13 Simple Ways to Improve Your Basketball Scrimmages
A great basketball practice has several key elements.
Coaches must find the right combination of skill development drills, team drills, and small-sided games. And no good practice isn’t complete without some 5-on-5 basketball scrimmage time.
We don’t need to complicate it:
Players benefit from playing the game.
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Dynamic Basketball Warm Up Guide (20 Drills and Exercises)
As a basketball coach, one of your responsibilities is making sure that your players are physically prepared before each game and practice.
One of the most important ways a player can prepare is with a proper basketball warm up.
Specifically, a dynamic stretching routine.
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10 “Little Things” All Basketball Coaches Must Do
There are many “little things” coaches can do that will have a large impact on the success of the team and the players.
In this article, we’ll go through 12 of them.
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16 Basketball Fundraising Ideas for Your Team or Program
Every basketball fundraising idea has its own advantages and disadvantages.
It’s up to you to decide which ones best fit your team / program.
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75 Basketball Coaching Clinics You Can Watch Online Right Now
Did you know there are basketball coaching clinics that you can watch online for free?
Yep – thousands of hours.
These allow you to learn at your own pace (I love being able to rewind and watch certain parts again), study at a time that’s convenient for you, and they cost you absolutely nothing.
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Why Players Miss So Many Layups (And How to Fix It)
There are several obvious reasons why youth basketball players miss a large percentage of the layups they attempt: (a) Lack of experience / practice (b) Lack of strength (c) Poor technique All of these are important to acknowledge, but that’s not what we’re going to talk about today. Here’s the “frustrating” topic we’ll be trying to fix. Why players miss layups […]
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