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Ben McCollum's Basketball Philosophy. 10 ways to build a first-place culture, practice details, and defensive principles. Full clinic notes: drive.google.com/drive/folde…
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One of the best practice ideas I’ve seen is sooo simple. It will change the way you practice. 👇
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At LSU, they called it the “Emphasis of the Day.” Before practice, coaches picked one thing the team had to improve. Maybe it was: → Blockouts → Transition defense → Shot fakes → Communication → Concentration
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The emphasis showed up everywhere: → In the locker room → On the bulletin board → At each basket → In the first drill → Throughout practice → In film → In every coach’s language
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Joe Mazzulla's Celtics don't HELP AND RECOVER. When a defender gets beat, they do this instead. ↓
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The key is teaching three habits: → HELP early to stop penetration. → PEEL immediately when help takes the ball. → COMMUNICATE the switch. The beaten defender can't hesitate or keep chasing.
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The coaching takeaway: Not every defensive breakdown requires a recovery. Sometimes the best way to fix a blown assignment is to exchange it. HELP. PEEL. SWITCH. A simple concept worth adding to your defensive system.
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In 1991, Bill Belichick walked into a defensive meeting before the Super Bowl with a surprising plan. He was willing to let Buffalo's best running back gain 100 yards. Why would he do that?
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GAME WEEK PREP. Study the packet: f.mtr.cool/n41o4ukais
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Ben Johnson can fit an entire 10-word play call into ONE word. Formation. Protection. Motion. Routes. QB read. One word. ↓
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Mike Leach intentionally created HUGE holes in his offensive line. His linemen would align with unusually wide splits. It looked dangerous. There was a method to it. ⬇️
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Mike Leach intentionally created HUGE holes in his offensive line. His linemen would align with unusually wide splits. It looked dangerous. There was a method to it. ⬇️
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Widen the offensive line… and the defensive front had to widen with it. Now an edge rusher's path to the QB became longer. Interior rushers had more space to cover. Stunts took longer to develop. And the QB could see pressure coming.
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That was the beauty of Leach's wide splits. Most coaches looked at open space between offensive linemen and saw vulnerability. Leach saw distance. And distance bought his quarterback time.
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Ben Johnson can fit an entire 10-word play call into ONE word. Formation. Protection. Motion. Routes. QB read. One word. ↓
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But that one word still had to tell: → WRs where to align → OL the protection → RBs the action → QB the read And they could still motion, shift, kill the play or adjust the formation. The wild part? They could carry up to 10 of these one-word calls in a week.
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That’s high-level coaching. Ben Johnson didn’t necessarily simplify the offense. He simplified how players accessed the offense. There’s a massive difference between: Dumbing it down vs. cleaning it up.
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