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Basketball Play Off Of The Bounce

Featured, High School07/17/201928Views 0Likes 0Comments

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…

Be The Best Basketball Parent

Featured, High School01/05/201812Views 0Likes 0Comments

Watching sports at the amateur level should be a lot of fun. Coaches constructing teams, & schemes. Kids are trying out for local, travel & AAU teams. I would like to believe that parents are "happy" to watch kids play in a competitive environment. Not true. I started writing this in January 2018 based on…

Becoming A Great Passer

Featured, High School02/20/201917Views 0Likes 0Comments

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…

Handle The Truth And The Rock

Featured, M College Basketball, W College Basketball01/05/202330Views 0Likes 0Comments

There are many reasons that the game of basketball has become the second most popular game in the world, trailing only soccer. Factors like low cost to participate and easy access to basketball courts help that cause. The ability to enjoy the game alone or in a group also play a part in the game's…

Parent An Athlete

High School, W High School Basketball12/01/202218Views 0Likes 0Comments

College basketball coaches sit and watch basketball tournaments discussing players. Height, weight, body build, hand size are some of the physical attributes coaches evaluate. His or her Academics. The final question is always about his or her parents. Several college coaches have said they prefer not to recruit players from a single parent home…

Play With Toughness

BB Reads, High School11/25/201913Views 0Likes 0Comments

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 basketball…

Preventing the Heartbreak With Basketball

Uncategorized01/03/202010Views 0Likes 0Comments

Arguably, the NBA is regarded as the Mecca of professional basketball. It is the platform where many, if not most young players have aspired to become members of. However, statistically speaking, we all know that less than 1% of all players will ever see that dream come true. How can we prevent this heartbreak? The…

Shooting The Ball Is Essential

Featured, High School02/17/201919Views 0Likes 0Comments

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 to play with. There are many…

Simple Way To Offensive Basketball

Featured, High School02/16/201919Views 0Likes 0Comments

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. Offensive…

The Origins Of Basketball

Basketball History06/25/201816Views 0Likes 0Comments

Basketball beginings are different than other sports. It's pretty clear that Dr. James Naismith developed the game of basketball. Naismith was born in 1861 in Ramsay township, Ontario, Canada. He graduated as a physician at McGill University in Montreal and was primarily interested in sports physiology. In 1891, while working as a physical education teacher at the YMCA…