This week on Layups.com – #16 (2010)
On Layups.com I’ll publish articles on a daily basis. For those of you who do not have the time to visit daily, here’s is a good place to get a quick overview of the last articles. The Weekly Roundup will be published on each Sunday of the week. Please feel free to revisit and comment.
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 can find all previous links right here in the Speedlinking Archive.
These are the topics for »Weekly Roundup #16«:
- 10 Ideas for Players and Coaches on how to practice with little Gym Time
It is almost impossible to compete against other basketball teams with little time of preparation. However, this can happen. Sooner or later, you might have the chance to experience it. Let me try to show you some scenarios with little time to practice. If you are a working student and, at the same time, you [...] - Tips for being confident during Basketball Tryouts
Competition in the basketball arena is speeding up, it’s so fierce that there are thousands who are good at the game, and you have to fight these thousands to make a cut to the team. However when the time comes to tryout for a team, it could bring a lot of rattling nerves, even if [...] - Off-Season: Organizational things to work on as a Coach
As much as players take the break from basketball during the off–season, so as their coaches. In the off–season, every member has the chance to rest and cool down. You see, coaches have the most tiring job in the entire team. He does all the mental work, and so he is very much predisposed to [...] - Trajectory – Thoughts on how to score effectively
Many coaches concentrate on skills like ball handling, passing and teamwork. Admittedly these are extremely important to your team’s success, however, it does not matter how efficiently you can move the ball around the court if you do not know how to shoot and score with a high chance of getting baskets. Let’s look at trajectory [...] - 10 Tips on Improving your Speed
There are many different sports drinks on the market today. Many of them claim to be designed for optimal athletic performance, but how do you know that the drink you are choosing will give you the maximum benefits possible. First of all, understanding the basic makeup of sports drinks in general is important because by [...] - Layups.com Speedlinking #002
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 can find [...] - 8 Ways to encourage a Bench Player
Basketball is one of the sports which requires a certain number of players. Unfortunately, you cannot let all the players into the game all at the same time as only five are allowed on-court. These first five players are usually the most talented ones in the team and when they ran out of gas, a [...] - Portraits of top NCAA Coaches: Mike Krzyzewski
“Krzyzewskiville.” That’s the name give to the annually constructed waiting line that appears prior to Duke University Blue Devil home basketball games. Once per year (before the school’s game against arch rival, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels) the school allows for “tenting” meaning that up to a week before the game students will [...]
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