High School Basketball
Doug Baldwin Says Basketball Is the Best Workout for Becoming a Better Route Runner
At 5-foot-10, 192 pounds, Doug Baldwin rarely has a size advantage over the man across from him. Yet the Seattle Seahawks wide receiver is one of the most undeniably effective [...]
How I Squandered a Season by Failing to Create a Team Culture (and What I Do Differently Now)
Matt Richards is head men’s basketball coach, as well as Associate Dean of Students and Director of Athletics, at Southern Maine Community College. He is the all-time winningest coach in [...]
How to Change Your Basketball Body Language for the Better
You don't have to speak to send a message. While there's no section for it in the box score, body language can have a huge impact on an athlete's play [...]
5 Steps to Becoming a Better Finisher Around The Rim
Finishing around the basket. Consistently converting on your close-range opportunities can help you fill up the stat sheet in a hurry and open things up for your teammates. There are [...]
How Treadmills Helped West Virginia Basketball Build Their Terrorizing Press Defense
West Virginia basketball is known for suffocating defense. In recent years, the Mountaineers have utilized an aggressive press defense that sees their players guard every inch of the court. The [...]
Notre Dame Basketball Coach Mike Brey Reveals How Tense Coaches Create Tense Players
A coach who’s constantly tense and frustrated will rub off on their players in all the wrong ways. That’s the message Notre Dame head basketball coach Mike Brey shares in [...]
How to Be an Effective Basketball Scorer Without Shooting 3-Pointers
As basketball has progressed, the 3-point line has become the predominant factor in dictating the direction the game is now headed. Just take a look at the Houston Rockets, who [...]
How a Basketball Background Propelled Nick Foles to Super Bowl LII MVP
Heading into the biggest football game of his life, Nick Foles had one goal: Think like a point guard. “Going in this game, I sorta went back to when I [...]
How Perimeter Players Can Use a Size Advantage With the ‘Barkley’ Move
As a forward or a big guard (or even a post player who may find themselves on the perimeter), you're going to have situations in which your defender is smaller [...]
The Maniacal Work Ethic That Made Alabama’s Collin Sexton a Five-Star Recruit
Collin Sexton really wasn’t supposed to be here. He wasn’t supposed to be averaging 21.7 points per game as a freshman. He wasn’t supposed to be the face of a [...]