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the basics
Basketball fundamentals, it’s a crucial area to master, especially at the very early stage of your basketball journey. It will make you and your team better, no matter what age level or team that you play for. It can be often seen as boring and tedious tasks, although it’s the building blocks of everything.
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Passing
Arguably, one of the most important basketball fundamental elements, that directly affect the game quality and outcome.
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Shooting
One thing that every basketball player needs to master, it’s the art of shooting. It’s the key element in basketball.
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Footwork
Footwork can often be overlooked, although correct footwork and ability to use it in the game of basketball, is crucial.
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Dribbling
Dribbling and controlling the ball is a skill that can be practiced alone and is separate from the other ball skills on the court.
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Rebounding
Rebounding play major role in basketball, as individual and team rebounding efforts may directly affect the game outcome.
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Jumping
Ability to jump, land after jumping also very important, as it may affect your next action or decision during the game.
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The individual offense is often called one-on-one basketball moves. With the game of basketball becoming more and more positionless, individual skills play a major role. Do we just teach the skills, or do we want them to learn the mentality as well? Terminology and context, that we use to teach, can put things into perspective.
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Crossover
Crossover is very useful basketball move, which when executed correctly, can create advantage for an offensive player.
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Step Back
Step back, basketball move, which enables the offensive player to create extra space between himself and the defender.
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Spin Move
Spin move, can be used and executed by players of all positions, leaving your defender behind and gaining the advantage.
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Jab Step
Effectively used jab step, can be great move in order to make the defender move slightly to create space between the players.
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Retrieve Dribble
Retrieve dribble is very important basketball element, as it allows you to keep the ball alive and create spacing.
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Hip Swivel
Hip swivel, especially when defender is playing tight defense on the ball, it’s great move in order to create attacking angles.
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Players should also understand how their skills will compliment each other. Making outside shots will open up driving opportunities, and going to the basket will force the defense to step back enough to open them up for jumpers. It’s where all basketball fundamentals and advanced skills come into play, reading the game and ability to make plays, will determine how good of a player you are!
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Pick & Roll
One of the most used in game combinations, which execution on the offensive or defensive end can be the key to winning.
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Posting
In basketball, the closer you are able to attack the hoop, the higher percentage of your field goals. Posting up, it’s the key.
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Cutting
When playing basketball live, on court player movement, cutting and knowing when to do so, is very important.
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Sealing
Sealing, in other words holding your position in the area/space where you would like to receive the ball.
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High-Low
High-Low, it’s a in game terminology. High-Low situation occurs when the low post player is denied direct entry pass.
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Drive & Kick
Drive and kick situations happen during the game all the time. Ability to execute both elements at the right timing, is the key.
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