Basketball Coach
Off-Season Basketball Planning for High School Students
The final buzzer of your basketball season has gone off. Whether your team's run fell short of playoffs, ended midway through the postseason, or ultimately resulted in the cutting down [...]
Fun Basketball Drills That Improve Court Skills
It is important for basketball players to train hard and practice their skills to improve athletic performance; but practice can still be enjoyable for...
4 Exercises (with extras) to Boost Your Basketball Vertical Jump Height
A powerful explosive vertical leap and dynamic agility are mandatory for basketball. All basketball sport-specific movements require it. For example, shooting, blocking, rebounding, etc. Unfortunately, merely practicing vertical jumping won't [...]
Why Zone Defense is Bad for Youth Basketball
Each time I walk into a club basketball tournament, I see countless teams playing some sort of zone defense, regardless of their age. Now understandably, when it comes to U16 [...]
Make the Fast Break Second Nature
Pushing the ball up the court is second nature for me. It was drilled into my head as a high school and college player, and I did my best to [...]
4 Shooting Machine Tips for Young Basketball Players
"The Gun" by Shoot-A-Way is a shooting machine that has revolutionized the way basketball players train on their own. The machines can be found in gyms everywhere because they help [...]
Are Mandatory Early Morning Workouts Doing Young Athletes More Harm Than Good?
For as long as there have been sports teams, there have been mandatory early morning workouts. These crack-of-dawn sessions train athletes to push through adversity and increase mental toughness. They [...]
Why the ‘Big Kid’ Often Gets Bad Coaching in Youth Sports
The big kid. Watch any youth sporting event, and you can pick them out. They’re the ones who look like they’re in the wrong age group. Their physical development is [...]
Admiral Schofield Came to Tennessee 30 Pounds Overweight. He Left as One of Their Best Players Ever
When Admiral Schofield arrived in Knoxville for his freshman year at the University of Tennessee, he wasn’t exactly the big man on campus. That’s to be expected for a recruit [...]
Steve Kerr On the One Thing Every High School Coach Should Do Before Their Season
Steve Kerr knows improvement.
