Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. 5th grade basketball is start of separation between above-average players and average players. Players also begin to develop a passion and a few learn the value of individual workouts. Players who focus on age-appropriate fundamentals will show incredible […]
Category: Shooting a Basketball
Youth Basketball: USA Basketball Guidelines for 4th Grade
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. 4th grade basketball start to be very competitive. Travel teams exist in most towns and the pressure to win seems to increase. The USA Basketball guidelines are often ignored at this age. This will limit the development of […]
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 […]
High School Basketball: August
Tips on what high school basketball players should be doing in August to prepare for the season.
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 […]
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 […]
High School Basketball: The Most Important Week of the Season
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. “Remember, tomorrow is promised to no one.” Walter Payton We apologize if this post might be a little corny, but we feel this week is the most important week of basketball season. Today and this week are critical […]
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 […]
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 […]