Stop overcomplicating your practices. In this episode, we break down a "Four Quarter" basketball practice plan designed to eliminate distractions and build game-ready toughness, pressure defense, and high-volume shooting.

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Most coaches try to fix too many things at once and leave the gym wondering if they actually got better. We discuss how to use "the process of elimination" to prioritize what your team needs right now, whether it’s disruptive full-court pressure or hitting a 200-shot daily goal.

In this video, you’ll learn:

• How to structure a 4-Quarter Practice Plan to maximize game-like transfer.
• The difference between Pre-Practice (building habits) and Prime (high-level teaching).
• Specific small-sided games like 3-on-4 Keep Away and Streak Shooting to build mental toughness.
• Why a "neat and tidy" practice plan is often less effective than one that addresses immediate team needs.

Chapters:

• 0:00 - The secret to a good practice plan
• 1:09 - Improving practice through the process of elimination
• 2:01 - Challenge: Practice WITHOUT offense, rebounding, or layups
• 3:42 - How to get every player 200 shots per practice
• 5:52 - Elements of the 4-Quarter Practice Plan
• 8:06 - Pre-Practice: Tune shooting and defensive stance vitamins
• 10:05 - Prime: Teaching the trap and recovery
• 13:00 - Priming toughness: The Tough One-on-One drill
• 14:32 - Quarter 1: 3-on-4 Keep Away game
• 15:39 - Quarter 2: 4-on-4 Passing out of a trap
• 16:50 - Quarter 3: 5-on-5 "And One" (Press & Press Break)
• 17:31 - Quarter 4: Streak Shooting and Crack Back/Skip Backs
• 19:57 - Final thoughts: Coach the team you have, not the one you saw at a clinic

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Why do players struggle to execute in games what they can do in practice? The answer isn't more reps, it's understanding the difference between recognition, decision-making, and execution.

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Tyler sits down with Kyle Koszuta, a former Division I basketball player turned professional pickleball athlete, to break down what he's learned about skill development by going from never playing pickleball to pro in 15 months.

Kyle shares the three-step framework (recognize, decide, execute) that's transforming how he trains, and how it applies directly to basketball coaching. You'll learn why most players think their problem is execution when it's actually recognition, how to coach aggressive mistakes vs. bad mistakes, and why your press break fails even though you've practiced it 100 times.

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CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 - Introduction: From Basketball to Pro Pickleball
• 2:34 - Getting on the Right Bus: Coach K's Story
• 7:10 - Why Kyle Left Basketball Coaching
• 11:02 - The Decision to Go Pro in Pickleball
• 18:14 - What Pickleball Taught Me About Coaching
• 23:27 - Coach Players Into Aggressive Mistakes
• 25:17 - The Timeout Trap: Adjustments Players Can't Execute
• 29:01 - The Three-Step Framework: Recognize, Decide, Execute
• 36:00 - "Don't Gamble" vs. "Make Better Decisions"
• 42:11 - Why Pressure Compounds Over Time
• 45:48 - Closing Thoughts

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In this episode of The Hours, Tyler and Mark break down one of the most powerful yet underutilized coaching tools. The best coaches don't just demonstrate perfect execution—they show corrections in real-time, create contrast between wrong and right, and let their athletes see the learning process unfold. This builds buy-in, accelerates learning, and creates a culture where mistakes become opportunities.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction & The Trap Young Coaches Fall Into

0:53 - Welcome to The Hours

2:14 - Show Improvement, Not Perfection

3:53 - Check for Understanding & Give Redos

4:54 - Staff Development Through Showing

9:32 - Show Don't Tell in Film Sessions

11:33 - Applying Show Don't Tell to Scouting

13:04 - Teaching Culture: The 1-2-3 Game

14:16 - Modeling vs. Telling

16:48 - The Scorebook Story

17:29 - Action Challenge: Plan Your Demos

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