The Shooting Action of a player is probably the most important skill a player must master when they start play basketball. The vast majority of players have a jump shot of some sort. Even those players who do not regularly use their shooting action in favour the lay-up,
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Technical Basketball Skills is the name for the individual fundamental skills involved in basketball. In general, the technical basketball skills are best thought of as everything that a player does in a one on one situation. Everything else such as 2 v 1, 2 v 2 or any other situation with multiple players involved is bundled into the category of tactical basketball skills.
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Catching the ball out of position is a very common problem experienced by coaches at all levels of basketball. Team offenses are designed to put players into the specific scoring positions that enable them and their teammates to achieve the highest percentage shot or desired outcome. When a player is catching the ball out of position,
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There are few technical teaching points in basketball that are as simple as the Triple Threat Position. The Triple Threat Position is at is rawest a simple body positioning technique which provides the most efficient and effective use of the offensive options available to any individual player.
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