills that challenge players mentally and physically. Among the many drills, Coach Hurley shows the Fire Passing Drill that forces players to concentrate and communicate while practicing valuable fundamentals.
The Michigan State series of drills will get your players moving and finishing around the basket. To continue working with the basketball, you'll get drills like Up Two, Back Two and the Chill Drill that teach players how to attack a trap and also work on change of direction moves.
Rebounding and Closeout Drills
Your team can't play offense unless it can rebound! These drills from Coach Hurley will train your players to be instinctive around the basket when securing a rebound, as well as the ability to finish with touch around the rim. The Oregon Rebounding Drill will create toughness in your team as they compete to rebound and score the basketball.
One of the most difficult aspects of defense is the hard closeout. Hurley shares multiple drills to work on the technique of the closeout while incorporating extra things like ball screen defense with the 4 Line Passing Drill. The 3-on-3 and 4-on-3 Closeout Drills will add to your teams' defensive efficiency as they work through disadvantage situations.
Conversion Drills
Hurley also shares the drills that made his St. Anthony's teams so hard to score against in transition. With the 5-on-5 Conversion Defense Drill, your team will learn how to communicate and stop the ball in transition.
Shooting Drills and Half-Court 3 on 3
Players need to know how to play off of one another and how to play in the half-court. With Hurley's 3-on-3 half court drill, players get to practice and incorporate all the details that go into half-court offense and defense.
Of course, no practice is complete without shooting drills. Coach Hurley shares some of his favorite shooting drills that work on shooting off the catch and off the dribble, through multiple reps. He also shares a great drill to end practice that players will love called 30 Plus a Half.
As only one of three high school coaches to be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, Coach Hurley has vast experience that is demonstrated through the way he runs his drills and his team. His 'old school' values still hold true to today's game, and he is truly one of the best coaches the game has ever seen. The drills in this video will immediately help improve your practices and help your team win more games!
99 minutes. 2019.