Giving back: a rant
Sports, whether you are a coach or an athlete, are an extremely demanding activity. In fact, it’s consuming! It has to be in order for one to be successful. An athlete practices,...
Basketball
Coaching, drills, and training for improved basketball performance
Real World Speed Training For Basketball
In a previous post, I discussed the challenges with using speed training for the training of athletes (see http://www.yourhpservices.com/blog/?p=1265 ). In this post, I discussed the fact that most athletes are not...
The Challenge With Periodization
When I entered the coaching field, strength and conditioning was very different than it is today. The focus of the strength and conditioning coach was on the Olympic lifts, the three...
Do More Than Stand There In Basketball
When I’m coaching basketball, I find it challenging to teach players the kind of speed that great offensive basketball requires. When it comes to basketball; players understand getting the ball to the...
Use The Medicine Ball To Improve Basketball Performance
We often think of using the medicine ball to develop strength, power, and condition the muscles of the core. Lately I’ve begun to use it to help improve the performance of some...