Steve Collins (Teachhoops.com)

The 5 Minute Basketball Coaching Podcast

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The 5 Minute Basketball Coaching Podcast will share, tips, drills and much more Published Mon-Friday at 7:00 am

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Steve Collins (Teachhoops.com)

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Ep 1948 Maximize the Minutes: Auditing the Activity Density of Your Gym 10.07.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ If you audit a standard, average basketball practice, you will witness a massive amount of invisible time leaking out of the gym. You will see a coach blow the whistle, call the players over, and lean against a wall for seven minutes lecturing about a new entry action while twelve athletes stand completely still, watching their physical core temperatures drop. Then, they sp...

Ep 1947 Bringing Energy to Practice Everyday 09.07.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ If you walk into a basketball facility in the dead of winter on a freezing Tuesday afternoon in January, you can instantly feel the energy deficit. Lungs are heavy, legs are burning from a multi-game weekend stretch, and the gym is completely quiet. In a typical basketball program, the head coach reacts to this quiet atmosphere by pacing the baseline and screaming at the to...

Ep 1946 What the Absolute Best Coaches Do Differently 08.07.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ If you study the vast majority of athletic programs, you will see coaches who are entirely consumed by the physical mechanics of the game. They spend hours pacing the sideline, drawing up intricate tactical screens, and micro-managing their athletes' every step with a joystick mentality. They believe that winning is a direct product of holding the loudest whistle or hoardin...

Ep 1945 4 Strategic Shifts to Elevate Your Coaching Edge 07.07.2026

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Ep 1944 The Strategy of the Stoppage: Mastering Timeout Management 06.07.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ If you watch a mediocre basketball game, you will frequently see timeouts used as emotional panic buttons. A coach watches their team turn the ball over twice in a row, loses their composure on the baseline, and burns a 60-second stoppage just to scream at their players about effort. The players stand in a loose semi-circle, hang their heads through their physical exhaust,...

Ep 1943 The 6 Winning Words: The Ultimate Anchor for a Program's Culture 03.07.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ If you track the daily vocabulary echoing off the walls of a mediocre gym, you will hear a chaotic flood of reactive noise. Coaches scream directives every three seconds, players whisper excuses through their fatigue, and the entire ecosystem operates in a state of emotional volatility. In a level 4 championship program, communication is treated as a premium currency. You d...

Ep 1942 The Match-Up Zone Defense: Hybrid Chaos That Slashes the Opponent’s eFG% 02.07.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ If you are tired of traditional man-to-man coverage getting picked apart by elite individual creators, but you also hate how a passive 2-3 zone lets good shooting teams sit on the perimeter and hunt rhythm jumpers, it is time to step into the "Truth Room." You need a defensive system that offers the structural safety net of a zone with the aggressive, high-pressure accounta...

Ep 1941 The Levels of Basketball Mastery: Which Question Defines Your Program? 01.07.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ If you are evaluating your basketball program at the end of a week, a month, or a season, the absolute biggest trap you can fall into is measuring your success solely by the trailing indicator on the scoreboard. The scoreboard lies. Instead, true program builders look at a much deeper, more revealing metric: The Levels of Mastery. Where does your team truly live when the co...

Ep 1940 The Pre-Battle Lock-In: Building Team Chemistry Before Tip-Off 30.06.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ If your players are sitting in the locker room twenty minutes before a high-stakes game staring silently at their phones, listening to separate playlists on their headphones, or casually joking around about non-basketball topics, you have a massive culture leak. They are physically in the building, but mentally, they are completely scattered. In a championship program, the...

Ep 1398 Can you over Communicate? 29.06.2026

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Ep 1397 Staff Architecture / Assembling the Perfect Coaching Puzzle 26.06.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ When you step into a head coaching seat—whether it's your first year or your second time around—the most critical decisions you make happen before you ever draw up a baseline out-of-bounds play. You have to build your defensive and offensive shield, which means assembling a staff that features diverse tactical lenses and behavioral strengths. In this masterclass finale, we...

Ep 1396 The Mediator / Bridging the Gap and Boosting Morale 25.06.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ A playbook means absolutely nothing if the human beings running the actions don't trust each other or are checked out mentally. While the head coach has to keep an eye on the entire program, The Mediator—your Player Relations Lead and Energy Coordinator—is locked directly into the pulse of the locker room. This coach is the ultimate connector, often a younger assistant or a...

Ep 1395 The Organizer /Maximizing Every Second of Gym Time 24.06.2026

https://www.thechampionshipcoach.com/ https://teachhoops.com/ We have all walked into a gym where a two-hour practice felt like a slow, disorganized lecture. Players are standing in long lines, coaches are scrambling to find clipboards, and transition time is completely wasted. If you want an elite program, you have to maximize your Activity Density, and that requires The Organizer—your Chief of S...

Ep 1394 The Antagonist—The Fire and Grit Behind Your Culture 23.06.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ https://www.thechampionshipcoach.com/ If your coaching staff meetings consist of everyone nodding their heads in continuous agreement, your program is trapped in a dangerous cycle of groupthink. To build a championship-level defense and an unyielding locker room identity, you need The Antagonist—the Defensive Coordinator and Culture Enforcer who is completely unafraid to ch...

Ep 1393 The Yoda / Mastering the Macro-View from the Sideline 22.06.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ https://www.thechampionshipcoach.com/ Every elite coaching staff needs an anchor—a voice of calm, unshakeable perspective that refuses to get swept up in the emotional highs and lows of a chaotic Friday night game. In this episode, we break down The Yoda archetype: the Master Strategist and Tactical Director of your program. This coach operates with a high center of gravity...

Ep 1392 The Losing Lockerroom... 19.06.2026

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Ep 1391 Finding your North Star 18.06.2026

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Ep 1390 The Blueprint for Impervious Character: Lessons from a 27-Year Coaching Tenure 17.06.2026

https://teachhoops.com/ If you spend nearly three decades pacing a sideline, sweating out Friday nights, and riding the emotional roller coaster of high school athletics, you learn a lot about basketball. But more importantly, you learn a lot about life. The greatest trap in youth sports—and in modern culture—is the belief that the scoreboard tells the whole truth. We live in a world obsessed with...

Ep 1389 Two Great Practice Drills 16.06.2026

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Ep 1388 Coaching Energy...How is YOURS? 15.06.2026

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Ep 1387 Great Basketball Drills 12.06.2026

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Ep 1386 Rule of 3 Offense 11.06.2026

Welcome to the Rule of 3 Offense Podcast! ⁠Rule of 3 Offense⁠ ⁠https://coachcollins.podia.com/rule-of-3-offense⁠ ⁠Basketball Coaching Newsletter⁠ ⁠Teachhoops.com⁠ Main Topic: Basics of the Rule of 3 Offense: The episode focuses on the Rule of 3 Offense, a flexible and straightforward offensive strategy in basketball. Steve explains the foundational concepts, benefits, and implementation techniques...

Ep 1385 Winning the Morning 10.06.2026

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Ep 1384 Funnel Down Defense 09.06.2026

Funnel Down Defense⁠ ⁠https://coachcollins.podia.com/funnel-down-defense⁠ Main Topic: The Funnel Down Defense: The episode focuses on the Funnel Down Defense, a strategic defensive system designed to limit opponents' offensive capabilities by confining their movements to specific areas of the court. Steve explains the fundamental concepts, benefits, and implementation techniques of this defense, p...

Ep 1383 Challenges and Lack of Resources 08.06.2026

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