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NBA opening official store in Australia this month
In great news for basketball fans in Australia, the NBA is making it easier to get your hands on the latest gear, with multiple NBA stores opening around Australia. In collaboration with Fanatics, the NBA today announced a multi-year partnership to open the first brick-and-mortar NBA Stores in Australia, with the first location in the Emporium …
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Sydney Kings – 2022 NBL Champions!
After 17 long years the Sydney Kings are NBL champions for the fourth time after a Game 3 battle with the fiesty Tasmania JackJumpers. The home team broke the game open in the fourth quarter to come away with the 97-88 Grand Final victory.Xavier Cooks had a career game with 23 points, 13 rebounds and …
11 Cones Shooting
11 Cones Shooting is a great drill that that works on shooting under presure and building stamina. First team to 11 wins.
Crossover Drill
This Crossover Drill is great for improving your handles. Start with high crossovers for thirty seconds and go into low crossivers for thirty seconds. Repeat again so you go for a total of two minutes. https://drive.google.com/file/d/10exVWSaqr4MRoEz70PvsA7MmtYANiJzb/view?usp=sharing
The FIBA Basketball Court
Ever wonder about the distance from the three point line or free throw line to the basket? Here it is broken down in an easy to read format.
2 Minute Finishing Challenge
5 Cone Finishing Drill – We do this challenge as a timed 2 minute drill. It can also be done as a 1 minute drill. Player starts under the basket and dribbles with their left hand out to CONE 1, after making the turn around the cone, the player changes to a right hand dribble and …
7 Tips To Improve Your Shooting Mechanics
Are you ready to transform your shooting? Then you’ve first got to go back to the basics and focus on the mechanics of your shot. You can use these 7 basketball shooting tips to start shooting the rock even better: Keep Your Eyes On the Target Many players will focus on the flight of the …
Progressive Shooting Drill
For this drill, the shooter should start just a few feet away (approximately 3-5 feet) from the basket. This is marked with a #1 on the diagram to the right. You will shoot ten shots from that same spot. If you make at least six out of ten, you can take a step back. You …
Tips for Choosing a Basketball Trainer
Your basketball player recently told you they’re ready to take their game to the next level so the two of you talk about what that entails and decide to look into local basketball trainers. What many parents don’t realize, though, is that not all hoops instructors are of the same caliber. Ask about experience You …