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This site is designed for youth basketball coaches and players who want to improve their basketball skills. Articles, animations, and videos show basketball plays, drills, and fundamentals step-by-step so you can understand them quickly and start using them on the basketball court.

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TEAM DRILL:
Zone Shell Drill

This simple drill can be used to practice any type of zone your team plays. The purpose of the drill is to teach your players how they should rotate in regard to the position of the ball.
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FEATURED PLAY:
Crasher

A simple zone-attacking play that will create an open shot and maybe a score if you have a good wing shooter or two! This play is simple enough to teach at any level.
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FEATURED FUNDAMENTAL:
Speed Dribble

The speed dribble is mostly used in fast-break situations when the ball-handler is in the open court and trying to get up the court as fast as possible. While it is not a complex dribbling variation, be sure to practice it only after the basic dribble skill has been mastered.
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