Description
The clinic covers a variety of advanced drills and techniques for developing guards, including:
- Steve Nash’s pre-practice routine to work on balance, footwork, and mid-range shooting
- Dribbling drills to develop ball-handling, hesitation moves, and change of pace
- Footwork and finishing drills around the basket, incorporating floaters, spin moves, and euro-steps
- Defensive read-and-react drills using screens and pin-downs
- A comprehensive pre-game warm-up routine to work on all aspects of guard play
The focus is on developing well-rounded skills, building good habits through repetition, and tailoring the drills to the individual players’ strengths and needs. The coach emphasizes the importance of consistent practice and providing personalized attention to each player.
Drills
1. Steve Nash Pre-Practice Balance Drill (00:01:24 – 00:03:53)
2. Challenge your Balance Drill (00:03:53 – 00:04:57)
3. Diagonal Step Balance Drill (00:04:57 – 00:05:51)
4. Separation Balance Drill (00:05:51 – 00:07:10)
5. 180° Turn Balance Drill (00:08:20 – 00:09:21)
6. 360° Spin to Balance Shooting (00:09:21 – 00:10:22)
7. Reverse 360° Spin to Balance (00:10:22 – 00:11:17)
8. MJ Cross-Step Spin Finish (00:11:17 – 00:12:14)
9. Jab Series to Shot (00:12:14 – 00:12:51)
10. Pull-Up, Pump Fake & Step-Through (00:12:51 – 00:14:06)
11. Reverse Up-and-Under (00:14:06 – 00:15:03)
12. Gary Payton Lane Runner (00:15:03 – 00:16:27)
13. Jump Stop Reverse Pull-Up (00:16:27 – 00:17:46)
14. Hesitation Dribble (Left Knee Up) (00:17:46 – 00:19:28)
15. Hesitation Dribble (Right Knee Up) (00:19:28 – 00:20:16)
16. Through-the-Legs Short–Long Hesitation (00:20:16 – 00:21:57)
17. Short–Long Pull-Back & Counter (00:21:57 – 00:22:43)
18. Stationary Body Fake (00:22:43 – 00:24:32)
19. Floater Series (00:24:32 – 00:25:12)
20. Runner off Right Foot / Surprise Shot (00:25:12 – 00:26:44)
21. Hook Shots vs Big (00:26:44 – 00:27:37)
22. Wide Reverse Layup Under Basket (00:27:37 – 00:28:26)
23. Two-Ball Crossover Switch-Hand Finish (00:28:26 – 00:30:17)
24. Two-Dribble Pass Series (00:30:17 – 00:31:02)
1. Two-Dribble Pass-Back Variations (00:31:02 – 00:31:55)
2. Cross-Legs Pass to Coach (00:31:55 – 00:32:58)
3. Partner Passing: Two Players Facing (00:32:58 – 00:33:49)
4. Partner Passing with Pass-Back (00:33:49 – 00:34:32)
5. Team Lane Crossover Conditioning (00:34:32 – 00:35:35)
6. Four Players, Two Balls Strength & Ball-Handling (00:35:35 – 00:36:33)
7. Around Head & Legs Ball Control (00:36:33 – 00:37:24)
8. Two-Hand Pound Forward/Backward with Clap Switch (00:37:24 – 00:38:08)
9. Stationary Body Fake, Inside-Out, Jab Pivot (00:38:50 – 00:39:44)
10. Cross-Legs Pullback Shot Creation (00:39:44 – 00:40:47)
11. Behind-the-Back with Backward Pivot (00:40:47 – 00:41:44)
12. Line Body Fake On-the-Move (00:41:44 – 00:42:56)
13. Drive/Stop/Change Angles (Petrović Sequence) (00:42:56 – 00:43:49)
14. Guard 9-Shot Game-Rep Drill (Elbow Handoff + Side PnR) (00:43:49 – 00:45:33)
15. Spot Shooting Under Fatigue (Five Makes) (00:45:33 – 00:46:14)
16. Shooting Guard Ladder (Curl, Flare, Zipper, Fast Break, Floater) (00:46:14 – 00:47:54)
17. Skeleton Offense: Screen Read – Stop & Floater (00:48:49 – 00:49:42)
18. Snake the Screen Jump Shot (00:49:42 – 00:50:29)
19. Bodiroga/Ginobili Body Fake Through the Big (00:50:29 – 00:51:18)
20. Nash Dribble – Keep Coming & Create Floater (00:51:18 – 00:52:07)
21. Tony Parker: Stop Behind Screen vs Under (00:52:07 – 00:52:55)
22. Rescreen to Nash Runner vs Over (00:52:55 – 00:53:39)
23. Pinch Post / Horns Read & Finish (00:54:30 – 00:55:13)
24. Floppy Read: Curl / Fade / Drive / Switch Rip (00:55:13 – 00:56:45)
25. Pin-Down Manipulation: Flare / Curl Variants (00:56:45 – 00:57:30)
1. One-Dribble Two-Step Layup Around Chair (00:57:30 – 00:58:59)
2. Two-Dribble Left-Hand Layup + Reverse (00:58:59 – 01:00:08)
3. Floater Series: Right–Left Footwork & Hand Switch (01:00:08 – 01:01:11)
4. Eurostep Zigzag to Left-Hand Finish (01:01:11 – 01:02:09)
5. Spin to Runner + Left Hook (01:02:09 – 01:03:18)
6. Surprise Pull-Up off Right Foot (01:03:18 – 01:04:11)
7. Runners and Surprise; Reverse Left (01:04:11 – 01:05:02)
8. Reverse Same Footwork – Use Rim Protector (01:05:02 – 01:06:02)
9. Tony Parker Floater vs Big (01:06:02 – 01:07:01)
10. Floater-to-Reverse Decision (01:07:01 – 01:07:49)
11. Zigzag Fake to Right-Hand Finish (01:07:49 – 01:08:40)
12. Sasha Djordjević Glass Short Steps + Spin Runner (01:08:40 – 01:09:38)
13. Pre-Game Team Routine: 11-Make Circuit (Block 1) (01:09:38 – 01:12:13)
14. Pre-Game Team Routine: Straight-Line Drive Pull-Up (Block 2) (01:12:13 – 01:12:57)
15. Pinch Post Elbow Action – 11 Makes (01:12:57 – 01:13:47)
16. Horns Pick-and-Roll – 11 Makes (01:13:47 – 01:14:29)
17. Side PnR Hedge Attack; Down Coverage Handoff (01:14:29 – 01:15:22)
18. Corners Catch-and-Shoot; Inside Foot Rip-Through (01:15:22 – 01:16:18)
19. Reverse One-Dribble Layup (01:16:18 – 01:17:18)
20. Hesitation off Pin-Down into Pull-Up (01:16:18 – 01:17:18)
21. Curl & Fade Reads (01:17:18 – 01:18:07)
22. Dock-In Opposite & Drop Step (01:18:07 – 01:18:58)
23. Opposite Flash Catch-and-Shoot (01:18:58 – 01:19:49)
24. Reverse Hook after Shot Look (01:19:49 – 01:20:42)
25. L-Cut Series: Catch–Shoot / Rip Baseline / Jab Middle (01:19:49 – 01:20:42)
26. Zip Reaction: Top Catch-and-Shoot (01:20:42 – 01:21:22)
27. Rip-Through One-Dribble Spin Finish (01:21:22 – 01:21:22)
