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Coaching articles and tips.
Drills, sessions, player development and the admin behind a club, written for the people who run grassroots teams.
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Basketball Shooting Technique: A Coach's Guide
A lot of players are in the same place right now. They’re getting open looks, doing extra shooting after training, and still walking off the floor thinking, ...
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The 8 Best Foods to Eat Before a Football Match: Your Ultimate Fuelling Guide
The whistle is moments away. Ninety minutes of lung-bursting runs, powerful tackles, and pinpoint passes stand between you and victory. Have you given your b...
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Rebounding Fundamentals and Positioning: A Practical Guide for Coaches
Help your youth basketball team win more rebounds through better positioning, balanced box-outs and controlled ball recovery. Explore three practical drills that turn rebounding fundamentals into reliable match habits.
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Passing Accuracy Training Techniques: 3 Basketball Drills for Youth Coaches
Develop sharper, more reliable basketball passing with three practical drills for youth teams. Learn how to coach technique, introduce movement and pressure, and organise consistent sessions with Vanta Sports.
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Layup Progression Drills for Young Players: Three Steps to Confident Finishing
Teach young basketball players to finish confidently with three practical layup progression drills. Build balanced footwork, controlled dribbling and smarter decisions with a clear practice plan for coaches.
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Rebounding Fundamentals and Positioning: A Practical Guide for Youth Basketball Coaches
Teach your players to win rebounds through smarter positioning, legal box-outs and controlled ball handling. This coaching guide includes three practical youth basketball drills and ways to organise more consistent training with Vanta Sports.
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Fast Break Transition Drills: 3 Practice-Ready Ways to Build a Faster Team
Help your youth basketball team turn rebounds, steals, and inbounds into organised scoring chances. These three fast break transition drills give coaches clear teaching points, progressions, and practice structure.
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Fast Break Transition Drills: A Practical Guide for Basketball Coaches
Build a faster, more organised transition attack with three game-ready fast break drills for youth basketball. Learn how to coach outlets, lane discipline, decision-making and the sprint back on defence.
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Passing Accuracy Training Techniques: A Coach’s Guide to Sharper, Faster Basketball Offences
Help young basketball players deliver sharper, more useful passes under pressure. This coach-focused guide covers core passing principles and three practical drills that improve timing, placement, and decision-making.
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Layup Progression Drills for Young Players: A Coach’s Step-by-Step Guide
A missed layup is rarely just a shooting problem. A young player may still be organising the dribble, steps, take-off, target and release at once. The answer is a layup progression: teach one manageable action, make it secure, then add the next...
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Shooting Drills for Youth Basketball Players: A Complete Coaching Guide
Master the art of teaching youth basketball shooting with age-appropriate drills, proven progressions, and practical coaching strategies. Plus, discover how Vanta Sports streamlines your entire club operation.
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Pick and Roll Offensive Strategies: A Complete Guide for Youth Basketball Coaches
Master the pick and roll with age-appropriate strategies, teaching progressions, and practical drills. Learn how Vanta Sports empowers coaches to plan, share, and manage youth basketball success.
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Dribbling Exercises to Improve Ball Handling: A Complete Guide for Youth Coaches
Master the art of teaching ball handling with proven dribbling exercises, progression plans, and coaching strategies designed for youth and grassroots basketball. Includes free tools from Vanta Sports to streamline your sessions.
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Rebounding Fundamentals and Positioning: A Complete Guide for Youth Basketball Coaches
Master the art of rebounding with proven fundamentals, positioning drills, and practical coaching strategies. Learn how Vanta Sports helps youth coaches build dominant rebounding teams.
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Dribbling Exercises to Improve Ball Handling: A Practical Guide for Basketball and Netball Coaches
Help young basketball and netball players build game-ready ball control with five practical, progressive drills, rule-accurate netball adaptations, and coaching cues that transfer to competition.
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Youth Basketball Shooting Drills: A Coach’s Guide to Building Confident Shooters
Give young players the mechanics, confidence, and game awareness to become better shooters. This practical guide gives basketball and netball coaches age-appropriate shooting drills, coaching cues, and a smarter way to plan practice.
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Mastering the Pick and Roll: A Complete Guide for Basketball & Netball Coaches
Learn how to teach, execute, and perfect the pick and roll offense with actionable drills, advanced variations, and essential coaching tips for youth and elite teams.
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Defensive Footwork Drills for Beginners: The Complete Guide for Basketball and Netball Coaches
Master the building blocks of great team defence with these five practical, game-realistic footwork drills designed specifically for beginner basketball and netball players — plus expert coaching tips you can implement at your very next training session.
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Mastering the Art of the Pass: Essential Accuracy Drills for Basketball and Netball Coaches
Discover five proven passing accuracy drills that will transform your team's ball movement, reduce turnovers, and create high-percentage scoring opportunities.
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Mastering the Net: Essential Shooting Drills for Youth Basketball Players
Discover proven shooting drills, proper techniques like the BEEF method, and coaching strategies to help youth basketball players develop a confident and consistent shot.
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Mastering the Fundamentals: Layup Progression Drills for Young Players
Discover a proven step-by-step layup progression methodology and game-like drills to help young basketball and netball players finish at the rim with confidence.
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Defensive Footwork Drills for Beginners: A Coach's Guide to Building a Lockdown Defense
Master the fundamentals of defensive footwork with these essential drills for youth basketball and netball. Learn how to build balance, agility, and a lockdown defensive stance.
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Mastering the Hardwood: Essential Dribbling Exercises to Improve Ball Handling
Discover the best stationary, dynamic, and competitive dribbling drills for basketball and netball coaches to build elite ball-handling skills in youth players.
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