Posts Tagged ‘basketball skills training’

One-on-One Basketball

Posted by Rich on February 3rd, 2010 under Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

At the end of each of my Elite Basketball Clinics, there is usually a segment devoted to one-on-one basketball drills. During this segment, the players are able to use the skills that they have been working on throughout the clinic in a one-on-one situation. This is done in order to teach the player to transfer the skills that they learned from the drills into a live situation

The Effects of a Lack of Playground Basketball

Posted by Rich on January 20th, 2010 under Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

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).

Half Day Hoops Fest

Posted by Rich on October 19th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,  •  No Comments

Half Day Hoops Fest…
JOIN US,
John Celestand ( former NBA player), Mars Mellish (former Division 1 standout), and Rich Stoner (owner and operator of Elite Basketball Training), for 6 hours of PROFESSIONAL instruction at the Salvation Army Gym in Red Bank, NJ.

Each three hour workout will aid in the development of skills, team concepts, and speed and agility all through hard work along with fun games and contests.

NOT FROM THE AREA???

Exceeding Expectations

Posted by Rich on July 20th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

This year’s Elite Basketball Camp promised to be bigger and better than ever and it did not disappoint. Almost all three of the Elite Basketball Camps hosted a record number of attendees and were the most competitive to date. In the beginning of each week three things were stressed to ensure that we had a great camp. The players were told that they needed to be good sports, work hard, and have fun and they did just that.

My Body is a Car?

Posted by Rich on June 24th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: , , , , ,  •  1 Comment

One of the most important aspects of being a top tier basketball player is nutrition. However, for being so important, nutrition is probably one of the most overlooked aspects of basketball training as well. My priority as a basketball trainer is to get my athletes to be in the best basketball shape that they can be. In order to do this, I must make them all aware of the importance of nutrition.