{"podcast":{"title":"Coaching Youth Hoops (Youth Basketball Coach)","slug":"coaching-youth-hoops-youth-basketball-coach-5343716","podcast_index_feed_id":5343716,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BLU5898970343","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a3c6741e-bb72-11ec-b4b0-2b6c51d3b3c9/image/6cceffc3dc36f6aee0f76437c1c11a8d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Teachhoops.com","episode_count":385,"summary":"Check us out at www.coachingingyouthhoops.com Are you a new or experienced youth basketball coach looking to cut through the noise and have someone just tell you what works? It’s easy to waste time and money learning how to coach Kindergarten through 8th-grade basketball on your own. Join seasoned youth basketball coaches Bill and Steve as they give you the blueprint you need to succeed on and off the court. In each episode, you'll discover easy-to-implement tips and techniques that you can apply to your next practice. Will Launch Weekly on Tuesday Mornings","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T02:22:21.581350+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaching-youth-hoops-youth-basketball-coach-5343716"},"episode":{"title":"Bonus Why Are Smart Coaches Squeezing the Floor Instead of Pressuring the Ball?","slug":"bonus-why-are-smart-coaches-squeezing-the-floor-instead-of-pressuring-the-ball","published_at":"2026-07-22T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaching-youth-hoops-youth-basketball-coach-5343716/bonus-why-are-smart-coaches-squeezing-the-floor-instead-of-pressuring-the-ball","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaching-youth-hoops-youth-basketball-coach-5343716","url":"https://teachhoops.com/","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG5609834269.mp3","summary":"https://teachhoops.com/ episode is brought to you by TeachHoops.com, home to thousands of organized drill videos, defensive breakdowns, and course templates — everything in one click instead of scrubbing through random YouTube videos. In this episode, we install the LockLeft defensive framework: a simple, teachable system built on one ruthless idea — force every ball handler to his left hand, every possession, all game long. We cover the core rules: how on-ball defenders angle their stance to take away the right hand, how help defenders shade to shrink the left side of the floor, and how the whole scheme squeezes passing windows until offenses start throwing the ball to you. You'll learn the three most common breakdowns when teams first install it, how to rep it with simple shell drill constraints, and why this system is especially powerful at the high school and youth levels, where almost nobody can finish with their weak hand. If you've ever wanted a defensive identity your kids can master in two weeks and ride all season, this is the episode. Get the companion drill videos and full defensive install resources at https://teachhoops.com/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"https://teachhoops.com/ episode is brought to you by TeachHoops.com, home to thousands of organized drill videos, defensive breakdowns, and course templat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":402,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/coaching-youth-hoops-youth-basketball-coach-5343716/episodes/bonus-why-are-smart-coaches-squeezing-the-floor-instead-of-pressuring-the-ball/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/coaching-youth-hoops-youth-basketball-coach-5343716/bonus-why-are-smart-coaches-squeezing-the-floor-instead-of-pressuring-the-ball.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}