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In this section, you will find many basketball coaching tips, tricks, ideas, techniques, and thoughts that go beyond the X's and O's of the game; but you will also find some X's and O's! As coaches, the learning never stops -- utilize these coaching tips to improve your skills and abilities as a basketball coach!
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Advice on Team Offense by Branch McCracken |
From Coach McCracken's 1955 book, 'Indiana Basketball'. Learn from Coach McCracken as he shares his advice on developing your team offense. Coach shares his advice on the importance of fundamentals over some 'secret' offensive strategy. He also lists 17 tips to include in your team offense philosophy / strategy.
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100 Things Learned from Coaching at the College Level by Phil Beckner |
Weber State University assistant basketball coach Phil Beckner graciously shared his list of 100 things he has learned from coaching basketball at the college level. You need not be a college coach either to benefit from this list!
Coach Beckner shares great insights, tips, strategies, quotes and more ... and he is sharing what he has learned with you. I am sure you will easily find many, if not all of these 100 concepts beneficial to your success as a basketball coach!
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Winning in the NBA by Chuck Daly |
This article is actually an excerpt from the book 'Daly Life'; added here in honor of Chuck Daly, who passed away on May 9, 2009 at the age of 78. Coach Daly is most widely known as coach of the Detroit Pistons, winning back-to-back NBA championships in 1989 and 1990, and for coaching the gold-medal winning Dream Team in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Obviously with the article title, he talks about winning in the NBA (something most of us will never need to learn to do!) ... however, there are many great ideas that are relevant to winning in college, high school, or youth leagues! Read the article below:
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The Read and React Story by Rick Torbett |
Read this article to get a better understanding of the 'Read and React' offense from Coach Rick Torbett. Learn why this offensive system was developed and how it can help solve many of the problems in coaching basketball today.
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Coaching Your Coaches |
Successful techniques for the head coach to help develop productive relationships and get the most out of assistant coaches.
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Basketball Shooting Articles by Dr. Hal Wissel |
If you want a better shooting team, check out the 15 basketball shooting articles from Dr. Hal Wissel. These articles will teach you new techniques and skills that you can pass on to your players. As the coach, you will also learn the mental and mechanical fundamentals necessary to develop great shooters...which will help you become a better teacher to your players.
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Solving the Free Throw Mystery by Bob Topp |
This article by Shot Doctor Basketball, Inc National Director, Bob Topp, offers up a few pointers to help minimize frustration over missed free throws. Share these free throw shooting tips with your players to help them become better at the free throw line.
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Force Baseline or Force Middle? |
My philosophy on one of the greatest coaching debates in basketball. Should we force the offense to the baseline or to the middle? Here is my answer and here is why.
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How to Break Pressure Defenses |
This article comes from the 'Player Tips' section. I wrote it for the basketball player -- to give them tips and techniques for dealing with full court pressure and half court traps. However, these can be used by coaches to not only share with their players, but to incorporate into their press offensive schemes.
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Free Throw Shooting Methods and Techniques |
Free throw shooting is an all-too-often overlooked skill within the game of basketball. As coaches, how much do you actually 'teach' free throw shooting and how much time do you spend working on it in practice? Free throw shooting can so often directly correlate between a win and a loss that it is imperative we do not neglect this facet of basketball. This 'Player Tips' article will delve into the technical and mental aspects of shooting the free throw. Share it with your players and help your team improve its' free throw shooting percentage.
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HoopsUTV Basketball Video Network |
Head on over to the Hoops U. Basketball Video Network to watch, learn, share, and discuss basketball video clips. For video's of specific interest to you, the basketball coach, check out the following playlists:
Also, feel free to browse all the great basketball video's culled from all over the internet and submitted by people like you. Watch great highlights, interviews, training drills and more!
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Optimize Your School Basketball Team's Website to Recruit Top Players |
If you have a website for your basketball team or program (if you don't, you need one!), this article from TicketPrinting.com will help give you ideas to most benefit your program. They give tips for design, link-building, search engine optimization, and more!
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7 Online Techniques to Increase Basketball Game Attendance |
Utilize these 7 techniques of using the internet to help your program increase attendance and fan support. An excellent article from the great folks over at TicketPrinting.com -- loaded with great ideas!
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The Complete Basketball Strength and Speed Program |
Get the most out of your basketball players by helping them improve their strength, speed, quickness, agility and more! This is not some basic, cookie cutter basketball workout program -- this is a complete program designed to create better athletes. Follow this overall basketball training program as it is or utilize it to enhance your current strength training regimen...either way, you will be happy with the results (and so will your players!!).
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Principles of Strength Training for Basketball |
If you have a strength training program for your basketball players -- and you should -- learn some of the principles that you must follow if you want your players to get the most out of it. Get beyond the old and basic training exercises and ideas to boost the performance levels of your players.
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Basketball Coaches' Creed by George Edwards |
Important words for a basketball coach to live by from former University of Missouri basketball coach (1926-1946) George Edwards.
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A Coaches Guide to Teaching the Philosophy of Defense by Brad Butterworth |
This article from Coach Brad Butterworth takes on the philosophy of teaching defense from a somewhat different perspective.
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Leadership Misunderstood by Dick DeVenzio |
What are the attributes of a 'true' leader?! 'Real' leadership defined by the late Dick DeVenzio.
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Tournament Pressure by Dick DeVenzio |
Tips and pointers for dealing with pressure situations in big games from the late Dick DeVenzio.
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Basketball Scouting Guidelines |
An outline and guide to help you scout opposing teams. Complete with all the tips you need and free scouting report template sheets!
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Keys to a Successful Basketball Offense |
If you want a more effective, efficient, and successful basketball offense, check out what I believe are the 19 essential keys that all of your players should execute...all the time!
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The Role of the Substitute by Jan Lahodny |
How should your athlete's handle their role when they are not a starter?
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Coaching the Crucial Time Out |
What do you do? .. What do you say when the game is on the line?
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The Art of Shooting by George Lehmann |
An article of the B-E-E-F principle of shooting from George Lehmann.
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What Is A Coach? |
From the 'Motivating Stories' section. This helps explain exactly what a basketball coach is -- in case you thought a basketball coach was merely just a coach!
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