The Breakthrough Basketball Blog http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog Basketball Coaching Tips, Training Tips, and Strategy Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Is Social Media Killing Your College Chances? (Must read for players, parents, & coaches) http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/is-social-media-killing-your-college-chances-must-read-for-players-parents-coaches/ http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/is-social-media-killing-your-college-chances-must-read-for-players-parents-coaches/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 23:04:27 +0000 Joe Haefner http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/?p=1360 Check out this article on social media. It brings up some very good points about the use of social media and how it could affect players and their future. This is a great read for players, parents, and coaches. http://www.basketballforcoaches.com/social-media/

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]]> http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/last-chance-on-discount-new-man-to-man-defense-dvd-with-jim-huber/feed/ 1 NEW DVD: Man to Man Defense with Jim Huber http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/new-dvd-man-to-man-defense-with-jim-huber/ http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/new-dvd-man-to-man-defense-with-jim-huber/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:55:01 +0000 Joe Haefner http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/?p=1353 We’re excited to announce that we have released our new 4-DVD set with 2 bonus eBooks on building The Man to Man Defense with Jim Huber. This doesn’t just show you how to run the man to man defense. It shows you how to build the defense from the ground up. We’re also having a [...]

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]]> http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/new-dvd-man-to-man-defense-with-jim-huber/feed/ 1 New Article: 7 Reasons that Defense Wins Games and Should Be Your Priority — Can You Come Up With More Reasons? http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/new-article-7-reasons-that-defense-wins-games-and-should-be-your-priority-can-you-come-up-with-more-reasons/ http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/new-article-7-reasons-that-defense-wins-games-and-should-be-your-priority-can-you-come-up-with-more-reasons/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 23:20:52 +0000 Joe Haefner http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/?p=1351 Check out our new article: 7 Reasons that Defense Wins Games and Should Be Your Priority — Can You Come Up With More Reasons?

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]]> http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/5-keys-to-better-close-outs-new-3-minute-video-defensive-close-out-fundamentals/feed/ 0 Newsletter 73 – How To Develop Workouts Like A Pro — Using 8 Key Building Blocks, Sample Workouts, Practice Does Not Make You Better, and Summer Basketball Camps http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/newsletter-73-how-to-develop-workouts-like-a-pro-using-8-key-building-blocks-sample-workouts-practice-does-not-make-you-better-and-summer-basketball-camps/ http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/newsletter-73-how-to-develop-workouts-like-a-pro-using-8-key-building-blocks-sample-workouts-practice-does-not-make-you-better-and-summer-basketball-camps/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 21:17:22 +0000 Joe Haefner http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/?p=1335 Check out Newsletter 73 with the following articles and more…. How To Develop Workouts Like A Pro — Using 8 Key Building Blocks If you’re serious about excelling at the game of basketball, you are probably already starting or at least starting to work on offseason workouts. Here are tips to guide you through the [...]

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]]> http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/newsletter-73-how-to-develop-workouts-like-a-pro-using-8-key-building-blocks-sample-workouts-practice-does-not-make-you-better-and-summer-basketball-camps/feed/ 0 Startling Way To Improve Free Throw Shooting From Geno Auriemma http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/free-throws-auriemma/ http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/free-throws-auriemma/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 13:47:10 +0000 Joe Haefner http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/?p=1328 I was watching a coaching conversation between Geno Auriemma and Bob Knight on ESPN the other day. Somehow, they segued into a conversation on free throw shooting. Geno mentioned that he had some years where his team was very poor at free throw shooting. Following conventional thinking, they spent more practice time on free throws. [...]

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