Small-Sided Pod: Kurt Guelsdorf

We are fortunate to have Kurt Guelsdorf on this episode of the podcast. 

If you are like me, you’ve probably used one of Coach G’s resources, especially if you run any Dribble Drive action. 

Guelsdorf was a very successful high school coach in Oregon. He is now the associate head coach at Clackamas Community College.

In this episode, we talk some Dribble Drive but also hit on a number of topics of interest for coaches young and old.

Episode Topics

1:30 - The impact of asking why as a coach

3:30 - Experience leads to simplification

4:00 - Willingness to share concepts & ideas with others

7:45 - The role of reading in success

9:15 - Advice to first-year head coaches

11:10 - Thoughts on choosing a system as a head coach

14:50 - Deciding when it might be time to move on from a program

18:40 - Environment vs. Culture and its importance in success

23:55 - Planning for the upcoming season in late summer

27:30 - Filtering what you’ve learned into a workable format for the season

31:30 - What is that intrigues you about the dribble drive?

33:40 - The evolvement of spacing concepts in the dribble drive

36:25 - Defenses that can disrupt a dribble drive offenses

39:00 - Melding different systems with the dribble drive

42:55 - Thoughts on implementing press defenses 

47:42 -  Shot-clock considerations: 2v1s, end of shot clock considerations

51:15 - Incorporating special situations into practice

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