Herb Welling Basketball

Want to increase your ball-handling very quickly?

2010-08-06T13:25:00.001-05:00

As you all know, I am a huge believer and follower of Jeremy Russotti's (1% CLUB Basketball) Millennium Series DVDs. In all of his DVDs, he always has a section on "Hand Quickness" and "Wrist Weight Overload Training". After watching his explanation, and seeing footage of the players he trains, the proof is in the pudding that he may be developing some of the quickest ball-handlers in the world.

Say's Jeremy, "Ball-Handling is by far the easiest skill to teach. The development of ball-handling has to include the proper progressions with a solid curriculum, but really the #1 key to ball-handling is QUICK HANDS. I see ball-handling like boxing - if you have slow hands, you will get knocked out and exposed. In basketball, if you have slow hands, you will get it taken from you or can't progress the ball against a defense".

In his DVDs he makes a great point about the Overload Principle. He states that if you want to increase your muscle mass, you go to a weight facility and overload your muscles with weights. If you want to increase your aerobic conditioning, you overload your heart with running, swimming, stepping, etc. Therefore, why as basketball coaches, do we never overload our basketball players hands during ball-handling drills? Say's Jeremy, "For those that have seen my clinics, they know that we will NEVER step onto the court for our ball-skills work without overloading our hands with weights. Training without them would be maintaining the skill level and speed I currently have. If professionals, high schoolers, etc., are paying me to get them better, I need to get results fast".

Once again, it is great that Jeremy Russotti provides the basketball world with top resources for training. The Wrist weights can be found on his website (www.jglove.com), or can call him for team sales (707) 849-1212. Keep it up Jeremy and can't wait to see what you bring forth next.

Jeremy Russotti Millinnium Unstoppable Offensive Skill Set DOUBLE DVD

2010-08-04T09:01:00.011-05:00

I highly recommend Jeremy Russotti New "Millennium Unstoppable Offensive Skill Set" Dvd. I really like this new DVD since it is a Double DVD and has a lot of great teaching footage. For those that don't put two an two together, Jeremy is the inventor of the J-Glove Shooting Aid (www.jglove.com) and founder of Green Room Professional Training (www.1percentclub.org). He does a great job of teaching the "Why" to all his moves and he gives you a move and counter move. Jeremy is a great passionate young teacher of the game. I always get something from him. I look at the kids he works with and they always get better! I would love to clone this Gym Rat teacher and send him around the country! Jeremy understands the how the body relates to the skills of the game. Trailer DVD is below. I also am a huge believer in his Overload Wrist Weight Training concepts and his wrist weights he designed for basketball players. It is a very simple concept, however, after watching the progression of the players he trains, the proof is in the pudding (see trailer footage at bottom video).

Way to go Jeremy another hit Dvd in your Millennium Series!!! Jeremy also just shot his 4th DVD of his Millennium Series this past weekend and he say's it is his best DVD to date (out in a few months).

Wrist Weight Training

The Street stops here movie

2010-03-30T16:32:00.002-05:00

The Street stops here movie about St. Anthony's Basketball program featuring Coach Bob Hurley will be on PBS March 31st at 9:00 pm cst. I am looking forward to seeing the Best Coach on the planet at work. The DVD will be available April 6th at Wal-Mart.

Sherlock Holmes was also a Great Baller!

2010-03-08T11:22:00.005-06:00

Sherlock Holmes from Mitchell High School class of 1983 was special the Best High School player I have ever seen.

Following up on Espn Outside the Lines

2010-01-28T16:03:00.002-06:00

The NBA only has 7 white American born 6'5" and under players in the league. What has happen to the next John Stockton or Mark Price?

Steve Finamore and I will debate anybody on this topic!!

2009-07-15T09:30:00.001-05:00

My good friend Steve Finamore and I will debate anybody on American Basketball!!

American kids still rule the game of Basketball

2009-07-15T09:10:00.002-05:00

I just got back from Chicago and Milwaukee seeing some of the best players in the country. Our kids have improved a ton on shooting the rock. Don't tell me about the European method of teaching Basketball we invented it and teach it better than anybody!!! Congratulations to the World Champions U-19 USA team!!!

The J-Glove Shooting Aid is a great new teaching tool!!

2009-05-19T17:57:00.030-05:00

Jeremy Russotti's J-Glove is a great complement to the Star Shooter. Finally a Shooting Aid to help the Follow-through. The J-Glove in my humble opinion is the Best Basketball Shooting Training Aid of the New Millennium. I saw Jeremy's prize pupil Josh Akognon in Omaha last year in the NCAA opening round, Josh was incredible and I had never heard about him and he put a great Shooting display on against Wisconsin when he scored 31 points against the always tough Coach Bo Ryan defense. I personally used the J-Glove today with great results with various level players and was very impressed with much improved results that I saw today. The J-Glove sells itself and Jeremy is a tremendous young Teacher and Coach of the game. I highly endorse The J-Glove and The DVD and I look forward to watching the Ball handling DVD as well.

The website is www.jglove.com, or if you are interested in reviewing other resource services offered by Jeremy's "1% CLUB Basketball Services", refer to www.1percentclub.org. Below is the Trailer DVD footage for the "Millennium J-Glove Shooting DVD", as well as the "Millennium Ball-Handling DVD".

USA USA we are back!!!

2008-08-24T03:29:00.002-05:00

Kobe is great down the stretch and D Wade lifted us in the first half. Lebron is a great leader. Coach K does a great job of leadership and motivation and the new title of his leadership book will be "How to lead the Best". Great Job by all the team and total team effort. A classy group who deserved to win the Gold. Jerry Colangelo did it the right way.

Shooting was also a Major Factor in the Celtic's Win

2008-06-13T16:44:00.002-05:00

When Doc Rivers went to 5 shooters on the floor, that made it so tough on the Lakers. Garnett had single coverage in the post and Ray Allen and Paul Pierce were able to get to the hoop. Shooters are very overlooked in the game.

Summer Basketball is a Major Factor in the decline of Fundamentals

2008-06-04T11:31:00.003-05:00

Summer is here, but I have major concerns for my favorite game:
1. More high school coaches and AAU coaches are concerned more about playing games and putting in their systems, then working on skills.

2. America has lack of shooters and shooters need time in the gym to shoot.

3. America has lack of Point Guards. So that tells me that Dena Evans Point Guard College and Dave Devenzio National Point Guard Camp does not get to work with our best prospects in the country, probably due to a kid's lack of time and funds.

4. All camps for the most part of been shorten recently due to cost.

5. Shooting, Passing, Dribbling, and Footwork have taken a back seat during the summer months.

6. There is no Basketball hierarchy any more and what mean by that is younger players playing with older players.

7. Lack of Mental and Physical toughness in kids is frightening.

8. Hating to lose is something out of the past.

Lason Perkins DVD's

2007-10-30T13:50:00.000-05:00

Lason has 2 new DVD's on the A-set Offense and Secrets of International Basketball. I highly recommend both these outstanding DVD's. You can purchase both these at the Basketball Sense website. The DVD's are 2 of the best offensive systems DVD's on the market.

Team USA strikes Gold!!!

2007-09-03T12:55:00.000-05:00

It is great to see basically our best players playing together in FIBA Basketball. Let's hope that next year we have the same team represent us in the Olympics next year. With Kobe, Lebron, and Carmelo playing together makes us the team to beat. But the key to this team is Jason Kidd. The Team got the leader it desperately needed in Kidd. How about the 3pt shooting from Lebron and Carmelo.

Skip Prosser a great coaching mentor

2007-07-26T16:56:00.000-05:00

I having a tough year with my friend Matt Masiero, Alicia Richardson my son's fiance, and my son's real father being murdered and now Skip Prosser passing away. As a young coach at Five-star Basketball camp I had gotten to know Skip, he had always been great to me. He never big timed anybody. He was great mentor for young coaches in this business. Thank you Skip for a being a better person and being a great coach. I had the opportunity to coach his son Mark at Five-star and only wish that Skip could see Mark become a Head Coach. The Prosser family will be in my prayers.

Fathers of High School Full Court Pressure

2007-07-11T22:16:00.000-05:00

In the current Vance Walberg craze of Full Court pressure and attacking offense. I would like to tell you about 2 High School coaches that have influence this current craze that is Ralph Tasker of Hobbs High School, Hobbs, New Mexico a Hall of Fame Coach who won over 1,000 games in his career in a state that has game limits and he also won 12 State Championships. Coach Tasker in my opinion started the original Match-up Press and press on made or missed shots. His 1969-70 team averaged 114.6 points a game which is the national record for scoring average and out of the top ten all time scoring average teams 4 out of the 10 are Tasker teams. Another Hall of Fame coach who deserves credit for this is Coach Fred Williams of Beaumont Hebert High School in Beaumont, Texas who won 4 state championships in Texas. Both of these coaches deserves credit for their styles of play that would later influence Coach Kenny Hoffpauir and Charles Breithaupt with playing uptempo Basketball. Coach Hoffpauir coaches in Texas, but also coached in the Fresno, California area in the 1990's where he influenced then Coach Vance Walberg who was at Clovis West High School in California. Coach Breithaupt coached at Hardin-Jefferson High School in Sour Lake, Texas and his team averaged 109.4 points a game. He and his formers players and now coaches at Hardin-Jefferson and Kountze have won 5 State Championships.

The Live Period is beginning

2007-07-05T21:56:00.000-05:00

I wish NCAA would give more thought to giving more time for College coaches to evaluate players this month flies by. Coaches are running the country like mad men. Kids from smaller states get killed by the lack of evaluation time.

Coach Mike Conley's Big Day

2007-06-28T09:37:00.000-05:00

My earliest recollection of Coach Conley is having 14 6Th graders who were the most discipline and unselfish group of kids on a great team. This was because of his leadership and coaching. I know you are not only proud of your son and Greg Oden, but you also had coached Daequan Cook and Josh McRoberts. Coach thanks for doing things the right way. What people don't realized you coached an AAU team last summer without those guys and you did a great job. You are great for this game thank you. Another Old School Coach doing a great job with America's youth.

Taras Brown, I want to thank you for what you have done for Kevin Durant

2007-06-28T09:32:00.000-05:00

Open letter to Taras Brown, I want to thank you for all the hard work and training you put into Kevin Durant. Old school Basketball coaches are extremely proud of you. Thanks for doing things the right way and we know this is a special day for you. We know you trained Kevin for the right reasons. Again thank you.

The Kevin Durant story it is all abouts Skills and hard work

2007-06-28T09:22:00.001-05:00

Kids listen up Kevin Durant got this point of career by working shooting and other individual skills. He didn't do it by playing a million games. He has put up millions of shots in his training and that's how he became a great shooter. His trainer also instilled physical and mental toughness in Kevin. Thanks to old school trainer Kevin will be a long time all-star in the league. Old school still rules.

Best Individual skill development coaches

2007-06-27T09:43:00.000-05:00

I would like your thoughts on individual skill development coaches. Steve Finamore does a great job with this.

Best High School Basketball Coaches in the USA

2007-06-27T09:40:00.001-05:00

Please email your thoughts on the best high school Basketball coaches in the country. I want big school and small coaches that do a great job. Please email at herbwelling@cox.net with your thoughts.

Point Guard Development Ideas

2007-06-27T09:30:00.000-05:00

In my opinion Bob Hurley and the late Dick Devenzio are two of the best sources for developing the point guard. Coaches please send me your thoughts and drills on developing the position I have information to share. Winning Hoops has just come out with a great report on Floor Generals Developing Prolific Point Guards.

Mike Conley is a winner at every level

2007-06-27T09:18:00.000-05:00

Mike Conley who I have seen play since the 5Th grade is an old fashion pass first point guard. Mike can lead, pass, finish, defend, and in the area of shooting I know he will improve is shooting. He has great IQ for the game and His teams will win some NBA titles. He is my favorite player in the draft. I am hoping he slips down to my Celtic's. That brings me to another subject Mike's dad has done a great job of developing Mike and also Greg Oden and I have so much respect for him as a coach and developer of young men and players.

Running the Break and Pressing for tempo

2007-06-21T15:55:00.000-05:00

Please email your ideas and I will exchange mine with you. My email address is herb.welling@ops.org. I have great stuff from Pepperdine, Memphis, North Carolina, Hobbs High School in Hobbs New Mexico and Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs from the 1971 and 1973 State Champions teams that ran.

Summer Basketball Ideas for Coaches and kids

2007-06-20T14:30:00.000-05:00

1. Skill Development - Shooting program consist of making 500 shots a day. Play 1 on 1 with a buddy or older kid. Work on attacking dribbles moves. Play 2 on 2 or 3 on 3 this summer.

2. Coaches please don't coach summer league, have somebody else coach your team. Instead get your players in the gym 3 times a week working on their skills and teach them how to play in mini-scrimmages with 2 on 2 games, 3 on 3, 4 on 4. Go and evaluate your team in games don't coach them.

Coaches less offense is exactly more offense let your kids play

2007-04-29T17:37:00.000-05:00

I am calling on all coaches at every level to run the Fast Break again and teach players to be more offensive orientated. Please teach shooting and drive-n-kick offense which is the hardest thing to guard in Basketball. Red Auerbach and John Mclendon started the running game please get back to style coaches.

Magic Johnson loves seeing the Fast Break back in the NBA

2007-04-29T17:33:00.000-05:00

I enjoyed listening to Magic being interviewed during the Lakers and Suns game. He was very complimentary towards Steve Nash and loves how the Suns push the ball up the floor and run.

In light of Virginia Tech are we too politically correct?

2007-04-20T20:20:00.000-05:00

Let me preface my latest blog by saying that I am high school security person. I believe that I am on the front lines of domestic terrorism and I am deeply saddened by the Virginia Tech tragedy. With that being said, I believe that the shooter was already identified by the staff and teachers as a potential random actor. I believe that staff was ignored by the administration at the school because they are too worried about being politically correct, and sadly we have a bunch of innocent lives destroyed by this evil person. I feel that we cannot stop these events when they happen, but we had so many warning signs with this misguided student who was bullied for most of his life. We have a responsibility as a community to help be pro-active in these matters and do the right thing which is more important than being politically correct. We have plenty of more these types of individuals throughout the world and we have responsibility to identify potential random actors. Finally, I pray for all the families in this horrible event.

Coaches the art of shooting is just as important as defense

2007-04-04T15:00:00.000-05:00

Billy Donovan should get credit for his defense, but his team ability to hit open shots
is attributed to his great individual skill program. His team was real balanced offensively. We as coaches have to stress and teach shooting. There is plenty of good shooting DVD's such as Dave Hopla, Hal Wissel, Andy Enfield, Tom Nordland, Ed Palubinskas, and Global Shot Doctor Duane Lewis. Please teach and work on shooting.

Dana Altman does the right thing and comes home

2007-04-04T14:56:00.000-05:00

Coach Altman is a man of high character and did the right thing for his family. God will reward him for this. Welcome home Dana. We did miss you and we are glad to have you back.

Thank you Dana Altman for 13 great years

2007-04-03T13:28:00.000-05:00

Dana Altman is one of the best coaches in the business and rest of the country is about to find out what a steal Arkansas got of a coach. Dana took over a program that was in shambles and made it a NCAA tournament program year in year out. Arkansas will be headed to the final four in the next 3 to 4 years.

The Basketball Hall of Fame ought to be ashamed for not electing Coach Bob Hurley

2007-04-03T13:19:00.000-05:00

The people at The Basketball Hall of Fame who are voting for induction are clueless. How Coach Bob Hurley was not elected is a joke. Coach is one of the outstanding teacher's of the game in High School Basketball. Teach me Springfield I want to know why he got passed over? What a shame!!!

Omaha Central High School repeats as State Champs

2007-03-12T16:29:00.000-05:00

I helped coached and witnessed a miracle on saturday March 10th, we won the Nebraska State Class A Basketball Championship with 4 out of our top 6 players fouling out. We went into overtime with 3 rarely used sophmores and won 93 to 85 over Bellevue West High School. We overcame an outstanding performance by Bellevue West junior Guard Antoine Young who 39 Points in the game.

Coach Bob Hurley the Best in the Game

2007-01-29T17:49:00.001-06:00

I was fortunate to watch Coach Hurley conduct practice and coach 2 games. His Team plays so hard and under control. The Friars share the ball and defend with an unbelievable passion. The Practice was like watching Picasso work on a Masterpiece. I always think I know alot about the game but Coach Hurley humbles me and I appreciate the time he is always given me and taught me not only Hoop Lessons but Life Lessons as well. He uses more Defenses than Dean Smith. His team reminds me 71 and 73 Knicks the way they pass and hit the open man.

Christmas Day takes one of the Best to Heaven My Friend Coach Matt Maseiro

2006-12-27T13:07:00.000-06:00

Magnificent Matt you will be badly missed and I appreciated our friendship through the great sport of Basketball you will always be a source of inspiration. We had great times together at Five-Star Basketball Camp and Phil and Charlotte's and other events. I will miss your humor and your great personality. We used to talk about Five-Star the next 25 year Book and you will definitely have a chapter in that book. Thanks for your friendship and concern about me and my family over the years and we used to say "take me to" take me to" take me to" Heaven. Matt you earned it.

Love Herb

Omaha Central High School Basketball

2006-12-09T16:24:00.000-06:00

Central needs to get unselfish and rebound the ball and defend with more passion. Ben Kline is a hell of a player as well as Josh Jones.

Shooting and Defense wins games

2006-11-25T09:17:00.000-06:00

Butler proved once again if you can shoot Free Throws and 3 point shots at a high percentage and take care of the Ball. Defend and Rebound you can beat anybody. Fundamental Basketball wins every time. You win with Guards and Butlers Guards can play.

A "FEW" good men the Gonzaga Bulldog Story

2006-11-22T22:40:00.000-06:00

Mark Few is one of the best at developing players. Again he proves if you can teach and coach you beat anybody. The Tarheels are young but they will get better. Josh Heytvelt makes a name for himself in the Big Apple against Tyler Hansborough. The Zags more experience backcourt was the difference.

The Butler did it as Todd Lickliter Bulldogs roll over Bruce Pearls Volunteers

2006-11-22T20:10:00.000-06:00

Great win for the Butler Bulldogs led by their Great Coach Todd Lickliter who is a tremendous teacher of the game. They put away Tennessee with a great containing Man to Man Defense and they ran their stuff very well. Congratulations again to Coach Lickliter who I have had the pleasure of working with at Five-Star Basketball Camp.

High School Basketball and College Basketball

2006-11-18T14:47:00.000-06:00

The greatest time of the year is now with everything starting in hoops. I love this time of the year.

The Bill O'Reilly no spin zone approach to Free Throw Shooting

2006-11-12T10:55:00.000-06:00

What I don't understand is player's screwing up their Free-Throw Shooting by spinning the ball in their hands. I was working with a Division 1 Prospect yesterday who by the way is an outstanding shooter in a workout and he was only shooting Free-Throws at 70 % clip, I told him to stop and use the no spin zone approach and he proceeded to hit 20 in a row. This is one of those little that help.

Great Basketball people

2006-11-05T21:05:00.000-06:00

Two of the best people in the business are Coach Phil Martelli and Coach Bob Hurley who loved to teach the game and talked about the game. Young Coach's need to watch a practice from these coaches to appreciate the art of coaching.

Red Auerbach a Great Person and Coach

2006-10-30T09:39:00.000-06:00

Basketball will miss Red in so many ways. His Boston Celtic's were a pleasure to watch because they ran the Fast Break to perfection and revolutionized the NBA. He had great relationships with many players and coaches who all gained knowledge from him. I regret that Len Bias who Red loved never got to play a game for the Celtic's. Thanks Red for all that you have done for this great game that you loved.

Cookie Cutter Coaching

2006-10-24T09:27:00.000-05:00

I am concerned about the lack of creativity in our game when it comes to coaching and teaching the game. I see people trying to play the same way every year with different types of players and not giving their team a chance to win. While the fundamentals never change, what your players are limited in what they can do changes. Give your team a chance to win that is what they deserve. Examples are playing a zone instead of man to man if your team can't guard. Shooting the 3 Ball if you have no size it is the game's great equalizer.

I loved the 71 and 73 New York Knicks

2006-10-21T09:41:00.000-05:00

The Knicks teams of those seasons played game like it was supposed to be played. I only wish that our youth of today had seen the Knicks play. They played the right way. They cared about each other and it showed on the court with their amazing teamwork and passing. They defended and helped each other on Defense. I miss Basketball played like this and I believe this is what James Naismith dreamed on how the game should be played. I miss Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dave Debusshere, Bill Bradley, Dick Barnett, Earl Monroe, Jerry Lucas, and yes even Phil Jackson who gained not only his philosophy from Tex Winter but also the Great Red Holzman. I like many were blessed by this style of Basketball.

Interested in College Practice reports

2006-10-19T11:25:00.000-05:00

I have attended University of Nebraska Coaches Clinic. Doc Sadler does a nice job of teaching helping Man to Man Defense. I have also attended Concordia University of Nebraska. Coach Grant Schmidt is one of the best small college coaches in the country.

Pressing on miss shots

2006-10-17T09:43:00.000-05:00

I would like to know how many coaches press on miss shots?

Shooting The Basketball

2006-10-12T22:12:00.000-05:00

Best shooting dvds or video? I would like coaches thoughts who our the best teachers of shooting the ball in the country.

Looking for Coach interested in exchanging notes

2006-10-06T11:21:00.000-05:00

I have a big library on Basketball Information that I am willing to share.

Vance Walberg wave of the Future

2006-10-05T06:14:00.000-05:00

Coach Walberg is bringing an exciting brand of Basketball to Pepperdine they will be alot of fun to watch this year. His style of pressing on made or misses shots really up-tempos the game and his attacking offense is a system that alot teams are switching to such as Memphis University and Saint Anthonys who ran his offense last year. Pepperdine will play extremely hard this year and they will be the "Waves of the Future" in Basketball.

USA Basketball Development

2006-10-03T18:46:00.000-05:00

I believe we have to get back to the basic's and start developing players in the 3rd grade and beyond. We have all tools here in the USA to make all players better. If I remember right we invented this great game. We need teach players how to dribble, pass, shoot, defend, and rebound. As Pete Carril once said "repetition is the mother of skill". I believe it is time that we all rolled up our sleeves and get to work and make our game better. We all possess the knowledge of the game but we have to work at it.

Doc Rock
(Herb Welling)