4 Shooting Tips to Instantly Improve Your Jumper

There is no real 'quick and easy' solution. It takes alot of hard work,
practise, practise and yes, even more practise, but here are some
tips to help you out.

3 Steps to Becoming a Effective Defender

Everywhere you go, you hear the same slogan, "Defense wins
Championships"...

And everyone who has ever played at any level knows that that is
much easier said than done.

After all, if it was so easy to be a lock-down defender, everyone
would be great at defense...

But as most of us know, very few players achieve this coveted title.

So, what are the keys to becoming a great defensive player that
coaches love and players fear?

Well, it's actually easier than you might think...

Instantly Improve Your Off-the-Dribble Game

Are you a looking for a quick way to improve your off-the-dribble
game? Do you want the fastest way to beat your defender, get to the
hoop, and make a play?

This post is going to be short and to the point. No complicated
drills, nothing fancy. Just a simple tip that will make you twice
more effective with the ball.

Importance of Strong Abs

Your abdominal muscles are one of the most powerful, and
good-looking, muscle groups in your body....

They help support your entire body structure and provide power for
a variety of athletic movements.

Infact, one of the main reasons that athletes cannot jump very high
or run very fast is because of under-developed abdominal muscles.

Basketball Conditioning Secrets

Its the 4th quarter, game on the line, competition getting tough...

Are you ready to show up and play like a star, or are you deadbeat
running out of energy?

It doesn't matter who played the better game in the 1st 3 quarters.
When it comes down to it, all that matters is what happens in the
end. You either win, or go home...

Develope an Explosive First Step

The ball's in your hands...the defender's in front of you, pressuring
you and trying to swipe at the ball...

You're having a hard time getting past the defender...he/she is
literally giving you no room to move and you're terribly frustrated!

Sound familiar? It probably does...Even the best basketball players
get frustrated when a defender is putting on this much pressure.

Secrets to Effective Dribbling

I don't really care what position you play - guard, forward, or center... If you wanna be a good basketball player, then you gotta be able to dribble a basketball. Dribbling doesn't mean awesome ankle-breaking moves, it simply means the ability to handle the ball.

So, what are the secrets to handling a basketball?

There are 3 secrets, and once you understand these, you really can become better at ball-handling, pratically overnight. Ok, so here are the secrets:

Inspirational Basketball Quotes

This is a list of quotes that help motivate me to train harder, play harder and play better basketball.

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." - Vince Lombardi

"When I played with Michael Jordan on the Olympic team, there was a huge gap between his ability and the ability of the other great players on that team. But what impressed me was that he was always the first one on the floor and the last one to leave." - Steve Alford

"The biggest failure of all is the person that never tries." - Dr. Larry Kimsey

"Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact." - William James

"Commitment to the team - there is no such thing as in-between, you are either in or out." - Pat Riley

"The secret of our success is found in our daily agenda." - John Maxwell

"If somebody says no to you, or if you get cut, Michael Jordan was cut his first year, but he came back and he was the best ever. That is what you have to have. The attitude that I'm going to show everybody, I'm going to work hard to get better and better." - Magic Johnson

Easily Improve Scoring Average

Do you know the easiest way to improve
your scoring average and make coaches
fall in love with you?
Second chance points...Getting
an offensive rebound and having
a second chance at scoring.

Today, I'll help you become a better
offensive rebounder, which will,in
turn, allow you to score easy points
off put-backs.

Unfortunately, most players fail to realize the importance of
offensive rebounding. They simply give it no importance, which
is really sad considering how it really helps win games.

A lot of times we hear players complaining that crashing the
offensive boards requires too much energy, and it starts
affecting their offensive and defensive game.

Yeah, it's true; it is a dirty job that requires lots of energy
and effort on your part. But you have to ask yourself "How much
is winning worth to you"? "How much is adding 4-6 EXTRA points
per game worth to you"?

Its worth a LOT, and let us show you how to make grabbing that
offensive board a little "easy-er":

What is a Point Guard

A point guard is usually the leader of the teamand generally has the role of setting up the entire offense. A point guard should be able to handle the ball, see the entire floor, and be able to effectively talk to the other teammates on the floor. Throughout this article I will give you all the information you need to be your team's point guard.

Handling The Ball:

Handling the ball is easily the most important thing to being a point guard. In order to be the best ball handler possible, you should have at least one "go to" move. This move would be the one that you feel the most confident performing, and should be able to create space between you and your defender.



On top of a "go to" move, you should have 2 or 3 secondary moves that you can use to change up; you should feel comfortable enough to perform these under moderate pressure.

You should practice performing these moves with your head up. This is very important, as you will be surveying the floor when dribbling, and will not have time to look at the ball.

NBA 2010 DRAFT results

The following are the results of the NBA 2010 drafts. (first 10 of round 1)

#1-John Wall (6'4 point guard) to Washington Wizards
#2-Evan Turner (6'7 shooting guard) to Philadelphia 69ers
#3-Derrick Favors (6'10 power forward) to New Jearsy Nets
#4-Wesley Johnson (6'7 forward) to Minesota Timberwolves
#5-DeMarcus Cousins(6'11 center) to Sacramento Kings
#6-Ekpe Udoh (6'10 power forward/center) to Golden State Warriors
#7-Greg Monroe (6'11 power forward/centre) to Detroit Pistons
#8-Al Farouq Aminu (6'9 small forward) to LA Clippers
#9-Gordon Hayward (6'9 small forward) to Utah Jazz
#10-Paul George (6'9 small forward/shooting guard) to Indiana Pacers

The draft this year has some real talent in it with John Wall and Evan Turner being the two 'star' players. Hopefully Gordon Hayward does well in Utah as he is an extremly versatile player being a forward with the point guards skills. -Noname

Dominate the Low Post

Developing a low-post game can help you dominate the competition...

It doesn't matter if you're tall or short, guard or center...Look at
some of the best guards in the NBA, like Chauncey Billups and Jason
Kidd, both of them can post-up their man.

If you're a big-man(or woman), then you definitely need to work on
your low-post game. Imagine being a scoring machine like Tim
Duncan...

To help you develop this area of your game, we've put together some
nice moves that you can use to "dominate in the low post"...

Here are the moves you should start practicing right away:

Get *More* Playing Time on Your Basketball Team...‏

Today I received a very interesting and beneficial email from the site, basketball-drills-and-plays. I also believe that these tips would help me a whole lot and I thought why not let everyone take a look at this beneficial article as well.

Today, we want to share valuable tips and secrets on making the
basketball team during tryouts... If you've already made the team,
these tips and secrets will help you get more playing time.

Positions in Basketball

1)Point Guard
A point guards role is to get the ball up the court and co-ordinate the attack. So it is the point guards job to bring the ball up the court and set up plays. Perhaps being the most specialised out of all the positions a point guard is required to have exceptional ball-handling and passing skills. Point guards are probably the most important aspect of a team because without a point guard who plays mistake-free balls, very few teams would be able to win championships. Examples of high profile point guards are Steve Nash(one of my favourite players!), Magic Johnson and Allen Iverson.

Increasing Ones Vertical Jump

Recently I have seen many new products (such as jump soles) which 'claim' to help players drastically improve their vertical leap. Sure these might add one or two inches to your vertical over a period time, but I'm a firm believer that hard work and proper training is the best way to quickly add inches to your vertical jump. I'm sure if your into basketball you have heard the term 'pylometrics'. Well if you haven't heard or done pylometrics before you are defiantly missing out, because it is definitely the quickest way to increase your vertical leap. Pylometrics in short is pretty much just exercises which help to further develop the speed of our muscles. Here are a short list of pylometric exercises for the lower body;

Jump Rope – Stand on your tippy toes and skip as fast as u can for 30 seconds. Then skip on your toes but this time only on one foot and alternate feet after 30 seconds. As you slowly get better extend the time of the sets.

Tuck Jumps – Jump up as high as you can, bringing your knees to your chest and as soon as you land immediately jump up again.

Depth Jumps – Stand on a box (steady surface), step off and land on two feet. Immediately jump up as high as you can bringing your hands over your head. As you become better start increasing the size of the box or steady surface you are jumping off.

These are the pylometric exercise that I believe are the most efficient and if you are serious about developing a kick ass vertical leap this is where you should start. Thanks

Noname

Where will Lebron James be in 2010/2011

Perhaps the biggest question being asked in the sporting world this June is about Lebron James and what team he would be leading in the 2010/2011 NBA season. Lebron James, one of if not the best basketball player at this time has just come off a disappointing post season with the Cleaveland Cavaliers and is now one of the most wanted free agents this year alongside Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. All managers would love to have James leading their teams however from my point of view James will be choosing between 4 likely destinations, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, New Jearsy Nets and Chicago Bulls. The reasons will be stated in furthur posts, but feel free to discuss. Thanks