High School Basketball
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 [...]
Basketball Hydration – Pre, During, and Post-Competition
Hydration is not just about drinking water and Gatorade. Yes, those are the easiest ways to replace water and electrolyte loss in your body. But if your body is a [...]
Basketball Sizes: A Quick Guide for All Levels of Play
NBA and College Basketball Sizes Basketball sizes vary by age, gender, and level of play. The official size of the basketball used by the NBA is 29.5 inches in circumference. [...]
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 [...]
Basketball Neural Warm-Up
Neural warm-ups are essential. They will produce higher performance and give you the edge you need on the court before the game. However, just standing in line shooting free throws, [...]
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 [...]
Basketball Court Dimensions and Hoop Height: A Quick Guide
How Big is a Basketball Court? An NBA basketball court is 94 feet long and 50 feet wide. In meters, it's 28.65 m long and 15.24 m wide. The [...]
Basketball Inbound Plays for Beginners
A basketball inbound play occurs at the beginning of every period, except for the first, after all made baskets and following any stoppages in play such as a dead-ball turnover (when [...]
Kobe Bryant Says He Played Just Two Organized Basketball Games a Month Growing Up
Editor's note: Following the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, STACK remembers his legacy as an athlete whose incredible drive and work ethic inspired millions. As illustrated here, youth sports and young [...]
The Most Powerful Form of Punishment for Athletes
If you have to punish them to get them to do that, you’ve already lost the war.
