Playing soccer can improve basketball skills. It can teach you how to move without the ball and how to read passing lanes. I was online, bored, one day. I sat there, staring at my screen, just scrolling down the page. Then, for whatever reason, I decided to look up some Jason Kidd highlights. This took…
Are you looking for ways to increase vertical jump but don’t want to use weights? Here’s a method that suits your needs (and it’s super easy to do). If you’ve read “how to play the old man game” on this blog, you know explosiveness and athleticism aren’t part of the core tenets. But being able…
Want to learn a quick, new basketball conditioning workout? Then you should try this full-body circuit (it’ll also fix muscle imbalances, thus preventing injury). Only playing basketball is not enough. Okay, well it actually is. But I really wanted to get your attention. Anyway, solely playing basketball is enough to be healthy. But if you…
Wanna become a better perimeter defender in basketball but don’t know how? This article will talk about the importance of defense and the drills you can do to improve your D. Defense wins games. I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase many times before. And it’s true. There has never been a defensively bad team that…
Always getting called out for being a lazy rebounder? Wanna get better? Well, this article talks about how to improve rebounding. I share the two drills that I like to do and that has helped me. A single rebound can be the deciding factor in winning a game or not. My team was up by…
If you’re on this post, then you’re probably curious about what the old man game is and why you should add it to your skillset. First off, the old man game is a style of basketball that uses simple moves and patience rather than flash and athleticism. Second, you should add it to your game…
Looking for a basketball move to create space, one that doesn’t require a lot of quickness? Give Paul Pierce’s old man game step-back a try. I was on YouTube one day and a video with the title “How to defend the step-back” was suggested to me. In it, Scottie Pippen and Paul Pierce talked about…
Curious about how to use that odd kettle-looking thing at the gym? Well, ponder no more because here are the best kettlebell exercises for basketball. TL;DR: The best kettlebell exercises to do to get stronger are swings, clean-to-press, squats, lunges and farmer walks. I first learned about kettlebells many moons ago when I started listening…
If you want to become a better rebounder in basketball, you have to study from the best. So, here’s how to rebound like Dennis Rodman –the 7-time rebounding champion. When I first saw Dennis Rodman, I thought he was a punk. Honestly, I thought he was a troublemaker. He had a bunch of tattoos and…
If you want to learn basketball or improve your skills, you need to know the fundamentals of basketball. This post will talk about the 5 things you need to master. TL;DR: The 5 basic skills of basketball (or the fundamentals) are shooting, dribbling, passing, defending and rebounding. The fundamentals of basketball are the core skills…
