Ep 2900 Are Your Practice Reps Actually Preparing Your Players for Game-Winning Shots?

Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast) · Apr 14, 2026 · 37m

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In the world of coaching, we often fall into the trap of "drilling for comfort" rather than "drilling for conflict." We see players knock down 20 shots in a row in a stationary block-shooting drill and think we have a team of sharpshooters. Then, Friday night comes, the defense is flying at them, the lungs are burning, and those same shooters go 2-for-15. The gap between Practice Performance and Game Execution is usually a result of poor practice design. To win the "Shooting War," your practices must move beyond "blocked" reps and into the realm of Variable…