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There are just so many ways for beginners to progress in basketball – so many skills to learn! The Spot-Up Shooting Drill is one that can address a few areas: shot prep position shooting – handling endurance strength development of non-dominate side The beginner level is a bit different than the advanced level of the drill, concentrating mostly on the shot prep position and making it through five shots at the five different positions – each corner, each wing and the free-throw line. All shots are taken at the mid-range level and if you are lucky enough to have a… Read more »

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Besides teaching beginners the fundamentals so they develop good skills, there is usually a period of strengthening that is needed. Beginners often favor their dominant side on the basketball court. Even with a height adjustment on the Goalrilla Goal Basketball system, right handed beginners will go to the right side of the court and shoot with their right hand most often. One drill we recommend here at the Basketball Goal Store is the Wall Ball Dribble Drill. Especially for beginners, this drill will help to strengthen the non-dominant side hand, wrist, arm and shoulder. Not only will the player develop… Read more »

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One of the best things about having that Goalrilla Basketball Goal backyard court is that when you really work hard at practice drills and are really tired, all you have to do is walk indoors. You don’t have to collect up your gear, walk to the car, drive home and lug everything into the house.   With the wide selection of Goalrilla Basketball Goals at the Basketball Goal Store, every family can find the size and features they want in their Goalrilla Goal at a great price and get it delivered quickly. One of the drills that can really wear the players out is the Spot-Up Shooting Drill.… Read more »

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Not only does the NCAA basketball season for men culminate in the championship game in Houston in April, the Division I collegiate women’s season also comes to a close the same week in Indianapolis.

It’s interesting the scheduling – the men face off April 2 and 4, the women – April 3 and 5. Since 2003, the college basketball

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Here at the Basketball Goal Store, we know we provide quality basketball hoops that bring families together on the court.

But I’ll 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

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UCLA coach John Wooden coached basketball stars such as Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Bill Walton. But it wasn’t just the SUPERSTARS that got his attention.

He gave every member of his teams the guidance and attention which pulled the Bruins together so they could achieve 665 victories and 10 championships!

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Here it is, spring in Indiana (yes, one of the hotbeds of basketball fever) and that means wind. It blows across the fields like it has to be somewhere right now.

What it does, right now, is blow a lot of things around. And today I saw a great big ouch! Big enough to make me cringe.

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Basketball is one of the few sports that wheelchair-bound persons can play. In fact, the National Wheelchair Basketball Association is older than the NBA! Believe it or not.

Disabled veterans returning from WWII started the sport with the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Players were exclusively paraplegic veterans or those with spinal cord injuries. Eventually it opened

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Welcome to the Basketball Goal Store blog!

For hoop aficionados, every day is a great day to talk about basketball. And it’s always a great time to start a blog, but right now is an especially great time to start a blog about basketball!

Because it’s at this time of year, the talk moves into a more frenzied kind of conversation. We are, after all, gearing up for March

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