Basketball Coaching Drills Will Make Your Skills Sharper !

Basketball Coaching Drills

  • There are plenty of outstanding basketball coaching tips to pass along to young players that will improve their games dramatically
  • For any youth basketball coach using effective coaching drills will reap impressive rewards during game time

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Basketball Hall of Fame Members

Few who play the game of basketball will ultimately make it into the exclusive company residing in the memorial basketball hall of fame. The James Naismith Baketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts since 1959 has honored the best players, coaches and referees from the NBA. The 2008 Hall of Fame basketball picks were all legendary players and the recently announce 2009 class will included the widely-recognized best of all time, Michael Jordan.
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Basketball Basics: Learn the Rules!

Basketball BasicsOf all the sports that are played, basketball rules and regulations are probably the easiest to learn. The official basketball rules center around the smaller details of the game because the major rules involved are very simple. This is one of the reasons that basketball is so popular as a street sport since the rules are straightforward and consistent at all levels of the game.
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Allen Iverson Biography

No one knows if the final chapter in the Allen Iverson biography has been written. The 2008/2009 season was one to forget, in fact it was hard to remember that AI has been the league’s most valuable player and the most prolific scorer of his NBA generation. No, time and trades may have gotten the best of him but if this is it, he has has an epic career.

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2009 NBA Draft Picks

On June 25, the 2009 NBA draft picks will be made, invigorating the teams and fans throughout the league with the potential talent acquired. The draft is an annual rite where the lowliest teams attempt to get better by tapping into the best talent from college or Europe. The worst teams go first and get the best NBA draft pick since the draft is held in an order reverse to the success of the team during the previous season (with the top 10 lottery picks ordered by a ball lottery weighted more heavily for the worst teams). Predicting the drafting order is an important business and entertainment for the fans.
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Sports and Fun: Holiday Festival Basketball Tournament

Holiday Festival Basketball

  • Holiday festival basketball has become a staple in high school gymnasiums across the country.
  • The largest of the holiday basketball tournaments feature some of the top high school teams in the country while the college tournaments focus on the top conferences in the NCAA.

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How to Become the Best Basketball Cheerleading Team ?

Basketball Cheerleading Team

  • The cheerleaders for basketball, both professional and collegiate, are considered some of the best in their field
  • Cheerleading squads use a combination of basketball cheerleading chants, tumbling and dancing to effectively motivate the crowd

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Who Invented the Basketball?

Who Invented the Basketball

  • James Naismith is known to be the man who invented the game basketball
  • AG Spalding is widely recognized as the person who invented the first basketball used in an official game

While most basketball fans know that James Naismith was the inventor of the game of basketball, not many know that the first game ever played was done so with a soccer ball. The history of basketball and the invention of the basketball itself can be traced back to the late nineteenth century.

At a small college in Springfield Massachusetts, physical education teacher James Naismith developed the game of basketball to help keep his students in shape during the harsh winter months. During his classes he divided the students into two teams and the first game was played with a soccer ball, two peach baskets and countless stoppages in play to remove the ball from the basket. As the game continued to evolve, Mr. Naismith approached a man by the name of AG Spalding and requested the production of a ball specifically designed for his new game.
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