Layups and Finishing – How to Make Layups

Going to the basket is one of the best ways to score in basketball.  When you get shots in or around the basket there is a high likelihood of scoring […]

Basketball Dribbling – Ball Handling Volume 1

This video is part of our basketball training series on ball handling.  This is the first video of the series and it covers: The reasons why you need to dribble […]

Basketball Shooting – Volume 2 – Shooting Form

This is the second video in our basketball training series on shooting the basketball.  This video teaches the correct shooting from.  It covers feet positioning, balance, the shot pocket, the […]

Basketball Shooting – Volume 1 – How to Shoot a Basketball

This is the first video in a series on how to correctly shoot the basketball.  This video covers correct hand and finger position.  It stresses the importance of using your […]

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Thoughts on the 2012 NBA Finals (through four games)

Westbrook is never going to be a pure point guard, but I think that is okay. There are two things I think he definitely needs to get better at (which […]

Advanced Statistics – What They Mean and How to Use Them

As we mentioned in the last post, advanced basketball statistics or “APBRmetrics” attempt to take the stats we already keep and make them MUCH more meaningful.  There is a reason […]

An Introduction to Advanced Statistics

All our readers know this is a basketball training website.  Some of you may be wondering why we are venturing into advanced statistics, and some of you might not even […]

The Importance of Switching Gears

In your basketball training, you need to work on skills beyond the basics (shooting, ball handling, etc.).  As a player, particularly as a guard, and especially as a point guard, […]

How Bad do YOU Want it?

I thought this video was so great that I had to share it.  If this doesn’t inspire you, than you probably shouldn’t play/coach sports anymore.  Can you summon up this […]