I recently read the book 'Called to Coach' by Bobby Bowden. Here’s a story from the book to add to your stack of motivational stuff: What did our 1993 national championship team and 1999 national championship team do that was in common? They held the rope! What does holding the rope mean? You are hanging from the edge of a cliff five hundred yards in the air. The only thing between you and falling to the ground is a piece of rope with the person of your choice … [Read more...]
Have Confidence & Think the Game
I just added a quote from former NBA great, Bob Pettit, to the Basketball Quotations section and I wanted to share it here as well. Bob Pettit is an NBA Hall of Famer, 11-time all star, and the NBA's first MVP award winner. Pettit played for the Milwaukee/St. Louis Hawks from 1954-1965 "When you go out on the court whether it be for the championship or just a scrimmage, have confidence that your abilities and what you’ve learned in your drills are better than your opponent’s. This does … [Read more...]
Win a Hoops U. Insider Subscription!
This giveaway is part of our HoopsU.com relaunch event! This contest ended on May 15, 2011. We do run frequent giveaways for various basketball products -- connect with us so you'll know what's coming! To kick things off for our re-launch, we're giving away 5 yearly memberships to Hoops U. Insider! This is the perfect time to start preparing for next season and HoopsUInsider.com is here to help with its' ever-growing basketball playbook of drills, plays, tips, tactics and more! Insiders also … [Read more...]
Welcome to the all-new Hoops U!
I hope you enjoy the 'new' HoopsU.com! I have completely overhauled the site for a number of reasons. The biggest reason for the redesign is to make it easier to post content. Easier to update means more new content more often! To be honest, it was a major hassle to add new pages with the old system. The new Hoops U. is much more manageable on my end and, hopefully, that will make it more beneficial on your end. Here is what else you will find at the 'new' HoopsU.com: Better navigation … [Read more...]