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Ep 2004 Good Shot, Great Shot, No Shot: How Do You Teach Youth Players When to Shoot?
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- Aug 28, 2026
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https://teachhoops.com/ — Coach Collins' coaching resource site, 14 day free trial (also said as "teachgroups.com" and "t-tubes.com" in the transcript, both transcription errors for TeachHoops) https://coachingyouthhoops.com/ — practice plans and season planning, the one stop shop pitched in the sponsor reads https://heysammi.com/ — text based team communication app, spelled out on air as H E Y S A M M I (Sammi with an i) Coach Collins and Coach Steve tackle one of the most common questions in youth basketball: how do you get kids to stop jacking up bad shots without killing their confidence? The answer is a three word framework you can run live in practice, no film room required. Coach Steve shares the exact language he uses with his teams, why he asks "why" instead of correcting, and how a shot that is terrible for one player can be the right shot for another. Coach Collins connects it back to what he does at the varsity level in film sessions, and explains why immediate feedback in a scrimmage may actually beat watching it on tape two days later. The episode opens with a candid conversation about retirement, giving the next coach space, and the hardest part of walking away from a program you built. The good shot, great shot, no shot framework and how to define each one for your age group Why efficient scoring belongs in your program pillars, and what it actually looks like in practice How to teach range so players honestly know their own shooting distance The whistle and question method: pause the scrimmage, ask what kind of shot that was, then ask why Why you should not answer for the player, and what happens when they answer for themselves How shot selection standards should differ by player without singling anyone out Handling the parent problem, when mom and dad…