Category: Youth Basketball

Youth Basketball: How to Teach Shooting a Basketball

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Shooting a basketball is the most important offensive skill in basketball. It is also an area of coaching that is very difficult to be an expert on. Below are some blogs that will provide youth coaches with the […]

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 […]

High School Basketball: Cutting Down the Nets

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. Cutting Down the Nets Jim Valvano and the 1983 NC State Cardiac Pack ACC Champions and NCAA Champions practiced cutting down the nets at one practice each season. Jim Valvano taught his players to dream. And to not […]

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 Scoring Move: Full Court Block Shot

Youthbasketball123 is a website designed to provide ideas, drills by grade, books, teaching tools, basketball jokes, guest blogs, basketball quotes, and so much. The Full Court Block Shot There is the one and only true scoring drive for the youngest players. What about the Hail Mary Huck? Well that is really not a scoring more, that is exactly what it is […]

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 […]

High School Basketball: “Win the Day!”

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 great clip (96 seconds) for athletes in any sport. Former Texas Tech basketball  coach Chris Beard shares some words of wisdom for any athlete hoping to be a top competitor and succeed in a sport. […]