HUNTINGTON NORTH HIGH SCHOOL MIC’D UP PRACTICE SESSION:
Coach Eric Thompson (Year 2 at HNHS)
Saturday, November 23, 2024

Coach Thompson allowed us to tape his Saturday, November 23, 2024, early morning practice session.  Coach’s team was 2-days away from their season opener.  The points-of-emphasis for this short practice were:

Get a lot of shots up
Review their Blocker/Mover Offense & Entries
Get up & down the court with short burst scrimmages

Coach Thompson, no matter what program he has led, has experienced a tremendous amount of success, while doing things the “right way.”  The programs led by Coach Thompson are known for an extreme amount of discipline, execution, Blocker/Mover offense, and suffocating 5-man free-switching man-to-man defense.

PLEASE NOTE:  During the filming of this Mic’d-Up Practice Session, we had crippling issues with wifi.  Coach Thompson’s microphone was not consistently connecting to our camera, so his voice is hard to hear clearly.  There were NO issues with the filming, so the picture is clear.

Itinerary:
00:10:00: Warm-Up Routine
04:20:00: USSR Full Ct. Passing Routine
06:24:00: Rotational Passing
08:17:00: 2-Line Finishing
17:35:00: 3-Line Finishing
20:51:00: Spot Shooting
30:17:00: Columbia City Full Ct. Drill
36:43:00: Tip Drill to Skeleton Offense 5v0 Full Ct. 
38:52:00: Tip Drill to Conversion Offense & Defense 5v5 Full Ct.
42:23:00: Tip Off Scrimmage 5v5 Full Ct.
45:13:00: Entry Scrimmage 5v5 Full Ct.
49:32:00: Tip Off Scrimmage 5v5 Full Ct.
56:42:00: 3-Man/2-Ball Shooting Drill 
59:35:00: Tip Off Scrimmage 5v5 Full Ct.
01:17:33: 3-Man/2-Ball Shooting Drill 
01:21:42: Entry Scrimmage 5v5 Full Ct.
01:30:12: Special Situation Closing Drill - Free Throws & Half Ct. Shots Contest
01:34:48: Team Stack-Up