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   <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 22:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Mental Block</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/mental-block.html</link>
    <description>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</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 22:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Basketballs Used in the Beginning of the Sport</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/basketballs-used-in-the-beginning-of-the-sport.html</link>
    <description>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</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 22:49:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>How can I improve my game even more?!</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/how-can-i-improve-my-game-even-more.html</link>
    <description>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</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 12:08:27 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>What`s the difference?</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/whats-the-difference.html</link>
    <description>IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SCORER AND A SHOOTER IN BASKETBALL?  Click Here For The Best Selection of Basketball DVDs &amp; Books</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 11:47:34 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Fixing Shooting Footwork</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/fixing-shooting-footwork.html</link>
    <description>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</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:47:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Foul line</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/foul-line.html</link>
    <description>How many feet is the foul line from the basket?  Click Here For The Best Selection of Basketball DVDs &amp; Books</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:38:43 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Points</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/points.html</link>
    <description>How many points do you get for shooting into the basket?  Click Here To Learn About A Revolutionary Shooting Program!</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:31:14 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Going to the basket</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/going-to-the-basket.html</link>
    <description>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.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>&quot;Motivational Quote by Jimmy Valvano&quot;</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/motivational-quote-by-jimmy-valvano.html</link>
    <description>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</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Magic Johnson</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/magic-johnson1.html</link>
    <description>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</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:45:31 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Alright, I'm a guard...</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/alright-im-a-guard.html</link>
    <description>My strong points are shooting, handling the basketball, etc., but I'm out growing everyone on my team...How do I become versatile and develop a post</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:02:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Overlooked Girl's Basketball Team</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/overlooked-girls-basketball-team.html</link>
    <description>I come from a small school where the girl's basketball program is overlooked. We haven't had a very good record and are always looked down upon.  </description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:11:21 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Consistency</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/consistency.html</link>
    <description>How is it that some basketball players are so good all the time.  Me, I'll have 3 great games and then 5 bad ones.  How do i et it to where I'm always</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:29:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>The Game!</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/the-game.html</link>
    <description>Defense wins basketball games, move your feet, slide and get down, most of all play as a team and play with great sportsmanship.  Click Here For The</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:07:26 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>HOW FAR IS A 3</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/how-far-is-a-3.html</link>
    <description>How far is a 3 point shot in high school basketball?  Click Here For The Best Selection of Basketball DVDs &amp; Books</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:49:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Foul shot</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/foul-shot.html</link>
    <description>After how many foul shots does the other team get to shoot a free throw?  Click Here For The Best Selection of Basketball DVDs &amp; Books</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:47:51 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>How to be a threat</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/how-to-be-a-threat.html</link>
    <description>How can you become an offensive threat in basketball?  Click Here For The Best Selection of Basketball DVDs &amp; Books</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:45:43 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>How Far</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/how-far.html</link>
    <description>How far is it from the 3 point line to the basketball hoop for 11 year olds?  Click Here For The Best Selection of Basketball DVDs &amp; Books</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:31:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Scoring</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/scoring1.html</link>
    <description>Can you bounce the basketball off the ground and in to the hoop and have it count?  Click Here For The Best Selection of Basketball DVDs &amp; Books</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>How tall is the basketball hoop? </title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/how-tall-is-the-basketball-hoop.html</link>
    <description>How high is the hoop for youth basketball ages 5-6?   Click Here For The Best Selection of Basketball DVDs &amp; Books</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:46:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Free Throws</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/free-throws.html</link>
    <description>What is the length of the free throw line of 4th grade girls basketball?  Click Here For The Best Selection of Basketball DVDs &amp; Books</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:44:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Picking The Basketball Coach</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/picking-the-basketball-coach.html</link>
    <description>My school basketball coach was fired and they're coming to the athletes with options for the coach we want.  What should I look for in a basketball</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:20:50 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Dribble Tag</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/dribble-tag.html</link>
    <description>Have all the players get a basketball and stand from the 3-point line to the lane with plenty of room between them.   When the whistle blows, begin</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:08:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Height regulations for 6 year old boys</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/height-regulations-for-6-year-old-boys.html</link>
    <description>Hello,  I think I know the basketball size, (women's regulation standard), but I'm not sure about the height of the rim standard for 6yr old boys. </description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:03:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Steve Nash</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/steve-nash.html</link>
    <description>Steve Nash gets my vote as the best basketball player in the NBA.  He's awesome! His passing is unbelievable and it's like he has eyes on the back of</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:38:14 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Reverse dribble and Pullback dribble</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/reverse-dribble-and-pullback-dribble.html</link>
    <description>What is a reverse dribble?   What's a pullback dribble?   I found the two terms on this site while I was planning my off-season training plan and I</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:32:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Pivot Foot</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/pivot-foot.html</link>
    <description>What do you teach young players when they receive the basketball and turn to face the ring:  -pivot foot = inside foot?  -pivot foot = outside foot? </description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:08:54 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Kobe Bryant Quote - I'll do whatever it takes to win...</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/kobe-bryant-quote-ill-do-whatever-it-takes-to-win.html</link>
    <description>I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:43:02 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Too many players on the floor...</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/too-many-players-on-the-floor.html</link>
    <description>If a basketball official calls a foul on a player and then notices that the team that committed the foul had 6 players on the court - What type of</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:52:37 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Jump Ball</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/jump-ball.html</link>
    <description>How long does the basketball have to be held by two players for a jump ball to be called? </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:10:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>MAGIC JOHNSON</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/magic-johnson.html</link>
    <description>MAGIC JOHNSON IS THE GREATEST NBA PLAYER OF ALL TIME.    HE COULD PLAY FROM THE ONE POSITION TO THE FIVE. HE WAS FAST, STRONG, A GREAT REBOUNDER, THE</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:06:57 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Wallace Brothers</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/wallace-brothers.html</link>
    <description>Are Ben and Rasheed Wallace brothers?  Click Here To Visit NBAStore.com</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:15:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>After a rebound</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/after-a-rebound.html</link>
    <description>Here is the situation Player A shoots the basketball at player A's basketball - we will call this team red.    Player B from the other team (team</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:55:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>LEARNING THE LEFT HAND LAYUP</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/learning-the-left-hand-layup.html</link>
    <description>AT WHAT AGE SHOULD I START TO TEACH A RIGHT HAND BASKETBALL PLAYER TO SHOOT THE LAYUP WITH THE LEFT HAND?  RIGHT NOW THE EIGHT YEAR OLD PLAYERS ARE</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:51:02 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>THE ROLE OF A CENTER IN YOUTH BASKETBALL</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/the-role-of-a-center-in-youth-basketball.html</link>
    <description>I HAVE AN EIGHT YEAR OLD WHO FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS HAS PLAYED AS A CENTER BECAUSE HE IS THE TALLEST.   BUT HE HAS THE SPEED ,PASSING, DRIBBLING AND</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:31:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Women Basketball Referees</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/women-basketball-referees.html</link>
    <description>Well after the recent deal in Kansas I wanna know how everyone feels about women refs? </description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:12:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Lane Vioalation</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/lane-vioalation.html</link>
    <description>I've had the same free throw routine since i have been in elementary school.  Catch the basketball take 2 steps to the line, dribble 3 times, deep</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:28:48 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>3 Full Halfs</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/3-full-halfs.html</link>
    <description>The basketball players line up on the base line.   When the coach says go you run full court and back ,then half court and back, then full court and</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:26:18 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Our Sons Basketball Team</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/our-sons-basketball-team.html</link>
    <description>Our son, John, is an 11th grade high school basketball player who started out the season averaging 15 pts. per game with several assists and steals</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:44:59 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Join Our Basketball Forums Today! Free Basketball Message Boards, Hot Topics!</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/basketball-forums.html</link>
    <description>Our Basketball Forums don't require a member login or registration. Basketball players, coaches &amp; parents are invited to ask questions, comment &amp; participate in our basketball forums...</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:09:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>BASKETBALL FREE THROW RULE</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/basketball-free-throw-rule.html</link>
    <description>I WANT TO KNOW IS THE RULE ABOUT WHEN THE PLAYERS CAN ENTER THE RESTRICTED AREAS OR LEAVE THE PLACES FOR A REBOUND IN A FREE THROW DIFFERS FROM</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:41:25 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Offensive Charging-Why is it never called?</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/offensive-chargingwhy-is-it-never-called.html</link>
    <description>In watching many basketball games at all levels from youth to pro, it continuously astounds me that clear offensive charging is hardly ever called.   </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:40:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>High school basketball playing time and substitutions</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/high-school-basketball-playing-time-and-substitutions.html</link>
    <description>What are the general rules of substitution on a sophomore basketball team?    Usually they play the top 8 players right?   Our basketball coach plays</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:25:51 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Basketball Coaches </title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/basketball-coaches.html</link>
    <description>I have a basketball coach that is teaching both the 7th and 8th grade teams.   She took 3 of your 7th grade girls to play with her 8th grade girls in</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:41:41 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Michael Jordan</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/michael-jordan4.html</link>
    <description>Michael Jordan is just amazing.   He timed his drives/shots at the perfect second.   He could shoot very high percentages, even when under extreme</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:35:46 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>LeBron James</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/lebron-james.html</link>
    <description>I think LeBron James is the best NBA player because he is the best younger player in NBA and I love his style of playing.  Click Here To Visit</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:48:55 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Basketball through the bottom of hoop</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/basketball-through-the-bottom-of-hoop.html</link>
    <description>If a player bounces a basketball such that it goes through the hoop from the ground up and then comes down through the hoop, is it a legal basket? </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:27:54 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Should the tallest  player always play the five position</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/should-the-tallest-player-always-play-the-five-position.html</link>
    <description>In youth basketball should an eight year old player always play the five position because he is the tallest although he is one of the quickest players</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:49:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>SOULD THE CENTER PLAY ALWAYS IN THE MIDDLE</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/sould-the-center-play-always-in-the-middle.html</link>
    <description>IN THE OFFENSIVE SIDE SHOULD AN EIGHT YEAR OLD CENTER OR FIVE POSITION BE ALWAYS BACK TO THE BASKET AND IN THE MIDDLE?   OR SHOULD HE ALSO PLAY IN</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:47:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>When to press</title>
    <link>http://www.ultimate-youth-basketball-guide.com/when-to-press.html</link>
    <description>In youth basketball, eight years old, when should a team use a half court press or full court press?  If the team is winning by ten points do you</description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 21:01:24 GMT</pubDate>
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