About this episode
We are fortunate to have Kirby Schepp on this podcast.
Schepp is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Manitoba. Schepp has coached at all levels in his more than 3 decade of coaching, including stints with national teams of Canada and Egypt.
Most people know Schepp from his online coaching clinics, including the presentation “Don’t Teach Them Plays, Teach Them “How to Play,” which has more than 1 million views on YouTube.
Schepp covers a lot for coaches to consider throughout this episode. The main focus of the discussion is Zone Offense Concepts.
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SHOW NOTES
1:30 - Coaching at a national team level
3:40 - Coach Schepp’s basketball journey
5:30 - Putting in the time as a coach
10:40 - Breaking down concepts for players
13:30 - Growing as a coach
14:50 - Building player’s knowledge of zone offense
21:15 - Offense that zones don’t like
23:15 - Concepts that will distort a zone
27:25 - Game planning & adjusting to a zone
31:50 - Teaching shot selection in zone offense
36:35 - A system vs. player strengths
41:10 - Blobs vs. a zone defense
45:05 - Finding inspiration for zone offense
48:20 - Olympic basketball breakdown
51:10 - Growth areas as a coach
53:15 - Keys to re-evaluating your system
