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Welcome to the SportGorilla Basketball Team by country directory. To find a Basketball Team within your area, choose one of the countries below, and then select your area. If your team is not among the teams listed in our directory, feel free to register with SportGorilla, and create a free profile page for your Basketball Team! For our basketball article collection, use the basketball navigation bar on your left. Topics include: scorer's mentality, free throw shooting, 3 on 3, killer first-step, Video - humor, debates, and injury prevention.
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Ok, so you have spent the last 3 months stepping your training up a notch. Lunchtimes you are pumping iron at the gym. Three times a week you find yourself training with your team and on the other nights you are either busy with your personal fitness program or playing pickup games. And on top of that your team plays at least 1 game per w... ( Read full article.) |  |
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Here are a few exercises that when done properly will definitely increase your leg strength, quickness and vertical leap. Being able to jump higher should just be a nice by-product. If you want to become a real basketball player instead of just a dunking freak show at the local playground, you’ll value how these drills will help you to st... ( Read full article.) |  |
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If you are a player who possesses the unfortunate combination of great dribbling skills, quick feet combined with a horrific jumpshot you have probably experienced defenders neutralizing your strengths through simply backing off of you, daring you to shoot. Dribbling skills, speed and athleticism can only take you so far. Indeed, with a ... ( Read full article.) |  |
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This article aims to provide advice on how to avoid common basketball injuries. Surprisingly enough prevention methods are available for most common basketball injuries. Unfortunately however most young basketball players don’t learn about their existence until after the injury. So even though this is a topic most players would prefer to ... ( Read full article.) |  |
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This free vertical jump program is different from most programs that you will find scattered across the internet. First of all it is not meant to be a quick fix. It will offer you an insight into how professional basketball players prepare themselves for a gruelling 8-month season. What you have found is more than a collection of plyometr... ( Read full article.) |  |
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Want to develop above average ball handlings skills? Try to incorporate these few drills into your team and individual training sessions. With a bit of practice the ball will feel just like an extension of your hand. ( Read full article.) |  |
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If you have ever spent some time watching professional basketball you will have noticed that the truly unstoppable players usually have a fade away jump shot in their repertoire. This article will give you a few hints on how to develop one and when to use it. ( Read full article.) |  |
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Are leaders born or made? Why does leadership appear to be situation dependent? Knowledge would be one reason. Knowing what is expected, and what needs to be done. For instance Winston Churchill was a great Prime Minister during the course of World War II, but not very efficient during peacetimes. ( Read full article.) |  |
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Here’s a challenge for you. Try to guess the top 5 irritating situations a basketball player has to deal with during the course of his basketball career. The top 4 would probably sound something like this:
1. Fighting a bigger teammate for a desired jersey number.
2. Guarding an opposing player who has not showered since 1982.
3. Bei... ( Read full article.) |  |
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Lets discuss some psychology. Don’t worry, I’m not going to ask you to get in touch with your feminine side. And the metrosexual within you can by all means stay locked up and never come out, ever. I do however believe that every athlete who wants to become a competitor should read up on the sport psychology topics of attention and aggres... ( Read full article.) |  |
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