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”
