Chris Oliver is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Windsor and the Founder/Operator of BasketballImmersion.com. With 20 years of basketball coaching and training experience, Coach Oliver shared some great insight into how he conducts skill development training with his University of Windsor basketball team and camps he host. His training goes against the traditional way of training majority of coaches use today, but his methods are practical and skills learned can be transferred to a game.

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SDP Podcast w/Jeff Sparrow

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SDP Podcast w/Jim Boone

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Tips to Breakdown a Simple Offense into Skill Development Drills

Skill development has turned into a big deal. If you go to Google and type in skill development trainer you will get a very large result of coaches, trainers, and academies. Some are really good and some not so much. Lets be honest, majority of the skill development done is on offense. It focuses on ball handling, shooting, passing, and footwork. Those things are great for the individual player or when conducting small groups. But if you are a coach at a middle school or high school you tend to spend more time on the team vs the individual.

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In Season Skill Development

Basketball season is here and is in full swing. Coaches are preparing their teams for the next game with scouting reports and watching team film. Teams are also prepping for competition by executing half court offensive plays and defensive schemes in practice. Each one of those are very important to team success, but coaches and players must also remember to get in some skill development time.

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