Quick Tip: Teaching & Learning To be successful players must gain a working knowledge of the game. What, when and why should be very clear and specific. Learning is best when it includes activities using as many senses as possible. Learners remember 10% of what is read, 20% of what is heard (75% is forgotten […]

Quick Tip: Individual Defensive Skills and Techniques Like their offensive counterparts, defensive fundamentals must be broken down and practiced constantly on all levels of basketball. Players need to know and practice how to guard the player with the ball, how to guard a player without the ball, how to guard a cutter, how to guard […]

Coaching Tips: Setting Goals is a Key to Success After a long season, coaches need to take some time off to recuperate and re‐charge their batteries. However, before doing so, while it is fresh in your mind, review, analyze and evaluate the past season. Examine exactly what was accomplished, what was successful, and what needs to […]

HoopTactics What’s New Player Development: Improving  Free Throw Accuracy, Free Throw Marksman Club, Defending Against Dribble Penetration, Defensive Strategies: Techniques for Disrupting “Off Ball” Screens, Defensive Rebounding Principles and Techniques Quick Tip: Individual Defensive Skills and Techniques Like their offensive counterparts, defensive fundamentals must be broken down and practiced constantly on all levels of basketball. Players […]