May 26, 2012

Coaching Your Coaches

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Successful techniques for the head coach to help develop productive relationships and get the most out of assistant coaches. As the head basketball coach, every little thing stops and starts with you … [Read more...]

100 Things I’ve Learned from Coaching at the College Level

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Weber State University assistant basketball coach, Phil Beckner, was kind enough to share his list of 100 Things Learned from Coaching College Basketball.  As you will see from the list below, these … [Read more...]

How to Break Pressure Defenses

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:: From the Hoops U. 'How-To' Series :: The purpose of this article is to help the basketball player by giving specific tips, techniques and an understanding of how to beat pressure defenses such … [Read more...]

Free Throw Shooting Methods & Techniques

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Free throw shooting is an all-too-often overlooked skill within the game of basketball. As players, we certainly 'play' and work on skills such as shooting and ball handling ... but how much do you … [Read more...]

Principles of Basketball Strength Training

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How to effectively utilize strength training to improve your basketball performance! What does your strength training program look like? Are your exercises mostly squats, presses, pulldowns, curls, … [Read more...]

Basketball Coaches’ Creed

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By: George R. Edwards University of Missouri Men's Basketball Coach (1926-1946) Coach Edwards wrote the Basketball Coaches' Creed in 1946. It was later adopted by the National Association of … [Read more...]

What Is A Coach?

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A coach is a politician, a judge, a public speaker, a teacher, a trainer, a financier, a laborer, a psychiatrist, a psychologist and a chaplain. It also helps if he is an astrologer or at least … [Read more...]

You Don’t Have the Perfect Coach? … So What!?!

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It doesn't matter who you are or where you are. No one has the "perfect" basketball coach. It doesn't even matter where you go. Basketball players have transferred from Duke and North Carolina. In … [Read more...]

Offensive Rebounding Fundamentals

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Offensive rebounding is often overlooked in today's game. Sure, we are all taught to 'follow your shot', but how often do you do that? Of all the shots taken in a game by your team, how many times do … [Read more...]

7 Online Techniques to Increase Basketball Game Attendance at your School

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TicketPrinting.com has been a leader in the professional ticket printing industry since 1997. They offer an easy to use website, competitive pricing and consistently high quality. Please consider … [Read more...]

A Coaches Guide to Teaching the Philosophy of Defense

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By: Brad Butterworth This text is written in the language of conversation. It should not be read like you would read a novel. It is to be read as how you would give a speech or conversing with … [Read more...]

Keys to a Successful Basketball Offense

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It doesn't matter what basketball offense that you run, there are certain keys that I believe are essential if you want to have a smooth and effective offense. If you are a coach, these 19 keys should … [Read more...]