Layups.com Basketball Coaching Blog – Training and Coaching Tips, Plays, Motivation, Teaching information and Reviews

On Layups.com I’ll publish articles on a daily basis. For those of you who do not have the time to visit daily, here’s is a good place to get a quick overview of the last articles. The Weekly Roundup will be published on each Sunday of the week. Please feel free to revisit and comment.
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Seeing your children playing the sport you love most can be a fun and rewarding experience, for both parents and children alike. The children not only get the benefits of physical activity, it can also be rewarding for them emotionally to play sports as well. Dealing with the realities of game play can help teach [...]

You may wonder what secret methods top athletes use to get ahead, when trying to achieve athletic success. The fact is that there are a few common things that the most successful athletes do or attitudes that they adopt in order to get a head in their chosen athletic field.
The first key is to adopt [...]

Good basketball coaches are continually trying to find ways in making their practices more creative yet efficient for their players. Coaches only have a limited amount of time to work with their teams during practice therefore; coaches want their players to get the most out of the limited time during practice.
What is most important?
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Being in a basketball team, it will only be a matter of time before you face an opponent on the court. By learning how to prepare for your opponent you will perform better on the court and increase your team’s chances of victory. There is a lot that you can do to get ready and [...]

There is nothing as effective as blocking a shot, if you want to devastate the other team mentally. Preventing that carefully prepared scoring opportunity can really help to demoralize the other team, as well as keep the score on your side. Knowing what constitutes a legal block is important, since you don’t want to have [...]