Welcome to the eCoachBasketball, Powered by the National Basketball Coaches Association, Recreational-Level Concepts Certification Course. 

This course is perfect for coaches of players with some playing experience. This course is taught by the most credible coaches in the world, the NBA Coaches. 

In this course you will find some more fundamentals of the game, drills to work on these fundamentals, and a few team plays. Just as in Beginner Basketball Concepts, we encourage coaches of young players to continue to stress the fundamentals of the game, teach drills to work on these fundamentals, and make sure that the players are building confidence while having fun. In this level we do begin to add a few team concepts to the curriculum.

  • This course has it all for coaches and players. NBA coaches will take you through a variety of passing, dribbling, shooting, and defensive drills to help individuals as well as your team improve their game in a hurry.
  • NBA Coach Jim O’Brien takes you through several offensive sets and a variety of options you can use with your team!

After completing this course we encourage you to enroll in the Intermediate Level Concepts course to continue your education.


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  • 50 Videos

  • 17 Quizzes

  • 0 Worksheets

  • 0 Files

Introduction

  • Welcome to Recreational Level Concepts

Fundamentals - Shooting

  • Byron Scott - Seven Shooting Elements

  • Jim O'Brien - Ball Fake Mechanics

Fundamentals - Passing

  • Jim O'Brien - Why Jump Stop in the Paint

Fundamentals - Post Play

  • Luke Walton - How to Post Up

  • David Fizdale - Post Positioning

  • Luke Walton - Passing into the Post

  • David Fizdale - Drop Step Fundamentals

  • Jim O'Brien & Elton Brand - How to Dominate the Glass

Drills - Shooting

  • Fred Hoiberg - Shooting on the Move

  • Steve Kerr -Shooting on the Move

  • Steve Kerr - Spot Shooting

  • Jim O'Brien - Front Pivot Elbow Shooting

  • Jim O'Brien - Inside Pivot Elbow Shooting

  • Dwane Casey - Block to Block Drill with a Pump Fake

  • Brad Stevens - Father and Son - Inside Out Against the Chair

Drills - Ball Handling

  • Alvin Gentry - Cone Dribbling - Inside Out

  • Alvin Gentry - Cone Dribbling - Spin Move

  • Alvin Gentry - Cone Dribbling - Behind the Back

  • Jim O'Brien - Attack Dribble

  • Byron Scott - 2 Ball Dribbling Drill

  • Byron Scott - Half Court Ball Handling

Drills - Passing

  • Jim O'Brien - Introduction to the Buddy Workout

  • Jim O'Brien - 2 Man Passing Warmup

  • Jim O'Brien - Drive, Jump Stop, and Pivot

  • Jim O'Brien - 2 Man Drive and Kick

  • Brett Brown - The Push Pass

  • Brad Stevens - Father and Son - Pocket Pass

  • David Fizdale - One Handed Pass

  • Alvin Gentry - Fake a Pass Make a Pass

Drills - Screens

  • Alvin Gentry - Ball Screen - Get to the Rim

  • Alvin Gentry - Ball Screen - Pocket Pass

  • Luke Walton - Curling Off the Pin Down Screen

Drills - Defense

  • Lloyd Pierce - Front Street Drill

  • Dwane Casey - Defensive Post Position

  • Rick Carlisle - 1 on 1 Closeout

  • Rick Carlisle - 1 on 1 Closeout Live

Drills - Reboundintg

  • Dwane Casey - Shot Challenge and Rebound Drill

  • Dwane Casey - Rebound and Outlet

  • Dwane Casey - Rebound and Bust Out

Competition & Fun

  • Steve Kerr - Beat the Pro

  • Byron Scott - Half Court 1 on 1 Live

  • Byron Scott - Full Court 1 on 1 Live

Team Concepts - Warm Up Drills

  • Jim O'Brien - 3 Line Jump Stop Swing

  • Jim O'Brien - 3 Ball Passing

Team Concepts - Man Offense

  • Jim O'Brien - Spacing of the Thumb Series

  • Jim O'Brien - Thumb Shake

  • Jim O'Brien - Thumb Strong

  • Steve Clifford - Proper Spacing into the Paint Catch

  • Steve Clifford - Baseline Drive to Drop Off

  • Steve Clifford - Baseline Drive to Single Pin Down

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