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The Game Within a Game

Basketball, more than any other sport, requires integration of individual talent and skills into unselfish team play. By improving themselves players can improve their team's success as well. Despite the size, superior conditioning, and talent of today's basketball players, who succeeds and who fails is determined by fundamental skills and desire.

Developing and mastering basketball skills is not easy. However, HoopTactics Player Development Presentations will definitely enhance players' chances for success by greatly improving their playing skills, game preparation, and playing intelligence.

 

| Prerequisites | Practicing Smart | Playing Smart | Off Skill Development | Def Skill Development | Off Season Development |

 

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Player Prerequisites

Being an athlete does not imply merely wearing the uniform and being a member of a team. Being a true athlete is by no means an easy job. Training is exacting and the responsibility is heavy. To undergo such an athletic endeavor, players must prepare themselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. What is done off the court is just as important as what is done on it. With rest and diet just as important as exercise.

Practice

Practicing Smart

The learning and perfecting of basketball skills require active learning on the part of the players. The best way to learn basketball is to practice BASKETBALL. However, pay attention to detail. Precise execution and footwork are vital since bad habits can be practiced as well as good ones. Don't expect basketball skills to improve quickly. Improvement is the result of a well planned and executed program of exercise, rest, and diet over time.

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Player performance is dependent on the correct execution of the basic fundamentals and timing. All the basketball skills and abilities in the world are of little value unless they are applied correctly. When learning and refining basketball skills, it is just as important to learn "WHY" and "WHEN" as well as "HOW" to perform and execute them. To be effective, basketball skills and techniques must be learned and practiced at game speed. Precise execution and footwork along with repetition are vital. Motor skill learning also requires visualization and mental practice. Motor skill learning is dependent upon physical conditioning. Superior conditioning does not just happen nor is it acquired quickly. It is the result of a well planned and executed program of exercise, rest, and diet. Rest and diet is just as important as exercise.

View  Player Practice Guidelines

View Basketball is a Game of Habits

View Conditioning Guidelines

View Training Demands

 

View Early Time (ET) Guidelines

View Proper Warm-up -  Key to a Succcessful Performance

View Importance of Cooling Down

View The Importance of Having Your Hands Up

 

View 12 Effective Ways to Improve Your Quickness

View Vital Importance of 6th Person(s) Role

View Defensive Stopper - a Must Role for Success

View Becoming a Strong Inbound Passer

 

Printable Drills to Improve Individual Skills & Team Performance

 

Playing Smart

Playing Smart

Succesful players gain a competitive advantage by playing intelligently. Player performance is dependent on the correct execution of the basic fundamentals and timing. All the basketball skills and abilities in the world are of little value unless they are applied correctly.

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Playing Intelligently and Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Prepare for the best. When physical talent and abilitities become even, then "little things" become paramount. When learning and refining basketball skills, it is just as important to learn "WHY" and "WHEN" as well as "HOW" to perform and execute them. By knowing what to do in certain offensive and defensively situations such as end of game, free throw, jump balls, out of bounds, full and half court pressure, as well as knowing the rules will certainly provide players with a definite competitive advantage.

View Scoring vs Shooting

View Seven Scoring Tips

View Avoiding Foul Trouble

View End of Game: Fouling & Clock Management

View Playing Through Adversity - Never a Bad Game

 

View Keys to Successfull Playmaking

View Successfully Attacking Out Number Situations

View Defending Out Number Situation Techniques

View Flight Time: Key to Rebounding

View  Real Competitors

Video: One Degree of Extra Effort (4 Min.)

 

View Gaining Possession of Deflections, Loose Balls & Saves

View Turnover Recovery - Erasing Bad Plays

View Block Shot Recovery & Making a Defensive Stop

View Things to Remember About Offense

View Things to Remember About Defense

 

Offensive Skills

Offensive Skill Development

Basketball is unique in that it is both a team game and an individual game, "A Game Within a Game." Basketball, more than any other sport, requires integration of individual talent and skills into unselfish team play. Therefore, improving yourself as a player is vital to your team. Despite, size conditioning and talent of today's basketball players, who succeeds and who fails is determined by who possesses fundamental skills.

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Practice makes perfect is only true if the proper mechanics are being employed.

Developing and mastering basketball skills is not easy task. It is a never ending process requiring countless hours of practice and refinement. However, once learned, they will put players into the game. It is easy to practice something you already do well, and that is exactly what most players do. However, the best way to improve is to work on weaknesses and turn them into strengths. With proper practice players not only improve their skills, but more importantly, they increase their level of confidence and success.

Individual Ball Skills & Techniques 

View Individual Offensive Skills & Techniques

View  Ten Sure Ways to Improve Your Shooting

View  Determining Your Shooting Ranges

View  Raising Your Level of Passing

San Antonio Spurs Passing Video (6:20)

 View  Developing a Strong Inside Game

View "3 C's" - Keys to Improving Your Free Throw Accuracy

View/Print Free Throw Check List

View/Print Daily Free Throw Log

View/Print Consecutive Free Throw Triva Quiz

Learn More Qualify for the Elite Throw Marksman Club

  Off-Ball Skills & Techniques

View Offensive Rebounding Techniques & Second Efforts

View  Creating a Lead - Proven Ways to Get Open Against Pressure

View Inbounding the Ball Against Pressure

View Setting & Using Off-Ball Screens

 View  Off-Ball Screens - Reads & Counters

View  Successfully Executing On-Ball Screens

View  On-Ball Screens - Reads & Counters

 View  Proper Execution of Low, High & Side Post Splits

 

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Proven Individual Offensive Drills for Skills

Defensive Skills

Defensive Skill Development

The success of any defense is totally dependent on individual player skills and techniques. Like their offensive counterparts, defensive fundamentals must be broken down and practiced constantly on all levels of the game. 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 a player in post area, and how to box out and rebound on shots.

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Since basketball players spend most of their time and efforts developing and refining their offensive skills, they are usually very ill prepared defensively. Yet, despite having little or no defensive skills, coaches still expect their players to be able to go out and guard outstanding offensive opponents. However, to be successful, players must possess a working knowledge of the various defensive skills and techniques.

View  Basic Defensive Concepts & Principles

On Ball Defensive Skills & Techniques 

View  Pressuring the Player with the Ball

View  Defending Against Dribble Penetration

View  Containing a Dribbler in Open Court

View  Attacking the Picked Up Dribble

View  Taking a Charge

View  Deflections/Loose Balls/Saves

Off Ball Defensive Skills & Techniques

View  Maintaining a Strong Pass Denial Position

View    Defending & Disrupting Cutters

View   Defending the Post Area

View   Defending the High Post Area

View  Providing Strong Backside Support

View   Executing Quick Close Outs

View  Defensive Rebounding Techniques & Methods

Teamwork Skills & Techniques

View Double Teaming

View Techniques for Disrupting "Off" Ball Screens

View Attacking "On" Ball Screens

 

View/Print Printable Individual Defensive Drills for Skills

 

Off Season Action

Off Season Development

From October to April, teams are made. From April to October, individual players are made. It is the time when players need to improve their individual offensive and defensive playing skills as well as recovering mentally, as well as physically, after a long season.

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During the off season players must improve to be successful. “You can’t play next year’s games with this year’s press clippings.” This is the time of the year that players must develop and improve their individual basketball skills and techniques along with their physical attributes.

View  "It's up to Me" - Individual Improvement

View Importance of Playing 3-on-3

View  Offensive Skill Development

 View  Defensive Skill Development

View  Ways to Improve Your Quickness

 

View/Print   Individual Offensive Drills

View/Print  Individual Defensive Drills

View/Print   Fun & Game Drills

 

View/Print  Free Throw Log

View  Free Throw Marksman Club