Games based practices are great for all age groups – they teach practical skills, can be run with groups of all sizes, and most of all, the players love the fun competition. However if you’re a coach who’s been coached in an “old school” system, you might find it difficult to find substitutes for the drills that you’ve always ran. That’s why this week we’ve partnered with Brian McCormick, author of 21st century basketball practice. With his Ph.D in sport science and vast experience coaching teams of all age groups around the world, Brian McCormick has designed hundreds of games based drills that teach basketball skills better than their traditional counterparts. Today we present 8 outdated drills that you might still be using and show you 8 better games based alternatives. Continue reading “8 game based drills that will improve your practices by 300% (backed by science)” »