Youth Basketball Blog

The Youth Basketball Blog is my mini-journal about Youth Basketball. It will...

• Notify you when any new Web pages appear on the Ultimate Youth Basketball Guide, telling you about the latest youth basketball tips, advice and reviews.

• Keep you up-to-date on any other news or postings about youth basketball.

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Mental Block

I'm a great basketball player, I know that. I was MVP 2 years in a row in middle school and was on an AAU championship basketball team. But I never

Basketballs Used in the Beginning of the Sport

We have a dark leather basketball with leather lacing and an internal bladder (we had a sporting goods place put in the bladder). The lacings have to

How can I improve my game even more?!

I'm in 8th grade and will be in high school by August. I plan on trying out for the basketball team but only freshman. I'm thinking of Varsity, but

What`s the difference?

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Fixing Shooting Footwork

Been working with my sister, who's in middle school and plays AAU basketball. Her form is very good overall, but she has some footwork issues that

Foul line

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Points

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Going to the basket

My daughter if a very good at her defensive basketball skills but hesitates to go to the basket. What can you suggest to her to overcome this.

"Motivational Quote by Jimmy Valvano"

Don't give up, don't ever give up -Jimmy Valvano This is my favorite basketball quote because it says a lot about who you are. It means that no

Magic Johnson

Magic Johnson didn't care if he had 20 points a game. He didn't care if he was considered the best basketball player. He just wanted to win and get