Fundamentals & Finishes

Description

This short, but powerful section on fundamentals is where Coach Severns earns his reputation as a master of the basics. Simple things like perfectly executed front and reverse pivots can be the difference between sluggish play and easy points.

As a coach we can sometimes take lay ups for granted, but few things can shut down your team's momentum fastern than missed lay ups. High-level instruction from Coach Severns on 15 different ways to finish the lay up can put our mind at ease.

Making sure your players can transition to different options for the finish will prevent your team from dropping invaluable points.

Lessons

Pivoting

1 Front Pivot Left Foot 2 Front Pivot Right Foot 3 Reverse Pivot Left Foot 4 Reverse Pivot Right Foot

Individual Offense

5 L Cut into Triple Threat 6 V Cut into Triple Threat 7 Triple Threat

Wing Chair Drills

8 Reverse Pivot Sweep 9 Reverse Pivot Jab Cross 10 Front Turn Dribble to Nail 11 Front Turn Jab Cross

Lay Up Finishes

12 Standard Lay Up Both Sides 13 Reverse Lay Up Both Sides 14 Power Lay Up Both Sides 15 Baby Hook Lay Up 16 Inside Hand Quick Lay Up Both Sides 17 Down Middle Lay Up 18 Power Jump Stop Finish 19 Euro Step 20 Euro Step Left to Right 21 Floater Finish 22 Runner Finish 23 Rondo Finish 24 1 2 Stop Finish 25 1 2 Over Under Finish 26 3rd Pivot Finish 27 2 Man Shoulders Square Drill

The Coach

Dave Severns

LA Clipper Director of Player Development

Dave Severns is the Director of Player Development with the LA Clippers. Prior to joining the Clippers Coach Severns spent two years on Del Negro's staff with the Chicago Bulls as Assistant Coach for Player Development. Severns spent 13 years in player development with Nike, working with college players at the All-American Camp, All-Asia Camp, Jordan Flight School, Nike Skills Academies, as well as an assistant at the college level spending time coaching under Jerry Tarkanian at Fresno State. Prior to his time at the collegiate level, Severns spent 12 years as a high school coach in California. He has a Bachelor's and a Master's Degree from California State University-Chico.