Competition at Practice

If you spend time on this website then you know how important the team concept is. Think for a second about how you become a better basketball player…yes you put […]

What to do when you lose your dribble

Stay calm once the dribble is picked up: I see a lot of younger, less experienced basketball players’ panic once they have picked up their dribble and the defender crowds […]

Basketball Post Moves – The Jump Hook

The Jump Hook is more than just a post move. It can be used by post players as a post-up move and it can be used by guards and smaller […]

Basketball Finishing – Layup / Dunk Series

Most basketball teams start out practices or warm-up for games with layup lines.  Most players will start these drills and just go through the motions.  Some players see how high […]

Kobe Bryant Moves – Kobes mid-range footwork

As we mentioned in our LeBron James moves tutorial, all basketball players borrow moves from other players. So this new breakdown of a few Kobe Bryant Moves should become a […]

Layup Drills for Beginners – Make Your Layups!

In another post (Layups and Finishing) we went through the technique and fundamentals of making layups. So in this post, we wanted to make sure you or your child / […]

LeBron James Moves Tutorial | LeBron’s go-to moves

Working on offensive moves in your basketball training is very important.  So where do you get those moves?  As far back as you go in basketball, players have been borrowing […]

The Fall of Basketball Fundamentals

I watched a group of high school players play in an open scrimmage recently and here is what I witnessed: A reliance on launching 3 pointers (despite an inability to […]

Embracing The Secret

These are all quotes from the 2001 NCAA Champion Duke Blue Devils: “In one of our team meetings, the only players who spoke were members of the Blue Team. We […]

Basketball IQ – Two for One – Time and Score

If you are in a league with a shot clock, it’s important to be aware of the situation. As you get near the end of a quarter you would ideally […]