Creighton B.

I have coached for the past 48 years. My coaching experience has been at the elementary, middle school, high school and at the college levels. I have over 40 years of summer camp coaching in the states of Indiana, Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Michigan. I have worked at Coach Bob Knight's camp at Indiana University, Fred Schaus, Lee Rose and Gene Keady camps at Purdue University, Glenn Wilkes camp at Stetson University, Rich Falk and Kevin O'Neill camps at Northwestern University, Bob Donewald's Illinois State camp and with Billy Keller at the the Indiana Pacers position camp. My experiences have also included working and speaking at many more. I directed my own camp at Indiana State University Evansville, now the University of Southern Indiana. Have also had the experience of directing a shooting camp at Bellarmine University for Coach David Smith and served as director of 10 different high school camps along the way. I have the ability to improve a player's ball handling and dribbling, shooting, footwork, position play, offensive moves, individual and team defense and have had a great deal of experience in strength and conditioning. I should add that I have coached eight players, who later played professional basketball. My experience has included working with both boys and girls, and I would feel confident in working with college and professional players, as well as with younger aspiring players.

I played high school and college basketball, and played in college at Purdue University.
Have had several basketball coach of the year honors during my coaching career.

GENERAL WORKOUT ROUTINE
Ball Handling -
Drills without dribbling (5 minutes) - Figure 8 (forward and backward), rhythm, slammer, quick drop, round the head/waist/legs (F&B), tap (high to low).
Drills with the dribble (5 minutes) - Figure 8, fingertip, crossover, 2 ball drills - do the drills at the knees & waist, alternate height - same time then alternate times. Do drills standing still then on the move.
Moves on the move (5 minutes) - Do while running - alternate right and left hands - crossover, spin, through legs (from the inside - out), behind the back. Keep the head up and focus on the weaker hand.

Foot Quickness -
Jump Rope
For endurance (5 minutes at ¾ speed)
Quickness - 3 repetitions of each set listed below - allow 30 seconds of rest between each minute of jumping and build to more reps. Do these as quickly as possible. Right foot - 15 seconds, Left foot - 15 seconds, Alternate feet - 15 seconds, Both feet - 15 seconds.
Ball Jump - Place a basketball on the floor. Jump for 15 seconds over it from side to side, then for 15 seconds from front to back. Rest for 30 seconds. 3 Reps to start and build to 5 over time. Build to the ability to not hop between jumps.

Passing -
Pass to a wall or friend - 2 hand catches on return (5 minutes). Work on the bounce pass, overhead pass, outlet pass (catch, pivot and overhead pass) and side pass (bounce pass from hip - with 2 hands).

Shooting -
One hand form from 8-10 feet - (make 8 of 10, then move on). The goal for the summer is to get each of the boys shooting above their head with the proper form - legs for power with proper footwork and proper wrist flex for aim.
Mikan Drills - 30 seconds each. Work on both the front and reverse (with back to the basket) drills.
50 shots off the dribble (total of 100). Mix in the following moves and mix in distances and areas from which to shoot: Simulate shooting off the break (pull up quickly), move on the move into the shot (crossover, stutter step, inside out) and stationary moves - fake drive and shoot from either side. Do 5 sets of 10 shots with 2 free throws in between for rest - repeat total set 2 times.
50 shots off the pass (total of 100) - Mix in the following with someone or self-pass (spin back): Step into the shot using your inside foot. Use both inside and outside pivots to square up. If working with someone always V-Cut before coming to the ball. Remember to catch the ball with your knees bent to allow for quick release. Do 5 sets of 10 shots with 2 free throws in between for rest - repeat total set 2 times.
30 shots using shot and pass fakes (total of 90). This drill has the player use a pump fake prior to taking the shot. Variations are to pump fake to dribble to the shot and to pass fake to the shot. Do 3 sets of 10 with 2 free throws in between for rest - repeat 3 times.
All shots should be taken at game speed - rest by shooting free throws and not by going ½ speed.