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      • 1-Dribble Attack Permutations
        Jan 23 - 3:45 pm

        Here is a link to a video that shows me teaching this progression to a young player. If the link doesn't work you might try going directly to the LoneStar Basketball Academy YouTube channel and search for "Niko 1-dribble attack series". 1-dribble attacks Regards, Rick Allison LoneStar... — Rick Allison

      • 2012-2013: A Season with Blitz Basketball & DBI
        Jan 17 - 6:36 pm

        Focusing more on offense now late in the year as our defense is very solid.  We still work it but not as much time on it as earlier in the year.    Practice last few days: -FC Lay-ups -2v0 Progression -3v0 Guard, Wing, Corner -Texas Drills (advantage drill with a chaser) -Blood... — demons45

      • A Crossover season with 3rd/4th graders
        Jan 16 - 11:12 pm

        That's a fair point. It's useful to get other opinions, which is why I really like this site. It's why coaches, like teachers (are hopefully doing), need to dialogue with other coaches to "stay sharp." I have too many veteran teaching colleagues whom are incurious about their profession... — brendangill

      • A Crossover season with 3rd/4th graders
        Jan 16 - 8:46 am

        Of course, I also see it the other way. I see 6'1 girls (or 6'7-6'9 guys) who could dominate in the post, and who have the size and strength to be college post players, but they are anemic to the paint because a coach/trainer/father is convinced their ticket to the WNBA is as a 2/3, so... — admin

      • A Crossover season with 3rd/4th graders
        Jan 15 - 7:27 pm

        I'm guess it's the peak-by-Friday/win-now mentality. I had a 6-1 athletic post (girl) as a freshman on varsity and I wanted her to be able to play both wing and post as 1) I had 3 other 6-footers whom were bulky, slow posts, not wings; and b) she was good enough to get a D-I scholarship at... — brendangill

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    Early Specialization Too Soon

    May 20, 2013

    Originally published in Los Angeles Sports and Fitness, May/June 2013.

    As a seventh grader dribbled around his back and attacked the basket during a middle school championship game, the parents commented to each other about the quality of play. One mother explained that several players played on a year-round competitive team in addition to their school team. The year-round play likely helped their team win the game and the championship. Their skills were a little more advanced than their opponent; they made some free throws, and they made better decisions in 2v1 fast breaks. Of course, they also may have won because one player had more facial hair than I had when I graduated from high school or because they had the tallest, most coordinated player on the court. They also may have been lucky, as this was the first time in two seasons and four games that they had won against this opponent.  Read More

    Fun, Play, and So Many Questions

    May 14, 2013

    USA Volleyball’s John Kessell and USOC’s Peter Vint circulated this video, with Vint tweeting “I love everything about this!” Am I the only one left with questions? Read More


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