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Men’s Basketball HoopScoop is not your typical basketball coaching website site. We have basketball coaching material for all levels. We have material suited for junior high, high school, AAU, College and Professional basketball. Men’s Basketball HoopScoop is a basketball coaching website that trades material with you.
Here is all that you have to do: go to our website and click on the “Complete basketball inventory of basketball coaching ebooks”. It is an inventory of individual basketball coaching clinic notes that we have. Just email us and we will help you out. We just ask that you trade materials with us. We will help you more than you help us out.
We have basketball coaching materials from Offense, defense, special situations, zone offense, zone defense, shooting. We have more materials than you could dream about. We have stuff that has never been on the internet like NBA playbooks, Division 1 playbooks, high school playbooks.
Say that you want something on the newest craze: Dribble Drive Motion Offense. We have an ebook that has everything that has been written down or typed on the subject. We also sell ebooks of our materials for you.
Here is an example of what we have:
1-3-1 Offensive sets from Europe
Jerry Wainwright: Ideas about Practice
Merritt Island Basketball strength training program
Herb Brown: Defensive Information
Defensive Keys to Victory notes
Jay Monahan: Set Plays to beat Gimmick Defenses
Jay Monahan: Zone Set Plays
Jay Monahan: Set Plays
Jay Monahan: Box Set Plays
Nike Skill Academy Coaches Booklet from Europe
Quin Synder: Missouri Offensive booklet
Basketball Drills 2
Wharton College Basketball Drills
Gene Evans: 2-3 Match-up Zone
Joe McKeown: George Washington Matchup zone
Jerry Tarkanian: Amoeba Defense (26 pages)
Dr. Tom Davis: 3-2 Flexible Zone defense notes
Don Meyer: Motivational sayings
Coach K: Defensive Booklet
Perry Clark: Tulane Transition Drills
Pete Carril: Spread Game
Pete Carril: Princeton offense booklet
Pete Carril: Motion concepts
Larry Eustachy: Creating Mental Toughness
John Beilein: West Virginia Basketball Coaching Clinic Skill Booklet 2002 (Over 50 pages, it is a tremendous resource to take a look at)
John Beilein: Nike clinic at Cleveland OH 2002 and Michigan Practice 10-19-07 (Tremendous detail
Quin Synder: Missouri Defensive booklet with tremendous detail
Amoeba Defense article
Tony Barone: Scouting for professional teams (2 pages)
Leonard Hamilton: Defensive toughness (1 page)
Vance Walberg : Pepperdine Practice notes from 10-25-07 to 10-27-07 including actual practice plan.
Kevin Pigott: More Princeton offense notes
and
Jimmy Tillette: Samford Practice notes
Andy Wood: Open Post Offense notes
Rick Samuel: Open Post Offense notes
Lason Perkins: Open Post Offense notes
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive Drills and Conditioning Drills
Peter Lonergan: Developing Multi-skilled Young Players
Charlotte Bobcats set plays
Steve Alford: Breakdown Drills for Motion Offense
Kevin Eastman: Boston Celtics workout
Greg Popovich: Spurs Early Offense
Kevin Stallings: How to develop a Successful Basketball Program
Nate McMillan: Seattle Supersonics - How to defend Pick and Roll Defense
Mark Few: Gonzaga Playbook
North Carolina: Complete conditioning workouts
Strength and Conditioning workouts
Rick Pitino: Louisville Individual Workout 10-01-05
Kevin Stallings: Vanderbilt Practice 10-13-07 (great detail)
Kevin Stallings: Vanderbilt Practice 11-28-07 (great detail)
Lecanto High School Playbook (excellent playbook)
Phil Martelli: High Tempo Drills
Jerry Tarkanian: UNLV Running game
Jerry Tarkanian: Pressure Defense
Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Pressure Defense
Vance Walberg: Pepperdine Practices for 10-25-07 to 10-27-07 (I have to rewrite the notes so be patience. It didn’t turn out well on the Pdf file)
Coach K: Duke motion offense (not the mike d’antoni stuff from this year)
Jay Wright: Motion Offense notes
Out of Bounds play: Zip Play
Kevin Pigott: Princeton Offense notes with diagrams
Australian Summer Improvement notes
Phoenix Suns: Offensive sets
Iowa Shuffle Zone Offense
Los Angles Lakers: Scouting Report from an actual NBA scout
Funadmentals of the Pick and Roll
Princeton coaches article
Good Gig or not article
Larry Brown and Gregg Popovich Friendship article
Rick Carlise: Interview article
Follow me Coach K article
How to praise an assistant article
High Energy Thad Matta article
Techniques for getting the ball inside
Roy Williams: UNC Transition sets
Bill Grier: Gonzaga Defense
Kevin Pigott: Princeton Offense notes with diagrams
Australian Summer Improvement notes
Phoenix Suns: Offensive sets
Iowa Shuffle Zone Offense
Steve Nash: Different workout from the other day
Basketball Drills: A pdf file which consists of 54 basketball drills. It has to be in the top ten of coaching notes that I have come across in the last year. It is a tremendous setup for a young coach or a older coach. It has tons of different ideas especially if you are a motion offense guy.
Ernie Kent: Man to Man offense / Transition game
Roy Williams: North Carolina Transition game
Steve Nash: His workout
Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes
Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy
John Kresse: 2-2-1 press
John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones
Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook
Indiana Basketball Playbook
Larry Brown: Indiana Pacers Practice Plan (1 page)
Bobby Hurley: Practice Plan (1 page)
Bobby Knight: Indiana Practice Plan (1 page)
Fran Franschilla: Practice Organization notes
George Raveling: Junior Nike Practice plan notes
Open Post Offense notes
UCLA offense: It is on powerpoint and it might be the best looking notes that I have received in a very long time.
Shuffle Offense
Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy
Hubie Brown: Techniques and Strategies
Don Meyer: Coaching clinic notes
John Beilein: Michigan clinic notes that are typed and have diagrams.
Ramsey: Basketball conditioning program (1 page)
Diamondback Football program
(I had a coach that went to Europe and traveled through France and Spain and went and watched the best leagues in those two countries. It is a collection of great stuff)
France Pro League stuff
Spain Pro League stuff
Spain Pro League: Scouting notes from it. (Great Stuff)
Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes
Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy
John Kresse: 2-2-1 press
John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones
Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook
Indiana Basketball Playbook
European Multiple Defense
SMU: Half Court Shooting Drills
European Offenses: 4 different offenses
European Pick and Roll Defense
Portorico Scout offense (European offense)
Don Meyer: Creating Turnovers with selective trapping
Teacher’s Influence: a big file on how teachers influence the kids. Good stuff
Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 zone defense
Mark Turgeon: Texas AM Secondary Break (tremedous stuff….)
Todd Lickliter: Butler Offensive sets (Tremendous stuff…. great sets.)
Pete Gillen: Developing a post game
Open Post Motion offense: great detail
Iowa: Press Break
4 out, 1 in motion offense: Great detail to the notes
1-1-1-2 Conceal Press defense: great detail to the notes.
Jere Quinn (St. Thomas Prep): Philosophy of Coaching
Gregg Popovich: How to Scrimmage
Own the lane Post workout
Dave Leitao: NABC clinic notes
North Carolina: Complete conditioning workout observation
Orlando Magic Summer league observations and Purdue Preseason workout
Indiana WNBA Fever Practice observations
Jerry Petitgoue: Youth Practice workouts
Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 Matchup zone defense (great stuff)
John Saintignon: Pass-option secondary break (Tremendous resource)
Double Pump Clinic: notes from this fall (really good stuff from Division 1 and NBA coaches)
Wisconsin Green Bay: clinic notes
Bob Huggins: Open Post notes with Diagrams
Bob Huggins: Open Post notes without Diagrams
Italian 2003 clinic: Wheel offense (50 pages worth)
International NBA Clinic: Belgrade 2002 clinic
Post player moves and skills notes
Dick Bennett: Defensive concepts
Coach K: Basketball Thoughts
Rick Pitino: Ball Defense
Mike Brey: Offensive footwork
Steve Hawkins: Man Defense
Cheryl Burnett: Scramble Defense
Jim Boone: Packline Defense and Motion offense, war drill too
LaSalle Academy: Big Men workouts
Princeton Offense: Twenty rules to make it work
Don Meyer: Things that we have to learn
NBA EuroLive Tour: playbook
Larry Gipson: Motion Offense notes
Pete Carril: Princeton High Post Offense
Rick Majerus: Half Court Man to Man Defense
Flex Ball Screen Offense
“Zip” out of bounds play (only one play)
Will Rey: Combination Defenses
Larry Shyatt: Face Guard Defense
Vance Walberg: Vance Walberg Nation Offense handouts
Art of Defense
Mike DeVillivis: Mini clinics
Bullets Open Post Offense
Australian “AIS” conditioning plan
Joe Scott: Denver Basketball clinic 2007
Ganon Baker: Fiba article on the “Lost art of the Jumpshot”
Business Leadership book: Five Dysfunctions of a team summary
Hoopsource: Basketball Drill Sheet
Coach K: 1988 Basketball Clinic (Great stuff)
Triangle and Two defense
A Bunch of Set Plays
A Bunch of Continuity Zone offenses
Oliver Purnell: Team Chemistry
Kevin O’Neill: Priority Man to Man Defense
Jeff Van Gundy: Basketball Clinic when he was with the New York Knicks (Good Stuff)
UNC Practice Plan: 10-19-07
Tom Crean Coaches Packet (Job interview stuff - to get a job
7 Great Pressure releases for any offense (one page)
LMU Break (notes typed with diagrams)
Motion versus zone (one page)
Don Meyer: 1-1-3 matchup zone
Kelvin Sampson: 1-4 offense notes
Blaine Taylor : 14 options for Transition Game
Warrior Drills
Leadership Summaries 2
John Beilein: Michigan Coaching clinic notes
Stan Van Gundy: We Play Hard Clinic: Pick and Roll Offense (Most detailed notes in a while) (24 pages in detail with diagrams)
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive notes
Lason Perkins: Offensive set notes
Don Meyer: NSU shooting camp / practice
Team Arete: General Thoughts
Transition : To Flex Offense
Pete Gaudet: Post man notes
Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Motion offense (general notes)
Leadership Book Summaries
Xavier/ Wright State / Dayton practice notes
John Calipari / Larry Brown Coaches clinic retreat
Executive leadership summaries (Leadership articles)
Georgia Tech Inbounds plays
Dennis Felton: New Georgia motion offense concepts
Kelvin Sampson: Coaching clinic notes
Leadership articles published by Basketball Sense
Mike Dunlap: More coaching notes
Pete Newell/Mike Dunlap: Coaching clinic notes
Mike Dunlap: Offensive transition notes
Mike Dunlap: Footwork warmup
Dick Bennett: Blocker/Mover offense
Bill Parcells: Finding a way to win
Mike Dunlap: Combination of Mike Dunlap Coaching clinics / a touch of stuff with Vance Walberg at the clinic.
Ralph Miller: Pressure Basketball
Football Coaching Matters: Collection of notes from various football coaches
Hal Wissel: Basketball ShootingBasketball ShootingLead-up DrillsBasketball Shooting MechanicsCatch and Shoot JumpBehind the Ball or Step InCorrecting Errors in ShootingFree Throw ShootingMental Practice Perfect ShotShooting Off DribbleShoot-Out Drill.Step Back Jump Shot Off DribbleBW Shooting Chart DailyHook Shooting by HWBW Shooting Chart Monthly
Greg Popovich: my favorite drills
Herb Welling: The Dribble Motion offense and Building the dribble motion offense
Jerry Wainwright: Game Situations (slobs, blobs, and coaching) (Great stuff)
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Drills
Kevin Sutton: 26 Skill Developement Drills
Jamie Dixon: Pitt notes (2 pages)
Tim Miles: Triangle offense notes
Tubby Smith: Notes on Black/White press (When he was at Georgia)
Skip Prosser: Matchup Press
Bill Walsh: Various articles and notes that offer some coaching nuggets….
John Beilein coaching notes
Double Pump Coach’s clinic notes from LA, California (summer 2007)
Oak Hill Academy’s 40 series: Man Quick Hitters
Jay Wright: How to teach the Motion Offense system (It came from Villanova’s basketball staff)Jay Wright: Breakdown Drills for 4-out, 1in motion offense
Jay Wright: 4-out, 1-in motion summary
Vance Walberg clinic at Rocklin (Another set of notes)
Vance Walberg: Half court defense (1page)
Mike Dunlap: 2-2-1 press
Emporia State: Point Zone article
Vance Walberg: Rocklin Coaching clinic notes
Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy notes
Tim Floyd: Playing without size clinic notes
Vance Walberg Defense: Full Court Press notes
Vance Walberg: Mid-South Clinic notes from Tunica
Nike Clinic 2005 notes with diagrams
Nike Clinic 2006 notes with diagrams
Nike Championship Coaches clinic (sept. 2006)
Bruce Weber: 20 essential defensive drills
Bruce Weber: Motion Offense
Patrick Hunt: Motion offense
New York Coaches clinic presentation (one page)
Bobby Knight: Motion offense
Steve Alford: Drills for Motion offense
Fran Franchilla: Hoops 101
Bill Self: KU Press Break notes
Joe Ciampi: 1-1-3 matchup zone notes
Dave Leitao: Attacking 2-2-1 press
Mark Few: Flex for Success
Mike D’Antoni: Coaching notes
Barnigini Develoment work from FIBA magazine
MB Clinic 2001: Oliver Purnell, Paul Hewitt, Dr. Tom Davis, etc….
Kevin Eastman Individual workout camp
UNC Wilimington Clinic notes: (Brad Brownell, Jerry Wainwright, Tubby Smith)
Coaching Wisdom to Ponder notes
Billy Donovan Post Development drills
Thad Matta Clinic notes
Xavier Newsletter (from Sean Miller) couple articles, X’s and O’s.
Arizona Women’s Program study
Arizona Men’s Program study
Gary Waters 3 out 2 in motion offense
Kelvin Sampson coaching clinic
Coach K coaching notes
Phil Martelli Practice organization notes
Sherri Coale Motion notes
Pat Summitt Baden clinic notes
Mark Few Individual Improvement notes
Kelvin Sampson, Skip Prosser, Lon Kruger, Renee Portand at a Nike Clinic
Jim Harrick Program at Georgia (practice plans, offense, 2-3 defense, transition defense, etc.)
Collection of one page notes: (Kevin Eastman 6 musts, Bobby Hurley pg play, Missouri Leadership page, Kim Mulkey Robertson ideas)
Basketball Sense: Vol 12, number 3 and 4
Collection of great notes: (Dick Davey flex, Tom Crean: building a program, Steve Smith: secondary break, etc)
Billy Donovan article from Basketball sense
Bobby Knight (Baden clinic)
Stan Heath (Baden Clinic)
Dave Odom Clinic Notes (Pressbreak)
Skip Prosser clinic notes (Wake Forest Head coach at Dematha clinic)
Todd Lickliter clinic notes (Butler Basketball)
Basketball sense Vol 12, Number 2
Bill Self: Pressbreak
Lady Vols clinic with Pat Summitt (Her whole philosophy)
Lawrence Frank: How to build a motion offense (when he was an assistant with Kevin O’Neill)
Kevin O’ Neill : Wing Skill Development
Kevin O’ Neill: Drills
Kevin O’ Neill: Individual Skill Development (This note is done by Coach Sfera)
Dean Smith : Run and Jump Press
Dean Smith: 4 corners delay game
Kevin O’Neill: 3 out 2- in, motion offense (When he was at Tenn.)
Kevin O’ Neill: Secondary Break
Kevin O Neill: Shell Drill Handouts (great information in it)
Kevin O’ Neill: Program Facts (Ideas on his offensive and defensive program)
Press Break: 3 simple diagrams (Press break, Simple Press break for late in the game, Domino Press break)
Kevin O’ Neill: Defensive Thoughts
Kevin O’ Neill: Press offense
Kevin O’ Neill: Match-up zone
Kevin O’ Neill: Motion offense
Kevin O’ Neill: Man Set Plays
Kevin O’ Neill: Zone Offense
Kevin O’ Neill: Post Skill development drills
Al Skinner: Boston College Flex offense and secondary break into Flex offense
Xavier newsletter: (newsletter that Xavier University sents out. It is cool)
UNC Transition game notesUNC Practice plan for one day
David Loos: Hi-Low motion game and entries
Muffet McGraw: Spread Triangle
Tara Vanderveer: Stanford’s triangle offense
Jim Larranaga: More Scramble defense stuff
Grinnell system: How it works
Grinnell system: Power point presentation (Awesome design)
Jim Larranga Notes with diagrams
Detroit Pistons Training camp notes
Tom Crean: Individual Workout notes
Pat Summitt: Notes from clinic in 2006
Michigan State Program notes: set plays and out of bounds plays
Georgia Tech: Point Zone Defense
Georgia Tech: Individual workouts
Greg Brittenitam (New York Knicks) - Individual conditioning drills
Jerry Krause (Gonzaga ): Becoming a coach of significance
Mike Dunlap: Colorado Coaching academy
Bruce Pearl : Cutter’s series( his modified flex offense), Individual Improvement drills, Vols strength and conditioning program
Flex offense: Different types of them
Georgia Tech: Zone Offense
Georgia Tech: Secondary Break
Georgia Tech: Individual Defense
Georgia Tech: Matchup-press
Georgia Tech: Motion Offense
Nike Clinic 2006: Lorenzo Romar, Trent Johnson, Tubby Smith, Bruce Weber, Gary Williams, Tim Floyd, and etc. (No Diagrams)
Loyala Marymount Fastlane system
Grinnell Offensive system
Don Meyer Clinic 2006
Don Meyer Free Fall Clinic 2006
Don Meyer: Developing your post players
Pete Carril: Princeton Backdoor offense (English version from a clinic in spain)
Bill Foster: University of Miami “Philosophy
Don Meyer Clinic at Oak Ridge2006
Fresno City College handout (Vance Walberg) - mainly repeat stuff, but some new stuff on it.
That is just a sample of what is on our website. If we don’t have something that you would want then we will find it for you in 48 hours. We have a HUGE network of basketball coaches that will help you out.
Take a look at us,
Coach Peterman
Basketball Coaching website: www.mensbasketballhoopscoop.blogspot.com
Rusty
Men’s Basketball HoopScoop is not your typical basketball coaching website site. We have basketball coaching material for all levels. We have material suited for junior high, high school, AAU, College and Professional basketball. Men’s Basketball HoopScoop is a basketball coaching website that trades material with you.
Here is all that you have to do: go to our website and click on the “Complete basketball inventory of basketball coaching ebooks”. It is an inventory of individual basketball coaching clinic notes that we have. Just email us and we will help you out. We just ask that you trade materials with us. We will help you more than you help us out.
We have basketball coaching materials from Offense, defense, special situations, zone offense, zone defense, shooting. We have more materials than you could dream about. We have stuff that has never been on the internet like NBA playbooks, Division 1 playbooks, high school playbooks.
Say that you want something on the newest craze: Dribble Drive Motion Offense. We have an ebook that has everything that has been written down or typed on the subject. We also sell ebooks of our materials for you.
Here is an example of what we have:
1-3-1 Offensive sets from Europe
Jerry Wainwright: Ideas about Practice
Merritt Island Basketball strength training program
Herb Brown: Defensive Information
Defensive Keys to Victory notes
Jay Monahan: Set Plays to beat Gimmick Defenses
Jay Monahan: Zone Set Plays
Jay Monahan: Set Plays
Jay Monahan: Box Set Plays
Nike Skill Academy Coaches Booklet from Europe
Quin Synder: Missouri Offensive booklet
Basketball Drills 2
Wharton College Basketball Drills
Gene Evans: 2-3 Match-up Zone
Joe McKeown: George Washington Matchup zone
Jerry Tarkanian: Amoeba Defense (26 pages)
Dr. Tom Davis: 3-2 Flexible Zone defense notes
Don Meyer: Motivational sayings
Coach K: Defensive Booklet
Perry Clark: Tulane Transition Drills
Pete Carril: Spread Game
Pete Carril: Princeton offense booklet
Pete Carril: Motion concepts
Larry Eustachy: Creating Mental Toughness
John Beilein: West Virginia Basketball Coaching Clinic Skill Booklet 2002 (Over 50 pages, it is a tremendous resource to take a look at)
John Beilein: Nike clinic at Cleveland OH 2002 and Michigan Practice 10-19-07 (Tremendous detail
Quin Synder: Missouri Defensive booklet with tremendous detail
Amoeba Defense article
Tony Barone: Scouting for professional teams (2 pages)
Leonard Hamilton: Defensive toughness (1 page)
Vance Walberg : Pepperdine Practice notes from 10-25-07 to 10-27-07 including actual practice plan.
Kevin Pigott: More Princeton offense notes
and
Jimmy Tillette: Samford Practice notes
Andy Wood: Open Post Offense notes
Rick Samuel: Open Post Offense notes
Lason Perkins: Open Post Offense notes
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive Drills and Conditioning Drills
Peter Lonergan: Developing Multi-skilled Young Players
Charlotte Bobcats set plays
Steve Alford: Breakdown Drills for Motion Offense
Kevin Eastman: Boston Celtics workout
Greg Popovich: Spurs Early Offense
Kevin Stallings: How to develop a Successful Basketball Program
Nate McMillan: Seattle Supersonics - How to defend Pick and Roll Defense
Mark Few: Gonzaga Playbook
North Carolina: Complete conditioning workouts
Strength and Conditioning workouts
Rick Pitino: Louisville Individual Workout 10-01-05
Kevin Stallings: Vanderbilt Practice 10-13-07 (great detail)
Kevin Stallings: Vanderbilt Practice 11-28-07 (great detail)
Lecanto High School Playbook (excellent playbook)
Phil Martelli: High Tempo Drills
Jerry Tarkanian: UNLV Running game
Jerry Tarkanian: Pressure Defense
Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Pressure Defense
Vance Walberg: Pepperdine Practices for 10-25-07 to 10-27-07 (I have to rewrite the notes so be patience. It didn’t turn out well on the Pdf file)
Coach K: Duke motion offense (not the mike d’antoni stuff from this year)
Jay Wright: Motion Offense notes
Out of Bounds play: Zip Play
Kevin Pigott: Princeton Offense notes with diagrams
Australian Summer Improvement notes
Phoenix Suns: Offensive sets
Iowa Shuffle Zone Offense
Los Angles Lakers: Scouting Report from an actual NBA scout
Funadmentals of the Pick and Roll
Princeton coaches article
Good Gig or not article
Larry Brown and Gregg Popovich Friendship article
Rick Carlise: Interview article
Follow me Coach K article
How to praise an assistant article
High Energy Thad Matta article
Techniques for getting the ball inside
Roy Williams: UNC Transition sets
Bill Grier: Gonzaga Defense
Kevin Pigott: Princeton Offense notes with diagrams
Australian Summer Improvement notes
Phoenix Suns: Offensive sets
Iowa Shuffle Zone Offense
Steve Nash: Different workout from the other day
Basketball Drills: A pdf file which consists of 54 basketball drills. It has to be in the top ten of coaching notes that I have come across in the last year. It is a tremendous setup for a young coach or a older coach. It has tons of different ideas especially if you are a motion offense guy.
Ernie Kent: Man to Man offense / Transition game
Roy Williams: North Carolina Transition game
Steve Nash: His workout
Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes
Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy
John Kresse: 2-2-1 press
John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones
Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook
Indiana Basketball Playbook
Larry Brown: Indiana Pacers Practice Plan (1 page)
Bobby Hurley: Practice Plan (1 page)
Bobby Knight: Indiana Practice Plan (1 page)
Fran Franschilla: Practice Organization notes
George Raveling: Junior Nike Practice plan notes
Open Post Offense notes
UCLA offense: It is on powerpoint and it might be the best looking notes that I have received in a very long time.
Shuffle Offense
Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy
Hubie Brown: Techniques and Strategies
Don Meyer: Coaching clinic notes
John Beilein: Michigan clinic notes that are typed and have diagrams.
Ramsey: Basketball conditioning program (1 page)
Diamondback Football program
(I had a coach that went to Europe and traveled through France and Spain and went and watched the best leagues in those two countries. It is a collection of great stuff)
France Pro League stuff
Spain Pro League stuff
Spain Pro League: Scouting notes from it. (Great Stuff)
Jim Boeheim 2-3 zone defense notes
Vance Walberg Defensive Philosophy
John Kresse: 2-2-1 press
John Kresse: 1-2-2 and 1-3-1 zones
Los Angeles Lakers: 1977 playbook
Indiana Basketball Playbook
European Multiple Defense
SMU: Half Court Shooting Drills
European Offenses: 4 different offenses
European Pick and Roll Defense
Portorico Scout offense (European offense)
Don Meyer: Creating Turnovers with selective trapping
Teacher’s Influence: a big file on how teachers influence the kids. Good stuff
Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 zone defense
Mark Turgeon: Texas AM Secondary Break (tremedous stuff….)
Todd Lickliter: Butler Offensive sets (Tremendous stuff…. great sets.)
Pete Gillen: Developing a post game
Open Post Motion offense: great detail
Iowa: Press Break
4 out, 1 in motion offense: Great detail to the notes
1-1-1-2 Conceal Press defense: great detail to the notes.
Jere Quinn (St. Thomas Prep): Philosophy of Coaching
Gregg Popovich: How to Scrimmage
Own the lane Post workout
Dave Leitao: NABC clinic notes
North Carolina: Complete conditioning workout observation
Orlando Magic Summer league observations and Purdue Preseason workout
Indiana WNBA Fever Practice observations
Jerry Petitgoue: Youth Practice workouts
Mike Dunlap: 1-1-3 Matchup zone defense (great stuff)
John Saintignon: Pass-option secondary break (Tremendous resource)
Double Pump Clinic: notes from this fall (really good stuff from Division 1 and NBA coaches)
Wisconsin Green Bay: clinic notes
Bob Huggins: Open Post notes with Diagrams
Bob Huggins: Open Post notes without Diagrams
Italian 2003 clinic: Wheel offense (50 pages worth)
International NBA Clinic: Belgrade 2002 clinic
Post player moves and skills notes
Dick Bennett: Defensive concepts
Coach K: Basketball Thoughts
Rick Pitino: Ball Defense
Mike Brey: Offensive footwork
Steve Hawkins: Man Defense
Cheryl Burnett: Scramble Defense
Jim Boone: Packline Defense and Motion offense, war drill too
LaSalle Academy: Big Men workouts
Princeton Offense: Twenty rules to make it work
Don Meyer: Things that we have to learn
NBA EuroLive Tour: playbook
Larry Gipson: Motion Offense notes
Pete Carril: Princeton High Post Offense
Rick Majerus: Half Court Man to Man Defense
Flex Ball Screen Offense
“Zip” out of bounds play (only one play)
Will Rey: Combination Defenses
Larry Shyatt: Face Guard Defense
Vance Walberg: Vance Walberg Nation Offense handouts
Art of Defense
Mike DeVillivis: Mini clinics
Bullets Open Post Offense
Australian “AIS” conditioning plan
Joe Scott: Denver Basketball clinic 2007
Ganon Baker: Fiba article on the “Lost art of the Jumpshot”
Business Leadership book: Five Dysfunctions of a team summary
Hoopsource: Basketball Drill Sheet
Coach K: 1988 Basketball Clinic (Great stuff)
Triangle and Two defense
A Bunch of Set Plays
A Bunch of Continuity Zone offenses
Oliver Purnell: Team Chemistry
Kevin O’Neill: Priority Man to Man Defense
Jeff Van Gundy: Basketball Clinic when he was with the New York Knicks (Good Stuff)
UNC Practice Plan: 10-19-07
Tom Crean Coaches Packet (Job interview stuff - to get a job
7 Great Pressure releases for any offense (one page)
LMU Break (notes typed with diagrams)
Motion versus zone (one page)
Don Meyer: 1-1-3 matchup zone
Kelvin Sampson: 1-4 offense notes
Blaine Taylor : 14 options for Transition Game
Warrior Drills
Leadership Summaries 2
John Beilein: Michigan Coaching clinic notes
Stan Van Gundy: We Play Hard Clinic: Pick and Roll Offense (Most detailed notes in a while) (24 pages in detail with diagrams)
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Defensive notes
Lason Perkins: Offensive set notes
Don Meyer: NSU shooting camp / practice
Team Arete: General Thoughts
Transition : To Flex Offense
Pete Gaudet: Post man notes
Paul Hewitt: Georgia Tech Motion offense (general notes)
Leadership Book Summaries
Xavier/ Wright State / Dayton practice notes
John Calipari / Larry Brown Coaches clinic retreat
Executive leadership summaries (Leadership articles)
Georgia Tech Inbounds plays
Dennis Felton: New Georgia motion offense concepts
Kelvin Sampson: Coaching clinic notes
Leadership articles published by Basketball Sense
Mike Dunlap: More coaching notes
Pete Newell/Mike Dunlap: Coaching clinic notes
Mike Dunlap: Offensive transition notes
Mike Dunlap: Footwork warmup
Dick Bennett: Blocker/Mover offense
Bill Parcells: Finding a way to win
Mike Dunlap: Combination of Mike Dunlap Coaching clinics / a touch of stuff with Vance Walberg at the clinic.
Ralph Miller: Pressure Basketball
Football Coaching Matters: Collection of notes from various football coaches
Hal Wissel: Basketball ShootingBasketball ShootingLead-up DrillsBasketball Shooting MechanicsCatch and Shoot JumpBehind the Ball or Step InCorrecting Errors in ShootingFree Throw ShootingMental Practice Perfect ShotShooting Off DribbleShoot-Out Drill.Step Back Jump Shot Off DribbleBW Shooting Chart DailyHook Shooting by HWBW Shooting Chart Monthly
Greg Popovich: my favorite drills
Herb Welling: The Dribble Motion offense and Building the dribble motion offense
Jerry Wainwright: Game Situations (slobs, blobs, and coaching) (Great stuff)
Steve Smith: Oak Hill Drills
Kevin Sutton: 26 Skill Developement Drills
Jamie Dixon: Pitt notes (2 pages)
Tim Miles: Triangle offense notes
Tubby Smith: Notes on Black/White press (When he was at Georgia)
Skip Prosser: Matchup Press
Bill Walsh: Various articles and notes that offer some coaching nuggets….
John Beilein coaching notes
Double Pump Coach’s clinic notes from LA, California (summer 2007)
Oak Hill Academy’s 40 series: Man Quick Hitters
Jay Wright: How to teach the Motion Offense system (It came from Villanova’s basketball staff)Jay Wright: Breakdown Drills for 4-out, 1in motion offense
Jay Wright: 4-out, 1-in motion summary
Vance Walberg clinic at Rocklin (Another set of notes)
Vance Walberg: Half court defense (1page)
Mike Dunlap: 2-2-1 press
Emporia State: Point Zone article
Vance Walberg: Rocklin Coaching clinic notes
Mike Dunlap: Defensive Philosophy notes
Tim Floyd: Playing without size clinic notes
Vance Walberg Defense: Full Court Press notes
Vance Walberg: Mid-South Clinic notes from Tunica
Nike Clinic 2005 notes with diagrams
Nike Clinic 2006 notes with diagrams
Nike Championship Coaches clinic (sept. 2006)
Bruce Weber: 20 essential defensive drills
Bruce Weber: Motion Offense
Patrick Hunt: Motion offense
New York Coaches clinic presentation (one page)
Bobby Knight: Motion offense
Steve Alford: Drills for Motion offense
Fran Franchilla: Hoops 101
Bill Self: KU Press Break notes
Joe Ciampi: 1-1-3 matchup zone notes
Dave Leitao: Attacking 2-2-1 press
Mark Few: Flex for Success
Mike D’Antoni: Coaching notes
Barnigini Develoment work from FIBA magazine
MB Clinic 2001: Oliver Purnell, Paul Hewitt, Dr. Tom Davis, etc….
Kevin Eastman Individual workout camp
UNC Wilimington Clinic notes: (Brad Brownell, Jerry Wainwright, Tubby Smith)
Coaching Wisdom to Ponder notes
Billy Donovan Post Development drills
Thad Matta Clinic notes
Xavier Newsletter (from Sean Miller) couple articles, X’s and O’s.
Arizona Women’s Program study
Arizona Men’s Program study
Gary Waters 3 out 2 in motion offense
Kelvin Sampson coaching clinic
Coach K coaching notes
Phil Martelli Practice organization notes
Sherri Coale Motion notes
Pat Summitt Baden clinic notes
Mark Few Individual Improvement notes
Kelvin Sampson, Skip Prosser, Lon Kruger, Renee Portand at a Nike Clinic
Jim Harrick Program at Georgia (practice plans, offense, 2-3 defense, transition defense, etc.)
Collection of one page notes: (Kevin Eastman 6 musts, Bobby Hurley pg play, Missouri Leadership page, Kim Mulkey Robertson ideas)
Basketball Sense: Vol 12, number 3 and 4
Collection of great notes: (Dick Davey flex, Tom Crean: building a program, Steve Smith: secondary break, etc)
Billy Donovan article from Basketball sense
Bobby Knight (Baden clinic)
Stan Heath (Baden Clinic)
Dave Odom Clinic Notes (Pressbreak)
Skip Prosser clinic notes (Wake Forest Head coach at Dematha clinic)
Todd Lickliter clinic notes (Butler Basketball)
Basketball sense Vol 12, Number 2
Bill Self: Pressbreak
Lady Vols clinic with Pat Summitt (Her whole philosophy)
Lawrence Frank: How to build a motion offense (when he was an assistant with Kevin O’Neill)
Kevin O’ Neill : Wing Skill Development
Kevin O’ Neill: Drills
Kevin O’ Neill: Individual Skill Development (This note is done by Coach Sfera)
Dean Smith : Run and Jump Press
Dean Smith: 4 corners delay game
Kevin O’Neill: 3 out 2- in, motion offense (When he was at Tenn.)
Kevin O’ Neill: Secondary Break
Kevin O Neill: Shell Drill Handouts (great information in it)
Kevin O’ Neill: Program Facts (Ideas on his offensive and defensive program)
Press Break: 3 simple diagrams (Press break, Simple Press break for late in the game, Domino Press break)
Kevin O’ Neill: Defensive Thoughts
Kevin O’ Neill: Press offense
Kevin O’ Neill: Match-up zone
Kevin O’ Neill: Motion offense
Kevin O’ Neill: Man Set Plays
Kevin O’ Neill: Zone Offense
Kevin O’ Neill: Post Skill development drills
Al Skinner: Boston College Flex offense and secondary break into Flex offense
Xavier newsletter: (newsletter that Xavier University sents out. It is cool)
UNC Transition game notesUNC Practice plan for one day
David Loos: Hi-Low motion game and entries
Muffet McGraw: Spread Triangle
Tara Vanderveer: Stanford’s triangle offense
Jim Larranaga: More Scramble defense stuff
Grinnell system: How it works
Grinnell system: Power point presentation (Awesome design)
Jim Larranga Notes with diagrams
Detroit Pistons Training camp notes
Tom Crean: Individual Workout notes
Pat Summitt: Notes from clinic in 2006
Michigan State Program notes: set plays and out of bounds plays
Georgia Tech: Point Zone Defense
Georgia Tech: Individual workouts
Greg Brittenitam (New York Knicks) - Individual conditioning drills
Jerry Krause (Gonzaga ): Becoming a coach of significance
Mike Dunlap: Colorado Coaching academy
Bruce Pearl : Cutter’s series( his modified flex offense), Individual Improvement drills, Vols strength and conditioning program
Flex offense: Different types of them
Georgia Tech: Zone Offense
Georgia Tech: Secondary Break
Georgia Tech: Individual Defense
Georgia Tech: Matchup-press
Georgia Tech: Motion Offense
Nike Clinic 2006: Lorenzo Romar, Trent Johnson, Tubby Smith, Bruce Weber, Gary Williams, Tim Floyd, and etc. (No Diagrams)
Loyala Marymount Fastlane system
Grinnell Offensive system
Don Meyer Clinic 2006
Don Meyer Free Fall Clinic 2006
Don Meyer: Developing your post players
Pete Carril: Princeton Backdoor offense (English version from a clinic in spain)
Bill Foster: University of Miami “Philosophy
Don Meyer Clinic at Oak Ridge2006
Fresno City College handout (Vance Walberg) - mainly repeat stuff, but some new stuff on it.
That is just a sample of what is on our website. If we don’t have something that you would want then we will find it for you in 48 hours. We have a HUGE network of basketball coaches that will help you out.
Take a look at us,
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Rusty
Sep
29
tank asked:
Hey I’m a 16 year old sophomore in high school and I was wondering what steps I can take to maybe making a career out of coaching basketball at the high school or college level. I love the game of basketball and currently play on my high school team. But being only 5′8 I know realistically it would be extremely difficult to play professional basketball. However I do love the sport and really want to be able to coach after college. Any tips to help me do this?
Dayton
Hey I’m a 16 year old sophomore in high school and I was wondering what steps I can take to maybe making a career out of coaching basketball at the high school or college level. I love the game of basketball and currently play on my high school team. But being only 5′8 I know realistically it would be extremely difficult to play professional basketball. However I do love the sport and really want to be able to coach after college. Any tips to help me do this?
Dayton
Sep
27
How does scoring for fantasy basketball work?
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asked:
This is my first year to have a fan. basketball team. Does it work like hockey or football or is it different?. Someone please explain.
Dimitri
This is my first year to have a fan. basketball team. Does it work like hockey or football or is it different?. Someone please explain.
Dimitri
Sep
26
What are those tight shorts that basketball players wear under their shorts?
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Ziggler asked:
And can/do people wear them just on normal days?
And can/do people wear them just on normal days?
I mean I wear basketball shorts alot and was wondering if anyone else wears them under their shorts?
Neal
Sep
26
What is the typeface/font that the French national basketball team uses on their team jerseys?
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E asked:
Anyone notice that the French basketball team always has the best designed team jerseys? (like the one they used to play the Eurobaseket tournament that just passed.) What is the typeface they use on that? I am interested to know.
Carlton
Anyone notice that the French basketball team always has the best designed team jerseys? (like the one they used to play the Eurobaseket tournament that just passed.) What is the typeface they use on that? I am interested to know.
Carlton
Sep
22
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Mano Watsa asked:
There’s an old saying in basketball that teams are made in the winter and spring, but players are made in the summer.
Right now, basketball players all across North America are making plans to spend their summers working on their games. Some will spend it in the gym, others in the driveway or the park, and some may attend a basketball camp or two. But with a limited time to work on their game, and hundreds of options to choose from, how does a player find the best basketball camp for their own personal development?
Here are 4 things you may not have considered, that will help you choose the best basketball camp this summer:
1) Local College vs. Brand Name:
Most local colleges and universities have their own summer basketball camps, but don’t think they’re the only game in town. The best basketball camp for you may be a brand name basketball camp that happens to be running a session in your neck of the woods. Camps like Five Star, Point Guard College, and Hoop Group have sessions that run out of local high schools and colleges, so make sure you take a look at what’s coming up in your area beyond the local options. The best basketball camp for you may be IN your backyard, but not FROM your backyard!
2) Player Exposure vs. Player Development:
Players go to different basketball camps for different reasons, so finding the best basketball camp for you largely depends on what you’re looking for. Some camps like Five Star and ABCD tend to attract players looking to get noticed by college coaches and AAU teams, and therefore have more games being played throughout the day. Other camps like Point Guard College and Hoop Group develop players by offering significant instruction beyond the hardwood. The best basketball camp for you may largely depend on whether you’re looking to get better faster, or get noticed faster.
3) On Court vs. Off Court Development:
The best basketball camp for you may not spend all their time on the court doing drills and playing games. These days, the top basketball camps out there also offer video analysis, leadership training, and breaking down basketball related concepts in the classroom setting to develop a player’s mind and leadership abilities off the court. With so much of the game being mental, it’s important to consider the value of spending time learning how to think the game and not just how to play. The best basketball camp for you may offer more of the latter.
4) Day Camps vs. Overnight Camps
Some of the best parts about basketball camp are not the time you spend on the court, but the time you spend making relationships that will last a lifetime. The best basketball camp for you doesn’t have to be one with an overnight experience, but if that’s what you’re going for this summer, make sure you determine how many days and how many nights your camp offers so you can get the best value for your dollar.
Summary:
As you plan for another summer on the hardwood, think hard about your options for how you’re going to spend your time. If attending the best basketball camp is part of your skill development approach, make sure you take a few of these thoughts into consideration so you can get the best experience possible this summer.
Darryl
There’s an old saying in basketball that teams are made in the winter and spring, but players are made in the summer.
Right now, basketball players all across North America are making plans to spend their summers working on their games. Some will spend it in the gym, others in the driveway or the park, and some may attend a basketball camp or two. But with a limited time to work on their game, and hundreds of options to choose from, how does a player find the best basketball camp for their own personal development?
Here are 4 things you may not have considered, that will help you choose the best basketball camp this summer:
1) Local College vs. Brand Name:
Most local colleges and universities have their own summer basketball camps, but don’t think they’re the only game in town. The best basketball camp for you may be a brand name basketball camp that happens to be running a session in your neck of the woods. Camps like Five Star, Point Guard College, and Hoop Group have sessions that run out of local high schools and colleges, so make sure you take a look at what’s coming up in your area beyond the local options. The best basketball camp for you may be IN your backyard, but not FROM your backyard!
2) Player Exposure vs. Player Development:
Players go to different basketball camps for different reasons, so finding the best basketball camp for you largely depends on what you’re looking for. Some camps like Five Star and ABCD tend to attract players looking to get noticed by college coaches and AAU teams, and therefore have more games being played throughout the day. Other camps like Point Guard College and Hoop Group develop players by offering significant instruction beyond the hardwood. The best basketball camp for you may largely depend on whether you’re looking to get better faster, or get noticed faster.
3) On Court vs. Off Court Development:
The best basketball camp for you may not spend all their time on the court doing drills and playing games. These days, the top basketball camps out there also offer video analysis, leadership training, and breaking down basketball related concepts in the classroom setting to develop a player’s mind and leadership abilities off the court. With so much of the game being mental, it’s important to consider the value of spending time learning how to think the game and not just how to play. The best basketball camp for you may offer more of the latter.
4) Day Camps vs. Overnight Camps
Some of the best parts about basketball camp are not the time you spend on the court, but the time you spend making relationships that will last a lifetime. The best basketball camp for you doesn’t have to be one with an overnight experience, but if that’s what you’re going for this summer, make sure you determine how many days and how many nights your camp offers so you can get the best value for your dollar.
Summary:
As you plan for another summer on the hardwood, think hard about your options for how you’re going to spend your time. If attending the best basketball camp is part of your skill development approach, make sure you take a few of these thoughts into consideration so you can get the best experience possible this summer.
Darryl
Sep
21
JAYZ23 asked:
I was pumping my basketball and wanted to know, are there any tips on how to know when your basketball is ideally pumped? I remember my gym teacher telling me that if u let it go from you full height, it should bounce up to the waist or something like that; i’m not entirely sure.
Brandan
I was pumping my basketball and wanted to know, are there any tips on how to know when your basketball is ideally pumped? I remember my gym teacher telling me that if u let it go from you full height, it should bounce up to the waist or something like that; i’m not entirely sure.
Brandan
Sep
20
Aamir asked:
Scientifically, how much energy does it take to shoot a basketball.
Or how much energy does it take to throw a basketball 10ft in the air.
Thanks.
Deondre
Scientifically, how much energy does it take to shoot a basketball.
Or how much energy does it take to throw a basketball 10ft in the air.
Thanks.
Deondre
Sep
14
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John Parks asked:
Modern day basketball can trace it’s origins to early December 1891 when Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education teacher and a local instructor at Springfield, Massachusetts’ YMCA Training School was desperately seeking an indoor game active and fit during cold, snowy New England winters. After trying several different games and finding them too dangerous or not quite suitable for gymnasiums, Naismith wrote down the essential rules of basketball, incorporating some of the rules of a popular children’s game of the era, “Ducks on a Pond,” and then nailed a peach basket on an upraised track, ten feet above the playing surface. Of course, since the peach baskets still had closed bottoms, retrieving a ball after a player scored a basket was terribly inefficient – unbelievably, the game had to be stopped for someone to retrieve the ball with a dowel. And although the first official game was played in January of 1892, at the YMCA gymnasium Naismith’s handwritten diaries at the time indicate that he was extremely nervous about the new game he invented, fearing that his basketball wouldn’t take.
Oddly, in that first official game of basketball, there were nine players on a side and the winning team won a close fought 1-0 battle with a 25-foot shot – on a court barely half the size of the modern day court! By 1897 teams of five had become standard. Around the same time, women’s basketball was developed at nearby Smith College when Sandra Berenson, a physical education teacher at the college modified many of the rules for women to play. As it turned out, Berenson was fascinated by the values of teamwork, fair play and vigorous exercise that basketball promoted and began organizing some of the first women’s basketball games by 1893. By 1899 Berenson’s rules for women’s basketball were published and by the turn of the century, she was the editor of A.G. Spaulding’s legendary Women’s Basketball Guide which spread her version of basketball across the country to countless physical education instructors across the country. In fact, with the help of many YMCA instructors, basketball was promoted throughout the United States and Canada, paving the way for the game to be established as a varsity sport at many high schools. Sadly (and perhaps ironically), the YMCA began to discourage basketball by 1905, fearing that rowdy; belligerent crowds and rough play distracted from the organization’s mission. But that didn’t matter much as amateur clubs, colleges, high schools and even several short-lived professional basketball clubs and leagues not only filled in the void but also helped promote the game. Basketball was becoming so popular that the forebear to the NCAA, known as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States and the Amateur Athletic Union fought for control of the game’s rules and of its future.
A little known fact is that during those first decades, basketball was primarily played with soccer balls, which were difficult to dribble. Most games consisted of players passing the ball to each other in order to advance it up and down the court. It wasn’t for some time until a ball was specifically designed and made for basketball and frequently basketballs were irregularly made, creating an odd scene for modern basketball fans. It wasn’t until the late 1940s when college basketball was becoming insanely popular and viable enough to pave the way for the National Basketball Association’s popularity that Tony Hinkle developed the orange basketball that fans are so familiar with. Of course, it should not be forgotten that Naismith was also influential in the promotion and creation of men’s college basketball when he became the University of Kansas ’ first basketball team. And believably, many of Naismith’s first students and disciples became important in the history of college basketball including Amos Alonzo Stagg, Forrest “Phog” Allen, and Adolph Rupp.
For more information on basketball, visit http://www.basketballmicroblog.com and http://www.basketballmicroblogging.com.
Kareem
Modern day basketball can trace it’s origins to early December 1891 when Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physical education teacher and a local instructor at Springfield, Massachusetts’ YMCA Training School was desperately seeking an indoor game active and fit during cold, snowy New England winters. After trying several different games and finding them too dangerous or not quite suitable for gymnasiums, Naismith wrote down the essential rules of basketball, incorporating some of the rules of a popular children’s game of the era, “Ducks on a Pond,” and then nailed a peach basket on an upraised track, ten feet above the playing surface. Of course, since the peach baskets still had closed bottoms, retrieving a ball after a player scored a basket was terribly inefficient – unbelievably, the game had to be stopped for someone to retrieve the ball with a dowel. And although the first official game was played in January of 1892, at the YMCA gymnasium Naismith’s handwritten diaries at the time indicate that he was extremely nervous about the new game he invented, fearing that his basketball wouldn’t take.
Oddly, in that first official game of basketball, there were nine players on a side and the winning team won a close fought 1-0 battle with a 25-foot shot – on a court barely half the size of the modern day court! By 1897 teams of five had become standard. Around the same time, women’s basketball was developed at nearby Smith College when Sandra Berenson, a physical education teacher at the college modified many of the rules for women to play. As it turned out, Berenson was fascinated by the values of teamwork, fair play and vigorous exercise that basketball promoted and began organizing some of the first women’s basketball games by 1893. By 1899 Berenson’s rules for women’s basketball were published and by the turn of the century, she was the editor of A.G. Spaulding’s legendary Women’s Basketball Guide which spread her version of basketball across the country to countless physical education instructors across the country. In fact, with the help of many YMCA instructors, basketball was promoted throughout the United States and Canada, paving the way for the game to be established as a varsity sport at many high schools. Sadly (and perhaps ironically), the YMCA began to discourage basketball by 1905, fearing that rowdy; belligerent crowds and rough play distracted from the organization’s mission. But that didn’t matter much as amateur clubs, colleges, high schools and even several short-lived professional basketball clubs and leagues not only filled in the void but also helped promote the game. Basketball was becoming so popular that the forebear to the NCAA, known as the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States and the Amateur Athletic Union fought for control of the game’s rules and of its future.
A little known fact is that during those first decades, basketball was primarily played with soccer balls, which were difficult to dribble. Most games consisted of players passing the ball to each other in order to advance it up and down the court. It wasn’t for some time until a ball was specifically designed and made for basketball and frequently basketballs were irregularly made, creating an odd scene for modern basketball fans. It wasn’t until the late 1940s when college basketball was becoming insanely popular and viable enough to pave the way for the National Basketball Association’s popularity that Tony Hinkle developed the orange basketball that fans are so familiar with. Of course, it should not be forgotten that Naismith was also influential in the promotion and creation of men’s college basketball when he became the University of Kansas ’ first basketball team. And believably, many of Naismith’s first students and disciples became important in the history of college basketball including Amos Alonzo Stagg, Forrest “Phog” Allen, and Adolph Rupp.
For more information on basketball, visit http://www.basketballmicroblog.com and http://www.basketballmicroblogging.com.
Kareem
Sep
7
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Jason Richards asked:
One of the skills important for a player to learn before playing the actual game of basketball is passing the basketball. Passing is the act of the handing over the basketball to the player’s teammate. Communication between the team members is crucial in passing. You have to acknowledge the pass first, either verbally or nonverbally, before handing over the basketball to a player. Passing can be used as an escape route if the player is heavily guarded by the defenders in order to keep the ball in the team’s possession and later on shooting the basketball to the team’s basket. In basketball, passing skills are acknowledged by statistics, which are called an assists. Passing the basketball may be done in several ways.
The Chest Pass
This pass is thrown in a straight line with high velocity used on the court’s perimeter. When the recipient is moving, this pass is made ensuring that the player doesn’t over reach to catch the basketball. When the recipient is stationary, this pass is made ensuring that the player who will accept the basketball doesn’t have to move. This pass is received in a triple threat position wherein the feet are shoulder width apart, elbows and knees bent, the shooting hand at the top and the other hand on the side of the basketball. In passing the basketball, it must be held at the level of the sternum, then by pushing the back foot and taking a step with the front foot while extending the arms to make the pass.
The Bounce pass.
The accuracy of this pass is dictated by its trajectory and speed. The change of directions of this pass makes it difficult for the defender to judge where the basketball will go, therefore making it hard to steal. This pass is easier to handle than an overhead pass where the recipient is moving. This pass should be caught by the recipient with a stride when he is moving and shouldn’t force the recipient to move when stationary. This pass is also received in a triple threat position wherein the feet are shoulder width apart, elbows and knees bent, the shooting hand at the top and the other hand on the side of the basketball. When making the pass, the ball is held at waist level, altering the position from hip to hip depending on the location of the recipient. The spot where the basketball should go will be aimed three-quarters of the way between the recipient and the passer. Passing is done by pushing the back of the foot, taking a step with the front foot, while extending the arms downward to make the pass.
The Overhead Pass
This is a powerful pass but an easy pass to steal. This is done so that the basketball goes over the top of the defender and is received by the other member of the team at the back of the defender. This pass is also received in a triple threat position wherein the feet are shoulder width apart, elbows and knees bent, the shooting hand at the top and the other hand on the side of the basketball. The hands of the player are placed on both sides of the basketball. Using the player’s forearms, the ball is put behind the head, the back of the foot is then pushed off, the front foot takes a step, then the elbows are brought down and the arms are then extended to make the pass.
The Behind the Back Pass
This pass is done behind the back without looking where the ball is going to fool the defender. This is most effective when the player is in motion because the player can easily move in the opposite direction of where the ball will go. This pass needs a lot of patience and practice because it takes time to figure out the right moves to make this pass successful. If expertise in this pass isn’t mastered, it shouldn’t be done during a game. This is done by holding the basketball with both hands. The dominant hand’s shoulder is moved towards the back and the ball is cupped by the dominant hand with the wrist and fingers pointing in the direction of the shoulder’s movement. The ball is then carried behind the player’s back with the arms wrapped around behind the back and the basketball is then released.
The Alley-Oop
Trust and timing is crucial for this pass to be successful. Practice should be done by the player to figure out the motion of this pass. A short, arching toss is the kind of action that is the easiest to receive by the other members of the team. The recipient should have the vertical leap to dunk or the basket should allow the adjustment of the rim’s height. The player should decide to do the alley-oop before making it to the three point arch. The player should establish eye contact with the other member of the team, who will do the hops. A short arching tossing motion is then delivered toward the basket with a shot like motion when the recipient is two or three steps away doing the jump. The spot should be aimed barely above the rim in the side where the recipient is coming from. The other member then receives the pass and makes a dunk, and shoots the basketball in the team’s basket.
Assisting the team to score through correct passing is just as essential as taking the shot. Good passing skills and communication among the team members is crucial to make the team’s game play a success. Practice makes perfect and good communication among team members will go along way in basketball when passing or assisting is concerned.
Gregorio
One of the skills important for a player to learn before playing the actual game of basketball is passing the basketball. Passing is the act of the handing over the basketball to the player’s teammate. Communication between the team members is crucial in passing. You have to acknowledge the pass first, either verbally or nonverbally, before handing over the basketball to a player. Passing can be used as an escape route if the player is heavily guarded by the defenders in order to keep the ball in the team’s possession and later on shooting the basketball to the team’s basket. In basketball, passing skills are acknowledged by statistics, which are called an assists. Passing the basketball may be done in several ways.
The Chest Pass
This pass is thrown in a straight line with high velocity used on the court’s perimeter. When the recipient is moving, this pass is made ensuring that the player doesn’t over reach to catch the basketball. When the recipient is stationary, this pass is made ensuring that the player who will accept the basketball doesn’t have to move. This pass is received in a triple threat position wherein the feet are shoulder width apart, elbows and knees bent, the shooting hand at the top and the other hand on the side of the basketball. In passing the basketball, it must be held at the level of the sternum, then by pushing the back foot and taking a step with the front foot while extending the arms to make the pass.
The Bounce pass.
The accuracy of this pass is dictated by its trajectory and speed. The change of directions of this pass makes it difficult for the defender to judge where the basketball will go, therefore making it hard to steal. This pass is easier to handle than an overhead pass where the recipient is moving. This pass should be caught by the recipient with a stride when he is moving and shouldn’t force the recipient to move when stationary. This pass is also received in a triple threat position wherein the feet are shoulder width apart, elbows and knees bent, the shooting hand at the top and the other hand on the side of the basketball. When making the pass, the ball is held at waist level, altering the position from hip to hip depending on the location of the recipient. The spot where the basketball should go will be aimed three-quarters of the way between the recipient and the passer. Passing is done by pushing the back of the foot, taking a step with the front foot, while extending the arms downward to make the pass.
The Overhead Pass
This is a powerful pass but an easy pass to steal. This is done so that the basketball goes over the top of the defender and is received by the other member of the team at the back of the defender. This pass is also received in a triple threat position wherein the feet are shoulder width apart, elbows and knees bent, the shooting hand at the top and the other hand on the side of the basketball. The hands of the player are placed on both sides of the basketball. Using the player’s forearms, the ball is put behind the head, the back of the foot is then pushed off, the front foot takes a step, then the elbows are brought down and the arms are then extended to make the pass.
The Behind the Back Pass
This pass is done behind the back without looking where the ball is going to fool the defender. This is most effective when the player is in motion because the player can easily move in the opposite direction of where the ball will go. This pass needs a lot of patience and practice because it takes time to figure out the right moves to make this pass successful. If expertise in this pass isn’t mastered, it shouldn’t be done during a game. This is done by holding the basketball with both hands. The dominant hand’s shoulder is moved towards the back and the ball is cupped by the dominant hand with the wrist and fingers pointing in the direction of the shoulder’s movement. The ball is then carried behind the player’s back with the arms wrapped around behind the back and the basketball is then released.
The Alley-Oop
Trust and timing is crucial for this pass to be successful. Practice should be done by the player to figure out the motion of this pass. A short, arching toss is the kind of action that is the easiest to receive by the other members of the team. The recipient should have the vertical leap to dunk or the basket should allow the adjustment of the rim’s height. The player should decide to do the alley-oop before making it to the three point arch. The player should establish eye contact with the other member of the team, who will do the hops. A short arching tossing motion is then delivered toward the basket with a shot like motion when the recipient is two or three steps away doing the jump. The spot should be aimed barely above the rim in the side where the recipient is coming from. The other member then receives the pass and makes a dunk, and shoots the basketball in the team’s basket.
Assisting the team to score through correct passing is just as essential as taking the shot. Good passing skills and communication among the team members is crucial to make the team’s game play a success. Practice makes perfect and good communication among team members will go along way in basketball when passing or assisting is concerned.
Gregorio