Basketball Training: Skills, Speed, and Strength

• There is no such thing as self respect without respect for others.
• Individual success is a myth. No one succeeds all by herself.
• People who do not respect those around them will not make good team members and probably lack self esteem themselves.
• Being responsible sometimes means making tough, unpopular decisions.
• Admit to and make yourself accountable for mistakes. How can you improve if you’re never wrong?
• Loyalty is not unilateral. You have to give it to receive it.
• Surround yourself with people who are better than you are. Seek out quality people, acknowledge their talents, and let them do their jobs. You win with people.

Here are some links to some video segments of Coach Summitt teaching:

Each time you click on a link, you will probably need to scroll down the page to see the video segment.

Tennessee Women’s Conversion to Defense Drill narrated by Coach Pat Summitt.

In this clip from Building a Championship Team with the Definite Dozen, she discusses a little of what she feels the purpose of basketball is…

In this video clip, Coach Summitt describes how she handles teams that trap the first pass: Mastering Special Situations

In this video clip, Coach Summitt describes how they prepare their offense to play against the upcoming opponent’s defense and how they start practice each day.

If you’re like me you’re always looking for a new ideas on how to make your team better. 

If you’ve ever been to a coaching clinic then you know they are GREAT but the problem is you can only attend them a few times a year.  Plus they can be expensive and time consuming. 

I know that I personally have been looking for something more. Well I guess when you seek you shall find. 

I have become a part of an awesome program that is giving monthly coaches clinics online. The first month is free and the rest are dirt cheap.  They give you tons of video and audio. 

I received my copy the other day and found just one small piece of it well worth the investment.  Not to mention, that one of the clinics will be of me!  That’s right, I will be discussing how you can use your defense to create easy baskets for your team. 

If you are serious about your program continuing to grow then you have to check this out. 

Don’t forget we have to be students of the game just as much as our players!! 

Here is the link to the clinics:

http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/pr/online-clinics.html?ref=84812

Breakthrough Basketball is raising the price on Tuesday at 11:59 PM.  So if you’d like to get the 40% discount, go to:

It really is very simple to take better care of yourself. A couple of different food choices during the day and you’ll be well on your way to fueling your body with all the nutrients it needs.

Take, for instance, Omega-3 fatty acids. They’ve been all over the news for years now as a super important part of your healthy eating plan.

So what are some delicious sources of Omega-3s?

1) Salmon is probably the most well-known choice. But hey, if you don’t like salmon then some other choices of fish would be Mackeral, Tuna, Snapper or Sardines.

2) Walnuts are another top pick. These are perfect for a snack you can bring with you just about anywhere.

3) Essential Fatty Acid supplements are also a valid choice. Yes, you want to be eating whole foods and fueling your body with nature’s best. But a high quality EFA supplement can be a great addition to your healthy eating plan.

And as a proud Prograde partner I recommend their EFA Icon product. It’s extremely high quality and they are about the only supplement company on the planet I truly trust.

Best part is they are having a sale on EFA Icon that runs until 11:57pm EST on Friday, January 22nd. So yes, its’ just about over!

So if you want to save 10.10% on this awesome product then be sure to visit http://elitebasketballtraining.getprograde.com/krill_oil.html RIGHT NOW.

Yours in health,

Rich Stoner
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I am proud to announce a brand new video and online coaching clinic with Barry Adams.  You can get it free for a limited time:
 
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/pr/online-clinics.html?ref=84812

In the clinic you will get…
A 42 minute VIDEO clinic showing 13 unique skill building drills
4 of Barry’s favorite set plays.
The 6 secrets to Barry’s tremendous success and 656 career wins at the high school level.
How to development an effective player development program and feeder system.
How to win more games by making better game-time adjustments.
How to motivate players and intensify your practice.
How to improve your teams offensive and defensive efficiency
And much more!
You can get it for free so I highly recommend that you check it out while it’s still available: 

http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/pr/online-clinics.html?ref=84812
I hope you enjoy the clinic.  Let us know what you think and how else I can help you.

 
See you on the court,
 
Rich Stoner
Elite Basketball Training, LLC
www.richstoner.com

When I was in college and in high school I spent a significant amount of time playing pick-up basketball at different parks or gyms in my area.  I could not get enough basketball in and if the games at one park were no longer any good or if people just stopped playing there, I would find a new park or gym to play at.  It was like a religion where guys would come to the parks in droves to play each and every day and sometimes the wait would be about five games deep (anywhere between 30 and 40 players).  It does not appear that this happens any more as it seems that playground basketball has disappeared somewhat, at least in my area.  Maybe disappeared is too strong of a word, but it has definitely reduced.  I cannot remember the last time I drove by a park and saw that many people waiting for a game of basketball, and that is unfortunate.  It is inexplicable exactly why this has happened but there is no question that the reduced amount of playground basketball has hurt the level of play in recent years.  There are many aspects of playground basketball that are missed in today’s game not the least of which is making your free throws. 

When we played, to even get on the court, you had to make a free throw and if you missed, you did not play until the next game (at the earliest).  That is the pressure that comes along with playing basketball at the playground.  No one wanted to sit and watch so you worked on your free throws and made them in order to get in the game.  As a coach, I see many players miss free throws on a nightly basis particularly in pressure situations like a close game in the fourth quarter.  It is difficult to replicate this type of pressure in practices because what are you really losing in a practice if you miss?  However, at the playground, you are losing valuable time on the court and that can only hurt.  So ultimately, you learned to make your free throws under the guise that if you missed you sat out.  Nowadays, if there are not enough players to play at the park the pressure of making a free throw to get on the court does not even come in to play and perhaps that is why players time and again choke at the line under the pressure of the game. 

In part two of The Effects of a Lack of Playground Basketball I will take a look at how playground basketball helps players develop better basketball skills.