Playing basketball is a fun game, but it’s fast-moving and often involves leaps into the air to dunk the ball.
What gets a little forgotten about all that is the landing needs to be perfect to avoid injuring the ankle, foot, knee, or leg.…
You can find basketball strategies for breaking any form of the half-court press if you do a little searching online – you can find press offenses designed to break half-court presses set up in formations of 1-2-2, 2-1-2, 1-2-1-1, and plenty more.
But frankly, I…
As a coach, you must understand the five positions in basketball. You need to develop a thorough understanding of the skills, duties, responsibilities, and fundamentals needed to play each basketball position.
By understanding each of the basketball players’ positions, you’ll be able to…
Try playing basketball barefoot, even with your friends in the neighborhood, and you’ll soon discover that you’re not coming close to competitive.
Remember the comfort of running around the court (or driveway) with your feet supported by layers of protective padding, foam, and…
Whether playing basketball in school, out on the street or as part of a professional game, there’s some essential equipment needed.
Probably the most important is the hoop to shoot into, the second most important is the court markings and the third most…
Basketball arm sleeves have been growing in usage over the last few years. Some are compression sleeves and others are used mostly to wick away moisture build-up or cover up unsightly or potentially offensive tattoos.
Players in the NBA practice and play ball…
Some Basic Basketball rules are not overly complicated, although if you’ve ever picked up the FIBA rulebook, or any rulebook from one of the major governing bodies, you might very well think otherwise. At first blush, there seem to be a lot of…
The NBA has always been a league that benefited from height. You can check the average heights of NBA players.
While the tallest players were not necessarily the most talented, they still got more court time than the shortest players throughout basketball history.
Nevertheless, while Shaquille…
Coaching youth basketball can be frustrating, no doubt, especially when you want to push ahead into some aspect of the game – strategy, perhaps, or more advanced offensive skills – but you find your players just don’t have a strong enough base…
Beginners players always looking for the answer about what is traveling in basketball. Traveling violation is a penalty in basketball that occurs when an offensive player in possession of the basketball makes an extra step or an illegal movement with their other…