Basketball Violation: Carrying / Palming

During a basketball game, many coaches, fans, and youth basketball players commonly misunderstand a carrying / palming violation. A carrying / palming violation occurs when you place your hand underneath the basketball during a dribbling motion and when you grip the ball with your dribbling hand to impede the dribbling motion, resulting in a turnover. A carrying/palming violation occurs most…

Basketball Practice and Game Preparation Tips

Preparing youth basketball players for practice and basketball games can be the difference between whether your athlete performs well on the court or not. With my own eyes, I have witnessed many youth basketball players become easily exhasted, lethargic, physically weaker on the basketball court, and even become short tempered. Many coaches and parents assume that the basketball player might…

SoCal Elite Rookie Spotlight: Collin Tjin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_GTM5dapw Today's SoCal Elite Rookie Spotlight is Collin Tjin. Tjin has excelled in SoCal Elite's rookie program in the past year and is now making his way up to the higher levels in our 2014 Summer League. Be sure to check out Tjin's highlight tape above and keep an eye on the speedy point guard in the near future!