Crossover Dribble for Basketball Beginners
Basketball players utilize the crossover dribble, one of the more basic ball-handling skills a youth player can learn, to create space from defenders. To perform a crossover dribble, you switch your hand from one hand to the other. If you crossover from your right to left hand, step with your right foot simultaneously while crossing over to make your crossover more effective.
To master a basic…
Basketball Pivoting for Beginners
Imagine this for a moment...
You are playing in a basketball game and become stuck with the ball after dribbling. How can you move? Well, you cannot move by dribbling the ball or shuffling your feet around or else the referee will call a traveling violation on you.
However, players can pivot when holding onto the ball. Players pivot while in possession of the ball to move in any direction…
On-Ball Basketball Defense for Beginners
Did you know that you be the worst offensive player on your team and still become one of the main reason why your team wins.
For example, former NBA great Bruce Bowen was one of the worst offensive players on the San Antonio Spurs. However, his excellent defense play on the opponent's best offensive player on a nightly basis helped propel the San Antonio Spurs to 3 NBA Championships, evidenced…
Rebounding Basketball for Beginners
Many youth basketball players, especially those with weight and height disadvantage, have trouble boxing out opposing players to grab a rebound. The bigger and taller player might grab the rebound over you or push you so far underneath the basket that you cannot place yourself in a position to grab a rebound.
Here, I will give a few steps and pointers on how to box out and grab a rebound,…
Basketball Violation: Illegal Screen
Many youth basketball coaches and players run the pick and roll since they can effectively easily score while keeping the game simple. A pick and roll occurs when the on-ball screener sets the screen for the ball-handler, then cuts to the basket as soon as the ball-handler goes off the screen.
One problem I have noticed relates to the vulnerable position the screener places himself or herself…
Dribbling a Basketball for Beginners
Dribbling a basketball should be one of the first fundamental basketball skills a beginning youth basketball player learns. Dribbling occurs when the player controls the movement of the basketball through bouncing the ball to the ground with one hand while preventing his or her opponent from hindering the ball movement.
If you want to learn how to dribble a basketball, we can help you get…
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…
