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More than 10 years after co-founding Pro Skills Basketball and coaching kids from 2nd grade through 12th grade year-round in basketball clinics, camps, AAU teams, and private training, I have a pretty good grasp on the areas most youth basketball players need to improve, and the basketball drills that can...

Physical activity plays a significant role in improving a child’s well-being and promoting a balanced development with long-term benefits. In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in the number of children and adolescents participating in sports.  Most recent data from the CDC estimates approximately 30 million children and...

Footwork Pivot Basketball Drill This month’s youth basketball drill is the “footwork-line-pivot” drill. I got this drill from Coach Don Showalter of USA Basketball, and I first implemented it at the USA Basketball Youth Charlotte Boys Regional Camp that I directed back in August. At that basketball camp, we did...

6 Tips to Motivate & Connect with Young Players For all the youth coaches out there, I have a question for you: What is the first thing you did when you found out you would be coaching a youth basketball team? If I had to venture a guess, I would...

Losing is part of the competition. If you play any sport long enough, then you will eventually experience the adversity of being defeated. Whether it be an occasional game or going through an entire season and losing more (sometimes many more!) games than you win. Failure, at some point, is...

The Positive Effects of Basketball on Child Development With the recent emphasis being put on concussions in youth sports (and rightly so!) it’s easy to see the dangers that contact sports can have on a child’s developing brain. The risks of concussions are real and they should be addressed. But...

Becoming a great point guard is no easy task. The point guard is the lead decision maker on the team. More often than not, they are the player who brings the ball up the court and determines where the ball will go. Without a good point guard a team will...

We had guests like Jay Bilas, Steph Curry, Drew Hanlen, and many more. We have also discussed topics like appropriate fan behavior and mastering the mental side of the game. The Youth Hoops Pod can be found on whatever platform you listen to your podcasts! You can check out the Youth Hoops Pod HERE!...