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4 Keys to Running Great Tryouts
Tryout season is almost here. It’s the time of the season that many coaches, if given truth serum, find the least enjoyable. Count me in that camp. Selecting a team is hard. Cutting good, hard working kids can be gut-wrenching. And identifying players who might be a great fit, only to have them select to…
It’s Time to Register for Summer Camps
Like back to school advertising in July and Easter chocolate in the stores right after Christmas, it seems way too early to be thinking about summer basketball camps. We are still in the middle of our season are we not? That said, many of the most popular camps have already opened their registration (and are…
4 Keys to Teaching Great Shooting
Since the purpose of our great sport is to shoot the ball into the basket, teaching effective shooting form is one of the most important aspects in coaching. Our goal as coaches should be to enable players to keep their shooting simple, accurate, and repeatable. But what should you focus on and how do you…
Making the Most of this Season
As we start a new basketball season (and hopefully a full and normal one for the first time since 2019!), it’s a great time of year for us as coaches to think about how to make the most out of the season. As we think about what are we striving to get out of it,…
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