Over the course of a week, I visit several websites and blogs to read articles on what is going on in the Basketball Coaching Network. Along with the Weekly Round of articles published here on Layups.com, I’d like to share with you some of the greatest articles I found on the web. You can find all previous links right here in the Speedlinking Archive.

These are posts from Blogs that I enjoy reading and recommend:

Basketball.org:

• Perfect Shot Angle and Rotation

Basketball Practice Drills:

• Princeton Drill

• X Shooting Drill

Basketball Reference:

• BBR Mailbag: ’90s Knicks

Breakthrough Basketball Blog:

• How to Develop “Mentally Tough” Players With Geno Auriemma

• Practice Players Versus Game Players – Why Do Some Play Better/Worse In Games?

Coaching Toolblog:

• Team USA – Gold Standards

Coaching Toolbox, The:

• Defense and Conditioning Drill

• Teaching Shooting

• 2-3 Zone Set Play

• Underneath Inbounds Play

Elements of Excellence, The:

• Help-Side

• Emulate

• You Must Learn

Get into Hoops:

• Rebounding Drills

• Zig Zag Defensive Drill

Hoop Boost:

• Michael Jordan on Teamwork

• Hoop Boost: The rest of the way on Heart

Hoop Thoughts:

• Assistant Coaching Symposium around the corner

• Brian Tracy’s Four P’s of Persuasion

• Geno Auriemma Defensive Thoughts

• Goal Setting Guidelines from Brian Tracy

• Lombardi on Mental Toughness

• Lou Holtz: Motivating a former player

• The most important 45 Minutes of the Day

• They will trust you or hate you

• “Winning Edge”: Qualities in an Assistant Coach

• You must think or fail

Men’s Basketball HoopScoop:

• Dave Rose BYU “Whiplash” set play to free Fredette

• Doc Rivers | Boston Celtics Blob Series

• Jerry Petitgoue Dribble Drive Motion Offense Set Play “Move | “Play of the Day”

• Obradovic Zeljko | Panathinaikos Athens dribble weave + a sudden ball screen

• Portland Zip Set Play | Play of the Day

• Shaka Smart VCU Ball Screen Concepts

Rich Stoner:

• One on One Combo Drill

• When All You Have is a Hammer…

Shot Science Basketball:

• “Hip-to-Hip Attack!!!” (Sealing on the Drive)

Train for Hoops:

• Aubrey Coleman’s Old-Fashioned Path to Success

• Exercise Bands for Strength Development

X’s and O’s of Basketball:

• France’s Youth Skill Development Sport School System

UFC Women’s Basketball Thoughts:

• UCF Women’s Basketball Thoughts: Bill Walsh’s Perspectives On Coaching Values And Responsibilities

• UCF Women’s Basketball Thoughts: Lou Holtz– 10 Keys To Excellence

• UCF Women’s Basketball Thoughts: Process Oriented Thinking Examples

Basketball Camps:

• Bison Summer Camps Announced for ’96 & ’97 Boys

• NAIG Basketball Camps Set for Winnipeg and Thompson

More related Topics:

• How to Slam Dunk a Basketball Learn to Slam Dunk | How To Jump Higher

• Education Should be More than Academic Basics – Stepcase Lifehack

• How to Feel Inspired When You’ve Lost Motivation – Stepcase Lifehack

• Why pending free agents produce bad basketball – TrueHoop Blog – ESPN

• How to Be a Successful Baseball Coach – Associated Content – associatedcontent.com

• Robbins Sports Blog » How To Make Competition Work In Your Favor

• Medicine Ball Workout | Mark’s Daily Apple

• Rebuttals to Excuses for Not Exercising and Eating Unhealthy | Mark’s Daily Apple

There are many different sports drinks on the market today. Many of them claim to be designed for optimal athletic performance, but how do you know that the drink you are choosing will give you the maximum benefits possible. First of all, understanding the basic makeup of sports drinks in general is important because by learning what the makeup is, you are able to read the ingredient labels and make a more informed decision about which products meet your needs best.

Most sports drinks are largely made up of water. They also include flavoring, coloring and electrolytes. Athletes who are sweating heavily while running or playing a game such as basketball will lose electrolytes. If their electrolyte levels get low enough, there can be cardiovascular complications. The theory of drinking sports drinks is that they replenish these electrolytes before they can drop to dangerously low levels.