Basketball Shoes
Seven Gear Essentials
There are certain obvious occasions—like meeting a coach, making an official visit, sitting for a college interview or attending an awards banquet—when gym shorts, a T-shirt and sandals won’t cut [...]
Importance of Agility for Basketball Players
Even if you’re the quickest guy on the court, if you’re slow to react, it will negate how quick you really are. You want and need to improve both reaction [...]
Detlef Schrempf’s 6-Shot Circuit
Every year, top high school ballers gather for the invite-only adidas Nations camp. Although dominant athletes bring an array of high-level skills, the essential fundamentals are stressed throughout. Former NBA [...]
Finding the Right Cross Training Shoe
You wouldn’t wear a catcher’s mitt to play first base or sport soccer cleats on the football field, so why wear a running shoe to cross train? Nike and New [...]
USA Basketball’s Stretch Band Warm-Up
"Stretching is something to warm up and get your body loose before you challenge it [with] weightlifting, cardio or agility," says two-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Smith. Dave Richardson, strength [...]
Never Out Of Style
As Converse celebrates 100 years in the basketball shoe biz, inspiration from the past carries them into the future. John F. Kennedy once said, “History is a relentless master. It [...]