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University of Kentucky head coach Tubby Smith likes to trap players being guarded by his poorer defenders.

Former Chicago Bulls head coach, Tim Floyd, would force the ball away from the sideline and toward the middle when he was a college coach.

In his scouting reports, former NBA and college head coach, Bill Musselman, wanted to know who did not like contact and who could beat his team off the dribble.

Bill Frieder, longtime Michigan and Arizona State head coach, wanted to trap in the following three situations: uncontrolled dribble, at opportune times, and with uncomfortable dribblers.

North Carolina State head coach Herb Sendek says unselfish teams take good shots they can make.

Tennessee head coach Buzz Peterson likes to trap because it creates an aggressive attitude.

Murray Arnold, head coach at Okaloosa-Walton Community College, uses timeouts to stop streaks, to break up an unfavorable trend, and to set up to take or defend last second shots.

In his 1-2-1-1 press, Maryland head coach Gary Williams wants one good trap and then gets back on defense.

When building a program, it is essential to know every detail of your program. Pete Strickland, Coastal Carolina head coach, says this applies to everything including details about facilities and equipment management.

Tim Floyd believed the importance of defensive rebounding must be emphasized every day in practice.

Lake Braddock (VA) High School head coach Mark Martino starts each offensive teaching session during the first two weeks of the season with at least five minutes of five-on-five.

Hampden-Sydney head coach Tony Shaver uses these seven situations out of a four-on-four shell to teach his half-court defense: stop the basket cut, defend guard-to-forward screen, stop baseline-dribble penetration, ball screens, 6 on 4, 4 on 3, and uncovered post.

Bill Musselman believed you must coach and develop mental toughness.

Former college coach George Raveling says more players reach their potential because of mental reasons than for physical reasons.

Murray Arnold emphasizes these perimeter skills for his perimeter players: catching, reading the defense, shooting 3’s, penetrating to 2’s, feeding the post, and moving.