5 Tips to Coaching Youth Basketball
It is said time after time that our youth is the future; unfortunately our youth today are so consumed with television, video games, and social media that they are learning poor habits earlier and earlier. I will give you an example, I was working a camp recently in which a player was in charge of the lay-up […]
Five Areas of Focus for the Pre-Season
One of the most important components to having a successful season is creating a plan for your program in the pre-season. There are endless areas of focus to plan for but the five main things that I typically like to focus on are: Coaching roles and responsibilities Offensive philosophy Defensive philosophy Rebounding philosophy Drills for […]
Help Defense Positioning – Hand on the Rope
In my opinion one of the most difficult things to teach young players is where they should be standing on defense when they are not guarding the ball. I am going to give you a great tool that will give your players a visual aide of where they should stand when on the help-side. This […]
Are You a Real Team?
We loved this article from Jon Gordon so much we had to share it with you! If you aren’t a subscriber to his newsletter, we highly recommend you sign up for free. There’s a difference between being on a team and being a real team. People who are on a team focus on their own goals. People […]
Motivating Your Players to New Levels
I recently watched a lecture by Ed Tseng at a coaching clinic from last year. If you have never heard of him, he is a motivational psychologist (or Mental Trainer) that specializes in athletics. I recommend checking out his website, EdTseng.com , he posts some great tools all the time! Below are a few highlights from his […]
Rebound Like a Champion
The one component of basketball which I see slowly deteriorating in basketball is rebounding. Not only is the “scoring” mindset attributing to this, but a lot of players think that once a shot goes up the possession is over (both offensively and defensively). In terms of offensive rebounding, my philosophy is very simple. Unless you […]
Healthy Guide to Game Day Snacks
Super Bowl Sunday is the second biggest day of the year for food consumption in the US (Thanksgiving is #1). The average football fan eats about 1200 calories during the game – that’s almost a full day’s worth of calories in snacks! Healthy snacking does NOT have to be boring! To keep your energy levels […]
6 Things You Need to Know to be Great in Business
Mark Cuban shared this article on his weblog and we thought it was so powerful and applicable to basketball, we wanted to share it with you. Running a successful basketball program is just like running a business; the product you are selling below is your program and your customers are your players and fans. There […]
2014 Read & React Offense Clinic
The Wisconsin Women’s Basketball staff Head Coach Bobbie Kelsey have teamed up with Rick Torbett for the Official Read & React Clinic. This unique and one of a kind clinic will be highlighting the Read & React Offense! Coach Torbett strives to make even the most advanced techniques so easy to understand that even very young players grasp […]
PGC/Glazier Basketball Clinic – Dallas
The last PGC/Glazier Basketball Clinics this Fall is being held in Dallas, Texas, October 10-12, 2014. The basketball season is around the corner and this is the perfect opportunity to learn some new concepts to take to your team. Here are a few of our great speakers you can listen speak at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel by the Galleria: Alan […]
