Fundamental Offensive Principles for Basketball
We have spent a lot of time discussing defense and basketball. With this post and the last one (on range testing) we’re starting to get into thoughts on offense and basketball. Before...
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Range Testing for Basketball Shooting Success
Basketball players want to shoot the ball and try to score points. Obviously this is an important part of today’s game with them watching NBA players that specialize in three point shots. ...
Basketball Defense Isn’t Static
To this point we’ve covered a lot about the red zone, defending the athlete with the ball, denying passes, and the concept of how to play helpside defense. One of the challenges...
Basketball Defense, Helpside Part 3
We have talked a lot about guarding the ball handler, jamming the dribbler when the ball is picked up, defending against passes, helpside defense, and what happens when the ball moves. Today...
Basketball Defense: Helpside Part 1
In previous posts we have discussed defending the dribbler, jamming the dribbler, and defending against passes. We left the posts presenting the situation below, where the point guard (#1) has the ball...