Basketball Training: 30 Drills for a Being a Complete Guard
I love talking up good products and one of my favorites for better guard play is a DVD by Kevin Sutton called: 30 Drills for Building a Complete Guard. Sutton is a Nike Skill Academny instructor and has experience and passion for what he is teaching. Sutton’s drills are great because they push for always working in game-speed and game-type conditions by always going hard and maintaining concentration and focus. I love his stressing the footwork because that is a such a forgotten tool by young players and coaches don’t fully understand it. He breaks it down very easily for everyone to understand. It honestly helps that he has teaching experience and not just playing experience because they are two separate things. Most of his drills are in 2-3 player sets and that can be a bit of an issue if you are getting it for yourself but more beneficial for coaches in that type of setting. Regardless, the fundamentals taught and the drills that are shown are unique and should be there for every coach who is serious about his profession and every guard who wants to get better and understand his role and position.
