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	<title>Layups.com Basketball Coaching Blog - Training and Coaching Tips, Plays, Motivation, Teaching information and Reviews &#187; For Players</title>
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	<description>On Layups.com you’ll find every facet of Basketball life including Practice Drills, Training and Coaching Tips, Plays and hints on general Teaching as well as help with sensitive topics such as being an aspiring Coach, Parental Involvement, Motivation and how to handle issues of inappropriate behavior. I’m looking forward to have an open forum where coaches, athletes, parents, staff, and Basketball Lovers can come to share in supporting each other in their quest to develop their own skills.</description>
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		<title>How to handle Basketball Referees</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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Basketball can be very frustrating. You do not get to experience success all the time. The game wherein you are struggling to play in is the most annoying part, especially when you get calls. Believe it or not, I have gone through this one. I guess any player or coach who has undergone this situation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9 Fundamentals of Passing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		 Passing is one of the most important basketball skills. A player can have a lot of credits by just passing alone. The basketball statistic called assist percentage is used to measure the effectiveness of a pass. It gives credit to shot points that comes from such passes.
The fundamentals of passing are not difficult to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Basic athletic skills which enhance Basketball Performance</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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When trying to develop your players’ skills as effectively as possible, there are certain athletic skills which your players should develop. These can enhance their basketball performance and increase their effectiveness when they are on the court.
There are two main areas that you need to concentrate on when developing athletic performance. Although endurance is important [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for a great Post Play</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 07:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		 Learning how to make effective plays anywhere on the court is important when it comes to becoming an effective and well-rounded member of a team. One of the most difficult areas to play in is the post or low post position. This is because this area is one of the busiest and most gruelling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to prevent injury on the court</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 07:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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If you are coaching a basketball team, you know that one of your main duties is to help your players stay safe and healthy when they are on the court. Learning how to prevent injury in your players is important and you may be surprised to learn how incredibly easy it is to do so. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking at basic Offensive Basketball Principles</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 07:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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If you want to make sure that your team is successful when taking on an opposing team, you may want to have a look at some basic offensive basketball principles that your players can use to score consistently. These principles are not hard to understand but they may take some practice in order to learn [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sharing the Secrets of successful Basketball Teams</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 17:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eitel</dc:creator>
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Like every human being, every basketball team is also unique. What makes it unique? Look at the game of basketball: champion teams are not necessarily the number one team in the league. At times, underdogs win championships. On the other hand, look at the National Basketball Association, or NBA. You will notice a see-saw battle [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to deal with players who quit your team</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 07:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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One of the challenges teams are face is having members who quit the group. Nobody is permanent at all times. I guess, players do not really think much about it because they focus their attention to the sport. But when the time comes that someone has to leave, the issue becomes a problem that affects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips for girls on how to be aggressive in Basketball</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 07:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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There is nothing more satisfying for a coach than to see his players play basketball aggressively. Aside from boys, girls can also play aggressive basketball. You cannot count them out because if they want to, they can work hard to develop themselves in order to match up with the boys. However, the question here is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to stress Defense to your team</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 07:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Nowadays, defense becomes more and more emphasized, compared to offense. Playing outstanding defense enables your team to basically rule basketball games. However, the problem is how to keep, or maintain, the aggressiveness of players in playing defense. Coaches take this a challenge and makes necessary interventions to help their players in being consistent with defending [...]]]></description>
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