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- Are Basketball Training Programs a Scam? Let's Be Honest About Youth Sports Someone asked me today if what we do is a scam. He was joking, then followed up with 'I love a good scam.' But let's be honest - plenty of people think that...
- Here's How You Fix Youth Basketball. Nobody Will Do It. Here's How You Fix Youth Basketball. Nobody Will Do It.
- Is Youth Basketball Development Actually Helping Your Child — Or Just Keeping Them Busy? Let me be real with you for a minute — not as a marketer, not as someone trying to sell you something, but as someone who has spent years in gyms, on...
- Stop Chasing Exposure. Start Chasing Excellence. In youth basketball, the chase for exposure has become louder than the pursuit of excellence. Scroll social media and you’ll see commitment edits, circuit...
- Making Simple Things Difficult: The Hoops College Way This is the Hoops College Way. We've mastered something that most trainers and coaches don’t. We've figured out how to make the most simple and basic skills...
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2026
- When You Tweet Your Camp Invitation I saw a tweet this week: 'Blessed to receive a camp invitation from [D1 school name]. The grind continues! #Blessed #D1Bound'
- D2 Schools Can Give Full Scholarships — Even to Out-of-State Kids Let's be honest. Most families have no idea how D2 scholarships actually work. It's not really their fault. Especially for basketball, Division 2 is the 'wild...
- You Can't Yell Decision-Making Into Existence The timeout buzzer sounds. Coach storms onto the court, veins bulging. 'What were you thinking out there? That was a terrible decision!'
- Stop Blaming the System and Start Working I'm tired of hearing people complain about youth basketball.
- That’s Not Basketball Youth basketball programs sell two things, depending on the age group.
- The Transfer Portal Changed Everything — and High School Players Still Don't Know It Let's be honest about what you're really competing against.
- Stop Paying for Basketball That Doesn’t Teach Basketball The truth is, a lot of youth basketball right now is built on a lie.
- The Worst Habit Anyone Can Have: What is Your Standard? Letting someone else set your standard is probably the worst habit anyone can have.
- Improvement Is Only the Beginning for Basketball Players Progress feels amazing. You see the results, hear the praise, and feel like all your hard work is paying off. It’s natural to think, “I’ve arrived.”
- Basketball Playmaking Development: 'Don't Play For Yourself' is the Wrong Answer There’s a contradiction in basketball playmaking development that shows up everywhere.
- Why So Many People Think Basketball Training Is a Waste of Time There’s a common belief in basketball: players just need game reps. Or worse, that basketball training is a waste of time.
- Youth Basketball Player Development: Why 1-on-1 and 3-on-3 Matter More Than Teams When it comes to Youth Basketball Player Development, 1-on-1 and 3-on-3 Matter More Than Teams.
2025
- Reclassification: The Reality Reclassification is very popular among American basketball players. It is the practice of making an athlete repeat a grade. Usually, repeating a grade is...
2024
- The Buck Stops Here As a head coach and as a coaching staff, it is our responsibility to accept fault for every failure and give away the credit for every success. It is much...
2023
- Dear Parent of a Prospective College Basketball Player Parent of a Prospective College Basketball Player,
2022
- The Lack of Fundamental Development The lack of fundamental development in youth basketball is alarming. Over the last few months, I've watched more bad basketball than I ever care to watch.
- Let Them Fail Why don't we let them fail? Why do we pretend that our kids aren't human? Why do we try to protect them from the struggle? The truth is we all fail, we all...
- The Narrative about AAU So the narrative about AAU is very prevalent. The idea is that you have to play 'AAU' or travel basketball to get recruited. We'll look at that as well as the...
2021
- Pickup Basketball: The Good, Bad, and Ugly Pickup basketball is the most popular way that basketball is played. Millions of people around the world play pickup daily. It's where many find their 'love'...
- You Can Have My Job You can have my job. But the truth is you don't really want it that bad. It sure looks nice. It sure sounds nice. But you want the shortcut. You want me to...
- Kids Should Play 3 on 3 Kids should play 3 on 3 basketball simply because there are fewer players on the court. Your next statement might accuse me of being Captain Obvious in the...
- What is Important to You? What is important to you?
- Evaluate Your 'AAU' Program Parents and Players,Please evaluate your 'AAU' program. You are spending considerable money paying for practices, tournaments, uniforms, shoes, book bags,...