The Skill Development Playbook blog has all the information you need to improve as a player or coach. This blog will give you tips, workouts, and drills to help enhance any players skill set.
When it comes to good ball handling a lot of players seem to overlook how important footwork is. There are also coaches and trainers that neglect to teach players how to start and stop when it comes to dribbling. It may seem like a very minute detail, but that detail can be huge in the game.
Read MoreAbout 99% of the time I like to start my skill development workout with some type of ball handling. I wanted to share in this blog a quick 5 minute stationary ball handling routine any player can do before or after practice. Feel free to modify this workout to accommodate your needs or skill set. Before we get into the drills lets look at a few things to remember.
Read MoreIt's that time of the year where players are starting to direct their attention to the start of basketball season. Many teams are holding voluntary workouts and players are prepping for tryouts. Now is the time to get in the gym and improve your skills. Players should be improving their endurance, getting plenty of shots, working on ball handling, and strengthening other areas of their game where improvement is needed to make the basketball team.
Read MoreThe NBN D-League is here and it got off to a bang. We have players in grades 7th-9th from all over the state of Arkansas participate. The city of Conway was represented as well as Morrilton, Mayflower, Heber Springs, Vilonia, Greenbrier, Nemo Vista, and Little Rock. Saturday was the first of five games the players participate in during our very first D-League. I am super excited about how much potential each and every player has. Everyone played hard, learned a lot about themselves, and most importantly had fun. After both games were over I had the opportunity to sit down and really think about the games and each of the players. There were 3 things I learned and would like to share.
Read MoreWhen it comes to playing off the pick n roll the player handling the ball must understand their playmaking options. They have to know where the players are located, how to attack the screener's defender, and how the defense will rotate if there is deep penetration. The pick n roll, when executed correctly, can cause the defense to have to rotate, get into long closeouts, and scramble to cover the open player.
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