Basketball is a competitive sport.
Every day there are millions of players attempting to improve their basketball skills.
This could be to improve their minutes on the court, to make the local HS team, or simply score more points while mucking around with friends.
If you want to learn how to get better at basketball, this 10-step guide is for you.
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Every great basketball coach focuses on footwork.
Effective footwork will prevent players from silly violations, allow them to create space and get past defenders, set them up to shoot on balance, let them dominate the post, and more…
It’s very important.
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The best guards in basketball are highly skilled in specific areas of the game.
They’re able to shoot from outside at a high percentage (midrange and three-pointers), they can beat any opponent with their dribble, and they can finish at the basket.
Here are 10 basketball drills for guards that will improve these important skills.
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Getting young players free for open shots off an inbounds pass isn’t easy. To do so, you need to have basketball inbound plays that are simple for young players to understand and easy for them to execute. This blog post contains 5 effective youth basketball inbound plays:Two sideline inbound playsThree baseline inbound playsIf executed correctly, all of […]
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Coaching a youth basketball team can be incredibly frustrating at times…
Especially when you arrive at practice and find out you’ve got fewer players than anticipated.
This can immediately change which drills you use, mess up which strategies you spend time on, which games you’re able to run, and a bunch of other important practice stuff.
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Many players believe they need complex basketball moves to be a great ball-handler.
But the truth is…
By perfecting 6 fundamental basketball moves, you’ll have everything you need to explode past any defender on the court.
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