Junior Hoops Arizona

What Coaches Do and Don't Care About

What the High School coaches DON'T care about:

• They DON'T care what club team that freshman played on in 7th and 8th grade
• They DON'T care how many club games that freshman won in 7th and 8th grade
• They DON’T care who was the volunteer club coach of that freshman in 7th and 8th grade

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What the High School coaches DO care about:

• They DO care if the freshman has a positive attitude and is coachable
• They DO care if the freshman plays hard and is aggressive on defense
• They DO care if the freshman has a strong practice/work-ethic
• They DO care if the freshman has polished FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
• They DO care if the freshman can SHOOT the Basketball

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What College coaches DON’T care about:

• DON’T care what summer club team the young man plays on
• DON'T care how many games that young man’s summer club team has won
• DON'T care what high school team the young man is playing on
• DON'T care how many games that young man’s varsity team has won
• DON'T care who coaches that young man’s varsity team

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What College coaches DO care about:

• DO care if the young man has a positive attitude and is coachable
• DO care if the young man works hard and is aggressive on Defense
• DO care if the young man has a strong practice/work-ethic
• DO care if the young man has strong academic marks (SAT's and grades)
• DO care if the young man has polished FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
• DO care if the young man can SHOOT the Basketball

Don't Let Zone Defenses Get You Down

Coaches typically go to a zone defense for one of three reasons:

1. The opponent doesn’t have good outside shooters.
2. The opponent’s man offense could not be stopped.
3. They live and die by the zone and play it quite well.

Many coaches are satisfied with letting their teams fire from 3-point land against a zone in the hopes that their shooters get hot to shoot their way out of the zone. However, that strategy is a bit too inconsistent. If you favor an inside-out approach against man-to-man defenses, it stands to reason you should do the same against zones.

With five players stationed in the key, a zone defense presents a real challenge to any team wanting to score inside. As soon as you recognize the defense has switched to zone, call out one of the following “zone special” plays......Read More!

Arizona Premier Basketball Academy Hosts a Coaches Clinic - Open to the Public

On September 27, the Arizona Premier Basketball Academy will host a coaches clinic at its Gilbert, Arizona facility.  Expected guest speakers will be Lute Olsen and Russ Pennell from the University of Arizona, Herb Sendek from Arizona State University, and Corey Gaines from the Phoenix Mercury.  The clinic is open to all coaches of any level and to all fans of the game.  Costs includes breakfast and lunch.  $45 early registration until Saturday September 20th.  $60 late registration and day of clinic.  Contact APBA to register today.