30 September 2026
EP 2028 What Should Your Off-Season Actually Look Like?
Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast)
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Off-Season Practice Planning
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TITLE
What Should Your Off-Season Actually Look Like?
SUBTITLE
Nobody is watching and nobody is keeping score, which is exactly why this is where programs separate.
SHOW NOTES
The season ends and most coaches take a breath, then look up and it is October again. This episode is about building an off-season with an actual plan behind it: what to evaluate while the season is still fresh, what to hand each player to work on, how much structure is too much, and how to arrive at the first practice ahead instead of starting over.
What we cover:
The program review you should do within two weeks of your last game
Individual development plans, and why one thing per player beats a list
How much organized time is right, and when you are doing too much
Using the off-season to develop your staff, not just your roster
Arriving at preseason with the work already done
This week's challenge: Pick one player and write the single skill that would change his role next season, then tell him.
Resources: Practice plans, drills, courses, and on court clinics at https://teachhoops.com/
https://teachhoops.com/ · https://coachingyouthhoops.com/ · https://heysammi.com/
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https://teachhoops.com/ · https://coachingyouthhoops.com/ · https://heysammi.com/
TITLE
What Should Your Off-Season Actually Look Like?
SUBTITLE
Nobody is watching and nobody is keeping score, which is exactly why this is where programs separate.
SHOW NOTES
The season ends and most coaches take a breath, then look up and it is October again. This episode is about building an off-season with an actual plan behind it: what to evaluate while the season is still fresh, what to hand each player to work on, how much structure is too much, and how to arrive at the first practice ahead instead of starting over.
What we cover:
The program review you should do within two weeks of your last game
Individual development plans, and why one thing per player beats a list
How much organized time is right, and when you are doing too much
Using the off-season to develop your staff, not just your roster
Arriving at preseason with the work already done
This week's challenge: Pick one player and write the single skill that would change his role next season, then tell him.
Resources: Practice plans, drills, courses, and on court clinics at https://teachhoops.com/
https://teachhoops.com/ · https://coachingyouthhoops.com/ · https://heysammi.com/
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