Basketball Fundamentals
Basketball Fundamentals- Have you ever wondered how your favorite basketball superstars pull off the things they do (like drain a three point shot as if it’s a piece of cake), well the answer is they perfected all the fundamentals of basketball (or sometimes I'll refer to them as the basics). That’s it, there’s no secret shared between all those all-stars. They’ve just spent time mastering the basics and moved on from there. So, what are these fundamentals I keep talking about and can you be like those all-stars?
Well, the fundamentals are the foundation on which basketball are built on. And you know the saying; a building without a foundation (or a weak one) is a barely a building. But, I guess you don’t just want a metaphor so I’m going to tell you what they actually are.
The basics of basketball are the skills that make up basketball. This includes shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and others. The best thing is that you don’t need any skills, that means you can start with zero talent and master the fundamentals (well this is because they are the skills). All you need is time and patience to keep practicing them because you can’t perfect them overnight.
So, we’ll start off by teaching the very basic basketball fundamentals like how to shoot or how to dribble. After you think you got those down, you can go to the drills (coming soon) and practice them further. I’ll also throw in other basic concept like offense and defense plus player positions. So hope you enjoy learning the fundamentals of basketball.
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Table Of Contents
2. Basketball Dribbling - How to Dribble a Basketball
3. Baskeball Pass - How to Pass a Ball
4. Baskeball Rebounding - How to Rebound the Ball
5. Basics of Basketball Defense - Overview
a. Without Possession Defense Basketball
b. Man to Man Defense (With Possesion)