The Art of Trapping
One of the toughest things to teach young players is effectively trapping the basketball without committing a foul. Trapping not only takes athleticism and skill, but it also requires a tremendous a...
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Rebound Like a Champion
The one component of basketball which I see slowly deteriorating in basketball is rebounding. Not only is the “scoring” mindset attributing to this, but a lot of players think that once a ...
Tips to Become a GREAT Shooter
As I have mentioned, I was fortunate to watch Dave Hopla last week at the Billy Donovan Basketball Camp. The first time I saw Hopla speak was at the Gary Williams Basketball Camp back in 2005 and was ...
Florida Basketball Camp Experience
This past week, I had the privilege of working Billy Donovan’s Team and Individual Camp in Gainesville, FL for the 7th straight year. Usually when I work the team camp I am either monitoring a f...
Closing Out with Urgency
The #1 key to closing out is knowing who you are closing out to. Many times players just focus in on who they will be guarding in the scouting report. However, through the course of the game it is pos...
Best Time of My Life!
As I mentioned in my first post not every post is going to be about X & O’s so here is my first shot away from the court. Last Saturday was the best day of my life, I finally tied the knot a...
Hand on the Rope – Teaching Help Defense
In my opinion one of the most difficult things to teach young players is where they should be standing on defense when they are not guarding the ball. I am going to give you a great tool that will giv...
Man-to-Man Defense: Staying on the White Line
Too often when you tell players to “get on the line”, their chins fall to their chests and they let out a big sigh; because typically this means they must run an up and back or a suicide....
Defending Sideline Pick and Rolls
Today I am going to discuss what I think is one of the most effective technique to defend sideline pick & rolls. A sideline (or side) pick & roll is anything set from the free-throw line exten...
Defending Middle Pick and Rolls
In this article I am going to talk about the different techniques to defend the middle pick & roll. In my opinion, a middle pick & roll is anything set from the free-throw line extended and ab...