The Breakthrough Basketball Newsletter for Coaches -- Issue #15: July 22, 2008

thanks joe for the advice

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Raymond,

If he can shoot from anywhere, dribble penetrate, and pass well, this player is going to be very difficult to stop. I would advise to limit his touches when he does not have the ball. If he does not have the ball, deny every pass back to him and don't worry about playing help defense.

When he does have the ball, you have to play close enough to defend the shot and focus on staying between him and the basket. You're going to need to rely on our teammates for help. Otherwise, you may not be able to contain him. Very few defensive players can stop a great player without a great team effort.

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Hi Olu,

Make sure that you are eating healthy foods and getting enough sleep as well. If you are not eating healthy and getting proper sleep, it can greatly affect your play.

If you are getting proper nutrition and sleep, you may need to improve your conditioning. A tip I picked up from Alan Stein is that you are in great basketball condition when you can do 16 Yo Yo's in 16 minutes. A Yo Yo is a basketball sprint that consists of a run from baseline to free throw line back to baseline, basline to half court back to baseline, baseline to 3/4 court back to baseline, and baseline to full court back to baseline. you should run it as hard as possible. Rest until the next minute and start another yo yo. You would start each yo yo on 1 min, 2 min, 3 min, etc.

You should progress to this test. Try doing 4 yo yo's on week 1. 6 on week 2, and so on.

Once, you can do this, you're in great bball shape.

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How can you contain a player who defends well, attacks well, calls most of the play and can shoot in any position in a game?

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i find it difficult to play without getting tired especially for a short period and this as really discouraged me mentally and physically frm playing but b4 i was the strongest member of my team both physically and mentally but now i just dont understand what went wrong

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Hi Wad,

We do not have any drills, but we do have some diagrams and explanations of the dribble drive at this link: http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/offense/memphis-dribble-drive-motion-offense.html

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I will be running the Dribble Drive offence this year would you have any drills that would help? Also do you have any tips on running a 2 day tryout for high school students

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nice drill.. it's usefull for me...

can you give me example to make a training schedul for senior high school

thank's a lot..

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Hi Nike,

The videos are above or you could click on these links:

http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/drills/mchalelayups.html

http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/drills/twoballdribblingmoves.html

For McHale Layups, you have to click on a link.

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where do u find the videos

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Hi Harsh,

You can find more information by age level on our home page: www.breakthroughbasketball.com

We have specialized sections you can now view.

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hello, i m harsh
i just want to know that how i will decide that the coaching i m giving to my players is correct and according to their level. I m a phy-edu instructer in a school and having good basketball team.i want to know the moves of this game. Plz help me and guide me.

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Hey Angelo,

Check out this section here: http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/fundamentals/postplay.html.

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thanks for your sending, it's helpful for me to refer
i hope succeeding to receive more your mail

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very usefull drills,nice presentation of steps...very helpful....thank you..

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nice drills...very helpful...

do you have big man low post and positioning drills??

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