2004 National Coach of the Year, 2004 NCAA Elite Eight

Coach Martelli shares his seven secrets for building the St. Joseph University men's basketball program into one of the most successful programs in the country. Coach Martelli stresses the importance of making each drill run in practice competitive . from the time your players walk on the court until they leave the gym. More than 15 of Coach Martelli's everyday competitive practice drills are featured in this video and each drill is structured with defined competitive conditions to improve each player's level of intensity. These unique drills have helped the St. Joseph program finish among the top four nationally in the following categories: Scoring margin (15.1 pts/game), three-point field goal percentage (40.4%), and the most importantly, win/loss percentage (93.8%), which was number one in the nation. Coach Martelli transforms some of basketball's most standard concepts and drills into the most innovative teaching opportunities on the court today. Each drill that Coach Martelli teaches helps reinforce individual skills along with the importance of teamwork in accomplishing their goals and dreams. This video will provide any coach with excellent ideas on how to spark their individual and team competitiveness in practice.

65 minutes. 2004.