A Canadian physical instructor called Dr. James Naismith laid down the basic rules after much discussion and rejection of ideas. The idea was first mooted at the YMCA Training school. The game was played officially for the first time in 1892 on January 20 at YMCA Gymnasium, Springfield College. Women played their first basketball match ...
There are basketball coaches at every level that are in desperate need of drills to use in practice and warm-ups before the game start. Not to worry, here are six basketball drills to teach children or players of all ages on the basketball court to improve their individual play and make the team overall better ...
Coaching Basketball for 32 years has convinced me that the most important skill in the game is that of just being able to handle the round ball itself. Everything else will come with time and repetitions. The things that drives players, fans, and coaches crazy is turnovers. This is especially true with unforced turnovers. Here ...
Kids love to play. Unfortunately, once kids sign-up for organized sports, the play is eliminated; somehow, coaches believe fun and improvement are antonyms. Effective coaches use scrimmages to teach skills. These scrimmages may not be just like a regular game, but most kids do not care. They want to play. They want to play tag ...
