Foundations For Successful Basketball - 5 Video Series With Legendary High School Coach Morgan Wootten (Video)
With Morgan Wootten, De Matha High School (MD). During his coaching tenure at DeMatha, Coach Wootten's basketball teams have accumulated an unbelievable 1,200 wins and on five occasions have finished their season ranked #1 nationally! Wootten uses high school players to demonstrate offensive and defensive team play necessary to develop a strong team at the junior high or high school level. Best of all, any of the offenses or defenses can be implemented easily . . . even when facing limited practice time! See why Coach Wootten is considered by many to be the greatest high school basketball teacher and coach of all time! Great for junior high and high school-level coaches! 1999 Production. The Series Includes: Full-Court Offenses: In this video, Coach Wootten demonstrates his most effective full-court press breakers, fast breaks, and sideline inbound plays. Wootten uses live demonstration to teach each offensive set, and includes great drills to build each offense. He also demonstrates methods for being aggressive during press breaks and teaches an effective primary and secondary fast break. (45 minutes) Half-Court Offenses: Coach Wootten covers all aspects of his half-court offense including man-to-man offense, zone offense, and half-court inbound plays. He begins by demonstrating man-to-man offenses out of 1-4 and 5-out alignments. Next he shares his zone offense, demonstrating how it can break down any zone defense. Wootten then teaches inbound plays from the sideline and under the basket which can create quick scoring opportunities against either man-to-man or zone defenses! (50 minutes) Full-Court Defenses: Using live on-court demonstration, Wootten takes you on a guided tour of his most effective full-court man-to-man and zone defenses. He teaches full-court man-to-man defenses which focus on ball denial on the inbound pass, primary traps in the corners, and secondary traps from varying directions. Wootten then teaches his 1-3-1 and 2-2-1 full-court zone defenses. Next he shows full-court trapping drills to teach players to communicate and to keep them from becoming overly aggressive. (45 minutes) Half-Court Defenses: Wootten demonstrates his most effective half-court man-to-man and zone defenses. His man-to-man instruction includes both aggressive and passive trapping defenses inside of the half-court line. Wootten's half-court zone defenses include the 2-2-1 trap, the 1-3-1 trap, and the 2-3. Included are half-court trap