Coaching ideas posted by Duane Silver

A friend of mine has a email blast that goes out to around 7,000 to 8,000 coaches. He asked me for some coaching ideas and I gave him some things that we do here at Belhaven that I thought worked well for us.

Here is a portion of his email:

Thought for the Day:




"We put up pictures (action if possible) in our offices and locker rooms of our current players. I want them each to feel good about themselves and have ownership in our team. My opinion is that everyone wants to feel important and that may seem like a small thing, but to the kids it can be a big thing to see their picture on the wall." (By Tom Kelsey Head Men's Basketball Coach Belhaven College, Jackson, MS)

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Christian Thought for the Day:



We share a Proverb verse that corresponds with that day (November 11th a verse from Proverbs 11 or Bible verse) with our team each day and relate somehow to our team or everyday life. We do this before practice everyday. On game days, we will use it during devotional time. Got this idea from Lorenzo Romar (now at University of Washington) quite some time ago. I usually text message the verse each morning to our guys. (This too was given to me by Tom Kelsey of Belhaven College) (I think this is an awesome idea! DS)

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"TEAM DRILLS PLAYBOOK FOR SALE"

By Duane Silver



“24 Team Drills“: that will cover everything you need for the whole season. We have fast break drills, dribbling drills, rebounding drills, plus offensive and defensive drills, drills to keep you from turning it over too. These drills will make your team better. If you need a drill book this will be the best one you could ever buy. If you will use these drills often and be demanding your team will make great imporvement in the course of a season. (If you buy the playbook I will send you Free our Shooting Drills ebook (25 shooting drills) (Cost $20 by E-Book) to order go to www.coachsilver.com and clinic on playbooks. You can pay for it by Paypal with a Credit Card or mail me a check. Mail to Duane Silver, 821 Ft Gates, Waco, TX 76708 *Hard Copy is $25.00 and I'll mail it to you ASAP!

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"FREE SET PLAY BY EMAIL"

*If you would like to get a great man to man set play (called UCONN), please email me. To get the free set you must tell me where you coach, city, state, school and if you coach boys or girls. It was given to me by BJ Hair of Shawnee Mission, Kansas. Thanks BJ....This is an awesome set!!

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40% TEAM DEFENSIVE DRILL

By Tom Kelsey (Belhaven College)

We play a 40% game. If we keep teams shooting under 40%, we have a great chance to win the game. In this drill, we will give the offense 5 possessions or 10 possessions depending on time of the year and amount of time we have that day in practice. If the offense scores more than 40% of the time (above 2 out of 5 possessions and above 4 out of 10 possessions), the defense runs. If it comes out even, which is most often the case with 5 possessions? If they score twice, you go into “sudden death”. One possession. Whatever happens, that is the end of the drill. Put pressure on the defense. Offensive rebound or shooting foul is just like a score. If your teams are even, you can play 10 possessions. If they are uneven and you need to make it more competitive as a coach stick with 5 possessions, it goes quick and keeps everyone on their toes. You can use this with all your defenses (Zone, Press, Half-court man to man, etc.) *This Drill is normally done half court.