HoopDreams Basketball » drills http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog basketball skills training based in Portland OR Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:49:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Dreamers Khyan Rayner & Joe McFerrin playing AAU this summer! http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/dreamers-khyan-rayner-joe-mcferrin-playing-aau-this-summer http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/dreamers-khyan-rayner-joe-mcferrin-playing-aau-this-summer#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:52:15 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=814 Dreamers Khyan Rayner (Jesuit High School) & Joe McFerrin (Sunset High School) are getting some love this summer while playing AAU for ICP!  Check out there recent VIDEO posted on oregonlive.com!  Congrats to both young fellas, continue to put in consistent hard work and it always pays off!

]]> http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/dreamers-khyan-rayner-joe-mcferrin-playing-aau-this-summer/feed 0 Mychel Thompson pre-draft workout with Golden St (NBA)! http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/mychel-thompson-pre-draft-workout-with-golden-st-nba http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/mychel-thompson-pre-draft-workout-with-golden-st-nba#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:48:14 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=790 Here is a video of former Hoop Dreamer Mychel Thompson (graduated from Pepperdine University) who just finished a pre-draft workout with the Golden State Warriors (NBA)!  Keep up the good work Mykee!!!

Mychel Thompson Pre Draft Workout with Golden State

]]> http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/mychel-thompson-pre-draft-workout-with-golden-st-nba/feed 0 Kyrie Irving training for the NBA Draft http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/kyrie-irving-training-for-the-nba-draft http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/kyrie-irving-training-for-the-nba-draft#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 03:20:52 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=771 Here is a great video of Kyrie Irving of Duke University training for the NBA Draft.  Kyrie also talks about the importance of working hard and having a good work ethic.  I always like to hear when players give credit to their work ethics for being the biggest factor in their development as basketball players!

Kyrie Irving Training Video

]]> http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/kyrie-irving-training-for-the-nba-draft/feed 0 Ab Workout – Building Core Strength for Basketball http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/ab-workout-building-core-strength-for-basketball http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/ab-workout-building-core-strength-for-basketball#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:02:02 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=619 Manny Pacquiao Ab Workout - This Ab Workout can help you build your CORE STRENGTH as a basketball player.  This workout should be done 4-6 times a week.

]]> http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/ab-workout-building-core-strength-for-basketball/feed 0 Teaching Defense @ our Varsity Workout http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/teaching-defense-our-varsity-workout http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/teaching-defense-our-varsity-workout#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:44:50 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=586 Hoop Dreams coach Earl Clark teaching defense and how to “Jump to the Ball”!  Watch and learn!  We still have more room in our weekend Varsity Workouts (Saturday/Sunday – 1:30 to 3:00pm) at the Portland Athletic Club (5803 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy., Portland, Or 97221)!  To register go to the link to the right (REGISTER HERE)!

]]> http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/teaching-defense-our-varsity-workout/feed 0 The Ultimate Guide to Playing Point Guard http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-playing-point-guard http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-playing-point-guard#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:31:39 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=577 Here are some good tips on how to improve and be a better Point Guard! 

Point guards are the heart of a basketball team. The engine. The quarterback.

A basketball team can’t play in sync without a strong point guard leading the way. Point guards need to be able to dribble, pass, play defense and shoot the basketball. But they also have to make quick decisions, read and react, be a leader and be responsible.  Read More

]]> http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-playing-point-guard/feed 0 Dominic Waters practicing with STB Le Havre (France)! http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/dominic-waters-practicing-with-stb-le-havre-france http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/dominic-waters-practicing-with-stb-le-havre-france#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:11:22 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=556  
STB Le Havre (France – Pro A) practice (9/7/10)

Dominic Waters practicing with STB Le Havre (France) on September 7th, 2010!  Stay tuned for more updates on Dominic Waters in France playing professionally!

]]> http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/dominic-waters-practicing-with-stb-le-havre-france/feed 0 Check out Lebron James (Miami Heat) working out in the off-season! http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/check-out-lebron-james-miami-heat-working-out-in-the-off-season http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/check-out-lebron-james-miami-heat-working-out-in-the-off-season#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:53:53 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=553

Check out Lebron James (Miami Heat) working out this off-season with his team!  This a great tool for you players out there to learn, take drills, tips from some of the best in the business!

]]> http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/check-out-lebron-james-miami-heat-working-out-in-the-off-season/feed 0 Tips from some of the NBAs best on dribbling… http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/tips-from-some-of-the-nbas-best-on-dribbling http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/tips-from-some-of-the-nbas-best-on-dribbling#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:49:35 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=437

Here are some of the NBAs best guards, giving tips on dribbling, go to moves and counters.  Every basketball player should have a “go to move” as well as a “counter” to the “go to move”.  Your “go to move” is the move that is your best move and the move  that you know can get you by a defender with the most success!  Your “counter move” is a move that you use in conjunction with that “go to move” in order to set a defender up to believe that your going to use your “go to move”, but you are actually not.  Some call it a “set up move” or a “decoy move”.  This “counter move” enables you to continue to use your “go to move” with a high success rate, so that the defense cannot “read” you and steal or stop your “go to move”.  Get to work and create your “Go TO Move” and “Counter Move”!!!

]]> http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/tips-from-some-of-the-nbas-best-on-dribbling/feed 0 Good Ol Fashioned “Mikan Drill” http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/good-ol-fashioned-mikan-drill http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/good-ol-fashioned-mikan-drill#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:52:21 +0000 admin http://hoopdreamsbasketball.org/blog/?p=372

Here is the “Mikan Drill”, named after George Mikan (NBA great who played for the Minneapolis Lakers).  This  is a GREAT drill that helps you to improve on your footwork and ability to finish lay-ups with both your right and left hand.  You will learn to use the correct footwork on a left hand lay-up as well as a right hand lay-up.  This is a drill that we at Hoop Dreams use for our youngest players all the way up to our pro’s!

 

 

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