Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Freshman year is 25% of a 4-year high school basketball career. (For some players it will 100% of the high school career because they will get cut sophomore year.) We view the basketball year as four separate seasons, […]
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Basketball Shooting Fundamentals: Eyes Focused on the Target
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. BEEF. Below is a SIMPLE explanation of each letter in the word BEEF as it applies to shooting. B = BALANCE: BODY BALANCE & HAND BALANCE E = ELBOW: ELBOW FORMS AN “L” & WRIST WRINKLES” E = EYES: The eyes […]
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 […]
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. […]
Basketball: One Hand Form Shooting With TWO Hands?
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Every basketball player who has attended a camp or received shooting instruction has learned the one-hand form shooting drill. One-hand form shooting is a warm-up for so many basketball players from youth to NBA. Below are a some […]
How To Standout at High School Basketball Tryouts with Limited Skills
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Here is a list of some of the ways limited skills players can make a high school basketball team.
High School Basketball: August Action Plan
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Each year of high school presents a new set of challenges and realities for a basketball player. August in many ways can be the most important month of the high school basketball season for a player. In general, […]
High School Basketball: The Final Week of the Regular Season
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. We forgot to tell you at the start of the season, “Don’t blink. You Might Miss It.” A high school season (and career) goes so fast. Here we are the final week of the regular season. They have […]
High School Basketball: Martin Luther King Week
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Week #8 Martin Luther King Day is the start of Week #8 for high school basketball in Massachusetts. It is a great time to assess the season up to this poing, both as a player and a team. […]
Basketball Book Review: No Fear In The Arena
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. I had the opportunity to read John Willkom’s new book, No Fear In The Arena, over the weekend. It is a #1 New book release on Amazon. The book is about Travis Diener, who starred at Marquette University, […]