Need to shorten practice time later in the year, but don’t want to sacrifice on defensive footwork and skill development? Alan Stein of Stronger Team just wrote a blog on why “Less is More”. Here’s one way to achieve it.
Read More 1 on 1, basketball, defensive footwork, development, skillI happened to see on your website reference to a contest on most important skill in basketball. The only reason I am commenting is I overheard some AAU coaches and parents talking on the subject recently and I thought they had a very one-side opinion (mainly viewing athleticism as much more important than skill). Having [...]
Read More athleticism, basketball, skillThe most important skill in basketball is FOOTWORK. It is the foundation of every skill. In the game of basketball you need to create room with your feet, you need to seal down low with your feet, you need to create off the dribble with your feet, you need to set up your jump shot [...]
Read More basketball, footwork, skillI feel that the most important skill in basketball is mental preparation. I feel that mental preparation is key in order to be highly successful at the game of basketball. You obviously need to develop the physical skills of dribbling, passing, shooting, etc. but it’s the mental preparation that is needed to develop an organized [...]
Read More basketball, mental, preparation, skillI believe that motivation is the number one skill to focus on in basketball. Most coaches or people will probably argue why dribbling or shooting is the most important skill. They may not even think of motivation as a skill, but it is a psychological skill. Motivation is also a trainable skill that can be [...]
Read More basketball, development, motivation, skillBall handling is the single most important skill in basketball. Players who have mastered this skill are able to create great scoring opportunities for themselves and more importantly their teammates by using the bounce. Penetration is one of the most important keys to breaking down defenses. The pass is another important aspect of ball handling. [...]
Read More basketball, development, skillI’ve thought about this question for a couple days now and read some of the other posts on the most important skill in basketball. There are certainly a large amount of situational and positional skills that are very important to the game and being successful. I tried to focus my search on a skill [...]
Read More basketball, focus, important, most, number 1, skillThis is a topic that comes up quite a bit from coaches and parents, but I’m going to specifically address playing aggressive with the ball. The first skill you need to master is the ability to handle the ball. Without a doubt, as a guard, there is virtually no way possible to be aggressive, take [...]
Read More aggressive, aggressiveness, basketball, development, environment, skill, tougherLast year Brad Stevens from Butler was at our Wisconsin Coaches Clinic and spoke about their 70/30 philosophy on player development. Work on your strengths 70 % of the time and weaknesses 30% of the time. My question is how do you expand your game? Also, how do you get to that 70%? I absolutely [...]
Read More basketball, brad, butler, development, philosohpy, skill, stevens, strengths, weaknessesRecently an email came into my inbox with the subject line: Need More Games? I seriously thought it was a joke. It was from a sports center advertising a summer league. More games?! You have got to be kidding me. In my opinion, as well as the opinion of several others, kids play [...]
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