This post contains a video clip from our inaugural Hoops U. Basketball Coaches Academy that was held on April 26-27, 2013 in Minneapolis, MN.

In this installment, watch as Coach Jim Boone discusses "knowing your no's" ... essentially, what you don't want to allow within your defense. Taken from his "Pressure Pack Line Defense" presentation.

This post contains a video clip from our inaugural Hoops U. Basketball Coaches Academy that was held on April 26-27, 2013 in Minneapolis, MN.

In this installment, watch Coach Dick Bennett talk about 'what you emphasize'. Taken from his after-dinner keynote address.

This article was shared on Hoops U. and it comes to us from our friends at Breakthrough Basketball.

The team that rebounds better has a greater chance of winning the game.  This is true at every level of basketball.  The most successful rebounding teams give their opponents fewer shots at the basket and increase their own attempts to score on the offensive end.  So how can you get the most out of your team's rebounding ability?

Know Your Numbers

You cannot make improvements if you don't know where to look for them.  Total team rebounds can be misleading and individual numbers are easy to misread.  Both of these stats can be inflated simply by an increase in missed field goals...

Welcome to CENTAUR (OFF) SEASONS! If you're a regular CENTAUR SEASONS reader here on HOOPSU.COM (thanks for coming back!) or you just dribbled onto the site for the first time (welcome aboard!), herewith for the summer break are a dozen different mix-and-match ways to access nearly all of the 97 CENTAUR SEASONS posts written during Season I.

New and original posts for CENTAUR SEASONS' Year II will tip off in the fall. I look forward to seeing you then. But, please, don't go away now:...