3 Essential Ingredients to Perfect Passing Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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Always remember that passing is a shared responsibility between two players. The 3 essential ingredients to perfect passing are:
Be sure to step in direction of the pass whether it's the chest, bounce, or overhead pass. |
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posted by Brandon Schenz @ 12:32 PM,
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3 Essential Ingredients to Perfect Passing
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Always remember that passing is a shared responsibility between two players. The 3 essential ingredients to perfect passing are:
Be sure to step in direction of the pass whether it's the chest, bounce, or overhead pass. |
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posted by Brandon Schenz @ 12:32 PM,
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How to Build Injury Proof - Workhorse Hamstrings Tuesday, May 22, 2007
You've been doing: Machine leg curls
Switch to: Body-weight leg curls
HERE'S WHY
Machine leg curls have you lifting only your lower legs. Leg curls done on a bench with your feet anchored have you lifting almost your whole body. Now take a wild guess as to which one builds more muscle. You could leg curl on a machine for the rest of your life and never expose your hamstrings to the load they'll get with just one rep of the body-weight leg curl-an exercise that also builds core and glute strength.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO
Find a bench with a leg station. A flat bench is ideal, but a decline bench will work, too. Kneel on the foot of the bench facing the top of it and anchor your heels behind the pads of the leg station. Tighten your glutes and abs-your body should be nearly straight from your thighs to your head throughout the movement. Straighten your legs a bit until you feel tension on your hamstrings, and hold your hands out in front of you to catch yourself if you lose position .
Continue straightening your knees, lowering your body as far as you can without losing control (you'll need to bend your hips a bit as you go down). Now reverse the motion, using only your hamstrings to pull your body back up. (You can bend at the hips a bit again to make it easier if you need to.) That's one rep.
For maximum benefits, perform three to four sets of four to six reps, resting 60 seconds between sets.
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posted by Brandon Schenz @ 10:31 AM,
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Coaching Tip - Develop Leaders Monday, May 21, 2007
Use the coaching tip you're about to learn in the following basketball coaching article and watch your basketball record (or any sport, for that matter) improve by leaps and bounds!
How To Increase Your Coaching Record By At Least 25%
"How can I become a better and more effective coach?" We hear this question frequently and there's obviously more than one answer. Today, let's explore one coaching tip that will lead to you being a better coach.
You need to identify one or two players on your team you think can develop into leaders. You see, mediocre coaches just have a bunch of followers. Superior coaches take the time to develop leaders that in turn aid the coach in leading the team to a winning tradition.
In his book, "Developing the Leaders Around You", John Maxwell says, "The greatest leadership principle that I have learned...is that those closest to the leader will determine the success level of that leader. ...the people closest to me 'make me or break me'. ...My goal is not to draw a following that results in a crowd. My goal is to develop leaders who become a movement."
Isn't that what you want as the coach of your team? A couple players that can help you create a "movement" of winning attitudes, winning work ethics - a winning synergy.
Think about this for a minute. How far do you think Phil Jackson would have gone without the leadership roles filled by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Shaq and Kobe? How about how the leadership of the "Triplets" helped Jimmy Johnson with the Dallas Cowboys?
How much do you think Brian Billick appreciated the leadership of Ray Lewis in 2000 when the Baltimore Ravens won it all? Do you think Gregg Popovich would be as successful without Tim Duncan & Manu Ginobili providing further leadership roles?
By empowering one or two of your players to stand up and become leaders, you create a powerful extension of yourself. Now, these leaders free you up in certain situations where leadership is needed.
If some players are "doggin' it", sometimes a "push" from a "player leader" is more effective than when it comes from you. There are some cases where only your leadership can make the difference. But there are others where the leaders you develop can step in and provide the needed words or action.
The end result of surrounding yourself with a couple of quality leaders is it makes you a more effective coach and leader. Which is exactly what you're looking for, isn't it?
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posted by Brandon Schenz @ 10:34 AM,
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Overspeed: What's Your Speed Limit? You Can Raise it! Monday, May 07, 2007
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Overspeed: What's Your Speed Limit? You Can Raise it!What is Overspeed Training? The purpose of overspeed training is to increase both your stride rate and stride length by forcing you to perform at a much higher level than you are capable of without assistance. Imagine running down a hill, where your legs step further and you run faster you normally do. Continuous training in this fashion will get your nervous and muscular systems accustomed to running at a faster pace. After several weeks of training with assistance, you can now run without assistance and at the faster pace you have been training at. Words of Caution Take Overspeed Training VERY seriously. Because you are running faster than normal, sometimes you cannot handle the speed and can take a nasty fall. We advise training on soft surfaces such as grass. Here are a few other pointers:
Types of Overspeed Training The easiest form of Overspeed Training is Downhill Sprinting. It is also the most dangerous because it is usually a harder surface and many people do not perform it correctly. Use about a 50 yard area that is between 1 and 3 1/2 degrees slope. Any more than this and there are more potentials for overstriding or falling. Wear protective clothing, such as a jacket and training pants to prevent cuts and scrapes. Again, we do not recommend downhill sprinting, but if you are to do it you should do it correctly. The second form of Overspeed Training and probably the most popular, is parachute assisted training. With a parachute, you run with resistance, and with a quick release you let the parachute go and enter the Overspeed phase. This method seems to work the best because you can control when you want to release and enter the Overspeed phase. The third form of Overspeed Training is the use of elastics. Most commonly, two runners will run, one in front and one in back, and the back runner will lag behind, then get pulled by the elastic and enter the Overspeed phase. Alternatively, you can do this exercise alone while tied to an anchor, and get pulled toward the anchor. The solo exercise involves a quick release feature, where you release the elastic and continue to run past the designated point. |
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posted by Brandon Schenz @ 8:54 AM,
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Changes in Laker Land Thursday, May 03, 2007
Now that the Phoenix Suns have taken care of the Los Angeles Lakers in five games, there should be plenty of changes on the Lakers' roster before the '07 season begins.
They just don't have the firepower to compete with the elite teams in the NBA.
After the loss last night, Kobe Bryant has stated that he wants to see changes now. Although he wants something done to make the team better (Jermaine O'Neal maybe?), he also says he has plenty of years left to play.
As reported by ESPN.com...
"Kobe also disputed the notion that the Lakers will only see the 28-year-old's best for a few more years.
'I think I can play at this level for another six, seven years,' Bryant said. 'I still have one more bullet to fire.'
Translation: Bryant ranks as the game's greatest singular talent while eating pretty much anything he wants. By changing his diet when necessary, Kobe figures he can extend his longevity as an All-Star.
So ...
If Bryant is right, Laker Lovers needn't worry that Kobe's window for winning a championship without Shaquille O'Neal is down to two or three more playoff runs.
The concern, if you want to fret, is Bryant's patience."
LaMar Odom wants to remain a Laker but is probably as good as gone since he's the best thing the Lakers can offer in a trade package, other than Bryant (who's obviously not going anywhere).
Should be interesting to see whether the Lakers can make the right moves to get Kobe and Phil Jackson the help they need to win another NBA championship.
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posted by Brandon Schenz @ 10:27 AM,
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Be an Offensive Threat Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Let me get right to the point...
When I coach players in my private coaching sessions, I'm always amazed at how tentative players are on offense. They catch the ball, turn and face the basket, are a little hesitant, and aren't sure if they should dribble, shoot, or pass the ball.
Forget that kind of attitude! As an offensive player, you should be thinking one thing: be an offensive threat.
As an offensive player, there's no time to be tentative, or uncertain, or shy. To be a good offensive player, and to be a good teammate, you have to be a threat to score, and a threat in helping your teammates score. Period.
Being a threat means many things:
- Being able to score the basketball (puts pressure on your man to guard you)
- Being able to score in a variety of ways (puts even more pressure on your man to guard you and be honest)
- Being able to see the floor and make good passes to teammates
- Being able to run the offense effectively
- Setting good screens to help your teammates get open and score
- Crashing the offensive boards
Notice how being an offensive threat is much more than just being able to shoot the ball. As an offensive player, you're part of a team. And as part of a team, you have to be able to run the offense effectively, make good passes, and help your teammates score as well (by making good screens, strong cuts to the basket, flashing to open spots on the floor, etc.).
Being a solid threat starts with the basic triple threat position. Once you catch the basketball, turn and face the basket in a good athletic stance. This is where your main job as an offensive threat begins. You've got to be able to keep your defender honest by being ready and able to score the ball (whether with a shot, or a drive to the basket).
In summary, being an offensive threat is much more than just having a good jump shot. You have to be able to score (of course), but you also need to put pressure on the D in other ways: be a good passer, run the offense effectively, and above all, be confident and aggressive.
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posted by Brandon Schenz @ 7:58 AM,
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