Episode 598 - Playing Fast with Jamon Copeland, Ave Maria University

This week we’re excited to be joined by Coach Jamon Copeland, head men’s basketball coach at Ave Maria University. This past season he led his team to a conference tournament championship and a win in the NAIA national tournament. With 15 years of head coaching experience, in this episode Jamon shares the ins and outs of how he implemented an aggressive style and fast paced system.

Show Notes:
• Having an identity as a coach
• Switching Styles, 'touch the wall' drill, and marrying offense & defense
• Winning possession battle: turnovers and rebounding
• Full court defensive pressure concepts & decision making
• Starting Aggressive then pulling back
• Ability to make adjustments
• Dictating the pace and fast paced principles
• Half-court principles
• Selling your system to your players
• How it looks in practice and manipulating load
• Different defensive looks and teaching points
• Personnel implications
• Advantages of playing fast
• Match your coaching style with your personality

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