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Danny Cooper Basketball
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15 contributions to Danny Cooper Basketball
Jul 25 •
Passing skill work
Hey everyone, Wanted to ask how often the skill of passing truly gets worked on in your drills/sessions? Is it something you add to ballhandling? If so, how consistent are you with adding a passing component? Or is it more of an instinctual skill that improves over time with live reps and small sided game structure? Keep up the great work everyone
3 likes • Jul 28
When getting into concept work (usually PnR). Ill add some sort of points values to making correct or accurate passes. Or drills that involve passing to help continue them. I find that giving passing some sort of tangible value helps players give more conscious effort to making during passes are accurate and strong
Jul 28 •
Player/Coach Relationships
How important do you guys actually value relationships with your players? What is your communication like before/after sessions? Do you have events where your players get a chance to know more about you and your personality outside of coaching? I think one thing that separates me from a lot of coaches in my area is my ability to connect to the kids and get the best out of them. The kids who are the most comfortable with me have grown the most in each session because they’re willing to be coached and go 100% every rep. What I’ve also noticed is a big shift in communication/leadership with these players as they won’t hesitate to assist another player when doing drills or playing SSGs. This makes my job 1000000% easier and improves the overall experience for all players. What are you guys doing to connect more to players? Any specific drills or activities you do to get kids to be comfortable enough to be themselves in each session and not afraid to fail? Let me know!!!
5 likes • Jul 28
I think this is a very valuable aspect to coaching and overlooked at most levels. I am in constant communication with my players and always try to have productive conversations with them where possible. I find the more people know about one another, the more willing they are to do the work with you and for you
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Jul 14 •
Off-Season Workout Planning
What’s up fam! We just started up with one of our Professional Clients, Lamar Stevens after a long season in the EuroLeague. Lamar is a 5 year nba vet and coming off year 1 in Europe. He just turned 29, so it is very important for us to be intentional with everything we do. Red and Green Day’s, being on the same page with the strength coach, and listening to his body daily Lamar went from 28% from 3PT in his final season to 41% in the EuroLeague this year. We only have ~4-6 weeks of an offseason together. Curious your thoughts - what should be our main focuses?
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3 likes • Jul 15
@Clarence Claiborne I fully agree with you too. What have you done in your experience to keep a player (or yourself) fresh when youve had short off season? Also asking as I have athletes that are about to approach a similar situation.
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Jul 14 •
Small Sided Games (How Often?
In the middle of the off-season right now... and I am curious. How often (weekly) would you recommend players train with small sided games?
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4 likes • Jul 15
Im really interested to hear people's take on this as I enter my off season coming up.
Jul 10 •
Film Friday🎥
When you're evaluating a player on film, what's the very first thing you pay attention to? What's the first thing your eyes go to? For me, it's their IQ, specifically shot selection. Drop your answer below and explain why. 👇
2 likes • Jul 11
@Daniel Cooper great question. If im looking at scoring off PnR then im looking at guys Elijah Pepper, Bryce Cotton and Kendrick Davis. If im looking at more dissecting coverage. Then im looking at Doncic, Teodosic, Rubio etc
2 likes • Jul 12
@Joseph Wunder some ball knowledge there 🤣
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@jayden-smith-8610
Former Assistant Coach at the Wellington Saints in the NZNBL and current Head Coach of the Northern Force in North Tasmania
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