Matt Hackenberg Basketball
@coachhack.bsky.social
Basketball Coach
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6/ Conduct Exit Interviews
2x per year - end of the Summer and end of season
Healthy, honest communication coach-player, coach-asst coach, & coach-middle school coach puts all the cards on the table, and alerts you to anything that could subvert the mission
2x per year - end of the Summer and end of season
Healthy, honest communication coach-player, coach-asst coach, & coach-middle school coach puts all the cards on the table, and alerts you to anything that could subvert the mission
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
6/ Conduct Exit Interviews
2x per year - end of the Summer and end of season
Healthy, honest communication coach-player, coach-asst coach, & coach-middle school coach puts all the cards on the table, and alerts you to anything that could subvert the mission
2x per year - end of the Summer and end of season
Healthy, honest communication coach-player, coach-asst coach, & coach-middle school coach puts all the cards on the table, and alerts you to anything that could subvert the mission
5/ Evaluate Your Captains Process
Your captains are the face of your program. With the wrong ones, you can’t accomplish anything worthwhile
Develop a captains selection system that gives honor & privilege to deserving players, leading to a path of overachievement
Your captains are the face of your program. With the wrong ones, you can’t accomplish anything worthwhile
Develop a captains selection system that gives honor & privilege to deserving players, leading to a path of overachievement
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
5/ Evaluate Your Captains Process
Your captains are the face of your program. With the wrong ones, you can’t accomplish anything worthwhile
Develop a captains selection system that gives honor & privilege to deserving players, leading to a path of overachievement
Your captains are the face of your program. With the wrong ones, you can’t accomplish anything worthwhile
Develop a captains selection system that gives honor & privilege to deserving players, leading to a path of overachievement
4/ Invest In Team Building Activities
Examples: Team handshakes, dinners, a 2k tournament, a talent show…
Faciltating deeper relationships player to player and coach to player go a long way to establish TRUST
Examples: Team handshakes, dinners, a 2k tournament, a talent show…
Faciltating deeper relationships player to player and coach to player go a long way to establish TRUST
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
4/ Invest In Team Building Activities
Examples: Team handshakes, dinners, a 2k tournament, a talent show…
Faciltating deeper relationships player to player and coach to player go a long way to establish TRUST
Examples: Team handshakes, dinners, a 2k tournament, a talent show…
Faciltating deeper relationships player to player and coach to player go a long way to establish TRUST
3/ Set Your Team Rules
Rules establish the consequences for when players don’t meet the program standards
Be unwavering about the enforcement. If you back off on following through, it’s a license for everyone in the program to push boundaries
Rules establish the consequences for when players don’t meet the program standards
Be unwavering about the enforcement. If you back off on following through, it’s a license for everyone in the program to push boundaries
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
3/ Set Your Team Rules
Rules establish the consequences for when players don’t meet the program standards
Be unwavering about the enforcement. If you back off on following through, it’s a license for everyone in the program to push boundaries
Rules establish the consequences for when players don’t meet the program standards
Be unwavering about the enforcement. If you back off on following through, it’s a license for everyone in the program to push boundaries
Standards could include: Being on time, how you warm up, preferred body language, etc.
Once you establish the standards, 2 things become CRITICAL
1️⃣ You, as the coach, embody the standards
2️⃣ You enforce the standard with little to no compromise
Once you establish the standards, 2 things become CRITICAL
1️⃣ You, as the coach, embody the standards
2️⃣ You enforce the standard with little to no compromise
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Standards could include: Being on time, how you warm up, preferred body language, etc.
Once you establish the standards, 2 things become CRITICAL
1️⃣ You, as the coach, embody the standards
2️⃣ You enforce the standard with little to no compromise
Once you establish the standards, 2 things become CRITICAL
1️⃣ You, as the coach, embody the standards
2️⃣ You enforce the standard with little to no compromise
2/ Set Your Standards
Define what you need done on the court and off, then pay attention to compliance
This is where you find out who wants to be a part of a “team,” and who believes they are above the team
Define what you need done on the court and off, then pay attention to compliance
This is where you find out who wants to be a part of a “team,” and who believes they are above the team
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
2/ Set Your Standards
Define what you need done on the court and off, then pay attention to compliance
This is where you find out who wants to be a part of a “team,” and who believes they are above the team
Define what you need done on the court and off, then pay attention to compliance
This is where you find out who wants to be a part of a “team,” and who believes they are above the team
1/ Define Your Program “Pillars”
➡️ From your Pillars, create your team goals
Your Pillars are 3 highly identifiable habits your program deploys year after year
Boom💥
Your program now has an IDENTITY
➡️ From your Pillars, create your team goals
Your Pillars are 3 highly identifiable habits your program deploys year after year
Boom💥
Your program now has an IDENTITY
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
1/ Define Your Program “Pillars”
➡️ From your Pillars, create your team goals
Your Pillars are 3 highly identifiable habits your program deploys year after year
Boom💥
Your program now has an IDENTITY
➡️ From your Pillars, create your team goals
Your Pillars are 3 highly identifiable habits your program deploys year after year
Boom💥
Your program now has an IDENTITY
Your program has a CULTURE whether you’ve created it or not. Take intentional steps to form the culture you desire
Here’s 6 tips to help create an intentional program culture 🧵⤵️
Here’s 6 tips to help create an intentional program culture 🧵⤵️
November 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Your program has a CULTURE whether you’ve created it or not. Take intentional steps to form the culture you desire
Here’s 6 tips to help create an intentional program culture 🧵⤵️
Here’s 6 tips to help create an intentional program culture 🧵⤵️
Half-court pressure man:
🏀 No more standing around.
🏀 No more easy ball reversals.
🏀 No more “running through plays.”
Pressure every catch. Disrupt every pass.
🏀 No more standing around.
🏀 No more easy ball reversals.
🏀 No more “running through plays.”
Pressure every catch. Disrupt every pass.
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Half-court pressure man:
🏀 No more standing around.
🏀 No more easy ball reversals.
🏀 No more “running through plays.”
Pressure every catch. Disrupt every pass.
🏀 No more standing around.
🏀 No more easy ball reversals.
🏀 No more “running through plays.”
Pressure every catch. Disrupt every pass.
Even teams that know it's coming still fall for it
It plays against the natural instincts of a defender so well
It plays against the natural instincts of a defender so well
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Even teams that know it's coming still fall for it
It plays against the natural instincts of a defender so well
It plays against the natural instincts of a defender so well
Sneaky SLOB to set up your best shooter 🎯
1 & 3 flow the action towards the middle to set up the back side stagger
1 & 3 flow the action towards the middle to set up the back side stagger
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sneaky SLOB to set up your best shooter 🎯
1 & 3 flow the action towards the middle to set up the back side stagger
1 & 3 flow the action towards the middle to set up the back side stagger
A lob is one of the more efficient ways to attack zone
It's usually a combination of cuts and/or screens occupy the zone defenders
As you can see, two screens are chosen method in this particular set
It's usually a combination of cuts and/or screens occupy the zone defenders
As you can see, two screens are chosen method in this particular set
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A lob is one of the more efficient ways to attack zone
It's usually a combination of cuts and/or screens occupy the zone defenders
As you can see, two screens are chosen method in this particular set
It's usually a combination of cuts and/or screens occupy the zone defenders
As you can see, two screens are chosen method in this particular set
adjective: suffocating
Opponents of Press Virginia struggle to breathe under constant pressure
Opponents of Press Virginia struggle to breathe under constant pressure
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
adjective: suffocating
Opponents of Press Virginia struggle to breathe under constant pressure
Opponents of Press Virginia struggle to breathe under constant pressure
3. FOOD DONATION
The restaurant exchanges prepared food for advertising in your winter program or in your gymnasium
Use the food for team feeds, a hospitality room during games, or a year end coaches gathering
The restaurant exchanges prepared food for advertising in your winter program or in your gymnasium
Use the food for team feeds, a hospitality room during games, or a year end coaches gathering
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
3. FOOD DONATION
The restaurant exchanges prepared food for advertising in your winter program or in your gymnasium
Use the food for team feeds, a hospitality room during games, or a year end coaches gathering
The restaurant exchanges prepared food for advertising in your winter program or in your gymnasium
Use the food for team feeds, a hospitality room during games, or a year end coaches gathering
1. A SPONSORSHIP
The restaurant exchanges their money for advertising in your winter program or in your gymnasium
I’ve used banners like these to display sponsors in the gym:
The restaurant exchanges their money for advertising in your winter program or in your gymnasium
I’ve used banners like these to display sponsors in the gym:
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
1. A SPONSORSHIP
The restaurant exchanges their money for advertising in your winter program or in your gymnasium
I’ve used banners like these to display sponsors in the gym:
The restaurant exchanges their money for advertising in your winter program or in your gymnasium
I’ve used banners like these to display sponsors in the gym:
Sealing the defender on the high side to open up the lob over the top
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Sealing the defender on the high side to open up the lob over the top
Bear is a continuity offense built on a low back screen into a stagger screen the screener
Scoring options include:
🐻 Off the back screen
🐻 In the post
🐻 Off the stagger
🐻 Slip screens
🐻 High to low
Scoring options include:
🐻 Off the back screen
🐻 In the post
🐻 Off the stagger
🐻 Slip screens
🐻 High to low
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Bear is a continuity offense built on a low back screen into a stagger screen the screener
Scoring options include:
🐻 Off the back screen
🐻 In the post
🐻 Off the stagger
🐻 Slip screens
🐻 High to low
Scoring options include:
🐻 Off the back screen
🐻 In the post
🐻 Off the stagger
🐻 Slip screens
🐻 High to low
Circle Motion... Like a free throw line version of the Flex Offense
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Circle Motion... Like a free throw line version of the Flex Offense
Iverson UCLA Misdirection Backdoor
Using a stagger occupy the help defense
Using a stagger occupy the help defense
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Iverson UCLA Misdirection Backdoor
Using a stagger occupy the help defense
Using a stagger occupy the help defense
"12" | Ball Screen Continuity against a 2-3 zone
The corner touch is a reset for the offense, creating the continuity to ball screen the return pass out of the corner
The corner touch is a reset for the offense, creating the continuity to ball screen the return pass out of the corner
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"12" | Ball Screen Continuity against a 2-3 zone
The corner touch is a reset for the offense, creating the continuity to ball screen the return pass out of the corner
The corner touch is a reset for the offense, creating the continuity to ball screen the return pass out of the corner
How to use off-ball screens 101:
- Read defender's positioning (top lock, trailing, cheating screen?)
- Change speeds/pace
- Use deception (eyes, fake one way to cut the other)
- Come tight off screens (shoulder-to-shoulder, foot-to-foot)
- Be ready to shoot (attack) on catch
Great stuff here
- Read defender's positioning (top lock, trailing, cheating screen?)
- Change speeds/pace
- Use deception (eyes, fake one way to cut the other)
- Come tight off screens (shoulder-to-shoulder, foot-to-foot)
- Be ready to shoot (attack) on catch
Great stuff here
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM
How to use off-ball screens 101:
- Read defender's positioning (top lock, trailing, cheating screen?)
- Change speeds/pace
- Use deception (eyes, fake one way to cut the other)
- Come tight off screens (shoulder-to-shoulder, foot-to-foot)
- Be ready to shoot (attack) on catch
Great stuff here
- Read defender's positioning (top lock, trailing, cheating screen?)
- Change speeds/pace
- Use deception (eyes, fake one way to cut the other)
- Come tight off screens (shoulder-to-shoulder, foot-to-foot)
- Be ready to shoot (attack) on catch
Great stuff here
92 high school basketball drills filmed and explained on YouTube
(Link Below) ⬇️⬇️⬇️
(Link Below) ⬇️⬇️⬇️
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
92 high school basketball drills filmed and explained on YouTube
(Link Below) ⬇️⬇️⬇️
(Link Below) ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Weave ➡️ Backdoor
Notice how the “shallow cut” shifts the corner defender from two passes away to one pass away to set up the backdoor cut
Notice how the “shallow cut” shifts the corner defender from two passes away to one pass away to set up the backdoor cut
November 13, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Weave ➡️ Backdoor
Notice how the “shallow cut” shifts the corner defender from two passes away to one pass away to set up the backdoor cut
Notice how the “shallow cut” shifts the corner defender from two passes away to one pass away to set up the backdoor cut
The back side defender in a 1-3-1 half court trap MUST position to take away the skip lob to the rim
Behind that, they drive on any floated passes for steals
Behind that, they drive on any floated passes for steals
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The back side defender in a 1-3-1 half court trap MUST position to take away the skip lob to the rim
Behind that, they drive on any floated passes for steals
Behind that, they drive on any floated passes for steals
You always wanna have a couple "back pocket" BLOB specials for the exact right moment
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
You always wanna have a couple "back pocket" BLOB specials for the exact right moment