by Mathieu.Detiege | Jul 5, 2021 | Academy Players, Player Development, Shooting
When I watch some young players get into the gym, they immediately start shooting threes or take out of balance shots. When they miss a lot of those shots, they get bored quickly, because they don’t see the ball go through the hoop and quit, without even breaking a...
by Goetgeluck | Jun 28, 2021 | Academy Players, Athletic Development, Player Development, Public
A player came to me last week describing how he had pulled his left side hip a little bit. He showed me how it had happened: he stood in a ready position and then exploded into a first step. After doing some light massaging and a mobility exercise to ease his nervous...
by Joerik | Jun 14, 2021 | Academy Players, Off-Season, Player Development
Is the floater the 2-pointer of the future? In my opinion YES! Both teardrops and soft runners are increasing in both efficiency as importance. Some stats to think about: Game 1 Knicks vs. Hawks: 19 floaters where shot, 7 of them in the final quarter. The shot is...
by Goetgeluck | Jun 8, 2021 | Academy Players, Athletic Development, Off-Season
Off-season is a time when we have always tried to help our kids to develop both their athleticism as well as their basketball skills. Often one of the first things that gets lost during in-season is physical training. That is why we try to create good habits during...
by Joerik | May 22, 2021 | Academy Players, Player Development, Shooting
In this game we are working on ✅ first touch decisions ✅ shooting under pressure ✅ creating an advantage Extra rules we use: ➕ if the players with the ball can do a straight line drive and finish the defensive players get -1 ➕ after the first pass the corner and wing...
by Goetgeluck | Apr 19, 2021 | Academy Coaches, Academy Players, Athletic Development
We have started a traineeship process at our Academy to educate coaches in our coaching vision and process of teaching skills. One of the skills we teach is athletic development which we see not only as on-court movement quality but also their off-court habits. As you...
