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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>Tips on how to give equal Playing Time as a Coach</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 08:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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If you are coaching a team, any team, the natural inclination is to allow the strongest players to take up the bulk of your team’s presence in any game or match. It also tends to be one of the cardinal rules that many newer coaches make. It can be difficult to balance the desire to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Random Thoughts &#8211; Key Elements to being a good Leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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Not just anyone can be a leader. Some know this for a fact and when you ask them if they are the leader, they will answer that they are not. To be a good leader you have to possess some qualities that are essential. Want to know what a few of these are? Here are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing players for your Team Roster</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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If you are a coach, choosing players for your team roster can be one of the largest challenges facing you. There are many considerations to take into account when you are doing so. They include the ages of the players, the level of competition that your team will take part in, and the players that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Difficulties of being a Basketball Parent</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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Basketball season can be pretty fun for some people. This includes parents. They sport their son or daughters number proudly, sitting in the stands rooting for them. Though it is fun, no one ever said that this job is easy. So, what are some of the difficulties of being a basketball parent?
The first thing is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting in Basketball Shape</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
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In order to play basketball you need to get in shape. Some wonder how they can do that. Well, there are a number of exercises you can do that can help you get into shape so you can perform at your best.
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		<title>How to properly Discipline your Players</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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Some people don`t know what it is like to be a coach, and assume that it is nothing but sitting behind a desk a lot of the time, and then enjoying courtside seats to a game.  What they don`t understand is that coaches are under a constant stream of pressure that won`t just disappear. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Importance of a Team Captain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Team Captains are just as important as coaches on a basketball team, and are just as respected by the team.  The Team Captain position is one that cannot just be handed out, as it will have to be earned, and is an on court extension of the coaching staff.  The position comes with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing a Coaching Philosophy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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The basis for having an excelling basketball team is to have a coaching philosophy which exemplifies the integrity of an honorable coach. A coach who teaches his or her team from a foundation of personal integrity already has the basis for an excellent coaching philosophy. When developing your coaching philosophy you may find that it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assistant Coaches and why they are important</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 08:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
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Assistant coaches are vital to any sporting organization.  Head coaches tend to choose their assistant coaches wisely.  The importance of assistant coaches varies by individual teams however; there are some must-have traits which assistant coaches must contain.
Loyalty
Loyalty must be displayed not only to the head coach of the team but to the players [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things to consider when taking over a Basketball Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 08:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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As coaches there are big things you envision for the basketball program that you are headed to take over. Although the process is not easy and involves a lot of patience, understanding and cool, the positive events that unfold are always gratifying. Some of the best coaches have said that »Success lies in its simplicity; [...]]]></description>
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