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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. [...]

Most sports, like Basketball, involve more than a single player. Several players combined to form a single group can be considered as a team. When you hear the word team, there has to be someone who will lead them. I am, definitely, not referring to the coach of the team. What I mean is a [...]

As a coach, your job is complicated. You need to take a number of very different skill sets and personalities and mold them together into a unit, which can work well in a very coordinated way. At the most basic level, a team which works well together has more of a chance of winning a [...]

Beginning of this week there was a new girl joining up our team. She had just moved to town and wanted to continue to play Basketball on club level. This made me think how I would feel, if I had to move my coaching position to another team.
With this article, I’d like to answer the [...]

Have your ever get yourself trapped in a double team? What did you do? Were you successful in breaking it? Double teaming is one of the most difficult defensive types to play in the game of Basketball. A player is usually said to be double teamed when two opponents try to block his way and [...]

Teamwork is a very important part of the basketball game, and basically any team sport. Without it you would simply have a basic gladiator contest. Teamwork is not learned overnight, and while everyone knows the absolute basics of it, it is up to the coach to help refine and improve the team unity as a [...]