Finesse Vs. Power – Mastering The Post Game
Whether a player is 7”, 6’2, or even 5’8, it will always be to their advantage to have a strong post game. It gets you easy opportunities around the basket,
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How To Improve Your Offense; One on One, on One
While it’s not something you want to build your offense around, there’s no denying that having players that have the ability to score one on one is a great boost
One Easy Basketball Drill, Three Defensive Benefits
There are a lot of things that are out of your hands as a coach, like talent, or size, but two things you can control are conditioning and technique on
Fast Break Basketball – Fastbreak Practice
We like to have fast break basketball practices and try to create as many situations as we can in this atmosphere. We spend 20 minutes each day using the 3 on 2 continuous drill.
Basketball Practice Drills – Concentration and Shooting Skills
My assistant and I were frustrated by poor shooting around the basket and a lack of concentration at the beginning of practice. These simple basketball practice drills improved both problems. Concentration
Basketball Defense Drills – Continuity
One of the basketball defense drills I love and my team loves is continuity. It teaches defense, patience, hard work, and intensity!
Basketball Practice Drills – 3 on 2 Plus 1
I wanted to share one of our basketball practice drills that is fun, game-like and competitive. We call it 3 on 2 plus 1. Players seem to enjoy this drill and never want it to end.
Basketball Warmup Drills – Half Court Weave Drill
This is a good half-court weave drill that combines the weave with mid-range jump shots, defensive closeouts, boxing out and rebounding. We often use it for basketball warmup drills.
Basketball Practice Drills – Traffic & Muscle Memory Drill
The intent of these basketball practice drills is to teach 5th and 6th graders how to use lane congestion to their advantage on offense and how to fight through it on defense.We call the first drill "Traffic". The next drill, a muscle memory drill, works on ball-handling skills.
Basketball Practice Drills – Layup Drill
One of the big things that I find with young teams is that they struggle to multitask. I like these basketball practice drills because it forces them to think about timing, passing, and approach.
Basketball Practice Drills – Dribble Drill
Many coaches struggle to come up with fresh ideas for basketball practice drills. Here is one suggestion that has worked for me in the past.