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Learn tips on how to do a variety of basketball tricks and stunts in this free series of sports videos from our hoops expert.
There are 16 videos in this series:
When playing basketball, wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothes and shoes that provide good ankle support. Learn more about proper basketball attire in this basketball fundamentals video, with b-ball tips from a hoops expert.
Get tips on what to look for when buying a basketball in this basketball fundamentals video from a hoops expert, with advice on how to make sure your basketball is properly inflated.
If you're playing basketball defense, make sure to use the correct defense stance. Learn how in this basketball fundamentals video, with b-ball tips from a hoops expert.
Dribbling the basketball is one of the most essential b-ball skills. Learn how to dribble a basketball with both hands and through your legs in this basketball fundamentals video, with b-ball tips from a hoops expert.
Basketball is about the team, so passing the ball and making an assist can be just as important as shooting a basket. Learn how to do a chest pass and a bounce pass in this basketball fundamentals video, with b-ball tips from a hoops expert.
Catch a basketball close to your body to keep defenders from getting it away from you. Learn how in this basketball fundamentals video, with b-ball tips from a hoops expert.
What is out of bounds in basketball? Find out and learn about out of bounds rules in this basketball fundamentals video, with b-ball tips from a hoops expert.
From the three point line to the free throw line, learn what the lines on a basketball court signify in this b-ball fundamentals video, with tips from a hoops expert.
Shooting, or taking a shot, is one of the most important basketball skills. Learn how to shoot in this basketball fundamentals video, with b-ball tips from a hoops expert.
From the point guard to the shooting guard to the center, learn about different basketball positions in this b-ball fundamentals video, with tips from a hoops expert.
Get b-ball tips on shooting a left-handed and right-handed lay-up in this basketball fundamentals video from a hoops expert.
Shooting jump shots is an important basketball skill to master. Learn how to shoot a jump shot in this basketball fundamentals video, with b-ball tips from a hoops expert.
Learn conditioning drills in this basketball fundamentals video from a hoops expert.
If you foul a player in basketball, he or she will get to take either two or three free throw shots worth one point per shot. Learn how not to foul in this basketball fundamentals video from a hoops expert.
Improve your accuracy on free throw shots in basketball; get tips on how to shoot a free throw in this basketball fundamentals video from a hoops expert.
Stretching your legs and arms is a good way to warm up before playing basketball and to keep from getting injured. Learn stretching exercises for b-ball players in this basketball fundamentals video from a hoops expert.
Ever embarrass yourself in a pick-up basketball game? Maybe that behind the back lay-up didn’t quite make it back to the front before you tried to shoot. Maybe that jam attempt bounced off of the back of the rim. Or perhaps you missed everything from long range. These may be painful memories, but at least you went down trying. Let us now stop to consider a different sort of embarrassment, that of being too scared to even step on the court because you’re afraid you can’t compete. Not because you’re not a good enough athlete, but because you just don’t think you know the game well enough to not make a fool of yourself. Afraid that everyone will turn around and stare at you when catch a pass with your stomach or shoot a jump shot like your granny. Well you are absolutely right, so listen up.
You can swish baskets from all over your driveway court. You think you follow along well enough when the Spurs are whipping their opponents yet again. So now you’re anxious to try your hand in a real game, but just not sure what it takes. Well it takes much more than a three-pointer from the mailbox and virtual high-five for Tim Duncan. Expert Village knows and now you will too.
In this series of videos covering basketball fundamentals, our expert gives you an overview of such basics as how to dribble and pass, and demonstrates how to shoot lay-ups, jump shots and free throws. He even gives you insight on how not to foul, important information if you are avoid getting ridiculed in that local pickup game. He also shares his insights into stretching exercises and how to get in shape so you won’t be gasping for air at one end of the court while the game rages at the other basket.
Andre Boyer Andre Boyer has been playing basketaball since he was 11. He played in high school and at the University of California at San Diego. He currently plays in several leagues in Los Angeles, where her also pursues an acting career.dkdk
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