As the 2025–26 season gets rolling and we all dive back into the rhythm of practices, games, and long film sessions, we wanted to take a quick pause to reflect on some of the most-watched and talked-about content from SGTV over the past few months.
Below you’ll find a short recap of each featured concept, along with the corresponding video, newsletter, and additional resources to revisit or catch up on anything you might’ve missed while getting your teams ready for the season ahead.
🏀 Most Viewed Offensive Breakdowns of the Quarter
🥇 Transition Spacing – Short Corner Runs
“Building early baseline pressure with throw-ahead short corner catches in transition, freeing the rim to engage in cutting action.”
🎧 Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Finland Nat’l Team Head Coach Lassi Tuovi on cutting and modern pace offense.
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on Coach Oded Kattash’s transition offense with multiple bigs and the spacing triggers.
🗞️ Newsletter
🥈 Off Ball Screening – Pin the Tag
“Smart set design from a horns alignment, using the ballscreen to draw the shooter’s defender into a tag before flying the shooter off a pindown.”
✚ Pair With: Stacking a Spain ballscreen onto the action after the pindown.
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on off ball screening adjustments and techniques from Xavi Pascual.
🗞️ Newsletter
🥉 Slide Cutting – Empty-Side Ballscreens
“Continuing to explore the versatility and effectiveness of sending multiple cuts, a baseline cut and a corner slide, when middle penetration occurs towards a 3-man side.”
✚ Pair With: Baruch College creating space and scoring solutions within the two guard front with the Slide Cuts.
🎧 Pair With: Our recent podcast with Coach Francesco Tabellini discussing the timing and effectiveness of Slide Cutting.
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our complimentary breakdown on slide cutting around Shake ballscreens.
🗞️ Newsletter
🏀 Most Viewed Defensive Breakdowns of the Quarter
🥇 Defending the Short Roll – Peel Switching
“A coordinated Peel Switching rotation to neutralize the corner cut and 45 slide on the short roll catch against aggressive ballscreen coverages.”
✚ Pair With: A voice-over breakdown from Kyle Hines {🎧} detailing his short roll progression reads.
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on Ante Tomic’s Short Roll “Give & Go’s.”
🗞️ Newsletter
🥈 Contesting without Fouling – Transition Verticals
“The value of maintaining a disciplined vertical in transition, enabling the defense to contest without fouling, reduce rim finishing, and create potential 4 point swings.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on contesting 3-pt shooters without fouling.
🗞️ Newsletter
🥉 Post Defense – Double from the Top
“The defensive strategy and rotations used to double a dominant post player or exploit a mismatch by sending a trap from the top defender on the dribble.”
✚ Pair With: support a post mismatch by dropping into a 2-3 zone behind the catch to protect the paint and influence the offense.
🔒 SG Plus Content: Another post doubling strategy of sending the trap on the post passer’s space clearing cut.
🗞️ Newsletter
Honorable Mention
👏 Ballscreen X-Out – Positioning & Execution
“The positioning and execution of the ballscreen X-out in effectively splitting two behind the screen.”
🗞️ Newsletter
🌴 Most Viewed of the Socal Coaches Summit 2025
🥇 Zach Guthrie – Rethinking Pre-Game Routines and Warmups
“Coach Guthrie’s presentation on his approach to pregame warmups, emphasizing decision making and game-like reps to better prepare players for the demands of the game.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our Film Room breakdown of the “4v4 Play It Down” drill, highlighting its value for both concept teaching and defensive development.
🗞️ Newsletter
🥈 Drew Dunlop – Ecological Design in Player Development
“Coach Dunlop shares practical ways to design drills that connect directly to game environments and system development.”
✚ Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Coach Dunlop on Ecological Design and its application.
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our complete “Modern Game Truths” collection of player and system development drills and concepts with Coach Dunlop.
🗞️ Newsletter
🥉 Jerrod Calhoun – Unique Matchup Zone Principles & Favorite 5-Out Actions
“Coach Calhoun’s session spans a range of topics, from program development and matchup zone concepts to 5-out actions and teaching cutting.”
✚ Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Coach Calhoun on defensive fixes, ATO’s and more!
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our deep dive into Coach Calhoun’s 2-3 Matchup Zone.
🗞️ Newsletter
Stay tuned for more clinic releases in the coming weeks!