Category: AAU Basketball

High School Basketball: Should I Play a Fall Sport?

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. This is a very important question for a high school basketball. Should I play a fall sport? There are so many benefits for a high school student-athlete to play multiple sports. And there are many different opinions on […]

What is the Most Important Relationship in Basketball?

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. There are so many relationships in basketball. The player and his parents, siblings or teammates. A player- coach relationship is critical. So is the relationship of a player with officials. Don’t forget the opponents and the fans. There […]

High School Basketball & High School Graduation

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Just like basketball teams and leagues keeps track of top scorers, high schools in America keep track of top academic performers. In the classroom, schools keep track of GPAs, Grade Point Averages. GPAs are one of the most […]

Youth Basketball Workout: Simple Shooting Workout

This is a very simple shooting workout that will help a player become a more consistent shooter with deeper range. Most players do know the steps to becoming the best shooter on a team.  Timed layups (each set is 30 seconds): The timed layups are drills that help players replicate scoring moves in a game. […]

High School Basketball: November

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Fall Season In November, the high school basketball season is so close you can almost taste. How much can a player improve during the final weeks before basketball? How hard is that player willing to work? High School […]

High School Basketball: How Big is Your Pond?

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. “Are you a big fish in a little pond, or are you a little fish in a big pond?” This phrase is often used in athletics to evaluate an athlete based on the quality and quantity of talent. […]

A Coach’s Perspective: How to Be An All-Star Basketball Parent

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. A high school basketball team typically has between one to three all-stars depending on the team’s success during the season. What does it take to be all-star basketball player? Hard work, discipline, competitiveness, and amazing attention to fundamental […]