Basketball Drills
4 Simple Changes to Step Up Your Defensive Hoops Game
Defense is a key to basketball success. If you score, you may win, but if they don't score, you can't lose. You always want your defense to be aggressive and [...]
4 Tips for Improving Your 3-Point Shooting Percentage
For a basketball player, becoming a great shooter takes time and countless hours of practice in the gym. The reason star players such as Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry shoot [...]
Train Smarter With This Basketball Workout Routine
Most players lack direction when they start their basketball training. Although they work hard for hours in the gym, they don't see results, because they don’t know how to maximize [...]
Coach For Fun and Results: 10 Youth Basketball Drills
When you drafted your roster line-up this season, you set a pretty high bar for yourself. How you choose to coach could either mold the next NBA superstar or prevent [...]
Drills to Make You a Better Point Guard
The best point guards don't necessarily lead their team in points or assists. They're the players with the rare ability to draw the best out of their teammates. Take Chris [...]
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 [...]
Dominate the Boards: Box Out Drills
To dominate the boards, you don't need to be the tallest or biggest guy in the paint. All it takes to be a great rebounder is learning how to box [...]
4 Essential Components of Basketball Speed With Drills to Enhance Them
Many basketball coaches and athletes use a one-dimensional approach to speed training: Run more. Running sprints will help you get faster, but basketball players seldom reach top-end speed during a [...]
How to Run and Attack the 1-3-1 Half-Court Trap
Many basketball teams find the 1-3-1 half-court trap to be an extremely effective tool for disrupting opposing offenses. When offenses get uncomfortable, they start turning the ball over and giving [...]
Become the Point Guard Your Team Needs With These Drills
Ever played against a basketball team that seemed out of sync, fumbling passes and messing up schemes? They probably lacked a talented point guard. Point guards are the heart and [...]