Hope everyone is doing well, I love the questions keep them coming! I had a couple people ask me about ball screen reads. Reminder I will have a zoom community call on this topic tomorrow (11/1), Friday 1p est. I wanted to share some video from a training session I had with a few HS/College players. This particular read was when the defense "ICE" the ball screen. When I played overseas we used the term 'ICE' but it can be called other things as well. Basically the ball defender & screen defender are building a wall to keep the ball handler from using the screen & stay on a sideline. Let me know your thoughts or any questions you may have? COMMUNITY CALL Friday 1pm EST Topic: READING BALL SCREENS & BBALL IQ

Do you have a point guard online course?

I'd like to know how to dribble against a pressure

I recently posted a couple reels on IG/Tiktok called "MY COLLEGE BASKETBALL ALL AMERICAN BLUEPRINT". It picked up a lot of steam so I thought I'd outline it here in a post & then create a whole course with the in depth details, drill & reps breakdown & step by step guide to exactly what I did for the 6 months leading into my jr season. My Soph college season I had a good one, I was the starting guard & avg 15ppg but did not get named to the All-Conference team (which disappointed me). So I was highly motivated to improve & our other All-American guard was graduating so my coach wanted me to play point guard full time & told me I had the keys to run this team. I felt that pressure & here is quick outline of what I did from April-Oct. 3 Phases, 2 months each: Phase 1 (April/May)- After the season ended around March 1 I took about a month break. During this phase I began a heavy lifting program to build up my foundational strength. Lots of Olympic lifts (Squats, deadlifts, bench, clings, etc). No that much cardio or speed/agility work yet. My goal was to build strength for 8 weeks going into the "Jump Attack" program I was starting at the end of May. For on court, it's Important to note here for most small colleges they bring in recruits at this time to play pickup games. I did not play any pickup basketball, I wanted to hone in on my specific skill set so I just got up tons of shoot reps & lots ball handling drills. I wanted to push my handle further than I ever had before knowing I would be the full time point guard next season. Phase 2 (June/July)- I had to get a full time job on campus as the garbage man! Tough gig but I'm a married broke college student so I adjusted to it. My work schedule was Mon-Fri 8am-4pm on campus & we lived in campus apartments next to our gym. So I had almost no travel time riding a bike around campus. I did 2 a day training before & after work. 6am-7:30am I did my hardest workouts because I knew my energy would be gone after 8hrs of picking up trash & cleaning toilets. I did my weight room & Jump attack program at 6am. After work I'd come home to eat, take a quick nap & get back up to the gym at night around 6:30p for my on court skills work for another 1.5hr. At night I focused a lot on stretching & mobility in my hips. I saw huge gains during this phase in my athleticism.

Did anyone else see that amazing comeback win USA had against the Jokic led Serbia team??? Let me know why you think they were down by 17 in the second half? Lebron, KD, Curry, Embid, etc had nothing going. Was Serbia really that good or was it just an off night for USA? Here are some thoughts for BASKETBALL IQ purposes: - The European style of basketball is beautiful. Olympics & Fiba really highlight player movement & ball movement. This takes away the advantage of the best athletes & highlight skill & IQ. - USA players are your best iso NBA players. Their style is more isolated with the best athletes & shot creators in the World. This is a different style of play so there will be stretches where they struggle. The comeback was amazing, lots of heart, big shots & gave incredible effort on defense to dig in. - Jason Tatum. He's been getting benched and that is a media focus but it was mainly the matchup with Serbia he has not played. Also lets look at his position, he's got Lebron & KD ahead of him. Its a shorter game than the NBA, less of a rotation is needed. Not to mention Tatum is the ultimate iso player of this whole group in my opinion, its not favorable for him with that stacked lineup. - Point Guards, I want you to watch how many high IQ players & plays are made per possession. Its really be fun to watch, how many great decisions, quick cuts, extra passes & movement happens every offensive play. - Physical Rules, I've played in leagues overseas that allow physical play & hand checking. I can tell you it really makes the game harder in many ways: tougher to get the ball up court, tough to get open on wings, no easy layups or drives, hard fouls are common & it takes away a lot of your dribbling ability to create space.