3-on-3

[Yair Nixon]

Accordingto a video posted on Twitter/X, Dangle laid out some of the plan for a league that will feature 16 teams and have 24 minute 3-on-3 games. Perhaps most notably, a $30 million salary cap for each team.

3ICE is has an American television deal with CBS Sports, and its championship has been aired on main CBS. Players in 3ICE make money based on weekly performance, and players on the most successful teams have a chance to make more than six figures in the summer.

3ICE, to give you another comp of how these things work, pushed everything back a full year because of COVID and had more than 18 months of run up time with brand building before ever playing a game.

So this proposed league would be signing free agents and playing at a time that would conflict with them playing in other leagues. Funding sports leagues is part of the Saudi Arabian playbook recently, but the efforts have been much better organized than this.

It\u2019s a summer circuit that\u2019s entering its third season called 3ICE and features a collection of AHL and ECHL-level players, with a couple recently retired NHLers, like Michael Del Zotto this summer.

For players in the AHL and ECHL, potentially making $100,000 or more in a summer circuit is enticing. I\u2019ve spoken to several players who play in 3ICE and those checks also arrive on time each week.

3ICE has been painfully aware of what it is. It\u2019s a television product to fill summer programming for CBS Sports, and in-person tickets have been hard to move \u2014 I\u2019ve gone to a 3ICE event before and many people in attendance where friends or family of the players.

Because as of right now, Major League Hockey doesn\u2019t exist and there isn\u2019t a public relations staff or any real framework publicly available to indicate they\u2019ll actually be a league this fall.

Now someone is going around asking for funding for this league. I spoke to a source on Friday who said they first heard of this proposed league in about six or seven months ago, were asked to invest and decided not to because they didn\u2019t think it was sustainable.

Those players, according to the source would be only 3-on-3 professional hockey players, and no longer playing 5-on-5 hockey professionally. Which lines up with some of the challenges 3ICE has. There have been players who have wanted to participate in the 3ICE summer circuit, but weren\u2019t able to because of contract with a 5-on-5 league in Europe.

When it came to LIV golf, Greg Norman was the spokesperson that drove and pushed this. In soccer, Saudi money has purchased existing teams. Based on recent history, if Saudi money was truly involved, there would probably be a more notable hockey face getting paid right now to normalize this league, especially if it was attempting to play games in less than six months, that\u2019s how sports washing works.

I\u2019ve covered hockey in the south, I spent ten years covering the sport in Texas. I reached out to several hockey people about hearing about a Major League Hockey team in Texas, and the only 3-on-3 hockey mention anyone had heard of in the state of Texas was 3ICE\u2019s event this summer in Allen.

There are people going around asking for funding for this project, I\u2019ve been able to confirm that. But the only thing anyone I spoke to about Saudi money came from people referencing Stoller\u2019s reporting.

This is the extent of what I know after some digging myself. Maybe there is something more. I would call the PR office or firm representing Major League Hockey to get more info, but as of now there doesn\u2019t seem to be one.

3-on-3 Hockey at xHockeyProducts Training Facility is a fast-paced and exciting hockey experience for all ages. Players from Mites to Pros prefer the small-area ice surface to build quick decision making skills and get an intense workout!

1. Divisions and placement- We are always striving to make each division as competitive and fair as we possibly can. Spending extra time talking with coaches and teams to make sure they are in the right spot.

THIS HAS BEEN A GOOD DRILL I WILL START TO USE IT AFTER XMAS BREAK, WE ARE IN XMAS BREAK FOR NOW WE ARE REUNITING ON THE 5TH OF JANUARY 2009.THE PLAY A BASKETBALL MATCH WITH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LAGOS NIGERIA. A WEEK AFTER THEN I CAN GIVE MY COMMENT FULLY ON THE DRILLS

In my country, Malaysia, 3on3 is a Street-Basketball Competition.Personally, I think this type of Competition is actually doing more harm than benefit to the young players.It is too physical and the kids will learn bad tactics, rather than playing good basketball!

Great Post. I agree completely. I train many players at the youth level and we always play 3-on3. I am also a varsity coach, and I use 3-on-3 as breakdown drills for the offense. We really need to continue to do this and get back to teaching our kids how to play basketball and not run plays.

I agree wholeheatedly. As a high school, college, and profession league coach; I used 3on3 basketball as a breakdown drill on a regular basis to assimilate the basic movements into our overall offense. I think many

youth leagues try to teach offenses that are way behond the comprehension

level for the age of most participants.

Great Site and Thanks.

I am new at coaching. I am teaching ages 8-10. I saw this web site and now

are using Drills and Plays off of this site. I have practice tonight. I

will do this 3 on 3. This I hope will help the Kids get ready for their

fist game Sat. Again Thanks

I AM IN MY 30TH YEAR AS A MIDDLE SCHOOL PE TEACHER AND HAVE ALWAYS USED 3 0

ON 3 BASKETBALL IN MY GAMES FOR THE REASONS LISTED IN YOUR ARTICLE; MORE

TOUCHES, MORE ROOM, AND MORE MOVEMENT. GREAT ARTICLE

I think this is a great way to work on different skills and to promote team passing. Eight and nine year olds have a hard time trying to play man to man defence with five players.this will simplify alot of things and make it fun for the kids who dont see the ball alot in a real game situation. I will try this next practice!

I am appalled at the 3 on 3 contests for the heavy contact by players and for the injuries that occur. Players are taking a risk driving to the basket because their opponents have nothing to lose by fouling. It is a rough, tough journey playing 3 on 3 and the only benefit would be for players who need to be more aggressive. Fouling is a big part of the 3 on 3 game.

I think organizations like American Youth Basketball Tour are much better since they have officials, coaches teaching fundamentals and kids must play 40-60% of all games. It helps all kids and not just the good or great ones to develop skills in a safe atmosphere.

I couldnt agree more with your philosphy on coaching young players. a balance of discovery learning to develop creative GAMES players- no matter what the sport is essential to allow the fun element to be instilled. The key is for a coach to know when to interject with advice and instruction to enable quicker development of a player or group.

A great site- thanks!

Rob UK

I have just come back from a State Championship in which both City and Country kids play off against each other. I found that my team was aware of the moves and positioning for motion offense, however when the game started and the defensive pressure went on the offense disappeared out the door. I will try 3 : 3 and let you know the results. Sounds like a great idea.

I am coming to the end of my season and after the Easter break I am (hopefully!) organising a series of 3-on-3 leagues for my students here in the UK. I have had it quite hard this year with only one hour a week on a thursday for coaching my teams (basketball is a way down the list of priorities in this school!) and I am hoping that this league will help drum up more support for basketball in my school, and get the students more invovled in playing as well. Your article and comments have really helped motivate me and I will be getting the article to my Head of Sport to look at and hopefully he will let me have more time on court next season!! Thanks heaps and keep up the great work!

My name is Flora,am from london,a team i represent is currently looking for a basketball player coming season,the team will be organizaing it tryout from 24th-31st July 2009,if any of you coaches can introduce me to young talents i will appreciate,my email is florah...@gmail.com

I think 3 on 3 is the best experience for youth players. I agree that the kids involved get so much experience as opposed to 3 on 3. We host a 3 on 3 tournament every year as a benefit for cancer research and it is such a hit with the crowd. I am a huge fan of 3 on 3!

-Sylvia

I have read a fair bit to fo with 3 on 3. I am about to try this now as our club training expectation for all age groups. The reason for us is because we believe that kids cannot handle the basketball enough to build experience and confidence. Did you know, that Football (Soccer) in Europe, is played in a small sided games version, and kids no younger than 14 are only allowed to play 5 a side? I live in Australia, and Football bodies are implementing this as well as a direct result to improve grass roots skill levels. Now in Football, this is a proven technique in vastly improving kids skills, whilst kids touch the ball as often as they can. I will be very interested to see its impact over time in our basketball club, & well done on this fantastic initiative!

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