New "All Access" DVDs

Фото: “All Access” DVDs

Raffaele Imbrogno has been coaching since 1980. He is an Instructor for the Italian National Coaches Committee of the Federation and has been Director of the Italian Basketball Federation Study Center. Imbrogno is also the author of several technical basketball publications.

Two issues ago, I wrote about the last DVD release from Duke University coach Mike Krzyzewski, underlining the importance of having such a great coach share his great knowledge with other coaches. We received many e-mails from appreciative readers about that article, so we thought it would be a good time to review the recent "All Access" releases from Championship Productions to see how other top coaches run their practice sessions.

This special DVD series started a year ago now features Geno Auriemma, the head coach of the highly successful women's team at the University of Connecticut, and Jim Calhoun, the head coach of the very successful men's team. Coach Auriemma, a women's college basketball icon, produced a set of four DVDs that run eight hours. This great coach, whose teams have won six national college championships, was chosen as Women's College Coach of the Year six times, and no surprise here, was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. His DVD showcases the first practice sessions he had with his 2008-2009 team. Every aspect of his offensive and defensive plays are reviewed, and he shows all the drills, starting from the simplest to the most complicated, that he feels are necessary to build his system of play.

For more information about these DVDs, go to the Internet site: http:// www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/ champ/p/Basketball/All-Access-Practice-with-Geno-Auriemma_BD-03203.html.

Jim Calhoun is another inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame, and after watching six hours worth of his recent DVDs, you will understand why. His UConn teams have won two NCAA national titles, and after reviewing his guidelines that form the foundation of his basketball philosophy, you can understand why he has been so successful for more than a decade on the college sidelines. Coach Calhoun goes over what he believes are the basketball fundamentals in great detail: offensive and defensive individual fundamentals, transition, rebounding, screens, shooting, post moves, zone offense, three-on-three, five versus zero, and five-on-five. For more information go to http://www.championshipproductions.com/ cgi-bin/champ/p/Bas-ketball/All-Access-Practice-with-Jim-Cal-houn_BD-03202.html. More recently, Championship Productions released four DVDs from Coach Bill Self, winner of the 2008 NCAA championship with Kansas, and Coach of the Year in 2009. Coach Self opens the doors of the Kansas practice facility to show the first workouts for the upcoming 2009-2010 season. He impresses with his great communication skills and the meticulous organization of his daily practices. He guides you through offense and defense schemes in a global fashion, but then proceeds to break down each facet, complementing each aim with a special on-court drill that will help him achieve that goal. In short, this DVD series is another "must" for every coach.

For more on Coach Self's DVD, go to http://www.championshipproductions.com/cgi-bin/ champ/p/Basket-ball/All- Access-Kansas-Basket-ball-Practice-with-Bill-Self_BD-03428.html.