During the summer months when pickup basketball dominated the playgrounds, I would play almost every night because the level of competition was top notch. The collegiate players were all back from college and I being a high school player wanted to play against players who were better than me. In doing so, I learned my weaknesses as a player.
The Effects of a Lack of Playground Basketball (Part 2)
Delicious Sources of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
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?
The Effects of a Lack of Playground Basketball
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).
What Makes A Basketball Player Tough?
There should not be any doubt that Jay Bilas is one of today’s foremost authorities on college basketball so I am always intrigued by what he has to say throughout the course of a game. This weekend as I watched the end of the Duke/Georgia Tech basketball game, a game Bilas was calling, I heard him mention some characteristics that make a basketball player tough.
Explosiveness, Efficiency, Conditioning, and Staying Low
Looking at the title, it would be hard to argue against these characteristics being important to the game of basketball. Players who stay low can react quicker and get to spots before their offensive or defensive opponent. Consequently, these players will be more explosive defensively and offensively.
