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Player Efficiency Rating (PER): What is PER in Basketball?
What is PER in Basketball? John Hollinger devised an all in one basketball rating adjusted to pace of play and an individual’s playing time to […]
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What is a “good” basketball possession?
Would You Rather Score or Have a Good Possession? Obviously, the answer is both but realistically if you have 70 possessions in a game, for […]
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Toughness: Real Goals For Every Team
Yesterday I watched Coach Tom Izzo’s Michigan St. Spartans practice and even though they were basically reviewing all their offense and defense in preparation for […]
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Basketball In-Season Training Principles
Educate your athletes on the importance of training In-Season; they have to “buy in.” Program low volume rep schemes. High volume training can possibly lead […]
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System For Conducting Tryouts
For the states that have already started high school and youth basketball, this article is probably moot for this season. But, those of you in […]
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