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No coach ever truly wants to deal with tough coaching situations or more commonly, problem athletes. Soon or later, you are going to run into that one [...]

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 [...]

Have you been out for a while? Maybe you gave up basketball after high school to focus on college. Maybe you had a family. Maybe you are starting it up to get back in shape. We can go on forever as to why you quit and are now finally coming back. However, that will get [...]

The importance of good shooting is underestimated in some of today’s basketball players. Short and slow players can still make it a long way in a basketball career and obtain scholarships so long as they can shoot a high percentage from a long range. This isn’t to say that a well rounded game [...]