Bellbrook Boys Basketball

Stan Van Gundy - NBA Coach - most recently coach of Detroit Pistons - speaks to his thoughts after coaching in youth basketball. This is very enlightening coming from an NBA coach!

YOUTH BASKETBALL DEFENSE

"Now, one of the most-debated topics is what defense should we teach youth players? Zone, Match Up, Pressing, Man, Amoeba?

The answer is without a doubt man-to-man   defense!

I can promise you that in the long-run, you will develop better basketball players by playing man to man defense."

The Enemy of Excellence in Youth Sports - Changing the Game Project“My daughter is the tallest fourth grader in her class and loves to play basketball,” said a father to me recently. “Sadly, I know that she will ultimately grow to be of average height. Since she is now only allowed to rebound and give the ball to shorter-ball handler players on her team, she will

BREAKTHROUGH BASKETBALL WEBSITE

Basketball Fundamentals - Footwork Fundamentals, Coach's Clipboard Basketball Coaching and PlaybookBasketball footwork fundamentals are discussed - the jump stop, pivoting, triple threat, changing direction, cutting, defensive footwork and close-outs.

6 Mistakes I Made My First Season Coaching Youth BasketballMy first year coaching youth basketball I had the privilege of coaching an under 12 boys basketball team that was made up of nine wonderful kids between the ages of 9 and 10. These are the mistakes I made.

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