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Week 8: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 8 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2019-20 college basketball

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Reset Your Basketball Mindset For 2020

Many people take the opportunity of a new year to reset their fitness goals. The same should apply for the few months remaining this basketball season and your mindset going into summer. As a coach, player, or parent, use the new year to get back to your routine and feel proud of your efforts.  Ignore

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Week 7: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 7 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2019-20 college basketball

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Hoop Insights: Villanova and Clutch Buckets

For years now, Jay Wright’s Villanova teams have been as predictable as you could ask for offensively. You know Villanova teams are going to get in the lane, pound their feet, and pivot to find an open shooter. You know Villanova teams are going to move the ball constantly and spread you out. You know Villanova teams are

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Week 6: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 6 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2019-20 college basketball

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Dr. Dish Skill Builder Workout: Guard Transition Run

In this team shooting drill, Coach Sam Purcell of the University of Louisville Women’s Basketball program demonstrates a great full court drill that utilizes their Dr. Dish CT machine. This drill focuses on multiple different fundamentals like passing, running in transition, shooting off the move and off the dribble, and dribbling and changing direction in

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How To Eliminate Jumpers Knee In Your Athletes

Jumpers knee – inflammation of the patellar tendon – is a common injury among basketball players that, because it is an overuse injury, typically happens as the season progresses. So if it’s an overuse injury should we rest our players? We can’t do that, we’re trying to win games. We’re trying to win championships! Ibuprofen

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Week 5: HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions

By AJ Nelson, HoopDirt.com staff writer Congratulations to the following coaches who have been selected as the Week 5 HoopDirt.com Coach of the Week presented by Just Play Solutions. These coaches are now eligible to receive the HoopDirt.com National Coach of the Year Award presented by Just Play Solutions which will be announced at the conclusion of the 2019-20 college basketball

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