How to Clean a Basketball Court

Series Summary

Basketball, b-ball, hoops—these are all names for one of the most popular games in America. Whether it’s professional play in the NBA, college games, the local high school team, a friendly round of one-on-one round, or an outdoor street game at the playground court, basketball is exciting and fast-paced, pitting player against player and skill against skill. Having strong fundamentals like dribbling, passing, and shooting is the key to the success of any aspiring player or team. Though flashy dunks, trick shots, and off the wall dribbling antics are fun to watch and have their place, they often create a “superstar” mentality that ultimately hurts the team if not put in check. What makes basketball great is the combination of individual talent and team strategy, ultimately producing a match that’s sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.

In this free sports video series, learn how to play the game of basketball. Our expert will coach you in some of those ever-important fundamentals. Get tips on how to stretch and warm up properly, how to dribble, how to pass the ball, how to play a one-on-one offense, how to move down the court, how to improve your shooting technique, and how to shoot free throws. Use the techniques in these videos and improve your game today, whether you’re a beginner or intermediate basketball player.

Video Transcript

"Hi. This Travis on behalf of expert village talking to you today about basketball beginner. Beginner basketball rules, ettiquette, shot selection all the things associated with basketball. What I want to talk about today is when you are out looking for a public place to play. You know, like we have here we have just a basic public court. What we want to look for first off before we start doing anything. Is we want to look at the court surface. Make sure that it's smooth. Make sure that there's really no cracks that you're going to be tripping on. I've seen basketball courts where there is grass growing out of the cracks. There's debris all over the place. What you want to do is if we just take a look aroung here. You can see that there are some rocks on the surface. Some of them are a little bit larger so you just want to either pick them up or kick them off. Sometimes it's not a bad idea to carry around a broom. To sweep it off. It will make the job a lot faster but these big ones, they can you know if you step on them you can, you can see what's gonna happen. Your foot will slide. So you just want to make sure that you're picking up the court looking it over. Getting rid of all the debris. And you are also looking for, you can see here that there is a little bit of a flaw in the surface but that's not that big of a deal. Your foots not going to get stuck in that. It's not something that is really going to trip you up so that's not as big of a concern. You want to look for know, gaps, cracks, grass growing out, uneven surfaces that go up and down. Holes and dips. Things that would collect water. All of those types of things that you're going to be looking for. You want to make sure our surface is clean and free of debris and then we will be ready to start enjoying ourselves and getting some exercise and playing some ball. "