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What is AAU Basketball? (Including Pros and Cons)

AAU basketball is a highly debated topic.

Exactly what is AAU basketball and whether kids should participate is a question I receive often from parents.

With all the scandals that have surfaced involving college coaches, AAU coaches, runners, agents, advisors, shoe company executives, and the players and the families themselves, there are a lot of questions that need to be answered.

In this blog post I’ll do my best to describe what is AAU basketball, who can participate, when the season is, and also the pros and cons of playing.

37 Basketball Training Tips, Strategies, and Secrets

Effective basketball training is essential for all players.

Whether you’re a young player still learning the game, a college athlete attempting to turn pro, or a coach looking to help out their team, you should always be on the search for new basketball training tips to improve your game.

In this blog post I’ll share with you 37 important basketball training tips that will help you elevate your game to the next level.

7 Basketball Conditioning Drills to Improve Fitness and Skills

Running basketball conditioning drills is the answer to ensuring your team is in shape to give 100% effort throughout entire games.

The basketball drills you use at practice should incorporate conditioning so that your players are improving their fitness and working on their skills at the same time.

This also makes sure your practices are game-like because players are practicing executing their skills while fatigued.

5 Basketball Ball Handling Drills to Break Down Any Opponent

Dribbling on the basketball court is a difficult skill.

Not because dribbling is a tough skill to improve necessarily, but because it’s difficult to teach players when, where, and why to use their dribble.

As the famous Australian basketball coach, Lindsay Gaze, once said…

“You dribble to score, not to explore.”

5 Basketball Defense Drills to Lock Down Any Opponent

Here’s a difficult truth:Being willing to hustle and play hard on defense isn’t enough…To develop a great defensive team, players must learn correct defensive technique and understand where they should be on the court depending on who they’re guarding and the position of the basketball.And the best way to accomplish this is by using proven […]

3 Basketball Stat Sheets (free to download and print)

Keeping track of individual player statistics using a basketball stat sheet can assist coaches, parents, and players in several different ways:

Read this post to find out what they are…

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