Zone Offense Concepts w/ Kirby Schepp

We are fortunate to have Kirby Schepp on this podcast.

Schepp is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Manitoba. Schepp has coached at all levels in his more than 3 decade of coaching, including stints with national teams of Canada and Egypt.

Most people know Schepp from his online coaching clinics, including the presentation “Don’t Teach Them Plays, Teach Them “How to Play,” which has more than 1 million views on YouTube.

Schepp covers a lot for coaches to consider throughout this episode. The main focus of the discussion is Zone Offense Concepts.

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SHOW NOTES

1:30 - Coaching at a national team level

3:40 - Coach Schepp’s basketball journey

5:30 - Putting in the time as a coach

10:40 - Breaking down concepts for players

13:30 - Growing as a coach

14:50 - Building player’s knowledge of zone offense

21:15 - Offense that zones don’t like

23:15 - Concepts that will distort a zone

27:25 - Game planning & adjusting to a zone

31:50 - Teaching shot selection in zone offense

36:35 - A system vs. player strengths

41:10 - Blobs vs. a zone defense

45:05 - Finding inspiration for zone offense

48:20 - Olympic basketball breakdown

51:10 - Growth areas as a coach

53:15 - Keys to re-evaluating your system