Derek Sheridan Rustbelt Basketball Coaches' Network

On-the-Court Clinic at Lourdes University, Sylvania, Ohio

Speakers:  Dennis Hopson, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Lourdes U; & Ryan Pedon, Head Men's Basketball Coach at Illinois State University.

Coach Hopson's Topics:  Practice Drills & Lourdes Offense (1:25)

Coach Pedon's Topics:  Red Bird Culture Building, Offense, & Set Plays (1:45)

Clinic Brochure:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kG1nzWu-w_ARlLd1su8gbrYuvaTgICUBXp9ieix-GaQ/edit?usp=sharing

POSTSEASON INDIVIDUAL PLAYER EVALUATION TEMPLATE

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DXt3A-lSQX15a4KeUhcnApzm7NgqdJwEtuV_aoKYm8c/edit?usp=sharing

This line up was off-the-charts!  One of our most successful & educational clinics:

1. Tricia Cullop,  U. Toledo Head Women's Coach:  UT O' & D'
2. Tyson McLaughlin, Ottawa Glandorff HS (State Champion): Titan's Competitive Practice Drills
3. Jim Robinson, Maumee HS (Retired): Special Situations

Villanova's Head Women's Coach Harry Peretta Clinic:  Spread Offense

-PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT (PIN) PRESENTATION & COACHING STAFF EXPECTATIONS TEMPLATE-

SAMPLE:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kzs_kxIhrqL4bDh3RlRbFInSU1farjICRgYEkL_7xzQ/edit?usp=sharing

Make a great first impression with your players' parents'!!!  This template is a schematic for hosting an EFFECTIVE, organized, & detailed parent information night presentation.  Additionally, this template provides a schematic for the coaching staff to CLEARLY define their expectations for players & PARENTS.  No stone is left unturned - it is detail driven & concise.

More & more school administrators are requesting their coaches host a parent information night meeting.  These meetings, & the information presented GREATLY ASSIST school administrators in SUPPORTING  their coaches.  The more detailed & inclusive this presentation & supporting documents are, the more comfortable administrators are when put in positions to support their coaches.  More importantly, every player & parent leaves this meeting knowing EXACTLY what the coaching staff expectations are.

This template is presented in a Google Slide format, with 17 links to documents.  The purchaser has editing rights, so he/she can add/detract information on all 17 documents.  Once a link is accessed, the coach can input the neccessary information &/or copy & past onto the documents.

USING THIS TEMPLATE WILL SAVE YOU TIME!  

PRACTICE PLAN TEMPLATES 

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YZI-SwcnCAQ4uvIgPtRq4TY2-BSK5zXKxehwdeWXRqE/edit?usp=sharing

This practice planning package includes the following practice plan templates:

1. Preseason 
2. Mid-Season
3. Pre-Game & how we organized our pre-game practice sessions
4. Post-Season
5. Master Practice Planning Chart
6. Post-Practice Evaluation 
7. Youth Basketball 
8. Weekly Practice Objectives Chart

"Teaching the Princeton Offense, A Simplified Approach for High School Coaches" was published in the early 2000's.  This is my draft copy, the book & it's diagrams are all type written & are easy to read.  This book was published prior to the Princeton Offense being "en vogue" for high school teams.  The materials collected to make this book came from watching hours of Princeton games (VHS tapes), talking with college coaches who employed Coach Carill's offense, and speaking with ex-Princeton players.  

Sample Page Link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JzETkSjyIniYYqVCVtSqNX-SvMVgExWj/view?usp=share_link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SnkklANPgU0_4ekJxDPYKMNH__TDGc-j/view?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c7dq_9xUOuzt1kqKr68xrP-gwDnNHFCuiq8Ps-8Wb0Y/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zTjWV4wsLn7L47J8Jyj_KZ86mB-tSAM8CpRhc2f9NfQ/edit?usp=sharing

SUMMER BASKETBALL PLANNER

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19eViyTICEqpAIwAWYM7-K3o1Mu649VLh7-b3YlNUGko/edit?usp=sharing

Combating Switching Package

1. Keys to combating switching
2. Markerboard Clinic
3. Diagrams:  Flow Actions
4. Diagrams:  Utilizing Different Alignments
5. Diagrams:  Utilizing Set Plays

This is one of the best clinics we ever hosted.  It is an on-the-court coaching clinic & each coach utilizes players from Defiance college as their on-the-court demonstrators.

1. Tod Kowalczyk, U. of Toldeo's Head Men's Basketball Coach: Drills & Set Plays
2. Dave Boyce, Perrysburg High School's Head Boys' Coach:  M2M Set Plays
3. Jim Rucki, Findlay High School's Head Boys' Coach:  Ball Security Drills

Each monthly calendar template can be easily edited & you can easily add you events to each day, on all calendar templates.  Editing instructions are included.

Bundle Includes:

1. Early Season Practice Plan Template
2. Mid-Season Practice Plan Template
3. Day-Before-Game Practice Plan Template, including instructions as to how we administered these practices.
4. Late-Seaon Practice Plan Template
5. Youth Basketball Practice Plan Template & our tips for providing fast paced, structured, organized, & effective practices.
6. "Scrimmage Leveler" Template for making your practices scrimmages more even.
7. Master Practice Plan Chart
8. Post-Practice Evaluation Template
9. Individual Player Tryout Evaluation Template

The templates are easy to edit, you can create your own effecitve practice plans using these templates.  Editing instructions are included.

THE MOST POPULAR OHIO CLINIC WE'VE ADMINISTERED!

1. MICHAEL HUGER, BOWLING GREEN STATE U.: ZONE OFFENSE
2. BROOKS MILLER, TRINE U.:  MOTION O' DRILLS & ALIGNMENTS (Coach Miller was on Coach Knight's staff at Texas Tech.)
3. KIRK LEHMAN, DEFIANCE HS ('15 State Champs): Shooting Drills & Set Plays

CHECKOUT OUR LIST OF PRODUCTS & SERVICES OFFERED!  

2005 Purdue Clinic featuring Matt Painter & Clemson's Brad Brownell.  Over 2 hours of video with outstanding audio.  

Topics:

1. Coach Matt Painter:  Motion Offense
2. Coach Brad Brownell:  Man-to-Man Defense & Drills

This youth basketball practice plan template was given to our youth basketball coaches throughout my 27 year career as a varsity boys' basketball coach.  Over the years we made adjustments & this is our final planning template.  It also includes editing instructions & over 20 tips for how to provide high energy, structured, and fast-paced basketball practices for your team.

GAME GRADING TEMPLATE - MAKE IT EASY - FOR COACHES' WHO DO THEIR STATS AFTER EACH GAME, OR DESIGNATE TO AN ASSISTANT COACH 

-FOR COACHES WHO DO NOT HAVE A STAT KEEPER OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM TO DO THEIR STATS FOR THEM-

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19jbxOzroLFjncW26dW36eqdeNhaMsa0tQcWFdd3qQNg/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TRQLJbxWUTaCx0MyMi50eglULJXAkflTQTzFle5zjlI/edit?usp=sharing

IN & OUT-OF-SEASON SCRIMMAGE ORGANIZATIONAL TEMPLATE

We used this template to organize our home & away scrimmages (in & out-of-season).  It covers all aspects of hosting or preparing to travel to an organized scrimmage or tournament.  This template kept us from being ill-prepared for participating in scrimmages &/or tournaments.  Coaches' who host off-season & in-season scrimmages/tournaments want teams to return.  Through the use of this template I could delegate duties to our staff memebers & players; so I wasn't stuck doing all of the work.  THIS TEMPLATE WILL SAVE YOU PRECIOUS TIME & ASSIST IN YOU IN PROVIDING QUALITY, WELL ORGANIZED SCRIMMAGES/TOURNAMENTS.  

FREE Mover/Blocker Offense 101 Markerboard Clinic.  Clinic is available on the Rustbelt Basketball Coaches' Network's YouTube channel.  Please like & subscribe.  Additionally, subscribe to our YouTube channel & our Facebook group & receive our clinic presentation (includes video clips), and our RBCN freenbies package - just email derek.sheridan44@gmail.com & tell Coach Sheridan you've joined/subscribed & we'll email you gift to you.

Let the Rustbelt Basketball Coaches' Network assist you in all of your postseason responsibilities.  Our Postseason Checklist is all-encompasing, it will assist you in your organizations skills, delegation, & performing each of your postseason duties efficeintly & quickly.  

https://docs.google.com/document/d/102RPLXlJhrFqNTuMN-w1nBsJNDBeSvu08aL1BaL5Xys/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mcFlkUbJdkp_mfcTtCciqMXnjSMt-9pZq2TTe48dphs/edit?usp=sharing

This document contains everything my staff & I made sure we had completed prior to our first game.  The contents include everything from organizational items (from A to Z), individual offense, team offense, individual defense, team defense, & offensive & defensive special situations.  It was created on a Google Doc., so, after making a copy (instructions included) you can add/detract/reformat as you see fit & make it yours.  It is our contention, you'll be hard pressed to find a more detailed "Game #1" Checklist.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sJqC6FiEl9qQp1oBNRzOy8Vl12a9ZGaRUx-D7ng67j0/edit?usp=sharing

Once the season starts, everyone will ask you for time consuming details.  Filling out multiple media forms to send to your local media outlets takes time away from your day-to-day program operations.  However, your media information form is IMPORTANT.  Your players' parents' & your administration will not be happy if players' names are misspelled or information is listed incorrectly.

"COMBINE TO SAVE TIME - WITHOUT CUTTING CORNERS!" MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER & COMPLETE ONE MEDIA INFORMATION FORM & send it to the media outlets who are requesting them.  THIS is far more EFFICIENT than filling out multiple forms & spending time sending them each out seperatley.  

This Media Information Form is all encompasing - it includes all the information generally asked on media information forms.  SAVE YOUR TIME & SPEND IT ON YOUR PROGRAMS DEVELOPMENT & PREPARATION.  Additionally, this template also includes a link to a team roster, which most media outlets request.

Media Information Form Instructions Link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VacRVOyIwadbh8JnifO1iE832etnEkyLOpus1Alg2uk/edit?usp=sharing

POST-PRACTICE EVALUATION RUBRIC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ITP1m4Vb1lOq303K4H2kXTCWdj3gltAUSExqjGiNUic/edit?usp=sharing

Our 2013 clinic featured:

1. Charlie Ernst, U. of Findlay (OH): M2M Defensive Principles & Drills
2. Greg Kampe, Oakland U. (MI):  Dribble Drive Motion Offense

THE 2021 FALL NORTHWEST OHIO BASKETBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION CLINIC

SPEAKERS:

1. Coach Phil Martelli, University of Michigan, Associate Head Coach (Former Saint Joe's Head Coach, PA) - Practice Drills that WORK!

2. Coach Matt Croci, Wittenberg University, OH - Wittenberg Offensive & Defensive Concepts

3. Coach Corey Kreinbrink, Napoleon HS, OH ('21 State Champions) - 5-Out Offense & Shooting Drills

'21 NOD7BCA Fall Clinic Brochure Link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/18wPafuWXsAwgwzsmkgLyCibOYkJkuVL1mdmREcQL0SM/edit?usp=sharing

Each month has it's own calendar template, & they can be easily edited.   Your events can easily be added to each day.

CALENDAR TEMPLATE SAMPLE LINK:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14lVN5HP8PmsPiS4l4Twh0GT8k4nPnnXipk1HHeVo_3U/edit?usp=sharing

PRESEASON CHECKLIST

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BgZ8ps_Info-Y2sR-QOEomAEqb2qj-1HDAicuvwhBV4/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CaK9PwZkmH_oEPO0VuNkRMPnRT5d5IcrihlwjnGg21A/edit?usp=sharing

TRYOUT RUBRIC

-SAMPLE & RATIONALE-

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/11iRI4BUjmOylPHaepkfx9BO068N9Tx6f_a3nzMVzaTw/edit?usp=sharing

Tryout Rubric - This document/rubric is used for the evaluation of players we kept & cut at the conclusion of our tryout sessions. It gave us pointed/specific documented rationale as to why players were kept &/or cut. This document was created after a dear coaching friend was publicly scrutinized for cutting players without giving them written documentation as to why they were cut. This situation led my staff & I to be preemptive in creating said document so we would avoid being in the situation our friend had found himself in. 3 pages $10.00

Mike Brey discusses Notre Dame O' & D'.  

This document contains links to monthly calendars for the months of January, 2023 through August, 2024.  These calendar templates were created using Google Docs, so they can easily be edited & your events can easily be typed onto each calendar template.  Additionally, the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament schedule is linked onto the March, 2023 calendar template.  Editing instructions are included.

SCREEN SHOT LINK OF OUR MARCH, 2023 CALENDAR TEMPLATE LINK:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14lVN5HP8PmsPiS4l4Twh0GT8k4nPnnXipk1HHeVo_3U/edit?usp=sharing

RUSTBELT BASKETBAll COACHES' NETWORK'S

-SPECIAL SITUATION PACKAGE-

1. Special Situations Book w/ Diagrams - 69 pages with custom diagrams = NO FASTDRAW COPY & PASTE - sets were used by Coach Sheridan & his staff.
2. Game Night Form & Special Situations Checklist - for Assistant Coaches
3. New:  Need 3 BLOB play
4. New:  Need 3 SLOB Play - Diagram & Video

S.S. PACKAGE SAMPLE LINK:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VsqVtC4OQXMvAvc8YbAEJici09gs2NazQ89pxxmWc88/edit?usp=sharing

RUSTBELT BASKETBALL COACHES' NETWORK (RBCN) INFORMATION & FREEBIES GIFTS!

RBCN INFO:

Rustbelt Basketball Coaches' Network is a new coaching resource, for coaches of all levels & all levels of experience.  Each member of the RBCN staff worked their way up from coaching youth basketball to being high school & college coaches.  Our Facebook group page & YouTube channel offer documnents, videos,& discussion opportunites.  Please consider joining our Facebook group & subscribing to our YouTube Channel, as those actions dramatically help us grow our coaching network. 

RBCN FREEBIES:

1. "In Ted's Honor" Free, Weekly Basketball Coaches' Newsletter
   1. Email derek.sheridan44@gmail.com if you'd like to be added to our mailing list.
2. Half & Full Court Basketball Court Diagram Templates
3. Master Practice Planning Template
4. Practice Planning Template & Ideas for providing high energy, organized, competitive, & meaningful practice sessions.
5. Scrimmage Leveler - Ideas for how to even out scrimmage teams to make scrimmages more competitive & beneficial for both teams.
6. Blocker/Mover Offense - Markerboard Clinic

If you would like to be added to our mailing (email) list, please send Derek Sheridan an email at: derek.sheridan44@gmail.com

INDIVIDUAL BASKETBALL PLAN (IBP)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GuK8_947-USMIiJgHa0YfbtbB_dXdqRg3tCbdDAK_1k/edit?usp=sharing

TRYOUT RUBRIC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n2C4cCA-ga3fhpPcf716VDzudd3GkV0IPmBm0EgcjTU/edit?usp=sharing

"COMBINE TO SAVE TIME without CUTTING CORNERS!"  This became one of my sayings as I got older.  Spending time with my family during the season became more important to me, so I combined as many coaching tasks as possible, in order to save time - so I didn't spend most of my evenings & all day on Sundays in my office.  However, I didn't want the quality of my work to diminish.  One of my most time consuming aspects of coaching was scouting & then constructing a game plan.  This scouting report template combines scouting & game planning into one document - hence the girth of it.  It is designed to be presented to your players in a way that makes it more enjoyable to read & retain information.  

Typically, we presented these scouting reports during a film session.  However, that is not a requisite, they can be presented as any coach sees fit.  We found that our film session productivity increased, as our players were more enthusiastic in regards to watching film & covering the scouting reports.

SCOUTING REPORT / GAME PLAN TEMPLATE INFO

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JpE_3gemvma7Ql-KdpBOZP5BWBL3t1GLB0lt21lrOPg/edit?usp=sharing

POSTSEASON CHECKLIST

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12FXvrpJfsWRTUFMTPJ01bDUX4DhOnW6a6f6XoW1soog/edit?usp=sharing