Basketball Analytics is a really hot term being thrown around many different parts of the web. It has been a part of modern basketball for many years, but as with many new areas of development it goes through an ebb and flow of popularity depending on which prominent person has recently commented on the topic.
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Coach Riches Posted in Coaching Philosophy, General Basketball Coaching, Individual Defence, Individual Offence No Comments ↓ The starting point for working towards training a player as a Point Guard is to define what a good basketball player in this position looks like. Having an idea, a vision of what the ideal player looks like is important in deciding what is a high, medium and low priority as far as a player’s development is concerned.
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Packing the Lanes in defence is the practice of having help defenders assist earlier in the defences’ rotations to stop offensive penetration by a dribbler. This tactic is commonly used against teams with a particularly prolific scorer and can be seen in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in most games.
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In every sport there are some specific Player Positions that athletes can be placed into and Basketball is no different. In a broad sense within basketball there are three positions where players can play according to their skill set, ability and physical attributes. The three broad player position categories are Forward,
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