250+ Basketball Terms all Coaches and Players Must Know
Becoming familiar with the many different basketball terms is one of the toughest challenges for all new coaches and players. There are a lot of them… From learning the many different offenses and defenses (examples: 5-out motion and 1-3-1 defense) to the many rule violations (examples: 5-second violation and cross-court violation), there is a lot of basketball […]
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Pick and Roll for Basketball (Offensive Guide)
Let’s start out with a bold (and true) statement…
“The pick and roll is the most effective action in basketball. This is true from youth basketball all the way up to the NBA level.”
But there’s one problem…
Many coaches are missing out important details when teaching their players how to execute the screen and roll.
These simple details can result in your team missing out on many points every game.
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Basketball Rules All Coaches and Players Must Know (Easy to Learn)
Have you ever attempted to read a 196-page official basketball rules book?
I have (more than once) and it’s not something I recommend beginner coaches or players place high on their to-do list.
The official basketball rules books are filled with a ton of complicated words and scenarios. Many I had to re-read numerous time to understand.
This can be a problem.
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Shot Clocks in High School Must be Mandatory
Whether all states in the United States of America should implement a high school shot clock has forever been a highly debated topic.
I was recently urged to write this blog post after seeing yet another important high school basketball game come down to stalling the basketball for several minutes before shooting on the buzzer (twice).
The game I’m talking about was a 4 overtime game in Iowa between Ames High School and Hoover High School.
Here’s a quick summary of the overtime periods (4 minutes each):
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How to Win Every Youth Basketball Game (8 Terrible Tactics)
I was once asked to fill in as the coach for a team competing in an U12’s grand final game because the normal coach of the team had fallen ill the night before.
I was happy to help out and said yes despite not having any idea what players were on the team.
When I arrived at the game the next day I was delighted to find out that we had a great team. I had previously coached most of the players and had watched the others play before.
But the player that immediately stood out to me was our team’s biggest player. Let’s call him Tom (not his real name).
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The Four Roles at a Youth Basketball Game
We have a terrible problem in youth basketball. And it’s getting worse.
Here are three examples of it… (see if you can guess what it is).
1. Coaches are always screaming at referees about calls they disagree with.
2. Spectators are coaching kids from the sideline.
3. Players are constantly arguing with the referees.
While this might seem like 3 different problems, it’s really not.
They all come down to this…
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