• Do not give your team too much — keep it simple. (KISS Method)
• End practice on a positive note. Send them home happy.
• Vary the drills to prevent monotony. Have different drills that teach the same skills, and use drills that have several different fundamental skills within the drill.
• Make the drills competitive.
• Start and end practice on time.
• Use the clock.
• Do not run drills into the ground. Individual drills should be from 5 to 7 minutes in length and team drills should last no longer than 10 to 12 minutes.
• Teach new concepts early in the practice session when the players are fresh mentally.
• Make pass fakes and shot fakes a part of your drill situations.
• Name the drills and make sure the players know the names of the drills.
• Basketball is a game of quickly changing situations — demand that your players move quickly from drill to drill.
• If you cannot get it done in two and a half hours, you are not going to get it done.
• Shorten practice time as the season progresses.
• Utilize the whole-part-whole method of teaching.
• The gym is your classroom — make sure everyone treats it as such.
• Run your practices the same way you coach in a game.
• Stress attention to detail — strive for excellence and demand proper execution of the fundamentals.
• Teachable moments occur naturally during the practice session. Always look for the teachable moment.
• Run your drills full court. Transition is a huge part of the game.
For the entire list and article from Coach Burns, click on the link below:
http://www.lesspub.com/wh-blog/457/get-the-most-from-practices/
http://www.lesspub.com/wh-blog/457/get-the-most-from-practices/