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  We’re unveiling something brand new today: Our Breakthrough Basketball Mailbag!  This i

  We’re unveiling something brand new today: Our Breakthrough Basketball Mailbag!  This is where we share a wide variety of helpful content from the past couple of weeks, as well as answers to questions that you’ve sent us.  Going forward, if you have a question that you’d like us to answer, please feel free to reply to any of the emails we send. And if we think the answer is something that would benefit our entire community, then we might even feature you in upcoming editions.  With that in mind, here are some questions/answers and interesting comments from the past few weeks:   “Zoom Action” Question from Dave:  Hey guys,  Quick question about zoom action. I’ve been considering including it in my offensive game plan, but I’m curious: what do you think makes it so effective? I just worry that it’s a little complicated for my team.  Thanks, Dave  Coach Brase’s Response:  Hi Dave-  Thanks for your question about zoom action. The short answer is that the zoom action creates double wide gaps often that can be attacked off the dribble.  We have [a great youtube video]( created that gives you much more detail about Zoom as well. There is also a great zoom playbook that you can download as well with diagrams of various Zoom actions.  Also, just a heads up for you, we are working on getting a product out teaching how to use zoom actions effectively with your motion offense.  Hope this helps you!  Mark Brase Breakthrough Basketball   Reader Comment About the Importance of Meaningful Minutes at the Youth Level:  Coaches at all levels need to manage the game better. Stop running up the score while numerous players sit the bench. My favorite is when the opponents back end of the bench is better than your starting 5, and those players come in when your down 20, late, and the score led raises because your bench is in. If your team is good: Get lead. Manage clock and playing. Get back end of bench in early/often. Unless you coach HS varsity, your scores are NOT in the paper = no one cares. But you will look like a clown. Side note: No player wants that last minute of game time, off the bench, in a blow out!  - Jeff  Mac McClung Email Struck a Nerve and Follow-up  Note: We recently sent out an email about Mac McClung’s performance at the dunk contest and how to think about athleticism, and it struck a nerve. Check out some of the feedback below, as well as our follow-up thoughts.  Reader Comment: (From a Collegiate National Champion Coach) Joe:  Your article was spot on! Having been At JUCO & NCAA D1 & professional basketball here and overseas I never recruited a guy who could dunk! I have taken a player or two who won State Slam dunk but, that was not the reason! For high school then college how many dunks per game average?? Guarantee there are more shooting opportunities or rebound opportunities!  Keep up good work !  John Spezia Former AD & Men’s Basketball Coach Danville Area CC Danville, Illinois Former General Manager & Head Coach Derby Storm in Derby, England National Men’s Coach Antigua/Barbuda  My Response (Joe): John, coming from a coach of your caliber and pedigree, that means a lot! You've put out a lot of good stuff over the years. Greatly appreciated.  Reader Comment: If anything you slighted Hinrich by describing him as a "journeyman." Terrific NBA player. Watching him was like reading a textbook on how the game was to be played.  My Response (Joe): Great point! Hinrich was a tremendous player. He was a couple of years ahead of me in high school. I got a chance to watch him at the state tourney in Iowa. He would've been on the Olympic "Redeem Team" if it wasn't for him getting married that summer. Journeyman is the wrong word.  Reader Comment: I can't believe people got (upset) by the original email. Your message was pretty clear.  SMH - Steve  My Response (Joe): Ha! That's the tricky part about text/email. Two people can read the same sentence and come to polar opposite conclusions of the intended meaning. I've learned to be very careful with my words... just slipped up a little bit on the last email.  Appreciate the reply, Steve!  Reader Comment: Hey Joe,  This was actually perfectly written! Please do not feel otherwise.  This also isn't something that hasn't been spoken about before by basketball pundits.  As someone who can dunk like Mac, I appreciate your email as it keeps me motivated to further sharpen the fundamental aspects of my game.  Peace,  V  My Response (Joe): Appreciate the kind words, V! I wish I had your jumping ability.   Reader Comment: The email seemed like a negative attack on Mac. I know Mac to be a shooter, ball handler, and hard worker. He may not be able to defend but he is not one who gets the benefit of the doubt with the NBA’s “eye test”.  I believe the emphasis in today’s basketball player is vertical jump training. Your message was great. You could have generalized it without using Mac’s name. After all. If my vertical jump could make me money then I would go for it as well.  I think you should reach out to Mac and settle it.  I don’t think the email was intentional but if Mac was my son I would have taken it personally.  - Jabari  My Response (Joe): Appreciate the feedback, Jabari! That is exactly why I wrote the follow-up email. That wasn’t my intention. Personally, I don’t think Mac will see my email nor care if he did. If he does, I’d much prefer he have a 10 year NBA career, turn into an All-Star, and ask me if I like apples. (Good Will Hunting reference 🙂)  The reason I used Mac’s name is it attracts attention to deliver the message to more people and I saw vertical jump programs all over the place utilizing his name after the dunk contest. Not to beat a dead horse… Some programs might be great, but from my experience, most are putting players at risk from a development and injury standpoint.  Also, I’d be stupid to cut him down… one of the Breakthrough Camp Instructors has personally trained Mac over the years.  Reader Comment: Hey don't worry Joe. Don't think your original email was that damning or critically harsh. People are being way too sensitive, they probably are just huge Mac fans now with the hype from the contest. I thought it was truthful and matter of fact, you didn't say anything that bad about the guy. The bottom line is he hasn't done much yet at the NBA level...but here's to hoping that can change. I personally like the guy. You were just doing the best thing you could do to make sure people don't fall in the jump program trap with all of the new found McClung and dunking fever that's happening. Cheers and all the best bro! - Dan  Reader Comment: Won me over with the second email. I wasn’t to offended but it did come off a bit distasteful but second email showed maturity and character. - Charlie  Reader Comment: You did the exact same thing as the companies you criticized…you used Mac Mclung for clicks. I am a big fan of your website and teachings but this was very lame. - Nathan  My Response (Joe): Appreciate the kind words and the critique, Nathan.   However, I do believe I need to clarify one thing. I was NOT critiquing Vertical Jump programs for utilizing Mac McClung's name to grab attention. That's just part of it. You have to have "attention-grabbing" headlines to get people to read your content. I have no issue with that. I’m going to continue to do that.  My issue is that many young players will put too much time and emphasis into vertical jump training. When it takes overall athletic development, skills, and IQ to develop into a really good basketball player. Hence, the Kirk Hinrich example. He was a great athlete... just lacked the explosive vertical some others do.  Additionally, some are just poorly designed and it leads to injuries down the road.  This is nothing new. It happened when I played as well.   Thanks for the feedback again and I hope that makes sense.   One more thing before moving on…  I hope you found that content useful. We appreciated all the different perspectives coaches and parents brought to make us think more deeply about what it really means to be a “successful” basketball player. We’re always evolving, and we’re grateful that we can have honest dialogue like this with our Breakthrough Basketball community!   Breakthrough Basketball Camp Update  Attendance for our Spring & Summer camps this year is already shattering all sorts of records! It’s amazing to see how many coaches and parents in our community are dedicated to helping their players develop the key skills that will give them confidence both on and off the court.  We have a lot of great plans for this year’s camps, and a number of them only have a few spots remaining (you can see exactly which ones those are at [this link here and register]( if you’d like).  Also, in case you’re wondering what past attendees have to say about the camp, I came across this story again the other day and I think it could be a helpful summary of what your players will experience: This camp was so instrumental with the coaches’ skills and knowledge and kindness and energy and inspirational insights, my grandson told me this camp has changed his way of playing forever. He is so pumped up about daily work outs to keep improving with the skills coach taught him. We don’t have coaches like him in our area. Dylan discovered it’s okay to be aggressive and that he’s not just the tall guy who stands under the basket waiting for rebounds. The Coach told him not to get discouraged and to go ahead and dribble and shoot and show his skills without reservations. We are so impressed with all four coaching skills and words of advise. It has taken hearing these words from these professionals to give my grandson the confidence to continue and grow and improve. I feel so very honored to have had Dylan be in this basketball camp for the last three days. I couldn’t take my eyes off of everything I was watching. Thank you for everything! Tracy Hines - Carmi, IL  Featured Program of the Week  The program of the week is Coach Kelbick’s innovative [“Attack and Counter” system!](  It’s a unique and comprehensive system that simplifies the game for players at all levels and all positions. As the name implies, it’s based on an “attack” and then “counter” philosophy. This way, your players can play with confidence and respond accordingly based on what the defense gives them. This flexibility and simplicity makes it extremely effective. It will improve your shooting, ballhandling, footwork, perimeter moves, post moves, finishing, aggressiveness, quickness, confidence, mentality, and your all-around game! And because of its flexibility, it works just as well for beginners as it does for NBA veterans (Coach Kelbick has tested it on both types of players with great success!)  Closing Notes Thanks so much for reading our first edition of the Breakthrough Basketball Mailbag! We’re excited to make this a more regular occurrence so that you can get a full overview of the latest updates and content around Breakthrough Basketball. If you have any thoughts on the type of content you’d like to see more of in upcoming mailings, please feel free to shoot us a reply and let us know!  All the best, Joe Haefner Breakthrough Basketball             This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you indicated that you'd like to receive emails and updates from Breakthrough Basketball on 2016-12-16 05:42:39. If you don't want to receive such emails in the future, please [Change Your Email Preferences]( or [Unsubscribe All]( Copyright © Breakthrough Basketball, LLC. All rights reserved. Breakthrough Basketball, LLC. | 5001 1st Ave. SE, Ste 105 #254 | Cedar Rapids | IA | 52402 [email.gif]  .  It’s our mission to build a strong community centered around basketball, personal development and most importantly - fun! We love to create extraordinary and useful products and share them with you! We love to help people learn how to enjoy the game of basketball at the next level by simply creating the right products that they use in their practices and games. Every day we are building and strengthening partnerships with companies and coaches that are in alignment with our own values. We particularly love working with coaches, players, and parents because through their passion and their craft they help elevate the game of basketball. As much as we care about basketball, we also care about your privacy. Breakthrough Basketball is owned and operated by Breakthrough Basketball. We are committed to advising you of the right to your privacy, and strives to provide a safe and secure user experience. Our Privacy Policy explains how we collect, store and use personal information, provided by you on our website. 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