Category: Basketball Blog
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Can You Dribble With Two Hands?
Can you dribble a basketball with two hands? The answer is simply no. Dribbling the ball with two hands is not legal in a basketball game. There is one exception that I will talk about a little later in the article. Before we get there, I want to say that we all know dribbling with…
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Box Out vs. Block Out
Is it BLOCK OUT or BOX OUT? It actually doesn’t matter. I prefer to call it a “box out” but you can refer to it as a block out also. When I first started coaching basketball I always used the term “box out” but questioned myself when I heard a parent yell “block out” during…
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How do You Check into a Basketball Game?
Introduction Every player hates to sit on the bench but they love when the coach signals them to get in the game. But for anyone who has played organized basketball you know there is a check in process. So how do you check into a basketball game? It’s simple! You walk over to the score…
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What is the point of a CHECK during a basketball game?
If you have ever been on the basketball court your have heard someone say “check“! So what the heck is a check? If you are getting into basketball then this is an important question! Every player or aspiring basketball player needs to know what a check is and how and when to use the check.…