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Definitive Guide to Shooting a Basketball

By Hoops U.

Would you like to learn how to shoot a basketball? Do you need a better understanding of how to shoot a basketball correctly? This article from Sasa Cvetkovic at Basketball Phantom is one of the more in-depth guides to shooting we have come across. He'll give you the basics, the mentality, and the form ... but he also gives you tips for fixing mistakes, shooting drills, and how to track your improvement. Everyone knows the team with the most points at the final buzzer wins the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching Tips & Tactics, Player Tips, Youth Coaching Strategies and Tactics

How To Effectively Implement and Design Successful Baseline Inbounds Plays

By Hoops U.

Baseline out-of-bounds situations are very important. Good inbounds plays can win you games. Bad inbounds plays can lose games. At the very least, you need an inbounds play to be effective enough to get the ball back into play. You can, however, often get an easy basket from your inbounds set. I'm guessing the chances are pretty good that you don't spend a lot of quality time on your inbounds plays. Sure, you might spend some time early on teaching the plays but after they have been learned, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching Tips & Tactics, Special Situations and Tactics, Youth Coaching Strategies and Tactics

30 Offensive Rules for Championship Basketball

By Zach Keene

We love to play up-tempo basketball. Our style of play is to run and attack! We push the ball up the court at every opportunity. As we push the ball up the court, we look to score - primary break to secondary break, secondary break to one of our set offenses. Our primary goal on offense is to play "Team Basketball." To us, team basketball is about not forcing shots, making the extra pass, and attacking the basket to pass, not shoot. When five athletes are playing as one on the court, basketball … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basketball IQ, Coaching Tips & Tactics, Offensive Strategy, Youth Coaching Strategies and Tactics

Coach K Notes on Practice Planning

By Steve Hardin

The following notes were from a Coach K basketball coaching clinic some time ago. This is all great information you should think about as you plan your basketball practices. Goals and Philosophy Work Hard Concentrate Communicate Compete 3 Systems when Planning a Practice Offensive Defensive Communication HEAR - You Forget SEE - You Remember DO - You Understand Don't Talk Too Much -- What you know is important, but the most important thing is…… "How do your players respond under game … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Coaching Clinic Notes, Coaching Tips & Tactics, Youth Coaching Strategies and Tactics Tagged With: Practice Planning

Choosing Your Basketball Offense

By Hoops U.

Many basketball coaches will say that you should select your offense and stick with it from season to season. Is that correct? Are there nuances and strategies to consider? How do you choose which offense to run? When do you choose which offense to run? We'll attempt to answer those questions and more in this article. The majority of basketball coaches do not have the luxury of "selecting" their players. What I mean is that most of us are not big-time college and professional coaches who can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Offensive Strategy, Youth Coaching Strategies and Tactics

When to Take a Time Out

By Hoops U.

Taking a time out is often a strategic part of the game. Sometimes they seem to help and sometimes they do not. How do we as coaches know when to call for a time out? When is the right time? Why take one at all? Below are 5 times when taking a time out may be necessary and essential to winning a game. Take a time out... When you need to counter an unexpected strategy used by your opponent. One example might be when a team employs a junk defense such as a box-and-one against your offense. … [Read more...]

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New York Knicks Cheated By Bad Calls During Narrow Brooklyn Nets Defeat

December 7, 2021 By Hoops U. Leave a Comment

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