Solid basketball defense is a necessity for any team winning a championship, and you want to have a variety of basketball defense positions, so you can handle a variety of situations. The best offense in the league won’t be enough if you…
Finding new basketball offense strategies will not make you a championship contender overnight – any play is just a way to organize your team on the court, not a magical formula for winning.
But a good offensive play will help you, position players,…
If you are a younger basketball player you are probably not concerned about stretches regularly. You probably think to yourself, “Stretching is for older people, I am still young.” Well, what if I told you that stretching can make you jump higher,…
There are plenty of basketball training tips that are useful for a coach to know, and there will always be another point of view, another way to do things, and something else to add to your coaching style.
But above it, all, being…
In our never-ending quest to jump higher, agility ladder drills are a mainstay on our list and have been around for quite some time. In a game like a basketball, the quicker you can change direction, the better you will be both…
I find court diagrams useful to have, even when you have plays and drills laid out for you. I like to sketch, change things around on paper, and make them a little more ‘mine’ because it helps me visualize what I want…
What basketball is all about – the shot. To excel at the game of basketball you have to be able to put the ball in the hoop. Either from short range, under the hoop, or from downtown. You aren’t a basketball player if you…
Learning how to jump higher is a real challenge for many ballers. With longer legs, it is usually easier than for short ballers, but anyone can find this problematic. What’s needed is higher vertical jump courses.
Fortunately, there are several courses available online…
If you watch any NBA game, you are sure to see plenty of players wearing long shorts or tights. They are usually worn beneath any other shorts that may overlay over the top for a little more discretion (the compression shorts are tight everywhere!).
It’s almost…
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…