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High School Basketball: New Year, New Role

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Happy New Year! It is week #5 of the high school basketball season. Technically, we should’ve shared this at the start of the season, however, with the New Year and a quarter of the season more than done, […]

Division III College Basketball: January

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. December 30th – January 5th (3 games): Winter Break. Many teams travel to play in a tournament or play opponents from another part of the country. January 6th – January 12th (2 games): The final week before students return to campus. […]

Division III College Basketball: December

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. December is a stop and go month for some Division III Basketball teams and leagues. With the end of the semester, reading week, and finals, so programs do not practice at all. There are no commitments for members […]

College Basketball: Winter Break

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. December 9th – December 15th (0 games): Reading Week and Finals. December 16th – December 22nd (0 games): Reading Week and Finals. December 23rd – December 29th (1 game): Winter Break: Practice starts up December 26th the day […]

High School Basketball: How to Use Hudl to Analyze your Game

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Hudl is one of the most useful tools for high school basketball players and coaches. So many players use it to create highlight reels, but it is important to also looks at areas where play can be improved. […]

Coach John Wooden: 26 Rules for Every Day Living

We love basketball and Coach John Wooden. Here are some great words of wisdom from the Wizard of Westwood, legendary UCLA basketball coach, John Wooden. An entire list of Coach Wooden’s favorite maxims can be found at the end of an incredible book – Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations On and Off the Court, written by […]

Youth Basketball: 4th Grade Playing Time Rotation

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. USA Basketball recommendation: Equal playing time in periods 1-3. Coaches discretion in the fourth period and each extra period. USA Basketball has many great resources, including basket height, which should be 9 feet and ball size. Players should […]