Open Practice: Game-like Transition Drills for Practice

with Matt Painter, Purdue University Head Coach; 3x Big Ten `Coach of the Year'; 2x Sweet Sixteen appearances, Big Ten regular-season ('09) and tournament ('10) champions; 2009 US U19 National Team (Assistant Coach), Gold Medalist at the FIBA U19 World Championship Get two scrimmage drills to minimize turnovers and find easy baskets to make your opponents pay for playing full court defense Build your transition offense with the three practice drills to learn how to push the ball and score while your team has a numbers advantage Use the 3-on-3 Kansas City drill to teach your players how to defend early offensive actions in transition How do coaches get their practices to simulate game-like situations? Too often, players go through the motions at practice and expect to just 'turn on a switch' when it's time for the game. In this video, three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Matt Painter, gives you his methods to make his practices as game-like as possible. You'll see three fast break and transition drills that you can implement with your team. Learn the importance of having different ways to score drills to emphasize what is important within your basketball program. Also, you'll view how to effectively work on your press and press break situations within practice.