QUALITY BASKETBALL INSTRUCTION w/ NICK CAMMARANO
BASKETBALL CLINICIAN & CONSULTANT (732) 589-1641 ncammarano22@gmail.com
WLB vs. MONMOUTH BEACH
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Developing Offensive and Defensive Skills
Sunday, December 10, 2023
PRACTICE DRILL - CHASE LAYUPS
As a coach, it is frustrating when your player has an open breakaway layup, and misses. I tried to rectify this scenario by instituting a drill called, "Chase Layups." When this drill is done with speed, it will give the offensive player the opportunity to convert a layup when pressured by a defender. Watch how this drill is incorporated into a practice session, allowing all players to participate.
Saturday, November 25, 2023
READ THE DEFENDER - OFFENSIVE SKILLS
When coaching young players, every coach must stress facing the basket to always be a threat to score offensively. Once the player has the ball. how is he/she going to be an effective scorer? Check out my practice drill called, "READ THE DEFENDER," to understand how to process these thoughts in real time.
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Vermont Basketball Coaches Association Clinic - 10/30/2022
Special thanks to Dave Fredrickson for inviting me to speak at the Vermont Basketball Coaches Association Clinic. Had a fantastic weekend watching the exhibition game between UVM and St. Michael's College on Saturday night - great atmosphere for hoops! It was rewarding to be back speaking and interacting (in person) with all coaches during Sunday's session. DVD's and flash drives of Sunday's clinic presentation on Baseline Scoring Plays are available for purchase.
Feel free to contact me for more details!
Friday, October 28, 2022
UNITED BASKETBALL PLUS - "DEEP DIVE"
Sunday, April 24, 2022
SPREAD SET - MULTIPLE GUARD OPTIONS - SPREAD WING
The "SPREAD SET," or "5 OUT," is excellent on a big floor to take advantage of matchups, primarily at the guard position. For me, I used what I called, "Spread," to find matchups for one of my three guards, either at the top of the key, or at each wing. To create movement and/or to take advantage of a team playing tight man to man, I went to "Spread Wing." With "Spread Wing," the guard at the top of the key, passed to either guard at the wing. That guard passes, then screens away from the ball, setting the screen "low" or underneath the defender. The goal is to invite the defensive player who is defending the screen to play it over the top, or follow the offensive player that they are guarding. When this happens, the guard who is receiving the screen, cuts hard to the foul line, aiming between the middle of the foul line and inside the farthest elbow. A quick, sharp pass is the key to the conversation. If the defenders guarding my 4 and 5 (power forward and center) stay on their man and do not provide help, we should have an open look at the basket. The first clip is from March 2002, the second clip is from December 2014.
The two most important factors to remember when coaching young players: Consistency and Simplicity
March 2002
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Baseline Scoring Play - "C"
As part of my Baseline Scoring Plays series, I have included multiple video clips of "C." The letter "C" means corner. With this call, the play is designated to have my shooting guard pass the ball to the corner, and then receive the ball in order to score. This can be effective on a large floor, and of course, with a sharp shooter! I also have included my Winning Hoops Article that provides diagrams of the Baseline Scoring Plays I & C.