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Steve Nash Advice for Point Guards

Words of wisdom for point guards (presented by Steve Nash at the Nike Point Guard Academy
“You should always want your coach to be critical.  It gives you an opportunity to learn and to overcome adversity.”
“You maximize your potential by being humble develop a work ethic, strive to be a good person, and to be [...]

Validate Your Basketball Drills

During Tuesday evening’s HoopClinics webinar with Coach Bob Hurley, he gave us a lot of great information.  One of the things he said that resonated with me was the idea of validating drills.  He said that he picked it up from Coach Vance Walberg of Dribble Drive Motion fame.
Consider telling your team at the beginning [...]

Finish the Game Pressure Free Throw Shooting Drill

This drill simulates pressure free throws at the end of a game and emphasizes the damage done by missing free throws late in a close game.

Run the drill at the end of practice to more closely simulate the mental and physical fatigue form the end of a game.

Line up the team in the lane [...]

Basketball Skills and Basketball Drills

Growing up and playing high school basketball in the state of Indiana, then becoming a high school basketball coach, I know how all of the young players grow up dreaming of being Miss or Mr. Basketball.  Only one player of each gender is awarded that title each year that goes along with recognition by the [...]

Individual Skill Development

Coach Ed Schilling is one of the best teachers of individual skills in the game of basketball. That is why he has NBA and Division I players come to him to have him help them to improve their individual skills and individual scoring moves. But, Coach Schilling also has extensive experience working with players all [...]


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