My Basketball Booklist
Happy New Year to you and all the best for 2012! It’s going to be a great year and I hope you have spent the last week with your loved ones and had a good time!
To start this year off right, I’d like to share with you my list of coaching books I’ve gathered over the time and which are well worth the read. A lot of you have been asking me on which books I’d recommend for getting a good start into coaching or for drills.
These are all books I have written in English. I still got a bunch of German books, which I didn’t list here. So, here it is … the list of basketball books in my shelf, which will be updated frequently.
Read MoreTip: The Fundamentals First Fast Break Newsletter!
On a quick note I’d like to point you to one of my favourite blogs outthere. It’s run by Brian from the Fundamentals First Basketball Coaching Network, who is a dedicated teacher of the game.
Brian has put a lot of effort into his blog and now he is establishing a periodical newsletter called “The Fundamentals First Fast Break” Newsletter. In this newsletter he shares a lot of tips, drills, handouts, quotes and thoughts on various topics in the game of basketball.
If you’d like to receive a copy, send an e-mail directly to Brian (CoachAnglim@FundamentalsFirstBasketball.net) and subscribe to this wonderful newsletter. It’s worth it! Make sure to visit his blog aswell!
Read MoreHow to Box Out in Basketball
Basketball is one of the most well-liked, and widely sighted, sports in the world and there are many techniques and practices such a shooting, dribbling, passing and rebounding. In this article I’d like to share some of my thoughts to tackle rebounding and its component: “Boxing Out”.
Box outing an opponent usually happens when a players goes for a rebound on offense and on defende. It is the time when a player tries to position himself first, and disabling the opponent from getting a good position for the rebound. Let’s have a look at what rebounding is all about. According to Wikipedia’s definition, the objective of rebounding is to successfully gain possession of the basketball after a missed field goal or free throw, as it rebounds from the hoop or backboard. Rebounding is very crucial to get as much chance as you can to shoot the ball into the basket.
Read MoreQuick Reminder: 1st Spalding Pro Camp in Germany … two weeks to go!
Just a little more than two weeks ahead, but there’s still time to join in to this professional camp! You can find a few of the players, that have signed up already, here. See you at the event!!
Download the Flyer to this event here (file size 2.8MB).
For the latest news please check out the Spalding Pro Basketball Camp Facebook Page.
Motivating Yourself
No matter the sport, the most successful athletes are the ones that can motivate themselves throughly. They not only spend a lot of time in the gym practicing their shots and working out physically, but they also make sure that their motivation gets trained, too.
A lot of people forget that being motivated has a lot to do with the correct mindset, that enables you to keep yourself pushing forward and improving yourself. You have to train your brain, just like any other muscle, and have a strategy for this.
Read MoreWhat to do when having a stitch
I’m pretty sure, that everyone has had a stitch before. This is the reason why I wanted to have a closer look about what happens in the body.
The interesting part is that the pain caused in the coastal arch can’t be clearly defined by doctors today. There are different theories on what happens if you get the stitch. The most common theory is that the pain has its origin in the midriff, which divides the chest and the stomach area. When doing high-intensity sports like basketball, all muscles in the body require a lot more blood. The blood flow into the midriff decreases significantly, and in turn will move less oxygen into this particular muscle. This causes a convulsion which starts to pain.
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