How to Deal With Parents as a Coach
Most coaches probably went into the profession because they love the game and they love building relationships with players, whatever age that may be. However, […]
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How Mobility Impacts Durability
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 […]
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Coaching a Bad Team – how having a bad team can turn into a great season
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 […]
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Inside Portsmouth Invitational
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 […]
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Staggered Ball Screen from Sideline – VCU
Staggered Ball Screen Play that initiates from a sideline out of bounds situation. Good call for the end of a quarter or half to get […]
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On the Ball Defense
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 […]
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Zone Offense with strong focus on utilizing the Short Corner
Zone Offense with a strong focus on getting the ball into the short corner. The offense sometimes even utilizes wing players flashing into the short […]
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