3 Powerful Basketball Tips

Here are some tips that look pretty simple and basic but they can change the way you play basketball for the better.

1.) Learn from the best

Study the games in the NBA and other leagues as well. Go to youtube.com and search for, let's say, "bruce bowen defence", "tony parker lay up", "vince carter top 10 dunks" or whatever area you want to work on.

Watch the "top 10 clips from NBA action", and I guarantee, you'll come across a great move you can try. These guys know their stuff (for the most part) so why not learn from the best.

This has been said number of times, but that's because it's so important. A great example that comes to mind is with MJ. Michael Jordan said that he imagined himself shooting clutch shots about thousands of times before he actually started making them.

First, it all happens in the head. What you can do, is, visualize how you are going to handle the ball when going against tougher defender who is guarding you.

Or for example, what would you do if the defender responds in a certain way. How do you react? What are the alternatives?

And then, see if you can apply some of the things. It's all great just "practicing" it in your mind but it'll never happen until you try it in a real game.

Before you start moving without the ball (on the court), try to anticipate who would follow you, where is the screen and so on. Never stay in one spot by the way, when you're moving without the ball.

Also make sure to change speed. Start slow, then sprint fast and go slow again. I mean, there is no rule to this, but the point is to be unpredictable. Be aware where your teammates are and where they are going.

3.) Always keep it simple - Focus on the big picture

Don't think that you have to have a special fancy move up your sleeve for every situation. Remember, great fundamentals mean great basketball players.

Coaches who over-coach tend to coach a losing team. They confuse the team with way too much information. Sometimes they forget that players need some time to process the information and to try it, fail it, then do it again, and again until they master it. In other words, practice a lot.

Play against someone who is better than you and don't ever think that you are not a good player if you're struggling. It's the same with the game of chess. When you're struggling the most, that's when you're actually getting better.

Simplicity is power. Focusing on one specific area is better than trying to improve ball handling, jump shots, rebounds and everything at the same time.

Instead of just working on all aspects of shooting try to improve on one specific. For example practice shooting over a taller guy. For this, you can have someone holding a broom in the air in order to make the shots more difficult.

After you master that, practice shooting like that from different positions.

Always be aware of what specific area are you are working on.

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