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Season 1
Season 2
Season 3

Season 1

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Issue 1

Internal Locus of Control
Picking Apart the 2-3 Zone
Aggressive PnR Coverages

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Issue 2

Missing Skill Component
Breaking Down the Buzz Defense
Perfect Scouting Report in 6 Steps

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Issue 3

Learn from Spain’s U19 Team
Improve Your Practices in 2023
Success Metrics

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Issue 4

3-Step Passing Drill Progressions
Creative Scoring Methods
Emotional Regulation Tips

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Issue 5

Game-Like Practice
Dribble Hand Off
2-3 Zone Attack

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Issue 6

The Magic Behind Ghost Screens
Awareness, Decisions, and Vision
Reasons to Ban Zone Defense

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Issue 7

Running the 5-Out System
On-Ball Screens Progressions
Repetition Without Repetition

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Issue 8

Strength Training for Youth Players
Effective Set Against a 2-3 Defense
1-3-1 Zone Plays

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Issue 9

Defensive Stance 101
How to Steal 6 Points on BLOBS
Building a Great Team Culture

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Issue 10

Spain Pick-and-Roll Breakdown
HS Pre-Season Meeting
Practice Plan Template

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Issue 11

Boomers Offense
Lithuania Plays
Developing Youth Players

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Issue 12

Youth Program Qualities
Team USA's 1-2-2 Press
Empowering Assistant Coaches

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Issue 13

Large Group Practices
4x Limited-Space SSGs
Canada's Point Series

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Issue 14

5x Tryout Plans
Tryout Drills
Doubling the Post

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Issue 15

1-2-2 Superman Zone
Embracing Turnovers
Princeton Zoom Action

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Issue 16

Defensive Footwork
WNBA Finals Plays
Youth Basketball Musts

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Issue 17

Getting Players Locked In
WNBA Finals Plays
On Scrimmaging

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Issue 18

Four Factors Breakdown
Conditioning Drills
Driveway to Sideline

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Issue 19

Ownership, Agency, Responsibility
Horns Set Plays
Winning in the Margins

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Issue 20

Ball Screen Offense Breakdown
Ball Screen Offense Entries
Timing is Everything

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Issue 21

Triple Switching
Baseline Plays
Colorado Upset

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Issue 22

Germany Set Plays
Individual Shooting Drills
Giannis’s Sisyphean Resilience

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Issue 23

Advantage / Disadvantage
Favorite Plays
Week 1 Practice Goals

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Issue 24

Positive Practice Environment
Press Break Drills
Attacking a Passive Zone

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Issue 25

Shooting Mechanics
Elevator Plays
PG Traits

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Issue 26

CLA Drills
Fast Fast Break
2024 Reading List

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Issue 27

Attack Space, Create Space
Free Motion Offense Drills
The Perfect Shot

Season 2

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Issue 1

Rethinking Repetitions
BLOB Plays
The Why Matters Most

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Issue 2

Strategic Practice Planning
Repetition Constraint Drills
Developing a Great Center

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Issue 3

Unique Strategies
Sideline Plays (SLOBS)
on Poor Role Models

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Issue 4

4-on-4 Shell Drill
Man-to-Man Rotations
Strategic Timeouts

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Issue 5

5-Out Motion
Motion Offense Drills
Basketball's Magic Number

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Issue 6

Playmaking Commandments
Team Dribbling Drills
Chin and Pivot

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Issue 7

The Flame of Learning
The Deadly Short Roll
Pick-and-Roll Plays

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Issue 8

Pick-and-Roll Progressions
Coaching Overseas Tips
Shooting Workouts

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Issue 9

1-2-1-1 Breakdown
Small-Sided Games
Shooting Guard Tips

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Issue 10

Off-Ball Actions
Dallas Mavericks ATO
Acquiring Fluency Through Play

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Issue 11

1-3-1 Zone Offense
Houston Rockets ATO Plays
One Heartbeat

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Issue 12

Steal Skills
Clippers ATO Plays
Small Forward Tips

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Issue 13

On Mistakes
March Madness Plays
The Playbook of Learning

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Issue 14

ORB Shooting System
March Madness Plays
Retention and Retrieval

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Issue 15

1-1-3 Zone Breakdown
March Madness Plays
Shooting Technique

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Issue 16

Horns Skip NA3
NCAA Plays
Game Flow Phases

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Issue 17

5-Step Layup Progression
4 Competitive Layup Drills
Power Forward Guide

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Issue 18

Stalling for the Win
Man-to-Man Drills
Self Talk

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Issue 19

2-3 Zone Offense
NBA Round 1 Plays
Spin Out Series

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Issue 20

Jump Shooting Efficacy
NBA Playoffs Plays
Point Series Breakdown

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Issue 21

Development and Winning
Team Defensive Drills
Steal Techniques

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Issue 22

Getting Your Shooters Open
NBA Conference Finals Plays
Teaching Blocked Shots

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Issue 23

Show PnR Coverage
Ball Screen Drills
Repetition vs Specificity

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Issue 24

Three-Point Rebounding
NBA Finals Plays
Limited Practice Time

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Issue 25

Spain Pick-and-Roll Variation
NBA Finals Plays
Raising a Game's Intensity

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Issue 26

Pistol Offense Breakdown
Shooting Drills
Feedback Traps

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Issue 27

Ball Pressure
Aussie Boomers Plays
Disruptive Control Drills

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Issue 28

1-3-1 Zone Breakdown
Small-Sided Games
Teaching Spacing

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Issue 29

Contesting Three-Pointers
USA Basketball Plays
Constraints-Led Approach

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Issue 30

Positive Self-Talk
Shooting Workouts
Combo Moves for Ball Control

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Issue 31

1-3-1 Full-Court Zone
Favorite Drills of 2024
Open Gym Strategies

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Issue 32

Defensive Technique
Paris Olympics Plays
Problems and Solutions

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Issue 33

Substitution Strategy
Paris Olympics Plays
Hard vs. Complex

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Issue 34

Attacking "Show" Defense
Paris Olympics Plays
Practice to Games Transfer

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Issue 35

Crucial Role of Closeouts
Rebounding Drills
SSGs & Skill Development

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Issue 36

Non-Linear Pedagogy
Shooting Drills
Drop Coverage for Youth

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Issue 37

Chop or Not?
BLOB 2-3 Zone Plays
How Players Improve

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Issue 38

Choosing Your Legacy
Transition Defense Drills
Practice Planning

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Issue 39

Easy to Execute, Hard to Guard
Hard to Guard Plays
Boredom, Repetition, Learning

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Issue 40

Clarity Through Systems
WNBA Finals 1st Round Plays
Develop While Winning

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Issue 41

You Are Not Your Sport
WNBA Semi-Finals Plays
Man Left Defense Breakdown

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Issue 42

Winning in the Final Minutes
Team Passing Drills
Special Play Breakdown

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Issue 43

Minnesota Lynx Defense
WNBA Finals Top Plays
Utilizing the Bench

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Issue 44

Developing Bigs
Tryout Drills
Pre-Season Practice Ideas

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Issue 45

Virginia's Closeout Defense
Defensive Drills
Aligning Player Development

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Issue 46

Using the Iverson Cut
Iverson Action Plays
Xs and Os and Philosophy

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Issue 47

Improving Creativity
Open Practice Drills
Shell Drill (Part 2)

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Issue 48

Studying Zalgiris
Shooting Drills
Four Factors

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Issue 49

"Next" PnR Coverage
Favorite Plays 2024
Playing With An E.D.G.E

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Issue 50

1-4 High vs 2-3 Zone
SLOB Plays
How to Practice Free Throws

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Issue 51

Reel Action
Finishing Drills
Enhancing Antifragility

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Issue 52

Tagging Up Coaching Guide
Tagging Up Drills
Developing Aggressiveness

Season 3

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Issue 1

Improving Your Coaching in 2025
Defensive Drills
Four Unique Defensive Ideas

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Issue 2

Jim Larrañaga
Scramble Defense
Simplifying the Role of a Coach

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