Best Basketball Movies

Hi guys!

Today the post it is going to be different. We are going to talk about some of the best basketball movies. There's no doubt you have already heard about any one of these movies. 

We think that a big part of this films have important messages and are plenty of values and learnings of basketball that young players should know. Hope will be hepful and you like this post. We will be glad to see your comments and 

• Hossiers.

Hossiers,  follows the true life story of a small town Indiana based high school wich works its way to becoming improbable state champions. They achieve this by learning to play as a team, as taught by a new coach who has a past and obstacles of his own to overcome. There's lots of emotional intensity here, of the "who will win?" variety. The movie also deals with alcoholism but features the redemption of two adult leads. Strong positive messages include not judging a book by its cover, giving second chances, and the importance of hard work, discipline, and teamwork. 

Pic 1. "Hossiers" By A Syn (CC BY SA 2.0)

• He got game

Telling the story of Jesus Shuttlesworth (Ray Allen) and his strict father, Jake (Denzel Washington), the film follows Jesus—the No. 1 high school prospect in the nation—as he tries to decide where to play big-time basketball without anyone reliable to guide him through the process. He Got Game isn't afraid to tread into the shadier territories of recruiting, father-son relationships, and the importance of athletics in America. He Got Game isn't just about basketball, it's about life.

• White men can't jump

Billy Hoyle and Sidney Dean let America get a glimpse of real street basketball. The film tells the tale of two street hustlers just trying to get by playing the game they love. They play pick-up games for money in order to survive. These guys can actually play too. Every game is entertaining and some will even have you on the edge of your seat as if it were a close NBA game.

• Coach Carter.

Coach Carter is the classic tale of using sports in order to ignore life's darker realities. But, more importantly, it's also a story about how sports can be used to educate, and how academic integrity and discipline should never be sacrificed for the sake of a few wins. Leading a rag-tag group of players, Jackson's role focuses more on a coach's responsibility to mold men then to simply teach X's and O's. 

- Here is a video with excerpts from the movie: 

Our Deepest Fears from GiftsToGive on Vimeo. (CC BY 3.0)


References

The Greatest Basketball Movies of all time (s.f.). Recuperado el 11 de mayo de 2015 del sitio web torontosun: http://www.torontosun.com/2015/03/07/march-madness-the-greatest-basketball-movies-of-all-time
The 20 greatest basketball movies of all time (s.f.). Recuperado el 11 de mayo del sitio web Complex: http://www.complex.com/sports/2014/02/greatest-basketball-movies-all-time/

Core Stability & Basketball Training (II): Push up

Good afternoon!

     In last post we talked about the core and importance of working the muscles of the trunk. Now, we want to show you differents exercises that you can practise and work your core. 

PUSH-UP

     Today we show you a exercise forimprove your core in basketball, this exercise is called push-up.

Teaching points

• Kneel on all fours with the hands a little wider than width shoulders
• Straighten your legs out behind you so that your weight is distributed between your hands and toes
• Bend the elbows outwards to lower the chest towards the floor
• Push back up to the starting position

Variations & progressions

• To make the exercise easier, maintain the all fours kneeling position
• Push your hips forwards so that the weight is on the hands
• Bend the elbows outwards to lower the chest towards the floor

Muscles worked

• Pectoralis major
• Triceps brachii
• Anterior fibres of deltoid
• Serratus anterior

     In this video you can see a differents alternatives to do a push- up. We hope you found it interesting.





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References:

James A. Gels, (2015), Basketball Core Strengthening Drills from Alan Stein recuperado el 11 de 05 de 2015 de http://www.coachesclipboard.net/AlanSteinCoreDrills.html#content

Core Stability & Basketball Training (I): What is the core?

Hi everyone! 

     Today we open a new section "Core Stability & Basketball Training". In this section you can found a exercises to work your core. 

     Now, we are going to explain... What is the core?

     The core is all the stabilizing muscles of the trunk, which are responsible for maintaining posture and balance of the column to shocks arising from changes.

Image 1.  Muscles of the trunk.

     These muscles to which we refer to as stabilizers are: abdominal (rectus and oblique), buttocks, for our spinal and hip.

     The core is a very important part in basketball, if we had to choose us the most important muscles for a basketball player, would be these. Specific gestures require players to make physical contact against and situations in which instability occurs.

     In basketball, instability is present in all specific movements such as pivot (especially in the pivot foot), accelerations and decelerations, changes of direction, insights, blocking the rebound, dribbling, recovery of defensive position, jumps on the rebound on offense and defense ...

     These actions are often performed in a very limited space and require very fast movement, high capacity coordination, adequate strength and especially a good balanced postural control to achieve them, or be exposed to an error in this action and successive.

      This muslces are vital for performance in their movements. We need to have a high core strength that allows us to stabilize the lumbar spine (where our center of gravity is located), when performing movements of the trunk. It has been shown that the strength of the core is related to the technical performance and athletic gestures.

Image 2. Man is doing the plank with instability

     The core serves as a stabilizer of the movements and contributes force production that makes the upper body (shoots, passes, blocks, rebounds...)





Do you have any question? Tell us!

In next post... we will publicate a exercises to work core ;) Pay attention!



References:

• Schilling J. 2012.”The Role of the Anatomical Core in Athletic Movements”. Injury prevention and performance enhancement. University of Southern Maine
• Boccolini G., Brazzit A., Bonfanti L. (2013). “Using balance training to improve the performance of youth basketball players. Sport Sci Health

THE SCREEN AND OPTIONS (III)

Good evening!

Today we are going to finish "The screen and options". On the previous post we talk about the principals characterisc of the screen, and the types of "Off-the-ball screens". Now we show you...

ON-THE-BALL SCREENS

SIDE SCREEN

On-the-ball screens, the players on the weak side are on a triangle, and the post player always ducks in. If there is an “ice situation”, where the dribbler is forced to the baseline, the post comes to the strong side corner of the free-throw lane.

• If the defense follows the player who received the screen, this player turns the corner, and the screener rolls to the basket.

Diag 1. Side Screen I. (By FIBA).

• If the defense goes under, the player with the ball stops and takes a jump shot. 
• If the defender follows and traps with the screener’s defender, the player with the ball takes two dribbles away and finds the open teammate:- the screener, who rolls, or the teammate whose defender has gone to help on the roll of the screener. 

Diag 2. Side Screen II. (By FIBA).

• If the screener’s defender appears, but doesn’t appear ready to play hard defense, the player with the ball splits in between. 
• If the defense cheats, the player drives to the baseline. 
• If the defense forces him to the baseline- what we call an “ice situation”- the dribbler can drive to the middle for a jump shot or pass to the screener, who rolls to the basket. He can also pass to the player, who has flashed up from the low post to the corner of the free-throw lane. 

Diag 3. Side Screen III. (By FIBA).

TOP SCREEN

• If the defense follows, the player turns the corner. 

Diag 4. Top Screen.

• If the defense goes under the screen, the player stops and takes a jump shot. 
• If the defense forces the player with the ball outside, he passes to the screener, who rolls. 

That's all! Hope all this information help you to know more about the screen and to learn and teach this drill to your players. 

References.

Lionel Hollins. The screen and various options.Recuperado el  10 de mayo de 2015, del sitio web FIBA.Coaching Library : http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/cl/training/p/nid/41090/drill.html