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Today we’ll finish our three article series on ideas to help prepare our players for the various double team types and locations that they’ll possibly encounter over the course of the season. Thus far we’ve covered a number of double teams that are backcourt oriented. Today we’ll discuss some common Read More
In a previous article, “Pivoting: Basketball’s ‘Stepchild’ Fundamental”, we discussed the various pivots a player has at his disposal, how to drill them and we finished with an important concept for players at every level to master-pivoting out of trouble after a used dribble. Today, we’ll expand on that and Read More
Today, we’ll add some thoughts on handling several other double teams. When we discussed Diamond Press doubles in our last article, we operated on the premise that our hypothetical double teams are very good and our ballhandler just can’t simply beat two men off the bounce (even though that obviously Read More
This past Saturday, I was reminded that athletes in various sports can improve their ability to catch bad passes by actually practicing catching bad passes. I attended a high-level college football game and in warm-up practice, one of the team’s assistants was drilling the receivers by throwing low, outside passes to Read More
There are a lot of young coaches out there considering whether or not they should take the time out of their busy summer schedules to work a basketball camp (or camps) not associated with their current school at a university or organization (like Five Star or Snow Valley). Conversely, there Read More
Many parents, teachers, and coaches are looking at the social unrest in our country today asking, “How can I make a difference? How can I use my platform, as a leader, for good? One place we can look – is to our heroes of the past. Though history doesn’t repeat Read More