Basketball is much more than just shooting hoops. Conditioning is a necessity to be a complete athlete. By training and preparing physically to improve overall fitness, strength, and endurance, players can perform better and attain a more favorable body composition that could…
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We, as coaches, have the desire to win. A winning program always seems to be the one that everyone wants to talk about and emulate. What coach wouldn't want to have an established basketball program like the University of North…
One of the questions most often asked by younger, growing players is, “How can I increase my vertical?” I’ll be honest, the only people who Improve their verticals are the ones who spend time jumping and training to strengthen the muscles in…
Observe basketball from a distance to get an objective look at the game. What are its simplest elements? This general viewpoint can be enlightening, even for an experienced coach, because it is so easy during a season to become immersed in details…
Coach Bob Knight was once quoted to have said in concern to the game of basketball “The mental is to the physical as 4 is to 1.” Coach Knight is usually correct about what he says when it comes to basketball and…
Regardless of the type of offense used, cutting and screening are two essential offensive building blocks. In a recent survey I sent out I received a surprisingly large number of requests for information about screening more effectively. So, here are three simple…
The right idea with the best portable basketball hoop is that it is not restricted to one location. It doesn’t require a cement base or implanting a pole in the ground in a fixed location to use it.
Most of the portable basketball…
It would be difficult to estimate the number of games that have been won or lost because one of the teams playing was in better condition than the other. It is difficult to find an excuse that will justify losing a game…
What is Scouting Reports? In Basketball comparing a player's statistics to other players at their position over a specific amount of time is called scouting reports.
Because of the increase in the number of offensive and defensive patterns being used in modern basketball,…
Weight training has become a vital supplement to basketball conditioning and development programs. Once thought to lead only to a muscle-bound, uncoordinated individual, carefully controlled experiments in recent years have shown that a program of weight training can contribute to the overall…