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High School 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. It is still important to focus on one week at a time. We will try to provide with some key points for each week of the season. Week #6 January 1st to January 7th Week #7 January 8th to January […]

High School 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. It is still important to focus on one week at a time. We will try to provide with some key points for each week of the season. November 25th – December 1st Week #15: Thanksgiving Week The Final Week of […]

High School Basketball: FIVE First Game Facts

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. As the high school basketball season gets underway, we would like to share a few of our thoughts on the 1st game of the season. It is an Entirely New Season: Last year does not matter. If you […]

Matt Hackenberg: Basketball Coach of the Week

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. I’m Coach Matt Hackenberg from Canton, Ohio, home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I’m passionate about the game of basketball. My love of the game started when I was 7 years old. My dad came home […]

Is Your Transition Defense Holding Your Basketball Team Back?

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Guest Blog Author Matt Hackenberg @CoachHackGO The first thing we have to nail down is WHY. And there is a couple reasons WHY your transition defense might be bad: The emotional state of the players breaks down a […]

High School Basketball: Preseason Scrimmages

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. The process of becoming a team starts on day one of tryouts and continues until the final whistle blows. We are breaking down a high school basketball season week by week to help players, parents, and fans understand […]

Brian Carver: Basketball Coach of the Week

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Guest Blog by Brian Carter: NCBCA COACHES VS CANCER This is our 1st profile of out Basketball Coach of the Week. A lifetime of excitement, thrills, memories and most importantly,relationships. “Today, I consider myself to be the luckiest […]

High School Basketball: Tips for a Successful Basketball Season

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Success = “the peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.” John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success Time management: Time management […]

NCBCA COACHES VS CANCER

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Leadership, maybe one of the most over-used terms in coaching today. Every team needs it, every coach wants it, every player thinks they are a leader. The question is really, how do we teach leadership? How do we […]