How to Run the Michigan Two Guard Front Offense | Tom Jicha

How to Run the Michigan Two Guard Front Offense

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How to Run the Michigan Two Guard Front Offense - Basketball -- Championship Productions, Inc.

• Control game tempo and cut down on turnovers
• Counter defensive pressure with precision backdoor cuts for easy lay-ups
• Includes 20 quick hitters you can use from the main sets

with Tom Jicha,
Sunset High School, (FL) Head Coach

Level the playing field with a system designed to upset more athletic teams on a consistent basis.

Tom Jicha presents his interpretation of the two guard front offense, which is based on the offensive system made famous by John Beilein at West Virginia and now at the University of Michigan. This perimeter-based offense is designed to provide scoring opportunities for smaller teams that lack a "true post" player.

Coach Jicha introduces his three main sets: motion, shuffle and chin and blends them together to form one of the most difficult to defend offenses in the game today.

Chin Set
Jicha dissects the chin set on the dry-erase board guiding you through its precision movement. Included are the four ways to get into the chin: the middle pass, the side pass, reversal, and the hand-off. Moving to the court, Jicha demonstrates the tremendous spacing and ball movement options that this offense provides. You will learn the bump cut and pull-through techniques to counter intense defensive pressure. Jicha demonstrates the importance of high dribble outs and the hand-off to create back door cut opportunities.

Motion Set
Jicha delivers the primary set he uses on nearly every trip down the floor: the Motion Set. After starting with a quick pass to the wing and a blast cut from the point guard, seven motion options are demonstrated on the court versus defense. The secret to this offense is how smoothly it flows directly into the chin set, frustrating defenders who attempt to guard every v-cut, screen and the lightening quick ball reversal.

Shuffle Set
This unique set provides wing-to-block shuffle cutting action and it also flows directly into the chin set.

In addition to step-by-step breakdown of each set, Jicha teaches 20 effective quick hitters that can be utilized with this offense. Each set has quick hitters designed specifically to take advantage of what the defense is giving. You will see five quick hitters for the chin series, five for the motion series and 10 for the shuffle series. Each quick hitter flows back into the offense and each has multiple scoring options.

Jicha closes with 10 drills he uses to teach the offensive action and to demonstrate how to get game shots from the action.

Coach Jicha has effectively dissected this complex offensive system so that it can be totally effective at any level of play.

Winning Hoops Best-of-the-Best" Series - Over 30 Sizzling Team Shooting Drills

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• Get help with one of the biggest problem area in the game today - shooting - from the top high School and college coaches
• Learn drills that incorporate the lay-up, mid range jump shot, the 3-pointer, and the free throw
• Get over 30 team shooting drills that incorporate different shots your players will have in a game

One of the biggest struggles that today's players have is shooting the basketball. Players are shooting poor percentages from mid-range, beyond the 3-point line, the post and even the foul line. This instructional basketball DVD features over 30 of the very best team-shooting drills from coaches across the nation.

These terrific team-shooting drills were submitted from the top coaches at the high school and college levels, and feature exciting, competitive, original and fun team shooting drills that will liven up your practices. In over 90 minutes, you'll get 3-point drills, fatigue drills, corner-shooting drills, free throw drills, elbow-shooting drills, full-court drills, time-limit drills, spot-shooting drills, rotation drills, shooting games and much more!

You will get drills that work on shooting off the catch, shooting off the dribble, using the shot fake, finishing at the basket, as well as working on a players fundamentals. These fundamentals include ball handling, cutting to receive the ball, as well as combination drills which work on closing out on the shooter as well as blocking out. Some of the drills have multi-parts to them to incorporate different shots your players will have in a game.

Following the DVD series' highly popular format where each shooting drill is explained onscreen with diagrams and then run live on the court with players, you'll be able to digest and implement these drills immediately at your team's next practice.

115 minutes. 2010

Alan Stein: In-Season Conditioning - The Best Teams Are in the Best Shape!

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Alan Stein: In-Season Conditioning - The Best Teams Are in the Best Shape! - Basketball -- Championship Productions, Inc.

• Break up the monotony of practice with more than 20 in-season conditioning drills
• Discover new, basketball-specific methods of conditioning that will help limit injuries
• Improve your basketball quickness, agility and endurance throughout the season

with Alan Stein,
Head Strength & Conditioning coach for the nationally renowned DeMatha Catholic High School boys basketball program;
owner of Stronger Team;
has worked with elite high school, college, and NBA players.

Alan Stein provides a complete in-season conditioning system that is specific in nature to what your players do in a game. This program will allow your team to shoot, pass, rebound and defend at a much higher level from buzzer to buzzer.

WARM-UP
Lay the foundation for your workout or practice with this series of warm-up drills that incorporates basketball specific movements. Stein has players demonstrate a series of dynamic flexibility exercises that prepare players for the cutting, jumping and landing that is performed in basketball practices and games. His vertical jump drill not only improves player's vertical jump, it also improves body control in space, which helps to limits knee and ankle injuries.

Next Stein challenges conventional thinking by "revving up" his warm up with a series of four core exercises that incorporate a basketball and a weighted ball. These exercises will develop basketball strength in your players' core, shoulders and hips.

REACTIONARY DRILLS
Improve the quickness and agility of your athletes with five reactionary drills that emphasize acceleration and deceleration. Stein incorporates tennis balls in his reaction drills to train players to explode from an athletic stance. These drills train acceleration and deceleration skills that will help your player's on defense, getting rebounds and tracking down loose balls.

AGILITY SERIES
Break up the monotony of practice with this series of competitive, fun drills. These drills require athletes to perform in tight angles and cuts, which strengthens the feet and improves mobility in the ankles.

Stein concludes with two ultra-challenging heavy ball drills and four competitive sprint drills, that provide players a fun way to increase conditioning and stamina.

Keep your players in tip-top shape all season long. These drills will build the base for your team's success - and the broader the base you build, the higher their potential is for success.

Produced at the Fall 2010 Orlando, FL clinic.

69 minutes. 2010.

Winning Hoops Best-of-the-Best" Series - Over 55 Powerful Plays from the 1-4 High Set

• Best 1-4 High Set plays from coaches at all competitive levels of play
• Over 55 high-powered plays from the 1-4 High Set
• Plays are designed to get your perimeter players and post players open shots

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Basketball coaches at all levels of competition love running plays from the versatile 1-4 high set. From the 1-4 high set, you can take on zone or man defenses, as well as disguise initial entries into your continuity offense or even use it as a way to change things up and keep the opposing defense on its heels. The 1-4 high set makes your team extremely difficult to defend and scout.

In this edition of Winning Hoops Best-of-the-Best Series, you'll get the most successful, high powered and dynamic plays from the 1-4 high set. The plays were submitted by the finest coaches at the high school and college level and feature easy-to-follow format where each play is explained in diagram form, followed by live-action on-the-court demonstration by coaches and players.

In over 90 minutes of action you'll get quick hitters, zone busters, last-second plays, back screens, 3-point shots, lob plays, dribble entries, flex action, pro sets, pick-and-roll plays and more - all run from the versatile 1-4 high offensive set.

76 minutes. 2010.