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How To Make Basketball Drills Fun and Enjoyable

haefner13 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:23:00 -0600

You want your players to practice hard, develop skills, and become better basketball players.

But you also want them to have fun. Unfortunately, skill development can be monotonous and NOT very enjoyable!

So what do you do?

You can make almost any ordinary basketball drill fun. Just use your imagination.

How To Coach Basketball Successfully

haefner13 — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:38:40 -0600

Coaching basketball is a highly visible profession. Coaches usually have fans directly behind them and are subject often times, throughout a game, to raucous and loud-mouthed comments, including (particularly at the younger levels) those coming from parents and/or other family members. Coaches must learn to "turn a deaf ear" to frequently abusive, questionable fans. This is much harder to do than to say.

No question, coaching basketball, as competitive a sport as it has become, is not for the faint hearted individual. Yet ask any coach around, particularly youth coaches, and rarely do you hear words other than something similar to, "I can think of nothing else I would rather be doing than helping a youngster fulfill an athletic dream. This is reward enough." Let's look at some of the ways that you can prepare yourself as you decide to enter the arena of "coaching basketball."

How To Choose the Right Basketball Drills

haefner13 — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:18:45 -0600

There are thousands and thousands of basketball drills out there all being done by coaches for different reasons. Some drills make players better as individuals, some make teams better and, I am convinced, some are done only because someone else said it was a good idea.

Coaches go to clinics, speak to other coaches, subscribe to professional publications and read hundreds of technical articles in search of the perfect drills. But which ones are right for your team?

With all the information out there it is very easy to get confused. It is also very easy to sort it out if you follow some simple steps:

How To Teach Basketball Plays

haefner13 — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:58:00 -0600

Coaches are expected to teach their teams good plays, and teaching your team how to benefit from running a set play is an important part of being an effective coach. Plays are different from offensive motions, in that they are intended to produce specific shot opportunities within a relatively short time span. While good basketball plays include a series of options, they also focus the energy of all five players in very specific ways that result in quick decisions leading to good shots.

How To Play Basketball: Man to Man Defense

haefner13 — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:06:44 -0600

Basketball defense is incredibly important because it gives you more control and helps you win more games.

As a coach there are a lot of things that you can't control in the basketball world, but defense is something that you can keep consistent day in and day out. For example, sometimes you can't control how well your players shoot the basketball. Sometimes they're going to have bad shooting nights, and sometimes they're going to have good shooting nights. But defense is something you can control.

When you happen to have a bad shooting night, your defense is there to keep you in the game and give you a chance to win it at the end. That's the reason that all the great teams play tough defense.

This why is almost every successful NBA and college coach constantly harps on defense!

How To Win in HORSE

coachrb — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:38:01 -0600

As a kid I played this game for hours on end. HORSE is a game of strategy rather than a game of athletic ability. Anyone can play this popular game and have fun and success. The more you play the more creative you will become. There are hundreds of shots that can be invented just by using a little imagination. At this point, HORSE becomes much more than a contest to determine shooting ability. Let loose, have fun, and play to win.

How To Play Basketball: Offense

haefner13 — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:43:47 -0500

Basketball is a team sport; a team sport comprised of players who must all have talent and skill to contribute in order for the team to reach the highest level of success possible. An effective offense requires players to be able to sprint, stop, and pass and shoot a basketball. Basketball coaches must use basketball drills that are both productive and reinforcing of these skills. The old adage holds true, "Player's will play like they practice." Continually practicing drills and offensive plays that will be used in game situations is essential for success.

How To Practice Basketball

haefner13 — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 20:06:56 -0500

If you are an athlete, then it is a pretty good bet you have heard the famous basketball saying, "You play like you practice." This statement is absolutely 100% true. Productive basketball practices are critical in order to play successfully in game situations. So what is the best way to practice basketball? Unfortunately, there is no hidden formula. However there are better ways to practice in order to reach your potential as a player or coach.

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.

How To Get Recruited for College Basketball

haefner13 — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:17:45 -0500

There is no question about it. If you want to be recruited to play basketball in college, you have to ascertain and earn every advantage possible. Competition for only a certain number of spots on each college team is fierce. With college athletic department budgets as they are, many players are often asked to play two and sometimes three different positions on the floor at various times. It is critical that you possess the ability to consistently demonstrate excellent basketball fundamentals as well as display the capacity to be able to adjust and play whatever basketball position you may be called upon to play.