This week on Layups.com – #4 (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 usually be published on each Sunday of the week. This time I’m late, sorry for this! Please feel free to revisit and comment.

These are the topics for »Weekly Roundup #4«:

• Responsibilities of being a Basketball Coach

  A basketball coach has a myriad of responsibilities that include the importance of being a moral, upstanding role model for the players on his team. As NBA great Dave Debusschere said, »The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for the common goal.« A coach is not only a role model but also a mentor and teacher.

• 6 Reasons for visiting a Basketball Camp

  In one of my previous articles I’ve written on planning a basketball camp. This article will tell you about the reasons why you should visit a camp. Camps are usually held in off-season or during holidays. This is a good time to improve your overall game, and basketball camps are a perfect occasion for this.

• Organizing Team Events

  Organizing a successful team event means that you must have an organized plan. Team events vary throughout the year from tournaments to practices to a myriad of assorted fundraising and charity functions. Whether a professional team or youth athletic team, organization will determine how well your team event runs.

Attributes of a great Defensive Player

Every player has to have the attributes for the position that they are playing. For those of you who want to be defensive players, we have what it takes for you. Keep reading as we help you to be the great defensive player you were meant to be.

• Bringing your child to their first Practice Session

  Your child’s big day has arrived and he or she is going to their first basketball practice. You are more than likely feeling more anxiety than your child. You proudly remember when your child was younger how he or she use to carry that old basketball around with them. How you use to have to yell numerous times for your child to stop shooting “hoops” and come in and eat dinner. The big day is here and there are some things which you instill into your child about the aspect of their first basketball practice.

• Why Trust is so important in Team Sports

  If you are currently coaching a sports team such as a basketball or baseball team, you may underestimate the importance of trust in any team sports. Because you are the coach, it is critically important that your team trusts you so that they can react appropriately to the instructions that you are giving them and they can then begin to realize their full potential as athletes.

• How to make your Basketball Shoes sticky on the Gym Court

  The basketball court can be pretty slippery. With the moves that you have to make to out beat the defense, you might have to maneuver in ways that you might not have thought were possible. That means that your shoes have to be ready so you don’t slide. How do you make your basketball shoes sticky on the gym court? I might have the answers. Here they are just for you to read and maybe find some helpful hints for you to remember and try when you are on and off the court.

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