1. Respect

2. Trust

3. Sacrifice

1. Attendance

2. Academics

3. Punctuality

4. Effort

5. Sportsmanship

6. Communication

7. Positivity

1. Talk and communicate at all times

2. Know time and score

3. Recognize and control our emotions

4. "Next play" mindset

5. Think while we play

6. Pick up our teammates

7. Play to our strengths

1. Communication

2. Control of tempo

3. Valuing the basketball

4. Court vision

5. Spacing and balance

6. Movement - OFF the ball and OF the ball

7. Taking good shots

These 7 principles form the backbone of everything we do on defense!

1. Communication

2. Stance and positioning

3. Pressuring the ball

4. Denial and help

5. Contesting all shots

6. Active hands

7. Boxing out and rebounding

1 on 1 Contest Drill

Here is a video explaining some of the basics of the Kansas High-Low offense.  This will be our main offense against man-to-man defense.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ERPdB-IApM

Coach McGowan and the staff are excited to welcome everyone to a new season of Pioneer Panthers boys' basketball.  We know that with hard work, teamwork, attention to detail, and taking pride in the "little things," we will continue to get better and improve our program!

Check out the Harvard basketball team going through some of our drills:

3 Man Rush Drill - (A slightly different version but the idea remains the same - stay in lanes, jump stop, layup)

5 on 0 Secondary Break - (With ball screen and roll from the trailing post player)

Full court 1 on 1 zig zag - (For offensive ball-handling and on-ball defense)

3 on 3 defense - (Deny, help, interchange on weak side)

1 on 1 defense - (Deny, help, on-ball)

4 on 4 shell drill - (With basket cuts/front the cutter and interchange on weak side)

Recovery Drill - (5 on 5 transition defense)

War Rebounding 1 - (Circle Up/rebounding drill)

War Rebounding 2 - (With transition defense)