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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 […]

Youth Basketball: 3rd 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. Second grade playing playing time. USA Basketball has many great resources, including basket height, which should be 8 feet and ball size. We should be size 5, in terms of playing time, it is recommended that everybody plays. […]

Cut from High School Basketball Team? Join Indoor Track!

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. I just got cut from Basketball . What next? Getting cut from a basketball team at any level is disappointing and discouraging. There are many reasons a player might get cut, however, the reality is, you will not […]

Jimmy V Week

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Jimmy V Week Watch: ESPN 30 for 30 Survive & Advance The Jimmy V Speech: Great Classroom Activities Jimmy V Speech Full Text

Youth Basketball: 2nd 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. Second grade playing playing time. USA Basketball has many great resources, including basket height, which should be 8 feet and ball size. We should be size 5, in terms of playing time, it is recommended that everybody plays. […]

High School Basketball Tryouts: It’s All Over But The Crying 

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Don’t blink! It is basketball cut day. And cuts hurt.  No high school coach enjoys telling a player that they cannot be a part of the team. How a coach informs his team can vary from program to […]