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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

For a basketball player, one of the worst things to happen, aside from unwanted injuries, is losing the passion for the sport itself. I guess everyone witnessed how Michael Jordan lost his passion for basketball. Who could ever forget that? The basketball world mourned over his decision to retire from basketball. However, it was not [...]

One of the problems coaches face in their careers is to have players who do not know how to let go of the ball. Oftentimes, people see other basketball star players as selfish ones. People think that these players get most of the points because the ball stays in their hands most of the time. [...]