I have received a couple emails lately from people looking to get into skill development training and coaching, looking for advice “for a young coach”. I laugh every time I see one of these because by them stating they are young it makes me feel like I am old. While I never think of myself [...]
Read More basketball skill development training, basketball skills training, personal development, professional development, skill development coaching, skill development trainingBelow is a compilation of 3 previous blogs that are relevant to off-season training. If you haven’t read Part I of off-season skills training, please check it out here. In order to know where you are going you need to figure out where you are at right now. Watch some game film and do an [...]
Read More basketball dribbling drills, basketball skill development, basketball skill development training, basketball skills training, basketball training, goal setting, milwaukee basketball, milwaukee basketball camps, milwaukee basketball lessons, Milwaukee Skill Development TrainingThis series is a combination of posts that I have used in the past, but they are time relevant with the season ending for most programs. Even though they have been posted before they are updated with new thoughts and quotes. The first part deals with year-end evaluations and how to handle them. Later in [...]
Read More basketball skill development, basketball skill development training, basketball training, basktball skills training, goal setting, milwaukee basketball, milwaukee basketball camps, milwaukee basketball lessons, Milwaukee Skill Development Training, NBA skill development training, off season basketball trainingI spent last Wednesday working out a player in Eau Claire, WI. We worked on freeze dribbles into pull-ups, creating space off the dribble, a bounce off move series, and separating into pull-ups. Normally this is a description of a workout I would do with a high level high school player who is trying to [...]
Read More basketball dribbling drills, basketball skill development, basketball skill development training, basketball training, goal setting, milwaukee basketball camps, milwaukee basketball lessons, Milwaukee Skill Development TrainingLast night I had the pleasure of working out the 14U Illinois Select boys team in Rolling Meadows, IL. We had a great 1.5 hour workout. The kids worked extremely hard and I could see in their eyes the passion that some of them had for the game. Ray Glassman, the director of Illinois Select, [...]
Read More basketball skill development training, basketball skills training, basketball training, milwaukee basketball training, Milwaukee Skill Development Training, NBA skill development training, Skill DevelopmentIf you are involved in basketball at any age you probably know that teaching players how to shoot the basketball is one of the hardest skills to teach. It requires the player to have knowledge of the shooting mechanics and, most of the time, someone there to observe them to make sure they are performing [...]
Read More basketball shooting aids, basketball shooting mechanics, basketball skill development training, basketball skills training, how to shoot a basketball, milwaukee basketball, milwaukee basketball camps, milwaukee basketball lessons, milwaukee basketball training, Milwaukee Skill Development TrainingYou often hear Coaches or T.V. announcers refer to players as “self made.” How else are players made? Coaches and trainers can provide all the tools for players to improve, but it is up to the player to put in the time and effort. The book “When the Game was Ours” by Jackie MacMullen tells [...]
Read More basketball skill development training, basketball skills training, basketball training, goal setting, leadership, milwaukee basketball, milwaukee basketball camps, milwaukee basketball lessons, milwaukee basketball training, Milwaukee Skill Development Training, motivation, NBA skill development training, Skill Development, skill development trainingAs a skill development trainer it is my job to teach and drill players, preparing them for situations they will encounter on the court. Different situations on the court require different solutions. A lot of player’s games are severely limited by a lack of “solutions.” This lack of solutions is no more apparent than watching [...]
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Read More basketball skill development training, basketball skills training, basketball training, milwaukee basketball, milwaukee basketball camps, milwaukee basketball lessons, milwaukee basketball training, Milwaukee Skill Development Training, NBA skill development trainingI’ve been able to get out and see several high school games since the start of the season. When I watch these games I pay special attention to the fundamentals and skills of each player. Obviously each player and team has their individual strengths and weaknesses, but in the games I’ve seen this year I’ve [...]
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