Passing is the most underrated skill that a basketball player can have. Simply stated, there are not that many players that really pass the ball well anymore, and to find an entire team that can pass well would take some serious searching. This has become evident to me, from watching my own team play but also from watching the teams that we play against and even from watching college basketball. There are just too many players out there floating their passes, or jumping to pass, or just plain old throwing the ball all over the gym.

Whether you’re a competitive athlete or committed exerciser, at some point you’ve probably experienced excessive fatigue and muscle soreness following your workout. Sometimes this tiredness can hold you back from working out as hard as you’d like for many days. In order to reduce this feeling of delayed recovery and allow your body to get back into the game sooner than later, you need to appreciate the importance of proper exercise nutrition.

Transition defense is an incredibly important aspect of defense in basketball, but it is also the most overlooked. Basketball coaches almost take for granted that their players will simply get back on defense and prevent their opposition from scoring. However, this is not always the case and there is a significant amount of strategy and technique that goes into how transition defense should be played.

Having been fortunate enough to see Kevin Eastman speak last fall I have found myself enamoured by many of the great points that he made, particularly those that had to do with defense and gaining a competitive edge. The following list (Eastman always has lists) contains a little bit of both, I imagine because teams that have a competitive edge are usually the ones who play great defense.

Whoa! I can’t wait to try this recipe. Jayson Hunter of Prograde Nutrition – of which I’m a proud partner – has done it again.

Check out this Peanut Butter Protein Bar Dessert recipe he just shared with me.