(Untitled)- March 31, 2006 Basketball Tips(continued) Run Hard TRY TO OUT RUN YOUR OPPONENT EVERY TIME You will usually break their will with your first three steps. It will help you get easy shots on offense with your fast break. Getting back on defense will help stop their fast break. Two Hands GAIN POSSESSION WITH TWO HANDS Catch the ball with 2 hands-concentrate on the catch before you do anything else. Reboundhttp://basketball4lyfe.blogspot.com/2006/03/basketball-tipscontinued-run-hard-try.html (Untitled)- March 31, 2006 More Basketball Tips Be a Good Passer Great post players can pass off the dribble. By this I mean once they have put the ball on the floor during a post move, they have the skills to immediately pick up the ball, center it and pass it back out to an open perimeter player, teammate cutting freely toward the basket, or with ease back to the person who entered the post pass. I have coached againsthttp://basketball4lyfe.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-basketball-tips-be-good-passer.html (Untitled)- March 31, 2006 PASS TO THE FIRST OPEN PERSON Passing the ball is faster than dribbling it.If you move the ball, you make the defense adjust and they might make a mistake and leave someone(maybe you!) open. Dont wait for a better pass. Remember - "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"http://basketball4lyfe.blogspot.com/2006/03/pass-to-first-open-person-passing-ball.html (Untitled)- March 31, 2006 Basketball Fast Break Court Vision Every time players get the ball they should square up and look up the court before initiating transition. Poor court vision results in forced passes, offensive fouls against an unseen defender, and inability to see open teammates who might more easily advance the ball up the court with more effective results. Dribbling Only after the player looks ahead shouldhttp://basketball4lyfe.blogspot.com/2006/03/basketball-fast-break-court-vision.html (Untitled)- March 25, 2006 Basketball Conditioning Keep it simple Use basic drills to improve your basketball performance. Running stairs, suicide runs, and interval training are time-tested and great ways to get in "basketball shape". In fact, playing and practicing basketball is the BEST way to get in "game shape". If you participating in weight training to develop your strength, use simple exercises like lunges,http://basketball4lyfe.blogspot.com/2006/03/basketball-conditioning-keep-it-simple.html (Untitled)- March 12, 2006 Basketball Training Help: If you want to improve your basketball skills, there are a number of low-tech basketball training aids that will give you a real boost without breaking your budget. Some of the simple ones include ball handling gloves which will improve your dribbling skills. These gloves also have a button in the palm to make it impossible for you to control the ball unless you arehttp://basketball4lyfe.blogspot.com/2006/03/basketball-training-help-if-you-want.html (Untitled)- March 12, 2006 Basketball Tips: Perhaps the most important of all basketball tips is that while good offense can win you a game, great defense will get you the championship. Every member of the team must be a defense expert, never letting their guard down for a second. You need to keep searching for baseball tips so that you keep improving your game. There's a lot of competition out there, so let's see whathttp://basketball4lyfe.blogspot.com/2006/03/basketball-tips-perhaps-most-important.html (Untitled)- March 4, 2006 How to Dunk!!! Have big hands, or stick to the two-handed dunk - dunking is much easier if you can palm the ball. Be a good jumper. Even if you're 6-foot-6, you need to be able to jump.http://basketball4lyfe.blogspot.com/2006/03/how-to-dunk-have-big-hands-or-stick-to.html |