I see lots of 5 to 10 year old kids shooting at high baskets. And I even see 5 and 6 year olds with youth/junior balls -- and those are still way too heavy. I am a full grown man (6ft, 200lbs) and can barely shoot a men's basketball from 23 ft with good form. If you th...
I love this progression. Even my 7 year olds get it. Tweaked the wording a bit, like a lot of others. We use "Out-In-Up" when we have kids who have some sort of shooting form. They start with the ''out'' foot, then the ''in'' foot, and ''up'' they go. I am over-sim...
that spreadfeels too largegiven their style of play. Coach Buzz Williams likes to go deep into his bench, routinely playing 10 or 11 guys. While that’s a great strategy for building depth, it doesn’t always translate intoblowout wins...
Shortly after his release from the hospital in February, he moved in with his mother; the 69-year-old Dorothy is the only person who can care for him. There is indignity in living here, his childhood home, a small pink house on the corner of 113th and Wallace ...
College is a choice most 18-year-olds choose knowing it will get them the job they want. But if that job was available – beckoning, really – and with excellent pay and perks, you’d surely take it and skip the college route. Since 2006, the NBA has stifled that freedom...
ve been a skirmish in a game and they said “21-year-old referee X,” and 21 — I think I was 27 at the time, or 26. I said, “I’m too far behind. There’s no way I’m going to be able to do this if 21-year-olds are already doing it.” But, in the ‘c...
“Painting a mural of Kobe on a basketball court was a bucket list item for me. I idolize him as a player, and was really excited to try my hand at a piece this large. It’s been a learning experience, and so much fun,” Roldan said. ...
people talked about 22 year olds that graduated from college being young rookies that had a lot of maturing to do. And now all of a sudden, you got a 20 year-old and we act like they’re finished products and they’re not. But he’s got a lot of tools and I ...
Here are 10 of the best beginner basketball drills for kidsfrom Coach Huber Level 2 (10 to 12 Year Olds) You should expand onto more advanced skills for everything mentioned above. But remember, if your 10 to 12 year olds are inexperienced, you should start in Level 1. And at the begi...