EP 2067 What Drill Would Hubie Brown Run Every Day?

https://teachhoops.com/ CoachingYouthHoops.com/nuke: clean sports hydration made with coconut water. Use code youthhoops25 for 25% off A coaching mentor once asked Hubie Brown for the one drill he would run every single day. Here is that four on four on four transition drill, and why the best teams beg to do it. Years ago, before he ever coached, a legendary Seattle coach was working as a sports reporter and got the chance to interview Hubie Brown. He asked one question: if you could only run one drill every day, what would it be? The answer became a favorite for a guest coach on this episode, who now calls it simply the Hubie Brown drill. Coach Steve Collins asks for a golden nugget a younger coach could take straight to practice, and gets a full walkthrough. It is a cutthroat style, three team transition drill with constant action, built around a four on two advantage, two trailing defenders, and the volleyball line. The guest explains how it is set up, how players will try to cheat it, why it doubles as a great tryout tool, and the one rule that forces players to actually break pressure. The best part might be the simplest test of all: good teams love this drill, and bad teams hang their heads when you call it. The Setup Where the drill came from: a Seattle mentor, a reporter's question, and Hubie Brown's answer Good teams love it, bad teams hate it, and what that tells you Three teams of four, cutthroat style Four on two, with two defenders waiting on the sideline Why the volleyball line matters, and using painter's tape if your gym does not have one Letting the trailing defenders run in once the ball crosses the line Running It Right How players cheat by creeping down toward the action, and how to stop it Why the action never stops: score, then press right away Trapping, denying the point guard, and adding your own defensive rules Using it as a tryout: two hours of this shows who can really play Numbers: six per team works, and you need at least twelve The key rule: no throwing it over the top to a player behind half court. Break the pressure. Chapters 00:00 Coach Unplugged intro 00:14 Pre roll: TeachHoops.com 01:06 The golden nugget question 01:38 Hubie Brown and the one drill a day 02:34 Good teams love it, bad teams hate it 02:59 The setup: four on two and the volleyball line 04:54 How players cheat the drill 05:22 Mid roll: TeachHoops.com free trial 05:50 Score and press: the action never stops 08:10 Using it for tryouts 08:38 How many players you need 09:34 The rule that forces them to break pressure 10:38 Post roll: TeachHoops.com This week's challenge: Run the Hubie Brown drill for ten minutes this week and watch which players lean into it and which ones hang their heads. Format: Guest coach conversation. Resources: Transition and press breaker drills, practice plans, and courses at https://teachhoops.com/ Recorded at the Fifth Quarter Studios in Madison, Wisconsin. https://teachhoops.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices