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      • He runs a basketball academy in Würzburg that he calls “the Institute of Applied Nonsense,” and its name captures its unconventional approach. Players split ball-handling drills with tutorials in opera, literature, fencing, ballet and jazz.
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  4. www.youtube.com › watchAre You Sure We Teach the Shooting - Holger Geschwindner ...

    Jan 8, 2015 · Holger Geschwindner, mentor and shooting coach of German NBA superstar Dirk Nowitzki, teaches fundamental shooting drills.

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  5. www.hoopsbeast.com › holger-geschwindnerHow Holger Geschwindner's Crazy Coaching Philosophy Shaped ...

    • Holger Geschwindner: Basketball Is An Art
    • Holger’s Unique Coaching Methods
    • Dirk Nowitzki Stuns The NBA

    Holger had his own vision of basketball, he hated patterns and saw the sport as an art form, a dance where the best players were artistic and aggressive. Only one thing had to have a perfect pattern – Dirk’s jump shot. Every component of the unique high-arching jump shot Dirk became known for throughout his career was by design. Holger, who studied...

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    One day in practice Holger brought a friend of his who was a saxophone player. Dirk was working on his dribbling and music suddenly filled the gym. Without missing a beat, Holger instructed Dirk to keep dribbling in the rhythm of the music his friend was playing. Things like this became a regular occurrence, and a big part of Holger’s coaching phil...

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    As it turned out, all this that looked like utter madness to onlookers had tremendous consequences for Dirk’s basketball. Thanks to all of the strange shooting drills and his experience playing the piano and the guitar, Dirk was able to shoot and hit from almost any position and situation. All the dancing and fencing lessons gave him incredible foo...

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  6. basketballimmersion.com › how-to-teach-shootingHow to Teach Shooting with Holger Geschwinder

    May 10, 2015 · How to Teaching Shooting with Holger Geschwinder presents a summary of his ideas and concepts for teaching shooting and lay-ups.

  7. www.vice.com › en › articleMeet the German Coach Who Helped Turn Dirk Nowitzki Into an ...

    Jan 18, 2017 · Holger saw Dirk play as a youth in Schweinfurt, and afterword he got on the court and worked with him. That he was then able to develop Dirk, a story that is now famous, was, in my opinion, down...

  8. www.youtube.com › watchThe Crazy German Coach Who Taught Dirk Nowitzki How to Shoot

    Dec 3, 2015 · Holger Geschwinder is the basketball coaching savant who taught Dirk Nowitzki his lethal shot and has continued to work with him throughout his career.

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Holger_GeschwindnerHolger Geschwindner - Wikipedia

    Geschwindner acted as an official coach of the Dallas Mavericks and runs a basketball academy in Würzburg, Germany, that he calls the Institute of Applied Nonsense. In 1995, Geschwindner calculated the optimum angle of a jump shot to be 60 degrees.

  10. ironcityshowdown.com › holger-geschwindner-trainingWhy Holger Geschwindner's Training Made Dirk Nowitzki Successful

    How did Dirk Nowitzki become so successful in the NBA? Read how Holger Geschwindner's ‘nonsense’ training made Nowitzki a living legend.