A collection of Videos, Podcasts and articles we find meaningful
CANDID SHOTS Video Logs (VLOGS)
- An Introduction to Basics
- Youth Basketball Tournaments
- Teaching Plays–BE AWARE that this almost makes NO SENSE
- Why Normal Improvement is so difficult
- Conflicts with other sports
- Playing with Friends
- The state of Michigan
- Patience and Gratitude
- The folly of Travel Teams
- How we can tell IN ONE MINUTE if your kid can compete
- Coach Wooden
- Player Showcases –“Exposure events”
- Mental Strength training.
- Soccer Basics
BASICS PODCASTS-You Tube
- Also on SoundCloud HERE
- Crunch Time for competitive growth-Ages 10 to 13
- Summer Sanity (WAY too much basketball)-See State of Michigan Video log above
- Tips for Try Outs
- Normal Improvement
- Confidence
- League Fatigue
SKILLS VIDEOS
- The Mikan and Reverse Mikan Drills
- The Cross Over Dribble
- Keep the BALL UP when shooting
- Creating space w/your feet–SLIDE WIDE/GO LOW
- Ball Control drills
- Stay BELOW THE LINE of the ball on Defense
- The Turn Around Jumper
- The Runner
- The Step Back
- Bank Shots
- Jump Stops and Pivots-so BASIC, and REQUIRED
- The Catch and Shoot and 1 Dribble Drives
- Free Throws
- 3 Point Shooting
- The Spin Dribble
- Tandem Dribbles
- The Jump Hook
- Shooting off the Inside Foot
- Makes-be comfortable near the rim in ANY POSITION
- The Up and Under
- Passing
- Santa Curry
Articles and Posts of Interest
- Commission on the NCAA chaired by Condi Rice Basics participated in the findings
- In Defense of Youth Sports
- NBA Coach discusses Youth Basketball
- Kobe Bryant article on AAU: “…absolutely horrible for the game.”
- Why Basics players excel
- State semis at the Beslin–ALL BASICS PLAYERS: 43 second video
- Arnie and Me (Yup. Coach looped for the King once)
- Coach McGannon bio
- The BEST and the WORST in our nature
- Recruiting Showcases? A joke (Detroit Free Press-McCabe) It’s Football, but same applies across sports
- All Basics Grads: 3 Associated Press Michigan HS Players of the Year!
- The GENIUS of Coach John Wooden
- What YOUR KIDS THINK when you watch them play youth sports
- The BIG PICTURE in Coaching Youth Sports–“This is simply common sense.”-Coach McGannon
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