Attitude – It’s a Choice
Our goal at The Tribe is not only to provide you with the best basketball content, but also share with you any articles that can help you become a better person and a coach. Today we wanted to share a great poem we came across titled Attitude, by Chuck Swindoll.
Pure Sweat Basketball Coaches Clinic
We are excited to announce details of the Pure Sweat Basketball Coaches Clinic this Fall! The clinic will be held September 26-27, 2014 in St. Louis, Missouri. WHO IS THIS FOR? This is for Junior High, High School, AAU and College basketball coaches. WHAT IS IT? The Pure Sweat Coaches Clinic is a unique coaches […]
Great Outdoors
I’m 37 years old. That puts me in the mid-range. I’m certainly no spring chicken. Hell, I graduated high school (1994) before any of my current players at DeMatha were even born. For all of you Millennial ballers to enjoy, here is the 16-year-old version of yours truly – fresh with feathered hair, tiny shorts […]
3 Tips to Become a Better Defender
Our friends at PGC do a phenomenal job at breaking down skills and providing efficient ways to improve your overall game. Recently during one of their Halftime Talks of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, PGC’s Tyler Coston listed out three tips to becoming a better on the ball defender. Live in the Bubble The “bubble” […]
Read & React Team Camp at Adelphi
Rick is excited to be heading up to New York tomorrow for our first of its’ kind, Read & React Team Camp at Adelphi University. The Read & React Team camp is going to be focused on the implementation of the R&R. This unique opportunity is ideal for High School, AAU or Travel Teams preparing to […]
3 Keys to Setting a Great Screen
During one of Point Guard College’s recent Halftime Talks on the Hardwood Hustle Podcast, PGC’s Tyler Coston talked about three techniques that make their players the best ball screeners in the game. We loved them so much we wanted to share them with The Tribe! 1. Triple Wide: The feet (base) of the screener should be […]
44 Traits of Great Players
Stronger Team’s Alan Stein has spent a ton of time, up close and personal, observing truly great players – guys like LeBron, KD, CP3 and Stephen Curry. Below is his list of the characteristics great players showcase every day… in every practice and in every game. You know my favorite part about this list? Every […]
5 Best NBA Teams of New Millennium
Our partners over at The Whistle have come up the 5 BEST NBA teams of the new millennium. One thing all five teams have in common, their opponent never won more than two games in the NBA Finals. #5 2004 Detroit Pistons – Defeated Lakers in NBA Finals, 4-1 – Between Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton, Tayshaun […]
Randi Peterson – Back to the Basket Partner Drills
March 31 – Reducing Turnovers
Breaking Down Game Film – Turnovers by Rick Torbett Breaking down game film (especially in the off season) is a great way to chart trends, find correctible errors, and generally understand your team on more intimate level – there are just some things that you can’t accurately judge (or see for that matter) in the […]
