The Drillz and Skillz/Breakthrough Basketball “Atack and Counter” Skills Clinic held in Libertyville, Il (40 minutes outside of Chicago) is history and was a great success.
I have just returned from my 5th trip to Colombia in the last 4 years. This trip was to Manizales, where along with former National Team Coach, Guillermo Moreno, we conducted a 3 day clinic for 25 players and over 40 coaches. I always enjoy my trips to Colombia and the trip to Manizales was
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If your team is like most, you’ll have parents willing to help you. Some parents will be able to make every practice and game; others only some. Some will understand basketball; others will be clueless. No matter who they are, how you use them, to a great extent, will determine how well your team performs.
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I don’t know about you but I watched quite a few of the state playoff games in Iowa recently. I noticed a few things we could all learn from. I’m sure if you watched in other states you noticed the same things happened all across the country. Every team that made it far in the
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2010 This will probably be the last entry of this summer’s training season. Most of the players are at their training camp, some seasons have actually started. Right now we are down to Raja Bell and Rob Hite. Raja leaves for Utah on Sunday. I am going to continue to work with
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Tuesday August 24, 2010 It’s funny how things go. Most of the summer I have been pretty busy. Every day at least 2 groups kept me busy from 8 in the morning until at least noon, non-stop. Now it is time to play. Anthony King has left for Cyprus, Jonathan Rodriguez left for the Dominican
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Sunday, August 1, 2010 Workouts are going well. This week we were greeted with some good news. Anthony King, who was selected as MVP of his league in Cyprus, has resigned in Cyprus. After spending some time this summer with the Heat and hoping for an NBA break, he decided to accept an offer that
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The Summer training season is in full swing. So far this summer we have worked with Raja Bell, Anthony King, Brian Waters with Guillermo Diaz and Denis Clemente due in shortly. Other regulars, such as Rasual Butler and Carlos Arroyo have not been in yet due to scheduling conflicts and might be in to get
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Here is an excerpt from the FAQ section of the Post Player Development book by Don Kelbick. What about practicing post moves with a defense? I’ve read that players need less 1-on-0 and more 1-on-1 and situational drills. Once they have a base for some moves, they need to practice those moves against competition. Otherwise,
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Question: Why do some players look so good in tryouts/practice but totally become invisible during a game, while some look average in tryouts/practice but then go kick butt during a real game? How can I decipher through this during tryouts/practice to choose the best game players? Thank you. Answer: What you are asking about is
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