One of the best talents any player can have is the ability to be coachable.  Taking instructions & information and applying it.  That is called being coachable.  Not just having a good attitude and being a good teammate, but taking information that your coaches are giving you and IMMEDIATELY applying it!  Read this article talking about [...]

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 [...]

  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!

One of the biggest skills that is neglected is being prepared to shoot when you catch the ball and are open!  We teach “Shot Preparation” and the ability to be ready to shoot when you receive a pass.  You do this by getting your feet set as the ball is coming towards you.  One tip, is [...]

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 [...]

Here is an example by a fellow Hoop Dreamer, Ime Udoka, of how to use a simple play to score - the “Give n Go”!  So many players these days want to OVER dribble and the “Give n Go” is an EASY way that you and your team can score without the ball being dribbled once!  Watch how [...]

Hubie Brown, Hall of Fame Coach, and someone that I respect a great deal in regards to basketball knowledge, talks about the 5 Commandments on the Defensive End of the floor!  One major point that he makes, and something that we teach at Hoop Dreams is to always push the ball away from the middle [...]

Sam Cassell, one of the better point guards to play in the NBA, talks about the lost art of the MID-RANGE GAME.  He gives tips on how to create space and get your shot off against defenders.  Talks about players that he learned the mid-range game from by studying them.  Also, that touches on a [...]

“100/100/200″ You are sitting on the floor and the ball starts in your right hand and you will be using a “finger-tip dribble”.  1.  You perform 100 “finger-tip dribbles” with your right hand.  2.  Then lift both of your legs up and and dribble under both legs (while still sitting) and perform 100 “finger-tip dribbles” [...]

I can remember when I was younger, a coach once told me:  “When you are resting at home, someone else is working and when you meet up with them, they will beat you because they are more prepared!” That is something that stuck with me, regarding an under-used “skill” – WORK ETHIC!!! Too many players [...]