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Posted on September 29, 2012 by Coach_o — Leave a comment

Paperback available at Championship Productions

I’m happy to announce that the paperback version of The Dribble Drive Offense – A Complete Instruction Manual is now available to purchase from probably the best resource of coaching books, videos etc. in the world.

The book was accepted into Championship Productions‘ website in August and they have already ordered a second printing.

You can order the book from Championship Productions here: The Dribble Drive Offense

The paperback is also still available at Lulu.com and as a PDF download right here from the site.

Also the book will be available in Japanese before long.

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Coach_o — 1 Comment

DVD Reviews

One thing I hear a lot of questions about are the various DVD sets about the Dribble Drive Motion. Are they any good? Are they good enough? Who are they for? Below I’m reviewing some of the best known Dribble Drive DVD’s on the market.

Just press the cover picture for the review.

Vance Walberg DVD Reviews

John Calipari DVD Reviews

Fundamentals: Dave Smart 2-Set Review

Zone: Jerry Petitgoue’s Open Post Motion Offense

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Coach_o — 1 Comment

Walberg Advanced Dribble Drive Review

Last spring Coach Walberg released three new Dribble Drive DVD ses through Championship Productions, and after having used them (and a lot of other sources) to write my last book, it’s time for a review. The DVD’s released were:

Advanced Dribble-Drive Offense: Zone & Transition Game, $119.99

100 Drills and Sets for Implementing the Dribble Drive Offense, $79.99

Walberg also released a defensive DVD set at the same time:

Vance Walberg: Half-Court Pressure Defensive System, 79.99

I don’t personally use Walberg’s defensive sets, so I’ll leave the defensive DVD out of the review.

See the reviews below. Continue reading Walberg Advanced Dribble Drive Review

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Coach_o — Leave a comment

Calipari – a good guy or a con artist?

I’ve heard John Calipari described as a con artist who wins through recruting only – and through shady recruiting too. Having seen the Kentucky All Access DVD’s I’m very sure that the man can coach, and can coach really well (those DVD’s come very recommended).

On the recruitment – and on the man in general – Sports Illustrated ran a feature article a while back (which I only just saw). It’s a really good insight into what makes a big-time college coach:

Too Slick, Too Loud, Too Successful

Why John Calipari Can’t Catch A Break

The NCAA hasn’t held him accountable for any major violation, and dark rumors about his recruiting methods have never stuck. Still, no matter what good the Kentucky coach does—visiting the sick, helping at-risk kids—he’s assumed to have an ulterior motive.

Butler Bulldogs

I’ve been quite impressed with the play of the Butler Bulldogs in this year’s NCAA Tournament.

Specifically I’ve been impressed with their inside screens. Pop over to the NCAA on demand page and have a look:

March Madness On Demand

Notice how Butler constantly are using their bigs to create space on the inside by sealing the post defenders, often from the inside. Whenever the defenders front the post the Butler bigs will just seal on the inside – and this creates a lot of space, and it occupies the post defenders so they help less.

This is somethingthat tickles my brain. I really like it, and I will look at how you can use this in the Dribble Drive.

They often manage to take away the

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Coach_o — 5 Comments

Kentucky and the Dribble Drive

I’m sure a lot of you guys around the world are following the NCAA tournament. If not may I just remind you that all the games are available right here:

March Madness On Demand

With my interest in the Dribble Drive I’ve been following coach Calipari’s teams for years, but mostly in the post season, as very few NCAA games are shown in Europe during the regular season.

One thing which surprised me watching this season’s Kentucky matches is that they have pretty much gone away from the Dribble Drive as an offense, and I think they look stagnant because of it. There is a lot of pass, stand around. Pass, stand around waiting for a pick-n-roll. Pick-n-roll, hesitate.

Continue reading Kentucky and the Dribble Drive

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Coach_o — 3 Comments

Video reviews

One thing I hear a lot of questions about is the various DVD sets about the Dribble Drive Motion. Are they any good? Are they good enough? Who are they for? Below I’ll review the DDM DVD’s I’ve seen.

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