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Recruiting and Youth Basketball
Over the last couple weeks, I have seen more and more posts and articles devoted to the alleged recruiting of high school athletes. Every time I read one of the posts or articles, I think of an article...
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What is Player Development?
Two weeks ago, I wrote that the basketball system leans toward recruiting, not player development. Apparently baseball is similar. On his blog, Dr. Michael Yessis wrote about an article which appeared...
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Fundamentals and the Next Level
My friend, trainer Vincent Minjares, sent me this video link with the question: Why is it that every time I watch one of these workouts, I feel like these NBA prospects are being taught things that...
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Women’s Basketball and Skill Development
Clay Kallam wrote an interesting column after the Cal vs. UCLA women’s basketball game that set a record for first-half futility with a 14-8 half-time score. Clay, a passionate women’s basketball fan,...
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Player Development Newsletters, Volume 3
Each week, I send out a free weekly newsletter to thousands of subscribers and at year-end, I compile the previous years’ newsletters into a book. I recently published the 2009 Edition, Brian...
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Basketball 2012 – Some thoughts on the system
There is a twitter argument about whether basketball in the U.S. is broken or whether the development of young stars like Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose, and Blake Griffin suggest that it is as good as...
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Shot Clock and Skill Development
In this article, the author contends that the lack of a shot clock in high school basketball impedes skill development: The problem with the absence of a shot clock is that it hinders skill...
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Long Term Athlete Development – Basketball Ontario
In October, I interviewed Basketball Canada’s Manager of Coach Education and Development Mike MacKay and Basketball Ontario’s Executive Director Michele O’Keefe about long term athlete development the...
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Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development 3rd Edition Now...
The 3rd Edition of Cross Over: The New Model of Youth Basketball Development is now available as an e-book (click here to buy the book). The 3rd Edition explains how to create a team, club, program or...
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