Real Players make occasional great plays when trying to make good plays. Fake Players make awful plays while trying to make great plays. Real Players think about winning. Fake […]
Player Efficiency Rating (PER): Simple Things To Know
John Hollinger devised an all in one basketball rating adjusted to pace of play and an individual’s playing time to rank NBA players, present and past. He readily admits that […]
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 instance, you’ll never score on […]
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 an exhibition game against Northern […]
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 to excessive soreness. Utilize moderate […]
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 states where tryouts have yet […]