Basketball Academy
2 Great Basketball Drills to Do on Your Own
Formal basketball practice is obviously an important part of your development as a player. However, spending time practicing on your own will give you an extra edge over your competition [...]
How Ganon Baker Develops Elite Basketball Players
Even the best basketball players need to continue to refine their court skills. If they sit around resting on their laurels, their opponents will ultimately pass them by. Many of [...]
Ninth Annual Continental Cup International Youth Sports Festival Begins 4th of July Weekend
The Continental Cup International Youth Sports Festival returns to Cleveland July 3-6 for its ninth consecutive year. Since 2006, the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission has hosted the event for a total [...]
Improve Your Touch Around the Rim
Post players take a beating in the paint while fighting for rebounds. Anyone can rebound the ball if they have position, but it is an art to have touch around [...]
Become An ‘All-Day Shooter’ With Kansas City Academy’s Inside/Out Drill
You can make your shot "all day" in practice. It’s easy to be automatic when no one is guarding you. But try swishing it when a tough defender is in [...]
Make Coaches Take Notice: Ball-Handling and Shooting Drills for Point Guards
Point guards: participating in an AAU summer league and basketball camp means facing some of the most serious competition you've seen all year. That's because like you, other basketball players [...]
2 Dribbling Drills to Improve Your On-Court Game
Dribbling is one of the most underrated skills in basketball. If you cannot dribble effortlessly, you won't be able to move fluidly around the court. Plus, your mind will be [...]
Women's Basketball Free Throw Drills
Free throws obviously have a big impact on the game's final score. Making them can seal the deal. Missing them can allow an opponent to creep back, especially late in [...]
Technique-Based Youth Basketball Shooting Drills
In basketball, kids usually want to shoot and are impatient about learning proper technique. But youth basketball shooting drills need to start with footwork before moving on to shooting form. [...]
