If you want to be a scorer, concentrate on your form. When the fundamentals come automatically, your performance will improve. Not only does the Basketball Goal Store offer premier Goalrilla Basketball Goal systems, theyโre also interested in helping players learn and practice fundamental skills. Check back often (or subscribe to our blog!) where youโll find resources to help you learn correct form with step-by-step instructions, tips and drills โ and videos that show you what weโre talking about. Our series will also provide drills to practice at home on your own Goalrilla Basketball Goal home court, (available at great prices… Read more »
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If youโve been following our series on Fundamentals of Shooting (Perimeter) youโve read the instructions and watched the video. There are a few extra little tidbits to add that might help you understand why these three phases, and mastering the fundamentals are important in developing that โshooterโs touch.โ As I said before, everyone here at the Basketball Goal Store knows equipment is important which is why we offer the best (and, I might add, the original) premium, in-ground Goalrilla Goal Basketball system. We also know mastering the basic techniques and mechanics of the game are important too, which is why… Read more »
Slam dunks and the sound of swisssshhhh is great, but bank shots are money in the bank! John Wooden was a big fan of bank shots โ he made it the focus of many practice sessions. UCLAโs undefeated 1972 โ 73 team, including the legendary Bill Walton, racked up points using the bank shot. Richard โDiggerโ Phelps (before ESPN fame, he was the winningest Notre Dame basketball coach ever) suggests playing an entire game using nothing but bank shots. (Whew!) Bank shots arenโt glamorous, but do teach good form โ and thatโs whatโs needed to excel at the game. See,… Read more »
Look at most every group โ sports team, social organization even a political organization โ and youโll be able to sort out the Alpha Dog โ the top dog that everyone follows. Sometimes in very talented groups the Alpha Dog isnโt evident right away, but then something happens and bingo โ there he (or she) is! They seem to fall into two categories: Those who inspire others to follow and support them Those who are awed and feared by those around them For instance, Bill Russell inspired his teammates. Bills Simmons relates this story in The Book of Basketball, which… Read more »
Something really interesting happens when a group of avid basketball fans watch a game โ and it doesnโt matter when, what level or even what gender is being watched. I call it โremember when โฆโ because those are the words that start sentences in those conversations. Dedicated fans remember specific shots or fouls or events like shattering backboards like they happened last night. But itโs not just the fans โ listen to players. They all have someone whose career theyโve followed โ someone they admire and aspire to be like (at least on the court). And thatโs a good thing.… Read more »
Letโs talk about legs. Of course, with all the action on a basketball court, leg strength and endurance is important โ but letโs focus on using legs for jumping. Do you get as amazed as me at the jumping โ no, the springing, abilities that basketball athletes possess today? It is truly an awe-inspiring moment when you see Blake Griffin jump high enough that his KNEES are level with another playerโs HEAD โ I mean, itโs hard to believe โ I suppose Iโd say, โYeah, rightโ if someone told me about it โ but seeinโ is believinโ. In fact, thereโs… Read more »
Thereโs nothing sweeter than the โswishโ of nothing but net – Those shots are special for a reason – theyโre tough to make. Players are more likely to make the basket when they concentrate on the sweet spot on the goal โ the shooting square. The shooting square is, according to the official NBA Rules under Section II โ Equipment: A transparent backboard shall be marked with a 2โ white rectangle centered behind the ring. This rectangle shall have outside dimensions of 24โ horizontally and 18โ vertically. With good form and aiming for the shooting square, scoring becomes an expected… Read more »
Sure wish I had known John Wooden.
He applied what he knew about life to basketball – and had it right because the โWizard of Westwoodโ was the winning-est coach in NCAA history.
We all tell our kids that practice pays off and if you want to be really good at something โ sports, academics, painting โ whatever โ you
Here at the Basketball Goal Store, we know we provide quality basketball hoops that bring families together on the court.
But Iโll tell you, it really makes our day when we get positive feedback from our customers!
Usually we hear how much the family has enjoyed spending time together on their home court beneath the Goalrilla Goal
When watching youngsters play basketball, have you ever noticed players who do only one of two things? They are either running โ or standing. Itโs like stop and go, stop and go and then, for something new, go and stop.