As a both basketball coach and student of behavioral science for the last 30 years, I can attest that there is plenty of scientific and...

In 1891, while preparing to teach a gym class at the YMCA in Springfield, Mass.,  James Naismith  came up with a game that was non-v...

Dave Hopla isn't impressed with himself. But he sees kids increasingly becoming more and more distracted, and he knows that his incr...

Most children first learn to crawl, then walk, and finally to run. Basketball requires players to not only effectively move their feet, ...

Defense is 90 percent heart and 10 percent skill, and your success is determined by your will and commitment to the task. That being s...

Lots of players would like to be able to increase their shooting range and become a good 3-point shooter. We all know of examples of p...

#IQ Ball

As we all know, free throws are an important fundamental and must be practiced every day. Free throws can be--and very often are--the ...

In addition to always finding new exercises, drills, and training techniques, a good portion of my professional development is focused o...

Losing stinks. How's that for an opening line? Heck, I don't even like losing my car keys! I know a lot of elite level balle...