Basketball Speed Training

May 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Basktball Agility Ladder Drills

In the game of basketball, a player needs to have a combination of certain qualities such as speed, power, and agility.  This makes it important for a player to follow certain regimen, drills, and training to help him accelerate the development of these critical qualities.  When playing basketball, you need to do accurate and quick movements.  Since these qualities are not exactly inborn, you need to look into certain training programs that will help you to develop them. One of the best training programs that you can have for basketball is one that helps to develop two aspects – speed and agility.  Such training programs help you to achieve … [Read more...]

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Simple Basketball Drills to Help Improve Your Game

May 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Two Ball Dribble

The game of basketball has always been tough on players who set out to improve their skills.  This is primarily because developing one’s skill for the game is necessary in order to excel and win games.  In order to improve your game, you need to practice a lot, have the drive to improve, and of course, play against better players.  Overall, you will not improve as much if you do not have all three.  When practicing, it is often suggested that you follow a regimen so that you do not practice without any real direction.  The truth is there are many simple basketball drills that you can practice to help improve your game.  The list below shows a … [Read more...]

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Basketball Shooting – Shooting Clinic

April 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Basketball Shoot

In the game of basketball, shooting is an important element that every player must learn.  This is because without it, a team cannot expect to win because you need to outscore your opponents in order to win.  However, as with many other aspects of life, there are talented shooters and there are highly skilled shooters.  The difference between the two is the amount of practice they put into it.  Talented shooters put very little effort in achieving their shooting prowess while highly skilled shooters practice and practice to achieve the same shooting prowess.  This makes talented shooters who practice as hard as skilled shooters to become the best … [Read more...]

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Basketball Shooting – How to Shoot More Accurately

April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
basketball-shooting-drills

Everybody loves basketball and everybody who plays the game wants to become a good shooter.  The truth is even if you know the basic mechanics of basketball shooting such as power, alignment, balance, arc, and follow-through, you still wouldn’t be able to shoot accurately unless you practice really hard and very often.  In fact, if you practice without any direction, just plain shooting and shooting, you wouldn’t improve as fast as compared to when you are following basketball shooting drills.  Throughout the many years of basketball, coaches have developed practice drills that can help their players learn how to shoot more accurately.  The … [Read more...]

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Types of Basketball Passes and Dribbles

April 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Chest Pass

In the game of basketball, in order for a player to excel, he doesn’t just need to become a good shooter, but he also needs to be a good passer and dribbler.  Although passing and dribbling may not look as prestigious as making shots, they are still a necessary skill as both these skills may help to create good scoring opportunities for you or the team as well as prevent your opponent from getting possession of the ball. Why Pass?  Well, basically a team that is able to effectively utilize passing in their game not only uses less energy, but they are also able to maximize court coverage which in turn allows them to get into better shooting … [Read more...]

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6 Simple Yet Effective Tips on How to Improve Your Mental Side of Shooting

April 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Basketball Shooting

If you love to anything and everything about basketball, then you are well aware of the fact that being a great basketball player can definitely change your life.  Extremely skilled and talented shooters have a much better chance in making it in the team, become a basketball icon, acquire a scholarship and even play professional basketball. However, not everything in basketball has to be about the physical aspect of it.  To become a great basketball player, you must also develop the mental aspect that is needed in order to focus and thus play well in any basketball game. Below are 6 simple yet effective tips on how to improve your mental side … [Read more...]

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Dribbling, Shooting, and Rebounding Tips

March 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Basketball-Dribbling

In the game of basketball, dribbling, shooting, and rebounding are three of the basic skills that a basketball player needs to know.  In order to become a better player, you don’t just need to know how to do these three, but you also need to know the advanced techniques that involve them.  For example, if you’re good in dribbling with your dominant hand but not with your other hand, practicing to become better dribbling with both hands will make you better in ball handling.  Another is shooting.  Just because you know how to shoot around the perimeter does not mean you will be an effective shooter during the game.  Practicing your shooting … [Read more...]

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Simple Tips on Basketball Defense

March 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Defense

The game of basketball is a fun and exciting team sport that has thrilled and entertained a lot of fans and players for many decades.  Just like all sports, the game requires you to outscore your opponents in order to win.  This means that a team needs to be good offensively in order to generate more points than their opponents.  Although this may be true, it does not necessarily always happen during games.  This is because one key to winning games (or even championships as they say) is having a good defense.  If your team has good defense, then no matter how good the offensive capability of your opponents are, it will likely cut their scoring … [Read more...]

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An Introduction Into Basketball Defense

March 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Basketball Defense

The game of basketball is an enjoyable and energetic sport.  It is a game that encourages players to try to outscore their opponents to win the game.  Although the main objective of the game is to score higher than your opponents in order to win the game, pure offense is not necessarily what enables teams to win the game.  While it is true that scoring is very important, defense is also equally important.  With a good defense, you prevent your opponents from getting any unnecessary points.  Even if an opponent is very good offensively, if you are able at least cut their performance in half with good defense, then your team will have a better … [Read more...]

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Top 10 All-time Best Dunker of the NBA

February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Vince Carter

No one would argue that the NBA is the pinnacle for the game of basketball.  It is the league where all the best of the best players from around the world play.  It can be said, no matter how good a player you are, nothing can draw out the crowd’s excitement, cheer, and attention than the slam dunk.  While a three-pointer shot involves strength calculation, angle, and accuracy, it always looks the same no matter where the shot is taken from or who makes the shot.  However, with a slam dunk, it looks different from each angle it is taken and depending on who makes it, especially since there are different variations to take.  Throughout the … [Read more...]

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