Coaching Basketball

Goal setting is a huge part of a well-organized practice. Each day, we have our players set the goals for the day's workout. This gives the players complete buy in and helps them feel...

John Wooden, aka "The Wizard of Westwood," is one the greatest minds basketball has ever known. Winner of 10 NCAA Mens Basketball Championships, his legacy endures even to this day. ...

Coaching basketball can be a very challenging task. In teaching youngsters to play, it may be harder to get the lessons of the game across then when coaching baseball and football. Basketball...

In many games, free throws determine the winner. Whether it is making more foul shots during the game or hitting clutch-free throws at the end of the game, no team should overlook the impact of...

A typical basketball coach starts her day with her own physical fitness routine. It's important for a coach to be a living example of the healthy lifestyle she is teaching her players in order to...

Basketball is a game of skill, agility, and speed. Today's average player has all of those attributes. In order to compete successfully, you will want to have every possible weapon, and advantage....

Basketball is one of the top team sports when it comes to working together and playing as a unit. All players serve a purpose on offense and defense. And while coaches may admire the guy who...

Preparing for your practice can be both rewarding for yourself and the team. It also, can be time comsuming, but the outcome will be well worth the time spent. As coaches we want our team to...

A team is only going to be as effective as its preparation. Preparation is largely associated with practices. Therefore, it is important to make the best use of practice team in order to prepare...

Running basketball practice for 1st and 2nd graders requires three things: patience, patience, and patience! Seriously though, the key at this stage is to let the kids have fun and introduce them...

Coaching a wheelchair basketball team can be difficult, but it can also be very rewarding. Although you need to balance a lot of different aspects that you don't deal with in other forms of...

There is no single correct way to conduct a basketball practice. However, there are wrong ways to conduct a basketball practice. Basketball practices can be very rewarding one day and very...

Great basketball teams are not made during games, but during the many hours of practice and preparation for the games. When you organize a basketball practice session, you are organizing your team...