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There are many variations of man in the middle drills. In this one the offensive player is only allowed 1 dribble to break the trap. On deflection or tip, have defense go to offense. Track deflections, team with most deflections wins, the rest have some sort of challenge. We usually run this drill for 2 minutes.   

This Drill is great to wake guys up, encourage communication, and reinforce snapping your passes. Thanks for viewing, create a great day! -Coach Thom 

Working on ball handling and on ball defense. Partners switch defensively at the horn, offensive players are working to get paint touches. 

Defensive warmup drill, working on catching the move, and your teammate getting in proper help positioning. Program offensive players initially, then progress to live. 

A post shared by Scott Thom (@coachscottthom) on Jun 15, 2018 at 8:10pm PDT Another off-season means another visit from David Kravish. Big Dave is going into his 4th year playing professionally overseas. David’s work ethic is top notch and his ability to constantly develop his game on the court as well as get after it in the weight room, …

This is the start of a new series I like to call “Practical Performance” in which I will share simple yet effective exercises that you can incorporate into your training as well as your athletes training to help improve performance.

Had a blast being on @performancepodcast with @coach_dos an amazing person and a coach who’s paved the way in the S&C world for us lil guys! We even talk about @arnethomdotcom in this episode. In this episode coach Dos interviews me about creating buy in, how to teach through discipline , the differences in training at the high school, college and pro level and more.  

Back for my second appearance on the Just Fly Performance Podcast, I recently had the opportunity to talk with Joel Smith on an often overlooked aspect of coaching: creating a team culture that transfers from the weightroom to the court. In this episode I go into detail about my transition from college strength and conditioning to a head basketball coach …

As a coach you often hear your athletes complain about their wrists hurting when in a front rack position. Being pain-free and proficient in this position is important if you plan on programming cleans with your athletes. Using the straps to accomplish this front rack position WHILE you continue to improve their wrist mobility is a win-win in my book. …

Whether you’re crunched for time or putting one of your athletes/clients through a work capacity phase, “metabolic finishers” are a great way to get after their conditioning in a timely manner. In a team setting they’re fun to help bring out a little competition. “Rambo” combines kettle bell clean-to-press and dumbbell half jacks in a ladder format; 10-1. Have workout …