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Basketball Skill Development Drills George Washington University head coach Jamion Christian gives you an up-close and personal look at the Mayhem Offensive System in this video. Christian, the former Siena College and Mount St. Mary’s head coach, give you an in-depth look at the five different drill series for the offense. You will learn how to workout your players so they understand the actions and scoring opportunities within the Mayhem offense. Basketball Skill Development Series 1 This series works on skills for post players. Coach Christian explains how to hold your players to higher standards. Players work on finishing at the rim, handling the ball in and out of the post, and post moves. Coach Christian uses combination drills to teach skills like ball handling and post moves. He even shows a 1-on-1 chair drill. Basketball Skill Development Drill Series 2 Post drills continue as Christian puts players into Mayhem situations. In pick and roll situations, Christian teaches players how to read the screen and catch and finish both early and late off the high pick and roll. Post player development continues with the side pick and roll as well as a reversal series that teaches players to get open shots on the wing and corner off a pick and roll. Basketball Skill Development Drill Series 3 & 4 These drills help to develop your wings and guards in a number of ways. Players use the pick and roll, learn to attack off the dribble, and also look for open shooters. Also emphasized here is the importance of finishing at the rim and the “and 1.” A variety of moves are taught here including the Euro finish, Kobe finish, and others. Basketball Skill Development Drill Series 5 Coach Christian uses the last workout of the offseason to put his players through a competitive workout. Players work on ball handling moves to attack the rim more effectively. Christian also teaches drills that incorporate actions and movements within the Mayhem offense. This is a must-have presentation for coaches of all levels as they look to take their teams’ skill levels to the new heights. If you emphasize attacking the rim and scoring off the 3-pointer, this is the DVD for you. Rent this basketball skill development DVD today.

Jamion Christian, head coach at George Washington University, is known for executing set plays within an aggressive offensive system that dates back to his time at Siena and Mount St. Mary’s. In this open practice video, he shows you a number of those plays and shows you how your players can read the different looks they see from a defense. Christian won the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year award in 2017 after leading Mount St. Mary’s to a league championship, a conference tournament victory, and a berth in the NCAA tournament. There is something in this video for every coach. Offensive Package Half of the practice is spent on going through sets that lead into the ball screen offense. Players are taught how to read defenses, where to set screens, how to find open cutters, and various points of attack. Once the sets have been mastered, the half-court offense is reviewed. A variety of options are covered including attacking the rim and kicking the ball out for three-point attempts. Christian takes the time to reinforce the concepts that he wants his players to learn. Position Work Christian’s players develop a better sense of where shots should come from within the offense through position work. Post players, for example, work on footwork and passing against a defender. They also work on finishing as coaches use pads to make them go against contact. At the same time, guards work on coming off screens and attacking the paint. They also work on finishing at the rim or kicking the ball back out to a perimeter shooter. Defensive Situations The practice concludes with a defensive segment where Coach Christian breaks down actions his team will see from upcoming opponents. Christian gets into how they will defend certain actions like pin down screens. All coaches and managers are utilized as defenders learn to limit opponent’s visibility and their ability to swing the ball from one side of the floor to the other. This video is worth it just for the set plays alone, but there is so much more that any coach can take away from this practice video.

Basketball Practice Drills with Jamion Christian Let George Washington University head men’s basketball coach Jamion Christian show you his Mayhem style of play in this instructional basketball practice drills DVD. Christian has developed his style of play over his career which has included stops at Siena and Mount St. Mary’s. Mayhem helped Christian win two NEC titles and a coach of the year award while at Mount St. Mary’s. Now, get an inside look at how the system is taught. Coach Christian opens up the practice doors for a look inside the basketball practice drills and full court drills that help him install Mayhem. You will see five different drill series featuring both full and half court drills. Watch as Coach Christian moves his players quickly from drill to drill and pushes them to take coaching on the run. Defensively, Coach Christian uses several different 4-on-4 drills to teach and install the Mayhem full court press. The drills focus on the fundamental skills used in pressure defense – trapping, intercepting passes, and converting after a turnover. You will see a pressing gauntlet where players trap in the front court and again at half court. Basketball Practice Drills for Defense & More Other basketball practice drills work on help defense in the half-court man-to-man. Players learn to react quickly and stop penetration. When the ball is driven to the baseline or into the middle, players respond accordingly and cut off any and all penetration. On offense, Coach Christian uses a variety of individual drills before getting into 4-on-4 and 5-on-4 situations. Guards and post players are separated to work on ball handling, finishing moves, and shooting. Christian puts it all together in running a 5-on-4 secondary break drill where the offense runs the secondary break and then goes right into its pick and roll offense. These drills are great for improving your team’s ball handling and shooting in transition. These skills are critical in the Mayhem system. Coach Christian also shares multiple drills that will help your players improve their agility, speed, and hand-eye coordination. All of these are valuable tools to have for players who wish to succeed at any level of basketball. For coaches looking to master the Mayhem style of play promoted by Christian, this 77-minute video is a great place to start. Rent this basketball practice drills DVD today.

Ball Screen Drills As modern basketball continues to develop, the ball screen offense has become integral to many programs at all levels around the country. Jamion Christian, a disciple of Texas head coach Shaka Smart, is known for his ability to develop guards. Now the head coach at Siena University, Christian helps you learn how to develop your players’ vision and overall basketball IQ especially that related to coming off ball screens. Christian has a solid pedigree that began when he played for Jim Phelan and Milan Brown at Mount St. Mary’s. A three-time captain, Christian eventually served as Smart’s assistant at VCU helping the Rams reach the third round of the 2012 NCAA tournament. In six seasons at Mount St. Mary’s, he led the Mountaineers to two Northeast Conference titles and two NCAA tournament berths. If you have guards that can take the ball to the basket, Christian can help you learn how to integrate ball screens into your offense. Learning the Ball Screen Offense One of the keys to the ball screen offense is simply players’ eyes. Coach Christian can help you teach your players to keep their eyes on the paint where they can see screens develop. Seeing a player coming free off of a screen can lead to scoring opportunities and it all starts with the eyes. Learn the progression from the entry pass to the screen to the scoring opportunity. Coach Christian illustrates how guards learn to read help side defense as well as post defenders looking to take advantage of a mismatch. Guards are trained to make the right read whether that be taking the ball to the basket themselves, dumping the ball inside to a post player, or setting up a perimeter shooter for an open 3-point opportunity. Ball Screen Drills Learn the Twirl There is a certain level of skill involved in learning how to come off a screen. A high ball screen, flat ball screen, or step-up ball screen can all create scoring opportunities in any offense. In this video, Coach Christian gives you Twirl where all guards learn how to come off each type of screen in an effort to create some type of scoring opportunity. Twirl will put your guards in game-like half-court situations and allow them to develop their basketball IQ. They will also expand upon their passing skills and learn how to make the right reads as they become more comfortable with the proper passing progressions. Coaches at all levels can help their entire rosters become more knowledgeable in the area of ball screens something that is highly prevalent in today’s game. 46 minutes. 2018. Rentthis Ball Screen Drills DVD today.