⛹🏽TSF 91: Summer Break Is Over - Wait, What?


What’s up, internet basketball junkie?

The Powerhouse live demos are ongoing and have been fruitful (I've enjoyed talking with you guys about the product).

I will update Powerhouse Program Building in early September to add 10 hours of video among other features.

The updates will come for free, even if you buy it now.

The 1:1 live demos will be available until the update is launched. Sign up here for a 30 minute 1:1 zoom call to look on the inside of Powerhouse Program Building

THE STARTING FIVE

🥇 Best of the Week "Bear" Offense is a Flex variation using a low back screen directly into a stagger screen to make up a continuity offense:

PG - 🤘🏽 Horns, Horns, and more Horns

It's the most versatile alignment in basketball... and another - this HILO from Barca, taken straight from the "EuroLeague Subscription"

SG - 🏀 Forever and always my favorite "change of pace" defense

SF - ⛹🏼‍♂️ The EuroLeague is great to study because it's clean execution at a high level

If you don't believe me, watch THIS CLIP


PF - 🤑 The core of the 1-3-1 Multiple Defense System can be seen in this diagram (this is my number one selling product last month btw)

C - 📖 A series of four BLOB plays out of 4-flat... Simple and effective

OFF THE BENCH

🏀 Trapping the jump ball... yep, that's thing

🏀 Basketball terminology: "Miami" = Hand off into ball screen

🎥 What am I working on? Continuing to work on the Bucky McMillan pressing system, a modern defensive strategies guide, and updating Powerhouse Program Building (the update will come for free if you already purchased Powerhouse)

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And just like that, summer’s final buzzer is about to sound.

The long evenings, slow mornings, and no-alarm-clock days are getting subbed out for lesson plans and team meetings.

It’s bittersweet, but the beauty of this game — and this job — is that a fresh season is always waiting. Here’s to one last deep breath of summer before the chaos tips off.

Have a great week!

-Coach Hack

PS. All of the typos in this newsletter are 100% intentional to hold your attention 😃


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