Basketball players know the importance of strength training when it comes to improving their basketball game. It is a must if you want to compete at a higher level in competition. Strength is important to keep the body from injury, to improve quickness, and improve power. But one question that always arises is when basketball … Read more

The benefits of playing basketball are many. In my opinion, it is the best way to lose weight if you’re desperately trying to shed some pounds. It is not hard to get a game going on you can play for as little or as long as you want. But what about playing alone? Is playing … Read more

Many of us enjoy watching basketball for a few reasons, the game itself is continuously evolving more than ever. 7 Foot basketball players are the norm nowadays and you see players of the credible skill doing things that just seemed impossible at such w height dribbling the ball up the court crossing over and shooting … Read more

Depending on who you ask most people who play basketball would say that basketball is a contact sport. Others will disagree until they are watching the game and realize this guy almost got his head taken off while attempting a layup. Now you’re wondering… Is basketball a contact sport? No, although basketball does encounter physical contact … Read more

There are many ways to measure the vertical jump for an individual but nothing comes close to the method I am going to introduce to you today. This is the most accurate and best way to measure your vertical jump out there. Be warned you may lose a couple of inches in your vert but … Read more

Often times you play basketball outside and realize how much harder it is to play outdoors than indoors. You seem to be jumping a lot higher indoors than outdoors also which has you wondering if there is a difference of the two surfaces? Jumping of hardwood versus concrete has some differences, for one the surfaces … Read more

Growing up I played a lot of sports, and nothing came harder besides golf then the game of basketball. It was by far the most difficult sport to excel at, I wasn’t naturally better than everyone like the other sports I played with my peers. Basketball is an unforgiving sport in which practicing many hours … Read more

As a coach of a high school basketball team, I would play the young aspiring players on my team one on one and have no trouble beating every one of them, as I still played a lot of basketball. After kicking their buts they would ask me coach why didn’t you play Pro or the … Read more