Andre Iguodala Dunks or How to Increase Vertical Jump
Have you seen Andre Iguodala in the 2006 NBA Slam Dunk Contest? The 23-year old swingman delivered the best dunk of the contest in the first round - if not one of the illest of all time! He caught an Allen Iverson pass off the back of the glass and flew under the backboard and rim for a reverse-slam on the other side. Even Josh Smith, the 2005 Slam Dunk Champion admitted that the dunk was insane and he would never try it - even after seeing it completed. "I came up with that one day during the summer. I was in the gym and this guy told me I couldn't touch one side of the backboard and come to the other side and dunk the ball, and I did it." - Andre Iguodala By the way, did you know that Iggy had more dunks (120) last year than LeBron James (108), Josh Smith (108), Vince Carter (86) or Kobe Bryant (59)?
Build a Basketball Court In Your Own Yard
If you are having high hopes for yourself in entering a professional league, then it is important that you need to start practicing as early as possible. If you are opting to become a professional basketball player then your own backyard could be of great help to you where you can build your own basketball court by simply purchasing a DIY basketball court kit or you can do it from scratch. Starting with Scratch that involves skills, costs and production time. Intermediate carpentry skills is required to successfully build your own basketball court from scratch taking care that the ground has a smooth even surface to prevent accidents. You will have to build your own basketball ring and also have to paint your own court lines.
The Coach That Knew More Than John Wooden
A challenge must be issued to all basketball coaches and coaches of any sport. Regardless of level or sport, every coach faces problems, obstacles, and frustration of the job. Coaches, you can become razor sharp as long as you have a mentor to guide them and provide accountability. If you are coaching alone, it leads me to ask this question, "Coach, who are you listening to?" Name the biggest names in business, education, politics, and coaching and you will find a commonality. Each of them have made great use of leaning from others. Business leaders have "business coaches" just as politicians have "advisors. Not only did these leaders lean on successful businessmen on their way up, they lean on them to stay at the top.
Tim Donaghy Gambles Away His Life
Tim Donaghy gambles away is life with a serious crime. The ex-referee pleaded guilty to two criminal charges recently. These charges entail placing bets on NBA games he has officiated and utilized inside information to illegally earn money. The punishment Donaghy could be facing is up to 25 years in prison and over $ 500, 000 in fines. David Stern (NBA commissioner) stated that this was the "most serious situation and worst situation that I have ever experienced either as a fan of the NBA, a lawyer for the NBA or a commissioner of the NBA."Tim Donaghy is immensely asinine for his callous actions. NBA officials make a respectable salary. Donaghy"s average salary is $ 200, 000 a year, so what the hell was Tim thinking?
Breaking Down the Game, Vol 1 - Footwork
This article represents the first in a series of fundamentals of the game of basketball. My decision to write this series represents my commitment to proper instruction in youth basketball. The game must be broken down into small pieces and needs to be coached in this manner. Footwork is one of the foundations that all players must have play. Footwork is applied in so many ways in basketball. As an example, think of a 1 year old child attempting to walk for the first time. Their mind tells them to walk and their upper body moves forward, but the feet cannot follow. As they grow, the feet slowly catch up to the rest of the body. With more growth the child can begin to walk, run, and move with no thought or hesitancy.
How To Improve Your Vertical Jump!
We"ve spoke before about the importance of strength and explosiveness and we"ve mentioned the first key portion of a good vertical jump program is power. One old school exercise we love for developing power are RDL"s. Rdl"s are Romanian deadlifts, they we"re made famous by of course the mid easterner"s that were performing this unique exercise for their time. It"s basically a form of a deadlift that trains the most overlooked athletic musculature in the body. Your hips (specifically hip extensors/hip flexors). You take a straight bar and beginnners should start without using any weight. Hold the bar at arm"s length then while keeping your back tight and straight you allow the weight to slowly descend down your legs and your butt should move back slightly with your head looking straight forward.
Does O Neal Really Want to be Traded?
Jermaine O'Neal has spent his whole career, all ten seasons, with Indiana Pacers. He's had a pretty successful career there averaging 13.3 points per game, 7.3 rebounds per game, and 1.8 blocks per game. However, these past few weeks, O'Neal hasn't really been sure want he wants to do or what team to play with for the rest of his career. First, he says he wants to get traded to the LA Lakers and team up with Kobe and the gang. While he was at Baron Davis's charity basketball game, he told the crowd and everybody else in the world that he wanted to be traded. "It's time for me to move on, " he said. "And the Lakers are the team I want Indiana to trade me to.
Take Basketball College Recruiting To The Next Level - How To Get Noticed
Could you imagine having a top college coach stop by your basketball games during your college recruiting process? It's not completely unrealistic but it's important to understand how recruiting works for basketball and the steps you need to take to make hundreds of coaches interested in you. It's important to understand that top college basketball programs all know about the top 100 or so players in the nation and actively recruit these prospects. However, there are players who slip the cracks because they know how to put their face in front of these coaches and make the most of it. The problem is most high school basketball players think these coaches won't be interested in them at all so they don't even bother.
Basketball Secret Key To Success
It"s simple and It"s Basic, your number # 1 secret of success will always be knowing your "Niche" and using it to separate yourself form every other Baller out there... This is the most over-looked art of figuring out what your coach really needs and developing an Identity on the court. What is a Niche? I"m Glad you asked! Your niche is how you are different from everyone else. It is the one aspect that you are great at, not good at, but great at. It is the one thing that will get you on a team, or get you cut off of a team. This should be common sense for all Ballers, and yet it will be your secret weapon. Because most of your competition will forever ignore the fundamentals of Defining a Niche, or screw it up (since they've never bothered to pay attention to the lessons).
Miller Time in Boston?
Apparently the Celtics have been in touch with retired Indiana Pacers shooting guard Reggie Miller about joining the team as a role player. They have told the 42 year old Miller, that he will probably see about 10-12 minutes a game if he came out of retirement and joined the team. Just a few weeks ago the Celtics were one of the youngest teams in the NBA. Don"t get me wrong I think Danny Ainge made a great move going out and getting Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett, because veteran teams are the ones that win championships. But this is going a little too far. At this rate I wouldn"t be surprised if Ainge has been on the phone with Larry Legend trying to get him back in the Green and White.