Coaching With an Appropriate Leadership Style By: Wade Gilbert Originally Published in: Coaching Better Every Season Provided by: Human Kinetics Leadership is generally defined as a process of influence. A coach’s leadership style, then, comprises […]
Basketball point guards are some of the best athletes in all sports. They possess incredible speed, quickness and jumping ability, yet they have the physical strength to battle with bigger and strong defenders. To improve at this position, you…
Watch as Coach Steve Schmidt explains and players demonstrate this half court form and technique defensive drill.
Dribbling with two basketballs at a time is a useful way to improve your handle and expose potential weaknesses in your off-hand. Two-ball dribbling drills…
Watch as Coach Tim Jankovich explains and players demonstrate the techniques used for defending stagger screens.
Watch as Coach JR Shumate explains and players demonstrate these pocket passing drills.
Watch as Coach Carla Berube explains and players demonstrate this three spot closeout drill.
A weighted basketball, sometimes called a heavy ball, is a basketball that is regulation size (29.50 inches in circumference) but weighs 3 pounds…
Watch as Coach Alan Marshall discusses the advantages of zone defense and the reasons he has been successful running it.
Basketball ball control is an important skill to teach. The ability to dribble the basketball well is critical at every level of the sport. But it’s a skill that…
Watch as Coach Jeff Walz explains and players demonstrate this baseline out of bounds play “one”.
Watch as Coach Greg Lansing explains and players demonstrate this offensive and defensive competitive shooting and rebounding drill.
Watch as Coach Danielle Viglione explains and players demonstrate this middle finishing drill.
Watch as Coach Jamie Dixon explains and players demonstrate these pick and roll drills that will give them more effective scoring options inside the paint.
When the goal is college athletics, the secret to success for many student-athletes often comes down to a simple premise: Knowing what…
Watch as Coach Jay Wright explains the rules for his 1-2-2 and 1-1-2-1 three-quarter court pressure defense.
The coaching profession has always been intriguing to me. Coaching is different than other occupations because there is not an exact playbook. Nothing on…
Watch as Coach Marvin Menzies explains and players demonstrate this post series workout for offense and defense.
Watch as Coach Phil Martelli explains and players demonstrate this rip middle and drive middle shooting drill.
Injuries can happen to any athlete. They prevent you from enjoying the sport you love, decrease your performance level and sometimes end your career.
As basketball has evolved, the floater has become a lethal weapon in the paint for players of all sizes and positions. There are three basic types of…
Watch as Coach Danielle Viglione explains and players demonstrate this change of speed drill.
Watch as Coach Keith Dambrot explains and players demonstrate this closeout drill.
Watch as Bo Hanson discusses the importance of the three C’s of communication with millennial athletes.
As basketball has progressed, the 3-point line has become the predominant factor in dictating the direction the game is now headed. Just take a look…
Watch as Assistant Coach Geoff Arnold explains and players demonstrate this shooting drill vs a big.
Watch as Coach Bruce Weber explains and players demonstrate this rope drill for spacing, shooting and passing.
Being able to defend the dribble drive in today’s game is critical for every team’s success. Effectively containing the dribble will help eliminate your…
Watch as Coach Archie Miller explains and players demonstrate these big man shooting drills.
Betchart, who has a Master’s degree in sports psychology, is a mental skills coach. He’s helped many young stars transition…
