Championship Productions, a company that produces and distributes videos featuring famous coaches and athletes, recently filmed a Sinclair Community College men\u2019s basketball practice to study the tactics of coach Jeff Price.<\/p>\n
Championship Productions has in the past featured famous coaches like Duke\u2019s Mike Krzyzewski, Kansas\u2019 Bill Self, Connecticut\u2019s Jim Calhoun and the retired Bobby Knight.<\/p>\n
Price believes the video will bring exposure to the relatively unknown Sinclair program.\u00a0 Because of the size of the nearby University of Dayton, the program is somewhat overshadowed, according to Price.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s good for the program,\u201d Price said.\u00a0 \u201cHelps give us credibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
Championship Productions got in touch with Price and offered to do a video with him.\u00a0 The planning started a year ago, and Price said he\u2019s been in contact with the company for years, often sitting in during the filming of other coaches videos.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve known me,\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n
Price preaches a transition offense, known for it\u2019s fast-breaking plays, often coming after a missed free throw or jump shot by the opposition.\u00a0 He said the offense has formed over the course of his 20 years of experience.<\/p>\n
That experience saw Price rub elbows with current New York Knicks coach Mike D\u2019Antoni while at Marshall University.\u00a0 During D\u2019Antoni\u2019s tenure with the Phoenix Suns, the transition offense came back into fame.\u00a0 The original designer of the offense is Cam Henderson, who coached at Marshall from 1935-55.<\/p>\n
Price said he spends time watching films from other coaches and trying to learn new things.\u00a0 Something he said all coaches do, and has helped him mold his offense into what is now, is the CASE method.<\/p>\n
\u201cCopy and steal everything,\u201d Price said.\u00a0 \u201cWe want [to be on] the cutting edge.\u00a0 We have to keep learning.\u201d<\/p>\n
The offense should be instinctual for his point guards, Price said.\u00a0 He doesn\u2019t want to hear anyone yell \u2018set it up\u2019 on the court, he wants his players to have already done that and be in position to make a play.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey talk on the floor,\u201d Price said.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019ll make those decisions.\u00a0 We always say, we want basketball players to make basketball plays.\u201d<\/p>\n
Knowing when to pass and when to shoot is also key.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t take the shot you want,\u201d Price said.\u00a0 \u201cTake the shot you can make.\u201d<\/p>\n
The defense Price wants to use should set up the offense.\u00a0 He said the team plays aggressive, attacking defense, with the goal of forcing a turnover or forcing the opposition into a bad shot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s part of the scouting report, identifying the non-shooters,\u201d Price said.\u00a0 \u201cThe ball will find the worst shooter.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tough defense leads to the breakaway plays that Price said he wants.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur defense has to feed our offense,\u201d Price said.\u00a0 \u201cOur players will buy in and play hard defense because they know if they do, they can make plays on the other end.\u201d<\/p>\n
The practices Price runs are meant to be challenging, he said.\u00a0 He wants to simulate crunch-time environments for his players.<\/p>\n
Competition is also key in practice.\u00a0 The team participates in free throw tournaments, where the losers have to run wind sprints.\u00a0 Those who lose in the opening round of the tournament are forced to run after every round finishes, and every subsequent loser in a following round will also run until there is a winner.<\/p>\n
\u201cRound one is really important,\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n
The coaches keep track of every free throw taken.\u00a0 The team has shot nearly 4,400 free throws through the Oct. 14 practice, and the team as a whole is making 73 percent of them.<\/p>\n
Those hard practices and the depth Price is working with makes him excited about the upcoming year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a very high basketball IQ this year,\u201d Price said.<\/p>\n
Price said he thinks his practices are the key to his team\u2019s success.\u00a0 The team has won 73 percent of its games in his tenure, and for every game that is decided in the last three possessions or less, Sinclair wins every two out of three.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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