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Have you ever been to a basketball game? It is the dream of a lot of young boys to grow up and join a professional basketball league. But there are also athletes who prefer to become trainers in this sport, rather than actors in the game. Perhaps, they would have also asked about how they [...]

Larry Bird was a small time country boy when he came to the city to play basketball. His legendary fame in the game was for a whole 13 seasons, where he entertained his fans with his spontaneous game reasoning’s and brilliant game. He is regarded as one of basketballs all time greats and can [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sometimes, we ask ourselves if the things we do are really right for us. We even test ourselves just to know the answers to such questions. This is the same with basketball. Some players get to a point when they try to question themselves if basketball is the right sport for them and this is [...]

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 [...]