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. […]
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Youth Basketball: USA Basketball Guidelines for 5th Grade
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Youth Basketball: How to Teach Layups
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Layups are the best way to score at any level, but especially the early ages. Here are our blogs completely devoted to teaching layups.
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 […]
Basketball Scoring Moves: The Hail Mary Huck
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. What is The Hail Mary Huck? The most famous Hail Mary pass in college football was delivered by Doug Flutie to Gerard Phelan in the Orange Bowl, as the future Heisman winner, Doug Flutie and the Boston College […]
Youth Basketball: Take a Family Dribble Walk
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Kindergarten is a very young age to play basketball and to be a basketball buddy. So the goal at this age is simply to be a buddy. Read to your child. Build legos with your child. Draw with […]
Kindergarten Basketball: USA Basketball Guidelines
Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills, books, teaching tools, guest blogs and so much more for basketball coaches, players, and parents. The ages we are using for kindergarten basketball is 5-year-olds and 6-year-olds. USA Basketball is the #1 resource for youth basketball coaches. There are so many great resources for players and coaches. Start […]