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How To Shoot a Basketball

Daniel452 — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 02:46:00 -0600

Scoring is the ultimate objective in basketball. Good shooters spend endless hours on the court perfecting their shots. Basketball players of all ages should practice their shooting constantly. As with any aspect of basketball technique, practice is important. I like to use the pneumonic device BEEF to remember the important aspects of shooting technique.

How To Pass a Basketball

Daniel452 — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:02:00 -0600

Basketball is a team sport, and passing an important fundamental. Passing is the action of moving the ball to create scoring opportunities and denying the defense of the ball. Passing calls for self-sacrifice for the greater good of the team. Some players become known for being unselfish with the ball by passing a lot and racking up many assists. A player is credited with giving an assist when he helps another teammate score. Passing is an important component of good offense. As in any aspect of basketball, correct technique is important in making a good pass. An effective pass is a combination of good timing, speed, and accuracy.

The following concepts apply for all passes:

How To Become a College Basketball Coach

coachrb — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:51:55 -0500

The big world of college basketball is alluring to those sitting at home. The coaches are dressed sharp, well paid, and most are household names. Fame and fortune occasionally accompany the college head coach, especially at the highest Division I levels. Many times I'm asked how a young coach can enter the doors of college basketball coaching.

Coaching is a profession that offers many opportunities for young people after college. Over the years I have collected my thoughts, ideas, and proven methods and helped more that 85 coaches enter college coaching. If you are interested in this type of coaching career, this article is for you.

Here is a three-step approach for stepping onto the path to college coaching. Each one of these steps contains many smaller steps, but this will give you a good idea what the "bigger picture" looks like.