coaching basketball
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 guards. However, if you asked coaches what they w...
NBA star Steph Curry backs coaching company
School and club sports provide numerous development opportunities for young athletes, but NBA star Steph Curry is putting his support behind a different avenue: private coaching. [caption id="attachment_11517" align="alignright" width="268"] Gold...
Why reliable stat keepers are critical to programs
Give greater attention to one of the most important jobs on your team It's also the job that can determine what you do in practice, and it's the job every program should have, but many don't. The most important job in your program is the stats kee...
Coaches Say ’school Of Choice’ Program Hurts Communities
The Detroit Newshttp://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120611/SPORTS05/206110343/Some-coaches-say-schools-choice-program-robs-athletics-community?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGEMichigan’s schools of choice program, which was established in 199...
Drills for inbounding the basketball
Probably the most rewarding part of coaching basketball is breaking down the game to eliminate mistakes. The most successful coaches have the ability to see the little things that win or lose games. One of those simple "little things" has to be th...
The role of summer camps in recruiting
The recruitment process in Division I intercollegiate athletics is filled with rules, regulations and can completely take over a coach’s life. Further, it is vital that coaches become proficient in the recruitment process to gain the best athletes....
Shared Facility Funding: Field Of Broken Promises
In September 2006, an artificial turf field was unveiled to a packed house under the Friday night lights at Wisconsin’s Brookfield Central High School (BCHS). In addition to a state-of-the-art field for football, soccer, track and the band, t...
Female sports can be revenue generators
There’s football. And then there’s basketball — boys or men’s basketball, of course. Too often it stops right there. Too often, administrators and athletic directors look no further for programs that can generate revenue, publicity and ...