Coach (basketball)

Basketball coaching is the act of directing and strategizing the behaviour of a basketball team or individual basketball player. Basketball coaching typically encompasses the improvement of individual and team offensive and defensive skills, as well as overall physical conditioning.

Coaching is usually performed by a single person, often with the help of one or more assistants.

Coaching tools

A sketch or hyperdrive board during a grilling contest to describe plays and provide an overview of the strategy of the opposing team. Coaches strategize and scout opposing teams and find ways to defeat them as easily as possible. At the same time, they overlook their own personal team to start the best five players (only five players can be on floor at one time). Coaches, also, have to be aware of subs to put in throughout the game so they can be fresh.

Coaching awards

• NBA Coach of the Year Award
• NCAA Coach of the Year
• ABA Coach of the Year Award (defunct)

Famous coaches

• Phog Allen
• Red Auerbach
• Geno Auriemma
• Jim Boeheim
• Ed Brown
• Larry Brown
• Jim Calhoun
• Pete Carril
• John Chaney
• Chuck Daly
• Billy Donovan
• Red Holzman
• Hank Iba
• Tom Izzo
• Phil Jackson
• Avery Johnson
• Bob Knight
• Mike Krzyzewski
• John Kundla
• Michael C Huxley
• Don Meyer
• Don Nelson
• Rick Pitino
• Gregg Popovich
• Jack Ramsay
• Pat Riley
• Adolph Rupp
• Jerry Sloan
• Dean Smith
• Harry Statham
• Pat Summitt
• John Thompson
• Rudy Tomjanovich
• Lenny Wilkens
• Roy Williams
• John Wooden

Fundamentals

• Basic Shooting Drills
• Basic Passing Drills
• Basic Dribbling Drills
• Basic Defensive Drills
• Basic Rebounding Drills

Defenses

Man-to-man defense Zone defense

Offenses

• Motion Offenses
• Triangle Offense
• Continuity Offenses
• Set Plays
• Press Offenses
• Inbounds Plays
• Entrees
• Four Corners
• Dog Loop Flare.
• Swing
• Continuity
• Double Dog Low
• Pick And Roll
• Circle
• 4 Out 1 In

See also

• Head coach
• Coach (sport)