I recently had the opportunity to involve myself once again in what used to be termed “AAU” basketball and what would now be more appropriately called “travel” basketball, because for various reasons we don’t need to get into-many tournaments are no longer run under AAU auspices. While I am helping Read More
I’ve had a lot of thoughts rattling around during this whole Tom Thibodeau mini-series and most of them don’t have anything to do with the particulars of the story. For instance, I really don’t “have a horse in this race”. Normally, I would support a coach in these types of Read More
Basketball is a dynamic sport played at high speeds that require the ability to accelerate and decelerate, land, cut and jump effectively. With these conditions comes the risk for injury if our athletes are not prepared. It is no surprise that high school athletes account for approximately 2 million injuries Read More
A coaching colleague told me the other day that his current team is easily the worst that has ever had and that coaching them is not an enjoyable experience. I responded with only one thought that day and told him to hang in there and that in such seasons like Read More
It’s very likely that a good percentage of Hoop Coach readership has at least a passing knowledge of the role of the Portsmouth Invitational (commonly and affectionately called the PIT) in the world of basketball. Started in 1953 in Portsmouth, Va., the PIT annually invites 64 of the best college Read More
For the last month or so, I’ve been helping a former player of mine coach a fairly talented 16U travel team. After several practices and games, I approached one of the players and asked him what his thought process was when his man had the ball on the perimeter. His Read More
