“Even if today’s players are incredibly gifted, they grow up in a basketball environment that can only be called counterproductive. AAU basketball has replaced high school ball as the dominant form of development in the teen years. I coached my son’s AAU team for three years; it’s a ...
Back in the day, kids did not start playing organized sports until they were 13. Why does this happen? Kids respond poorly to stress at a young age. Kids prefer to have fun & play freely!! Placing an emphasis on winning, having unequal playing time and yelling at the kids create ...
I moved to Rhode Island, at the age of two with my parents and brother, and have been a product of my environment ever since. People always ask, “why Special Kay”? And I always reply because I’m “special”. To be a fighter you have to have a certain level of mental resilience...
Continue playing AAU during the off season. Attend basketball camps during the summer months. 8th Grade –Be a “starter” on your middle school team. Continue playing AAU during the off season (if you can play “up” that would be even better, as long as you get playing time). Start ...
So, you like Sid. Hey, me too!I didn’t even vote, that’s how fair I wanted this to be. Now that I know you’re right ( smile), what does that say about you/us? We also like: superstitions peanut butter & jelly sandwiches ...
It seems odd things always happen while I’m away. It’s not very often that I’m away, but this past week involved a very late tip for a very big basketball game in Bloomington. Getting home at 1 AM, there’s not much that I would notice in both the darkness and my state of ...
and do-more-at-younger-age era, it's not what you do prior to puberty that counts, it's what you do post-puberty that's going to make the biggest difference in your basketball development. Steve Nash didn't start playing until age 12. Dirk Nowitzki started around the same age. ...
The series explores AAU basketball in Washington D.C., focusing on themes of dreams, ambition, opportunism, and corruption. The series will be directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood, who wrote and produced the Fox miniseries "Shots Fired."
Everybody knows how hard it can be to have a young team -- not young as in age but young as far as playing together. So that was the toughest thing going from Memphis to Toronto, being used to the same people, same teammates, playing in the same place. It takes time to learn...