World Association of Basketball Coaches to stream a selection of coaching clinics during pandemic period

The World Association of Basketball Coaches (WABC) offers a selection of videos from its extensive collection of teaching basketball principles, concepts and fundamentals providing opportunities to learn from some of the best coaches around the world.

These Feature Coaching Clinics will be livestreamed on the WABC’s Facebook channel, twice a week for 25 weeks. The clinics are presented by outstanding Coaches with Olympic Games, FIBA Basketball World Cups, NBA, WNBA, Youth World Cups and NBA/FIBA Basketball Without Borders coaching experience.  

Week 1 will  feature "Spacing and timing" by Coach Ettore Messina and "Spurs Philosophy System Basics" by Coach Gregg Popovich. Many more WABC clinics are available on the official FIBA YouTube channel.

WABC President Patrick Hunt said "it is important to offer support and keep our basketball coaching community connected in every corner of the world during this challenging period of the Covid-19 pandemic.  I hope that these Feature Selection of Coaching Clinics will not only assist to further your coaching expertise but are also offered as a gesture of support during these challenging times. The WABC is with you all".

For Week 1 – Week 10, here is a schedule:

Week 1

May 5, 14:00 (CET) “Spacing & timing” with Coach Ettore Messina May 7, 14:00 (CET)  “Spurs Philosophy System Basics” with Coach Gregg Popovich [/unordered]

Week 2

May 12, 14:00 (CET) “1-3-1 Zone-Defense” with Coach Lucas Mondelo May 14, 14:00 (CET)  “Single tag offense & defense” with Coach Igor Kokoskov [/unordered]

Week 3

May 19, 14:00 (CET) “Develop Players' Decision Making” with Coach Allison McNeill May 21, 14:00 (CET) “Golden State Warriors' Cutting Drills and Transition Defense” with Coach Ron Adams [/unordered]

Week 4

May 26, 14:00 (CET) “Defensive Transition” with Coach Sergio Scariolo May 28, 14:00 (CET) “Cutthroat Defense Drill” with Coach Brett Brown [/unordered]

Week 5

June 2, 14:00 (CET) “Building the Half-Court Offense” with Don Showalter June 4, 14:00 (CET) “Offensive Tendencies in European Basketball” with Coach Pablo Laso [/unordered]

Week 6

June 9, 14:00 (CET) “Transition Defense” with Coach Svetislav Pesic June 11, 14:00 (CET) “Modern Basketball” with Coach John Calipari [/unordered]

Week 7

June 16, 14:00 (CET) “Defensive principles” with Coach Kenny Atkinson June 18, 14:00 (CET) “Drills to develop ball screen offense” with Coach Paul Henare [/unordered]

Week 8

June 23, 14:00 (CET) “Drills to Develop Team Defense” with Coach Jim Boylen June 25, 14:00 (CET) “Drills for Transition Defense” b with y Coach Andrej Lemanis [/unordered]

Week 9

June 30, 14:00 (CET) “Passing and Catching the Ball” with Coach Patrick Mutombo July 2, 14:00 (CET) “Screening The Zone Defense & Motion Offense With No Screens” with Coach Patrick Hunt [/unordered]

Week 10

July 7, 14:00 (CET) “Shooting” with Coach Rick Carlisle July 9, 14:00 (CET) “Inside Shooting” with Coach Juan Antonio Orenga [/unordered]

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