Basketball For Kids
Teaching basketball for kids can be challenging. Here’s one basketball drill that work well with youth players. I call this one Beat Michael Jordan (though you can subsitute in any famous player’s name instead).
Archive for October, 2006
Basketball Plays and Drills
Running effective basketball plays and drills is the most important job of a coach. It can be a challenge not to be overwhelmed with trying to understand too many basketball plays and drills.
Basic Basketball Drills
It’s important for every youth basketball coach to have a library of basic basketball drills he can run to teach the fundamentals of the game. Below is a basic basketball drill to teach shooting, known as the spot shooting drill.
Girls Basketball Camp
This post will tell you all about how to run a successful Girls Basketball Camp. The key to running an effective basketball camp is dividng up the athletes into groups and running skill-focused stations. Below is a complete guide to running stations at your next girls basketball camp.
Basketball Summer Camp
This is part 2 of the series on how to run a basketball summer camp. In this post, I provide some tips on putting together your daily basketball drills schedule. I also provide advice on warm up and stretching routines.
Basketball Camp
Today’s post is an part 1 of a series on how to run a basketball camp. Various basketball drills and basketball coaching tips are included.
Basketball Camp is an incredible opportunity for young players to learn the fundamentals of the game, have fun, meet new friends, and develop their skill sets. In addition to being a fun and rewarding experience, coaching a camp can be a very effective way to hone your teaching skills, learn from other coaches, and become a more effective basketball “thinker”.
Basketball Training Drills
Training for basketball season requires more than just work on individual skills, such as dribbling, passing, shooting, and defense. It also requires a commitment to conditioning… improving strength, endurance and explosiveness will translate directly into better performance on the basketball court. This is best accomplished through targeted basketball training drills.
Basketball Ball Handling Drills
One of my favorite basketball ball handling drills is called the 60 second weak hand drill. The focus of this basketball ball handling drill is developing strength and control with the weak hand. Developing both hands will allow players to be a threat to drive left or right… making them that much harder to defend.
Plays for Basketball
A successful team should only need 2 halfcourt plays for basketball. The first is a good motion offense (which I posted about a couple days ago). The second is a play to beat a zone.
Basketball Coaching Drills
Below is one of my favorite basketball coaching drills. This one, called, the Tip Rebounding Drill, teaches players how to keep a ball alive in situations where they cannot fully secure it underneath the boards. Here’s how this basketball drill works:
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