Does your young player know 4 different offensive sets and and 3 out of bounds plays… and not have success earning trips to the line and then converting at a high percentage?  This video touches upon the importance of free throws in the game we love.  Nice work by Brett Ledbetter on the interviews and [...]

Basketball and Body Language Most of the time it is because you aren’t good enough, why you aren’t good enough is the question you should be asking yourself if you are struggling with playing time. As a coach, when I don’t play certain players most of the time it’s because they lack confidence and it [...]

San Antonio Basketball Lessons – On the Court and Off The game of basketball is a lot like real life, and you can tell a lot about the person by the way they play.  It does not matter if they are good or not, things such as how you handle adversity, do you play well [...]

Strength Training And Youth Basketball When the player has reached his growing peak in height which usually doesn’t stop until sophomore or junioryear in high school for most boys is the age we recommend strength training with weights.  However more and more middle school programs require kids to workout in weight rooms and the intensity [...]

Game Shots, Game Spots, Game Speed Of course, there are always a plethora of drills you can do to improve your shooting, ballhandling, passing and etc. However the easiest way to get a solid workout in while you play basketball by yourself is to just keep running. After you shoot, go run and get the [...]

Not by themselves, but they can be a resource and workout tool to use every once in awhile. However, I would not advise someone to solely rely on them to greatly increase your vertical. If a player wants to learn how to dunk a basketball, the best way is to practice dunking on a lower [...]