Welcome to the eCoachBasketball, Powered by the National Basketball Coaches Association, Beginner Concepts Certification Course. 

This course is perfect for coaches new to the game of basketball or coaches that are coaching players that are new to the game of basketball. This course is taught by the most credible coaches in the world, the NBA Coaches. Not only do these coaches coach the best players in the world, but many of them also have young kids that play basketball as well. So, they understand the challenges and thrills of coaching kids just starting in their basketball journey and the importance of teaching them the right things.

In this course you will find the fundamentals of the game and fun drills to work on these fundamentals. However, in this course you will not find any team plays. The focus of practices and training of players new to the game should be on teaching the players skills so that they can have fun and start to build confidence in their abilities rather than teaching them how to run plays. 

  • Learn the game of basketball broken down like you have never seen it before!
  • You won’t find better fundamental drills given by actual NBA Coaches.  Every aspect of the game is covered, from footwork, to ball handling, to defense, to shooting.
  • Start building your knowledge of the game today!

Once completing this course we recommend enrolling in the Recreational Level Concepts course to continue your education.


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  • 35 Videos

  • 9 Quizzes

  • 0 Worksheets

  • 0 Files

Introduction

  • Welcome to Beginner Concepts

Fundamentals - Shooting

  • Steve Kerr - Shooting - Series Introduction

  • Steve Kerr - Shooting - Hand Placement on the Ball

  • Steve Kerr - Shooting - Starts with the Feet

  • Steve Kerr - Shooting - The Guide Hand

  • Steve Kerr - Shooting - Elbow and Eyes

  • Steve Kerr - Shooting with Arc

  • Rick Carlisle - The Basics of Shooting

  • Fred Hoiberg - Shooting Footwork

  • Byron Scott - The 1-2 Step

  • Jim O'Brien - Free Throw Routine

Fundamentals - Ball Handling

  • Jim O'Brien - Beginner Ball Handling

  • Brett Brown - Ball in a Bag

Fundamentals - Passing

  • Jim O'Brien - The Fundamentals of Passing

  • Jim O'Brien - The Art of Being Unselfish

  • Jim O'Brien - Front and Reverse Pivot

Fundamentals - Screens

  • Jim O'Brien - Setting a Down Screen

  • Jim O'Brien - Setting a Wide Screen

Fundamentals - Defense

  • Jim O'Brien - How to Be a Pest

Drills - Shooting

  • Byron Scott - Elbow to Elbow Shooting Drill

  • Dwane Casey - Block to Block Drill

  • Brett Brown - Sweeps and Scrapes

  • Brad Stevens - Father and Son - Finishes

  • Byron Scott - Spin to Me

Drills - Ball Handling

  • Alvin Gentry - Cone Dribbling - Crossover

  • Mike Budenholzer - 2 Ball Dribbling Warmup

Drills - Defense

  • Rick Carlisle - 24 Second Slides

Drills - Rebounding

  • Dwane Casey - 3 Count Box Out Drill

  • Dwane Casey - 2 on 2 Box Out Drill

Competition & Fun

  • Brad Stevens - Father and Son - Simon Says

  • Jim O'Brien - 2 Man Knockout

  • Brett Brown - 1 on 1 Around Even Cones

Team Concepts

  • Jim O'Brien - Layup Lines

  • Jim O'Brien - 3 Line Layups

  • Jim O'Brien - Team Chemistry

  • Jim O'Brien - Team Chemistry - Foul Shots

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