Every so often we need to make sure that you understand that there are three components of offensive basketball, shooting, passing and dribbling. But when do use them as a basketball player? Basketball players better know how to do all of these. The belief is that any time your open, within your shooting range, you […]
This summer I’ve spent a lot of time in work out facilities watching the next generation of athletes prepare for the upcoming season. Before the summer started, I would have bet that the players are different in that they don’t work hard. What I’ve found is that the parents are different, especially as it comes […]
Student-athletes are more like athlete-students. Universities in the United States have found a way to get athletes to believe that they should be able to maintain academic excellence all the while performing at a high level on the playing field. I argue that the likelihood of being able to accomplish this feat low. Very low. […]
The toughness of an athlete is what matters most in sport. Most coaches and recruiters will tell you that. That level of toughness is what helps teams win in basketball. So, what is toughness in basketball exactly? The first commonality is the most obvious and that is the physical toughness. Both played a brand of […]
Fair or not, recruitable basketball players are being identified earlier than ever before. The RUN Sports basketball recruiting service, like many others, identifies boys and girls who can play at a high level. Almost all these services cater to the players who excel on the offensive side of the ball. Most basketball trainers, grass roots, some college and professional coaches […]
We’ve talked about having a GO-move series (triple threat) and its importance. I want to go further in depth about the dribble portion 1/3 of the triple threat. There are only two ways to score in offensive basketball; catch and off the bounce (starting with dribbling the ball to attack). Dribbling the ball comes easy for some, especially smaller […]
In the game of basketball, there is one ball to be shared amongst five players. In The Origins Basketball Dr James Naismith developed a basketball with laces that wasn’t conducive for dribbling. The original rules stated that you could not move from your spot on the court forcing everyone to share or pass the ball. As […]
Facebook Twitter Youtube By ALFRED’S HOUSE When I look at players, the first thing that tends to jump out at is whether or not the player can shoot. The origins of basketball start with the ability to shoot. The players who can shoot the ball tend to play the longest and are the most fun […]
I’ve spent a lot of time on Youtube looking at videos of basketball trainers. Some of the trainers are good. Others not so much. I see a lot tricks with cones and tennis balls. Lots of gidgets and gadgets. Very few of them are teaching the offensive portion of the game from a holistic respective. […]
Watching the Eastern Conference finals game 3 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics and listening to LeBron James post game press conference about his passing brought back memories. It brought back memories of when I realised that LeBron wasn’t a regular 6’3 basketball player. It reminded me of when I first witnessed a […]
