BREAKTHROUGH BASKETBALL	Newsletter
Newsletter No. 36

2 Critically Important Guidelines for Your Youth Basketball Practice There are two things that ALL youth coaches should make happen at EVERY practice. It drives me nuts when I see coaches making this very common mistake... Do Players Stand in Line During Your Practices? Standing in lines = BOREDOM! Your players should be getting lots of touches and reps or they're going to lose focus FAST. Quick Coaching Tip: An Easy Way to Get More Rebounds Getting players to anticipate and react quickly is one of the best ways to improve your teams rebounding... Changing Speed - A Key Component of ALL Great Ballhandlers Changing speed is a skill that ALL great NBA ballhandlers possess. Here are some great videos and tips on mastering this skill. The "Gears" Dribbling Drill This is a great skill development drill that improves dribbling ability and teaches "change of pace". Being able to change your pace/speed in a game is very important -- it keeps the defense off balance and all the great ballhandlers change their speed very well. Feedback on the Open Post Motion Offense For those of you wondering about the Open Post Motion Offense, we have some customer reviews that have come in. If you're interested, check them out. We do not change, delete, or modify our reviews in any way. These are real reviews from real customers. RECENT BLOG POSTS   RECENT FORUM TOPICS 2010 Summer Workout Season - Part 4   How to Beat Teams that Run a Great Transition Implementing a Defensive Trap Looking for Simple Offensive Plays for Kindergarten Team Coaching College Basketball How to Split Two 6th grade Teams

MESSAGE FROM JEFF HAEFNER Do Players Stand in Line During Your Practices? Standing in lines = BOREDOM! Your players should be getting lots of touches and reps or they're going to lose focus FAST. In my opinion, players should NOT be standing in lines during practice... >>More

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