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Tim Duncan Drill Series

Eitel — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:15:33 +0000

The San Antonio have a strong offense with Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginóbili. Here are some drills, highlighting the typical cuts and moves of Tim Duncan.

Individual Defense Drills

Eitel — Sun, 27 May 2012 07:15:05 +0000

Basic Scoring Drills

Eitel — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:30:50 +0000

Here’s another series of drills which Coach Tim Springer has used to help improve the scoring of varsity high school players in San Antonio and the Spartan basketball program. Enjoy!

Once Brothers

Eitel — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:12:44 +0000

This documentation is a bit dated, but still recommendable for a watch: Once Brothers is a documentary by ESPN and tells the story of the relationship between two famous basketball players from the former Yugoslavia: Vlade Divac (Serbia) and Dražen Petrovic (Croatia). They were once as close as brothers, but the war in former Yugoslavia [...]

George Hill Scoring Series

Eitel — Sun, 13 May 2012 09:06:15 +0000

Screening, especially the “Pick & Roll”, is a highly utilized technique by professional players and teams. Today, Coach Tim Springer shares a set of drills he has used to help improve the scoring of George Hill (formerly playing for San Antonio, currently in contract for the Indiana Pacers) out of these special situations.

A quick heads-up: Coach Dodson’s Link List

Eitel — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:19:52 +0000

I’d like to give you a quick heads-up to Coach Dodson’s link list, which he has accumulated. Have a look at his website with lots of clinic notes, useful coaching templates and tidbits. It’s worth the visit! You can also find him on Twitter. Which reminds me to highlight a lot more from the coaching [...]

Coach Tim Springer from Spartan Basketball

Eitel — Sat, 05 May 2012 10:55:23 +0000

Today, I’d like to introduce to you Coach Tim Springer from Spartan Basketball in San Antonio. It is my pleasure to regularly share whith you a couple of great drills, chosen exclusively by Coach Springer for use in his practices and which made this program so successful. Here’s some information about Tim, and please make [...]

My Basketball Booklist

Eitel — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:33:42 +0000

Today, I’d like to share with you my list of coaching books I’ve gathered over the time and which are well worth the read. A lot of you have been asking me on which books I’d recommend for getting a good start into coaching or for drills. These are all books which are written in [...]

Nice article on Athlete Nutrition

Eitel — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 15:00:49 +0000

Today I’d like to point you to a great article on the blog of Janis. She writes about supplying the right nutrition for your sporty kids. This is a well-underestimated topic and Janis summarizes a couple of great points on what to be aware of. Please visit the article here and don’t forget to leava [...]

How Coaches can influence Referees

Eitel — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:42:42 +0000

As a coach you have to deal with a lot of different people. I have touched about how to deal with referees in one of my previous articles, so now I’d like to highlight some of the common methods used by coaches to influence the decision-making of refs. A couple of referees I conduct games [...]