by Joerik | Apr 8, 2021 | Academy Players, Player Development
Players need to learn to use the right skill at the right time. The 4 decisions players need to read are: straight line speed advantage cut the defender off bump the defender use a counter move We use lots of small sided games to teach the skills in realistic game...
by Joerik | Apr 5, 2021 | Academy Players, Player Development
When your workouts are too easy it’s good for confidence but you’re not really getting better. Practice should be challenging, when you’re practicing at the edge of your abilities then you’re improving. That’s why we create complexity in our mini games by adding...
by Goetgeluck | Mar 31, 2021 | Academy Players, Athletic Development
The last weeks we’ve been back on it with our players. As I wrote in the last posts on developing mobility in motion, I saw that our players were a bit rusty in their ankles and hips since coming back from lockdown. The mobility movements you see in our Mobility...
by Joerik | Mar 29, 2021 | Academy Players, Offense, Player Development
What is the purpose of having “great handles”? For us it would be: getting from point A to B creating separation from the defender create an advantage staying in control under pressure That’s why when we work on “ball handling” with our older players, you won’t...
by Goetgeluck | Mar 28, 2021 | Academy Players, Athletic Development
One athletic development strategy I use is giving our kids frequent “Movement Snacks” suggestions. Not all of our physical training is done before practice or after it. What I actually see is that our youth athletes are not that physically active –...
by Joerik | Mar 24, 2021 | Academy Players, Finishing, Offense, Player Development
In this post I’ll share a recap of a 1 hour outside workout. The topic of today was Finishing Extended. We started with a 10-15min warmup where we focus on the different moves, letting players build up touch around the rim and get comfortable and familiar with...
