Features

July 20, 2015

Florida school aesthetically improves facilities

When your school is more than 50 years old, an occasional upgrade here and there is a necessity. That was the motivation behind recent improvements made at Boone High School (Orlando, Florida). Last year, Athletic... more »
June 29, 2015

Drills, exercises to help athletes across multiple sports

For many sports, it’s now time to plan your offseason development program. Your goal is to design a program that directs you toward your fall goals. When designing your offseason performance program, for example, basketball... more »
June 18, 2015

Basketball: The 12 attributes of elite point guards

Great point guard play is easy to recognize but can be difficult to define. You could bring up the names John Stockton, Magic Johnson and Chris Paul, and everyone would agree they’re all great point... more »
April 4, 2015

Women’s basketball coaches discuss attendance challenges

Attendance in women's college basketball has climbed steadily over the last decade, but most programs continue to struggle filling their arenas. That's a problem coaches are determined to fix. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association held... more »
March 30, 2015

Compiling the perfect highlight résumé for athletes

A student athlete’s highlight film is akin to a professional résumé and requires a similar amount of preparation and revision before submission. Comparing the relative few numbers of college scholarships available to the hundreds of... more »
January 20, 2015

Perfecting MEAC Tournament All About Details

Planning for the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference basketball tournament is a job that never ends. Organizers spend 52 weeks a year perfecting every last detail, and when one tournament is finished, another is waiting. Conference... more »
January 20, 2015

From the Ground Up

How one Florida school brought football to campus with the help of its basketball team For years, Tony Medina wanted to start a football program at Faith Christian Academy, a K-12 school of 600 students... more »
June 2, 2014

Versatile press breaker thwarts zone, man defenses

Our team recently started using a press breaker that's successful against all types of presses — zone and man-to-man. This press breaker not only gets an offense through the press, but it also aggressively attacks... more »
March 13, 2014

Fear the Irish: Muffet McGraw talks Notre Dame hoops

by Kevin Hoffman, Managing Editor
Consistency is difficult to master at the collegiate level. There's the natural turnover from graduation, and student-athletes today are transferring at a rate greater than ever before. Coaches pursue new opportunities, and mounting injuries can... more »
February 20, 2014

Get your team ready for the stretch run

Winning Hoops asked some of basketball's best coaching minds to offer their game-tested tips for finishing the season strong. Here's what they had to say. "Run short, intense practices. At this time in the season,... more »