March 30 – Getting Things Done
3-Step Formula for Gaining Confidence & Getting Things Done by Dick DeVenzio Anytime you have something to do, it feels good to have a method or formula that you can count on – a foolproof scheme that cannot be denied. When you have it, suddenly you have the terrific ingredient so often talked about: confidence. […]
March 29 – Bounce Off & Be Clever
Bounce Off & Be Clever Workout by Rick Torbett Whenever a player tries to dribble penetrate and gets stopped or simply doesn’t like what he or she sees, then I train them to Bounce Off, that is, keep your dribble and simply back-out to the perimeter. This came out of Read & React Layer 4 […]
March 28 – Hitting the Glass
Rebounding out of the Read & React by Rick Torbett As a follow-up to the article on Spacing & Rebounding, let’s look at the 5 OUT formation and players’ positions when a shot is taken. Example 1: The Point Player drives to the goal. (It could be any of the 5 players). Layer 4 Circle […]
March 27 – Don’t Stop
Stronger Team 60,000 lbs in 60 Minutes Challenge by Alan Stein While March is the Mecca of college basketball, it usually signifies the beginning of the off-season for high school players and teams. Whether you won it all, or your season ended too short, March is the time to start preparing for next season. Here […]
March 26 – Read & React Pet Peeves
Misunderstood Spacing of the Read & React by Rick Torbett Whenever I find myself in a conversation about my favorite subject: the Read & React (Are you surprised?), I will invariably talk about the 3 possible formations: 5 OUT, 4 OUT 1 IN, and 3 OUT 2 IN. My listeners will make some telling comments […]
March 25 – In Like a Lion
Coach TJ Rosene and the Emmanuel College Lions advanced to the NAIA D1 Men’s National Championship with a 76-72 victory over MidAmerica Nazarene yesterday! Here are some video clips from the end of the game: The Lions (33-3) advance to their first-ever national championship game. You can watch the National Championship Game live on ESPN3 (click […]
March 24 – The End of Ball Screens (not how it sounds)
No, we are not looking to end ball screens! We just think maybe you should consider how you are using them and what you hope to get out of them, and this is the end of the series. Before we get into our last day of our series on Ball Screens, we need to mention […]
March 23 – More Ball Screens
Day 2 of our look at ball screens takes you into practice with Rick. [divider] Take a look at Rick explaining good use of Ball Screens in a practice setting from our Read & React Boot Camp Video: [divider] Here is Part 2 of Rick’s 3-part Full Time-Out Series on Ball Screens: The Great Player […]
March 22 – Ball Screen, Ball Screen, Ball Screen
There is no question, ball screens are heavily used in college and professional basketball. It tests the defense’s ability to defend the action, and is often used to keep the ball in the hands of their best player to read and make decisions. We are by no means against ball screens here at Better Basketball; […]
March 21 – 3 Videos Your Players Will Love
We serve a lot of coaches at Better Basketball, but we have found that just as many players come to the site to help improve their game. These are the 3 most popular videos players have viewed in the past 6 months. #3. Constructing a Great Mental Toughness Routine [divider] #2. Killer 1-on-1 Games #15 […]
