As you all know, one of the main focusses of Elite Basketball Training is skill development. Our goal is to develop versatile basketball players who posess the ability to pass, dribble, and shoot the basketball. This philosophy is largely European in nature as they have, for years, spent hours and hours developing the three fundamental skills of their players. For the Europeans, this starts at the youth level where players have yet to be taught those basketball skills. Starting skill development at this young age prevents the development of bad habits. This has not always been the case in the United States where we place a premium on winning games and not so much on skill development.
Stan Van Gundy Video – Expectation to Win
The Case for Man to Man Defense, Even if you Play Zone
Is zone defense killing our youth’s ability to learn how to play man defense? It would appear to me that no one is doing their part in teaching sound man defensive concepts. Man defense is not simply guarding your man. Man defense requires each one of the five players to guard the ball and their man. This main concept is lost on much of today’s youth basketball players and the coaches that coach them.
