Youth Basketball
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 [...]
Why Otto Porter Jr. Didn’t Play AAU Basketball (And Believes He’s Better Because of It)
Otto Porter Jr. didn’t play AAU basketball. That makes the 24-year-old Washington Wizards forward something of an anomaly in today’s NBA. Almost all of the sport’s young stars played [...]
Watch LeBron James Jr. Throw Crazy Dishes and Drain Deep 3’s in His Latest Highlight Tape
The size. The explosiveness. The vision. The demoralizing blocks. Though he’s only 12 years old, LeBron James Jr. (a.k.a. "Bronnie") is already displaying many of the attributes that make his [...]
LeBron’s 12-Year Old Son Already Has Bigger Feet Than His Dad
Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James is 31 years old, stands 6-foot-8, weighs 250 pounds and wears a size 15 shoe. The King's son, LeBron Jr., is 12 years old and, according [...]
What is AAU Basketball?
What is AAU Basketball? Amateur Athletic Union basketball, better known as AAU basketball, is an amateur and youth sports organization. AAU hoops is made up of independent groups across the [...]
Gurlz Got Game Attracts Nationally Ranked Athletes
The rhythmic bounce of a basketball echoes across arenas filled to capacity as the nation watches the most refined and skilled collegiate female basketball players compete. As the spectators cheer [...]
WATCH: 7-foot-3 Eighth Grader Dominates the Court
Last year, the varsity basketball team at West Oaks Academy in Orlando, Florida went 32-4. One of West Oaks' players is only 14. However, Chol Marial is over 7 feet [...]
3 Great Drills for Coaching Youth Basketball
Coaching young basketball players can be a daunting task, especially when the athletes on your team have a wide variety of skill levels. Your star third-grader may make a left-handed [...]