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7 Ways to Improve your Basketball IQ

How to Improve your Basketball IQ   Being a complete basketball player is about more than just how high you can jump and how sweet your jump shot is. Sure, those attributes will help and probably make you incredibly valuable to your coach and teammates. However, there are plenty of players in the NBA who
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How to play Syracuse’s 2-3 Zone Defense

Playing Syracuse's 2-3 Zone Defense Effectively   Written By Lamar Hull @ Google+    Have you ever wonder how to play 2-3 zone effectively? You should learn from the team that does it the best! Jim Boeheim has built the Syracuse Orange to be one of the most powerful and prolific teams in college basketball.
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5 Basketball Coaching Philosophies

    The Top 5 Basketball Coaching Philosophies Written By Lamar Hull @ Google+  Basketball Coaching Philosophies Are you coaching basketball, whether it is youth basketball, high school basketball or just for fun? If you said yes to this question, then my next question is what is your coaching philosophy? Whether you are coaching youth,

5 Step by Step Fun Basketball Drills for Kids

Make Basketball fun for Kids with 5 step by step basketball drills Written By: Lamar Hull @ Google+ Even the best basketball players in the world started out with just a few fundamental basketball drills that helped turn them into the athletes that they are today. Whether you are a coach that is looking to

Basketball Training Equipment for Kids

Best Basketball Training Aid & Equipment for Kids Written By: Lamar Hull @ Google+ If your child wants to become a complete basketball player, they need to start training early. Early training is crucial to building strength, agility, and increasing performance. I'm a big believer of practice, practice, practice and if you can have some

Coaching Basketball for the First Time

  Guide to Coaching Youth Basketball for the First Time   Written By: Lamar Hull @ Google+  If you are coaching youth basketball for the first time, don't panic if you lack the coaching experience or basketball knowledge. Young kids aren't into X's and O's. They want to have fun while learning the basics of

Free Throw Trainer: Improve your free throw shooting

  The Free Throw Trainer will Improve Shot Accuracy Written By: Coach Al HeystekThe Original - Made in the USA - “Nothin’ But Net”Free Throw Trainer ™Invented By: Coach Al Heystek Free throws really matter, that is why I created the Free Throw Trainer! Don't you agree? How many games are decided by a few

Finding Basketball Coaching Opportunities

How To Find Basketball Coaching Opportunities   Written By: Lamar Hull @ Google+ Have you ever thought about becoming a basketball coach? Former high school and college basketball players often dream of pursuing basketball coaching jobs as a professional career. Other men and women are simply content to coach basketball at a local, non-professional level.

How to shoot a Basketball Floater, Tear Drop or Runner

One of the Toughest Basketball Shots to Master: Floater, Tear Drop or Runner Written By: Lamar Hull @ Inspirational Basketball AND Google+ How many players can say they mastered the basketball floater, tear drop or runner? I would say not too many. When I say mastered, I mean you know how to consistently make these

Example Basketball Practice Schedule and Plan

Sample Basketball Practice Template Written By: Lamar Hull @ Inspirational Basketball AND Google+  Should you plan a youth basketball practice? You absolutely should, because what I have learned from coaching young kids is that they need a little bit of structure that will help them get better and truly learn how to play the game