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December 11, 2020

Coaching Aids in Basketball

by Barry Hecker, former Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach

Coaching for the last 50 years I have seen many different coaching aids — weighted balls, oversized balls, machines that measure arc, smaller rims, rebound rims, dribbling gloves, dribbling glasses, hand placement balls, shooting straps, to name a ...


ball
December 9, 2020

Integrating Ball Screen-&-Rolls into Man Offenses

by John Kimble, contributing writer

Ball screen-and-rolls have been a staple of offensive basketball for many years.  When motion offenses became the craze in the 1970s, this fundamentally sound form of attack faded away for years. But it has come back and has become very popular agai...


players
November 10, 2020

10 Ways To Track Success For Players

Players today, for the most part, are stronger and quicker and have many other abilities that are off the charts. However, has their power of attitude increased for the better? has their toughness increased? In many years coaching basketball, I have ...


win the day
October 28, 2020

5 Tips to ‘Win the Day’ On & Off the Court

by Coach Dick Luther, assistant coach UW-Whitewater

Academic success is the top priority. The "Power of Attitude" must be with all of us every day. "Win the Day" has always been my belief. This high-level attitude in the classroom and on the court includes the following: Responsibility Commitmen...


success
October 21, 2020

10 Ways To Track Success For Coaches

by Coach Dick Luther, assistant coach UW-Whitewater

A coach certainly does much more than just providing instruction. Their leadership develops a support system for so many to be successful in life. Coaching basketball is the best! We can change the course of many lives. Positive coaching with knowled...


relationships
October 5, 2020

Five Keys To Enhancing Relationships Within the Team

by Kevin Weigand, contributing writer

I recently heard the quote “players will go to battle for one  another when they know there is love and mutual respect present.” As I reflected on this, I realized how true it is. I also thought about how this mutual respect and love is not some...


winning edge
September 30, 2020

Change the Game with the Winning Edge

by Coach Dick Luther, assistant coach UW-Whitewater

"Change the Game" doesn't mean changing basketball. It means to change the team's game within the game itself. The "Winning Edge" is kindness, caring, and teaching the right way with positive attitudes are all investments that NEVER fail. Rebuildin...


uncertainty
September 21, 2020

Managing Uncertainty in Basketball

By Fergus McGrath, contributing writer Basketball players, like the rest of society, live in uncertain times. Whereas some players embrace uncertainty a common response is to worry repeatedly and habitually and even strategically in an attempt to cr...