18 August 2008
Basketball
Offensive Countermoves for the Equal Opportunity Half-Court Basketball
Offense
A good basketball coach always teaches his
players to understand that for every single move in a basketball, there is a
counter move. This was true 80 years ago and is true, today. The best
basketball play can be disrupted unless you have a counter move. Any
basketball player, worth his salt, will stop an offensive move once the play
is recognized. That is the main reason players must be taught to go right or
left, and why a counter move is available for every play....Read the entire article>>>>
24 July 2008
Basketball Shooting DVD
Review
During my span of
over 70 years of reading books,
attending basketball clinics, or reviewing videos about
shooting a basketball, I have had the opportunity
to learn from some of the best. Many viewers of Guide to Coaching Basketball
often write me in regards to the availability of an authoritative video on
this subject........ Read the review>>>>
07 July 2008
Suggestions for
Physical Training on the Off-Season for the Basketball Player
Basketball may be the most demanding of all
sports. Basketball is a game of quickness: fast starts, sharp cuts and
turns, acceleration and deceleration, and jumping. The hear...Read and printout>>>>
27 June 2008
A Summer
Workout for Perimeter Basketball Players (Revised)
Most successful basketball coaches require
their athletes to work as hard in the summer as they do during the regular
basketball season; therefore, they set up off-season as well as in-season
conditioning programs. Shown here, is a typical outline of summer workout
for perimeter players....Read and
printout>>>>
02 June 2008
An Excellent Off-Season Workout for the Basketball Post Players (Revised)
As Bob Knight said, "Our spring practice begins when the last game ends." This hall of fame basketball coach has a list of basketball shooting drills for 6 year olds to NBA professionals. It would pay you to read a few of his books and articles....Read and printout>>>
02 May 2008
Developing multiple half-court basketball offenses
It isn't a matter of fitting the personnel to the pattern, but choosing and fitting the pattern to the personnel. This is often necessary because no tall players are available or they are all tall....Read the article>>>
26 March 2008
Conceal your half-court offense! - Part 3
This is the second of a series of articles that show you ways to conceal your half-court basketball offense. This consists of but a few; however, I hope you get the idea and help you develop ways to conceal this offense and others...Read the article>>>
19 March 2008
Conceal your half-court offense! - Part 2
This is the second of a series of articles that show you ways to conceal your half-court basketball offense. This consists of but a few; however, I hope you get the idea and help you develop ways to conceal this offense and others...Read the article>>>
14 February 2008
Conceal your half-court offense!
In my opinion any offense worth running should be concealed. The biggest problem in getting players to run a disciplined pattern is their normal desire to be free to make all their moves....Read the article>>>
02 February 2008
How to teach and coach the old-time Indiana weave basketball half-court offense
If you want to create a lot of player movement in your team's basketball offense, you should consider a weave offense. Old time coaches Everett Dean and Branch McCracken used an offense similar to this back in the 30's, 40's, and 50's. This offense is still widely used today, but more adapted to the 3-point shot...Read more>>>>
18 January 2008
Introduction to pattern play basketball in developing multiple half-court basketball offenses
It isn't a matter of fitting the personnel to the pattern, but choosing and fitting the pattern to the personnel. This is often necessary because no tall players are available....Read more>>>>
09 January 2008
Shooting the basketball and the Equal Opportunity Basketball Offense
The “Equal Opportunity” basketball offense offers several advantages. The most outstanding is the ability to get high percentage shots. Of course, the offense will get those shots, but your players must put the ball in the basket.....Read more>>>>
01 January 2008
How to coach and teach two-man basketball plays - diagramed - part 1
Most basketball plays involve only two or three players. The players, not directly involved in the play, should maneuver or decoy their defender away from the intended point of attack. It is a proven fact that if a team can outnumber its opponents on the offensive end they will be successful at scoring a bucket most of the time; however, this is not always available every time down the court for the best fast-breaking teams...More>>>>
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