During the statewide "Pause" of 2020, Coach Kayla Walsh created the following workout program for her Chanhassen High School teams. Each page has additional links, videos and recommended skills work. It can be used as an off-season program for individuals and teams as well.
CAA Coaches,
Clearly not the way we wanted to start the season, but hopefully we will be back together in a gym very soon. In the meantime, I wanted to share thoughts and some resources to help your players get better and thrive during this pause.
Before I get into the numerous resources available for the next four weeks, I want to share my approach that I used with my team last night. The kids were disappointed and we acknowledged that, but we quickly shifted the conversation to our team goals. Our goals all year have been to have fun, get better and be a great teammate. I told them that the State Pause does not mean we have to pause our goals and our development. If anything, this is the time that we can pull ahead of the other communities. When other teams are playing video games and sulking at home, we are going to get better. I talked to each player about the options they had at their house to dribble a basketball (usually a basement or garage) and asked if they were willing to spend a minimum of 15 minutes (and hopefully more) dribbling, plus some additional time staying in shape during this pause. They verbally committed to each other (not me) that they would work hard to get better. I committed to delivering them videos that they could work on. One of my assistants committed to sending workouts to stay in shape. My team manager committed to develop fun activities for zoom meetings once/week for the players to connect as a team. Lastly, the players and I agreed to talk for 5-10 minutes/week via Zoom just to check in.
Do you need to do all of this? No - and it might not be realistic depending on your team and your team's age/level. But you do have a unique opportunity to inspire kids. To give them hope and allow them to move forward with a fun distraction while the world is disrupted around them. Please do what you can and use your own ideas to inspire your kids and teach resiliency during this difficult time.
Thank you all for your hard work and effort during this crazy year. Below is a lengthy list of resources. Some may appeal to your players more than others. Choose whatever you think will keep them active, engaged and learning. And reach out to me (and your fellow coaches) if you have questions or other ideas.
-Steve
"CAA Storm Hoops" YouTube Channel
External Paid Options
Steve's library of free development drills
Ball Handling Warm Up (Collin Sexton)
Sample 1 Week Workout Plan - Coach Pelowski
Reggie Jackson Basic Move Defender Footwork Drill
Ball Dribbling
Hesitation 1:1 Move (Careful to keep hands on side and not below the ball)
Ball Balancing Dribbling with Mugsy Bogues
Ball Handling with Tennis Ball
Combo Crossover - Allen Iverson
Challenge Moves - Jalen Brown combo move and Cross jab cross counter (multi year goals!!)
Protecting Ball Fundamentals
1:1 Moves
Between Legs Dribbling (skip step vs. anchor step)
Shooting Form - Duncan Robinson couch routine, Rick Carlisle one hand form shooting, Allan Houston
Layup Footwork
Not needing to drive all the way. Benefits of coming to jump stop...and keeping ball away from defender on layups
Add a chair and work on ball screen ball handling
Motivation / Importance of Routine
Full Ball Handling and Ball Fake Videos
One Stop Shop - Link for Multiple Drills