A basketball practice plan breaks your practice into timed sections so every minute on the court has a purpose. Every practice plan on this page is built on the same formula: 50% skill development, 25% team strategy, 25% small-sided games. You’ll find a complete 90-minute plan below, plus full practice plans for kindergarten through high … Read more
A box out in basketball is when a player puts their body between an opponent and the basket after a shot goes up, so the opponent can’t get to the rebound. It’s the first step of every rebound… and it’s the reason a 6-foot player can out-rebound someone half a foot taller. In this guide, … Read more
Basketball tryouts are the sessions a coach runs before the season to evaluate players and select the team. A good tryout is half skill drills and half competitive games, runs across two or more short sessions, and uses a simple evaluation form so every player gets a fair look. That sounds obvious. Most tryouts I … Read more
Basketball agility drills train players to accelerate, stop, and change direction quickly while staying balanced and under control. They improve footwork, body control, and the ability to react to what an opponent does. Speed is moving fast in one direction. Quickness is the first step. Agility is changing direction under control while doing either… and … Read more
byAngela Williams Saturday, July 25, 2026 at 6:30 pm As a participant in many affiliate programs, Localish will earn a commission for certain purchases. See full disclaimer below* Philly, can you believe it? LeBron James is coming to the City of Brotherly Love! The King has just dropped a bombshell: He’s joining the Sixers for … Read more
Here are 73+ of the best basketball drills for coaches at every level. The drills are organized into 10 categories – shooting, dribbling, passing, footwork, defense, rebounding, transition, warm-up, conditioning, and fun games. With setup instructions, diagrams, coaching points, and variations for each. Whether you’re putting together your first practice plan or your 500th, you’ll … Read more
The Euro Step is a basketball move where an offensive player picks up their dribble, takes a long step in one direction to shift the defender, and then quickly steps the opposite way to blow past them and finish at the rim. It’s one of the most effective finishing moves in basketball… and once your … Read more
To shoot a basketball correctly, you need a balanced base, proper hand placement on the ball, your shooting elbow under the ball, and a smooth follow-through. That’s the short version. Below, I’ll walk you through the full 10-step shooting technique, the most common shooting myths that are ruining players’ form, when you should (and shouldn’t) … Read more
Boston Celtics Perkins intends to continue in his current television role with ESPN. Kendrick Perkins was part of the Celtics’ 2008 championship team. Chris Ellis/NBAE via Getty Images By Associated Press June 19, 2026 1 minute to read JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Kendrick Perkins, former NBA player and 2007-08 league champion, has agreed to become … Read more
The Defector basketball chat was captivated by a sequence of artfully stage-lit photos in Game 1 of the Knicks-Sixers playoff series at Madison Square Garden. They were the work of Nathaniel S. Butler, senior official photographer for the NBA. Butler has shot the league from up close for over 40 years, from the era of … Read more