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Here is a list of some ideas that I have gathered f rom various sources to use to plan, execute, and evaluate our practices. T he list is not intended to be all inclusive f or every situation, but just what has f it our programs over the years. Feel f ree to add a comment below if you have ideas to add or something that you disagree with. T he list is not in order of importance. It is helpf ul to me to have these types of checklists in my planner to review both while planning and evaluating practice. I have added in some commentary to make my checklist easier to f ollow. Every Practice Checklist 1. Every day our coaches need to be teaching our players and setting standards in a way that will make them better and tougher both as individuals and as players. 2. Our goal is to practice every day with the technique, intensity, toughness, and togetherness of a state champion. We have that as a sign in our locker room. I cant say that we are even close to perf ect, but I want to set our standards high. And, I think that it makes it clear in our players minds that an average or ordinary ef f ort is not what we are af ter and not something that we will accept. 3. Spend 30 minutes in individual skill development every day. 4. No purposeless possessions, drills, discussions. If we expect that in a game, we cannot accept less in practice. 5. Establish and make clear to the players a standard, score, or accountability measure f or each practice activity. Examples: If it is a pre-practice meeting, the players must look the speaker in the eye, if it is a warmup layup drill, establish how many makes in a row they need to complete the drill. Make as many drills that we can make competitive against a team record, personal record, a team standard, or another player or players. 6. Put our players in as many situations as we can that are harder in practice than in games. Examples two ball dribbling, 2 on 1, 4 def enders guarding 5 of f ense, run our of f ense with no dribble, second team gets double the points f or each made shot are just a f ew ways to do that. Our starters and others in our rotation will be playing against much better competition on game night than in practice. Players and coaches f ind ways to overcome this discrepancy. Play at a disadvantage each night. 7. We videotape the practice and have managers keep stats that are signif icant such as turnovers per quarter or def ensive points per possession. 8. Provide repetition with variety. We want to practice our system and skills, but vary up the drills so that things dont become stale. 9. EvaluateIs everything we do contributing to our team goals f or this year? Our goals are: daily improvement, being the toughest team on our schedule, making the year the most rewarding of each players basketball experience. 10. T he emphasis should be on whats important. 20% of the activities bring about 80% of the results. Take into account what the individuals and the team needs to improve on and what we need to keep sharp. 11. We emphasize communication in everything. 12. I do not want a practice with purpose, not one that moves so f ast that we are are not making any improvement. I want one where teaching and learning is constantly taking place. T he process must be one

where the players learn and then can react quickly and properly in games. 13. Players slap f ive at the end of practice and shake coaches hands bef ore leaving the f loor. 14. Huddle up to start and end practice 15. Play and teach basketball, dont just run drills 16. Play until the whistle in everything 17. Conditioning (psychological and physical) 18. Experiment with new ideas, drills, sets, etc.. a couple of times each week. 19. Its about Skill Schemes, Conditioning/Toughness (Mental and Physical), Our Programs Way. 20. End on a positive note. Click here f or inf ormation on the complete basketball practice e-book 130 Great Ideas to Get a Lot More Accomplished in Practice T he Coaching Toolbox has hundreds of resources for coaching basketball including basketball practice, basketball plays, basketball drills, basketball quotes, basketball workouts, basketball poems, and more!