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Michael Jordan's Basketball Lesson. Basketball Defensive Strategies. Switching is an important and integral part of the SOS Pressure Defensive System.

Basketball Defensive Strategies

Switching can totally disrupt any type of screening offensive flow. Automatic contact switching on all ON and OFF ball screens eliminates hesitation on the part of the defenders, denying quick catches, thus negating the open jump shots coming off screens. Screen Over Switch are the basic SOS terms used for switching action. First, the defender guarding the screen calls out the word "Screen" to alert their teammate of the impending screen, and then hedges "Over" one stride to block the pathway of the offensive player moving off the screen.

Proper Basketball Shooting Technique, Fundamentals, Form, Mechanics. Joe Haefner says: 4/30/2009 at 12:33:16 PM With your guide hand, your grip should be similar to the pictures above.

Proper Basketball Shooting Technique, Fundamentals, Form, Mechanics

If your guide hand is too far in front of the ball, it can affect your shooting accuracy. I don't think it matters too much if you take your guide hand off early, it matters HOW you're taking your guide hand off. Video & Tips: How to Move without the Basketball and Get Open Shots. Just for subscribing to our free newsletter you’ll get these 3 eBooks for free… 72 Basketball Drills & Coaching Tips – 136 page eBook. 21 Basketball Tips & Tricks for Players – 20 page eBook. 32 Winning Basketball Plays – 96 page eBook.

Video & Tips: How to Move without the Basketball and Get Open Shots

Plus you’ll get ALL updates to this website delivered to your inbox for free. Over 100,000 other coaches, players, & parents have already subscribed. We will never send you spam or share your email address, guaranteed! Close To score more points, your goal is simple... To get open, you'll want to use a variety of cuts and screens. Once you have a basic understanding of different cuts and screens, you should learn some basic guidelines and tips that apply to all screens and cuts. Here are some universal tips to help you move without the ball and score more points: Set your man up before using the screen.

What do you think? Basketball Shooting Tips, Strategies, and Drills for Players & Coaches. Basketball Fundamentals: Discover the Critical Skills and Secrets to Become a Better Player or Coach. Just for subscribing to our free newsletter you’ll get these 3 eBooks for free… 72 Basketball Drills & Coaching Tips – 136 page eBook. 21 Basketball Tips & Tricks for Players – 20 page eBook. 32 Winning Basketball Plays – 96 page eBook.

Basketball Fundamentals: Discover the Critical Skills and Secrets to Become a Better Player or Coach

Plus you’ll get ALL updates to this website delivered to your inbox for free. Over 100,000 other coaches, players, & parents have already subscribed. We will never send you spam or share your email address, guaranteed! Close - By Jeff Haefner The fundamentals of basketball are the MOST important thing to master because they will make you and your team better no matter what age level or team you play for. There's a good reason that the best college and NBA basketball coaches in the world spend the majority of their practices on fundamentals.

A basketball player will be faced with a variety of different situations: It's those little things that make the best teams and players. Team Offense Fundamentals and Concepts. Basketball Newsletter Archive: Issue #189, UNDERSTAND RELATIVE MOTION. Tip of the Week 15` - 18` spacing between all of your players probably gives you the best chance of spreading out your offense and making it hard to guard.

Basketball Newsletter Archive: Issue #189, UNDERSTAND RELATIVE MOTION

This will create a number of "triangles" between any THREE offensive players. These triangles are what puts pressure on a defense and is, really, the basis for offensive plays. Now put the players in the proper places, and as the Pilgrims said, "now we`re talking turkey". I think that there is a spacial relationship that he must keep to create a good passing angle. That defensive relationship is defined by the "ball/man line". Basketball moves. Basketball moves are generally individual actions used by players in basketball to pass by defenders to gain access to the basket or to get a clean pass to a teammate to score a two pointer or three pointer.

Basketball moves

Dribbling[edit] Dribbling is bouncing the ball continuously with one hand at a time without ever holding the ball. Dribbling is required in order for a player to take steps while possessing the ball. Crossover dribble[edit] In a crossover dribble, the ball handler changes the ball from one hand to the other using a single dribble. Between the legs[edit] This is a commonly-used variation of the crossover in which the ballhandler bounces the ball off of the floor between his legs and catches it with the other hand on the opposite side of his body. Behind the back[edit] This advanced dribbling technique involves dribbling the ball behind the back either once (as a form of crossover) or continuously.

Wraparound[edit] After the dribble[edit] Euro step[edit] Pro Hop[edit] Pro-hop Euro Step[edit]