In addition to all the wonderful graphics and user friendly design- over 20 coaches have e-mailed me saying how much their players LOVE seeing their own names in the animation and printed playbooks. My own teams get a real kick out of seeing their names "in lights".
Below are some of my favorite basketball jumping drills. These drills will improve your team's ability to grab rebounds and block shots, as well as overall explosiveness and quickness around the basket.
My philosophy on Basketball Practice Planning is based on 4 ingredients....
Basketball College Recruiting: 10 Facts basketball players, coaches, and parents need to know
Since yesterday, I've gotten a ton of email from coaches asking for a direct link to my Holiday Basketball Coaching Catalog. Seems like lots of people are looking for gifts for basketball coaches.
As a parent & basketball coach, you have an incredible job before you. It’s a job of both nurturing and a role model to others and to your child. But there are some guidelines you should follow to ensure that the basketball season, and your family life — will progress smoothly while you are coaching your own child.
A blog reader, Reg S. from Canada, sent me a basketball shooting drill I'd love to pass along...
You've probably been thinking about adding to your Basketball Coaching "toolbox" for a while, this is the perfect time. I've made it VERY easy for you this year with my "Basketball Wish List".
A coach has to face certain realities, be it a professional coach or a parent volunteer, that some youth who try out on a team will not make the team, or will be cut from the team. Cutting a player is never an easy task; the emotions will run high for you, for the parent and of course, for the youth.
This email is from a coach looking for some fun drills he can use with his youth basketball team.
The below question if from a coach looking for pointers on the exact footwork to be used in a pick and roll.
The below email is from a frustrated coach who wants to teach proper shooting technique... but she's having some difficulty convincing the kid's parents that it's necessary...
John is a youth basketball coach who is having trouble with players missing easy shots.
Kevin sent me this email looking for basketball passing drills or techniques he could use to cut down on turnovers with his point guard.
The email below is from a coach wondering which basketball practice drills he should focus on to maximize his team's learning. As I always say, the key is simplicity! Pick out a few areas you want to focus on, then drill the heck out of those...
Below is a basketball tactics question from one of my newsletter. Read on to learn some fundamental strategies for breaking a man to man or zone based full court press.
One of the most effective basketball ballhandling drills is called the figure eight dribble drill. To start, the player stands with his legs wider than shoulder width apart. He dribbles the ball in a figure eight pattern around and between his legs, alternating hands where appropriate.
Here are a few of my favorite Basketball Dribbling Drills. 1. Skip Dribbling Drill The player stands and moves his legs in a scissors motion, with his toes pointing straight forward. He switches back and forth, first with his right leg kicking forward, then his left leg kicking forward and so on.