In Inspiring Guard Play & Point Guard Leadership, coach Greg White, former Marshall University head coach identifies and discusses what makes a great guard, as well as how to develop guard play on your teams.
Both physical ability and leadership ability are emphasized, with Coach White demonstrating a variety of practice drills to improve court vision, ballhandling, and passing ability, while also reviewing how to identify and develop leaders and leadership traits among athletes.
A number of warm-up and practice drills are shown, along with techniques common among high-level guard play.
Among the topics covered:
- Identifying and Developing Leaders
- Guard Play Fundamentals
- Drills to Improve Fundamentals
- The “Big Five Guidelines” for Guard Play
- Passing Techniques and Development
- “Seven Areas for Daily Improvement”
- “Point Guard Musts”