6 Factors Contributing to International Players’ High Skill Level
The EuroLeague Final Four finished last week with Tel Aviv winning the championship against Skipper Bologna. While I missed the game, several friends have emailed about the contest, wondering why it is...
View ArticleSneaker Wars and Basketball Development from the blogs of Brian McCormick,...
Part I: Shoe Companies and their influence on basketball Nike, adidas and Reebok run the youth basketball development system in the United States and the players and basketball suffer. “The players are...
View ArticleSneaker Wars and Basketball Development, Part III
Part III: The Breakdown in Development In a Greg Boeck USA Today article, former Penn State guard Joe Crispin, now with Navigo.it Teramo in Italy, marvels at team practices where big men are included...
View ArticleThe Great AAU Debate
Last week, a father/coach from Detroit called to ask about development-oriented programs in Detroit. Later in the week, I spoke to a writer from the NY Times about the “system.” Yesterday, I finished...
View ArticleBasketball Basics in Good Times and Bad
On Tom Peters’ site, I saw a post about the current economic crisis. However, his ideas pertain to coaching as well: We get in trouble when we forget the basics. We get out of trouble when we remember...
View ArticleShot Clock and Skill Development
In this article, the author contends that the lack of a shot clock in high school basketball impedes skill development: The problem with the absence of a shot clock is that it hinders skill...
View ArticleTalent, Recruiting and Fundamentals
On Socalhoops.com, a mom asked if her daughter has hope for a Division I scholarship if she does not possess “god-given” athleticism. Another poster linked an espn article as a reply, and others...
View ArticleShooting and Scoring
According to this article, scoring in high school basketball is on a steady decline in Pennsylvania. Considering that my alma mater averaged close to 80ppg before there was a shot clock when I was a...
View ArticleThe Myth of the Talented Basketball Player
There is a gross misunderstanding of talent in basketball. I read articles suggesting that the coaches of the uber-talented need to “let them play” or that they cannot fit into any style that does not...
View ArticleThe Myth of the Skilled Basketball Player
While we grossly misunderstand the talented basketball players, we also misunderstand the idea of skills. Being skilled does not mean dribbling in straight lines or knocking down jump shots in an empty...
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