Sports Basketball

Although basketball has been around for nearly 125 years, it’s a sport that is still growing when it comes to analytics. Over the past few years, more and more information is being pumped to players and coaches in the form of advanced statistics. One of my favorites is the Player […]

The NCAA Basketball March Madness tournament is now in full swing. The games are filled with upsets, fans young and old cheering for their team, bracket challenges are everywhere. America loves this tournament. The NCAA, the Colleges and Universities, the college coaches and the TV stations and advertisers also love […]

Sports can play an important role in your child’s aging and maturing process. A common and fun sport to start with is basketball. This sport can be played by women, men, girls, or boys – it doesn’t matter. The reason why this sport is such an effective one to begin […]

We have seen it happening over last 20 years: tuition costs for universities and colleges spiraling out of control. These increases bear no resemblance to the inflation index over this period and they are now at the point where higher education for many must seem like a dream rather than […]

Basketball players and coachers use to say that you cannot teach talent. Either you have it or you don’t. This is true, yet many talented players fail to fulfil their potential. Talented players who are getting lost in the game are not an uncommon sight. In order to fulfil their […]

It has been said before that there are three major key points to youth basketball fundamentals. Out of the three points, a major key is offensive prowess. More than just talent, the mechanical focus of scoring needs to be considered in regards to the art of shooting. The art of […]

I was recently doing some research on basketball skills training and came across a young basketball player that was not only amazing on the court but he was also an amazing track star. He was breaking records in both sports at the age of eleven. What caught my attention was […]

The foundation of basketball in our country is developed and nurtured at the youth basketball level. The quality of commitment and coaching at this level can greatly alter the overall health of basketball in the United States. Those who coach youth have an incredible opportunity to mold young people as […]

Wilt Chamberlain is best known by sports fans as one of the most dominant basketball players of all time. To people less familiar with sports and basketball specifically the name Wilt Chamberlain might have a familiar sound because of his much publicized personal life. What many people do not realize […]

I went to many, many basketball camps as a kid. And one thing I heard over and over was “son, get your elbow under the ball”. So I dutifully told other players I have coached over the years the same thing, since it sounds correct . But I’ve come to […]