Making sure players use the appropriately sized basketball for their age and gender is incredibly important but often overlooked. While it might be tempting to fast-track youth players to use a full-sized basketball, a basketball that is too big and heavy can make ball handling difficult and even develop poor habits—like flinging the ball, instead …
There’s a basketball academy in Würzburg, Germany, where an elderly coach named Holger Geschwindner teaches basketball by using methods that seemingly connect with everything, except basketball. The so called “Institute of Applied Nonsense” is a subtle nod to all the critics who didn’t believe in his unorthodox methods. These methods would be put to the …
Read moreHow Holger Geschwindner’s Crazy Coaching Philosophy Shaped Dirk Nowitzki
There’s an old saying among NBA coaches and executives, “You can’t teach size.“ For several decades size and power were enough for an NBA center to not only see playing time but to dominate the game. Prior to the turn of the millennium, a dominant big man was a key part of the blueprint for …
Read moreHow the big men of the NBA adjusted to survive in the modern game
According to official rules, a basketball hoop is 10-feet (305cm) above the ground. Pretty easy to remember, huh? And what about in women’s basketball? Although women are on average shorter than men, the hoop in women’s basketball is also 10-feet high. For much younger players, however, a regular rim is simply too high. Playing basketball …
Read moreHow High Is A Basketball Hoop? A Brief Look At The History Of The Rim
In this week’s user submitted question, we’ll be answering the question: How tall do you have to be to dunk a basketball on a 10 foot rim? A lot of basketball players dream of being able to dunk, but are under the false impression that dunking is a skill limited to only the tallest of …
Read moreAsk HOOPSBEAST: How Tall Do You Have To Be To Dunk?
There’s a lot of confusion about what the highest possible vertical jump is. In this article we’ll take a look at the stats used by the NBA and NFL, as well as the platform jump in which people are recording over 60 inches.
December 4th 1990. The day that the 5-foot-3-inch Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues dunked. Or did he? There are more than a few sources out there that claim Muggsy Bogues dunked during a pregame warm-up session on this day, but without video evidence, it is difficult to confirm. However, here’s what we do know. First, with a …
Read moreMuggsy Bogues: Could The NBA’s Shortest Ever Player Dunk?
Although you don’t technically need a ball and hoop to develop your jumping ability, you should always complement your physical workouts with some ball-time. This article covers all the places you can play ball and keep your ball handling skills up to scratch.
We have all heard the various claims made by the many international footwear companies that their brand of basketball shoes will make you run faster, jump higher and play better, but how much actual truth is there in these claims?
It’s absolutely essential to monitor your progress as you develop your vertical leap. Here’s the simple way of measuring your standing vertical.