Ball Handling Drills For Basketball Skill Development There are no excuses when it comes to developing ball handling skills. Whether you are on the court, at the local park or in your bedroom you can easily practice the ball handling drills to help develop your skill level. Ball Dribbling Drills These drills work on…
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Playing college basketball in the US is becoming a more commonly chosen pathway amongst young Australian athletes. In all the movies college ball seems like the ultimate dream, but is it the right dream for you? Besides weighing the pros and cons of each division and wondering where you fit into all of it, there…
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The interest and hype surrounding CBSQ continues to build at a rapid rate, and this led to a significant overhaul for the tournament in 2016. Amongst changes to rules, division structures and qualification, the biggest positive to come out of this restructure was the increased capacity for competing teams. A mammoth 123 teams from 91 schools…
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What Does It Take To Gain The Competitive Edge in Basketball? Gaining the competitive edge in basketball is all about developing resilience, and mental toughness. Your basketball skills on the court are only as good as your attitude. The testament of a true champion is how they deal with their mistakes. Resilience A major contributor…
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With the junior representative seasons now upon us, it is really important for referees to be prepared and ready for the games that lie ahead. The following tips are good ways that referees can be ready for BQJBC, QNJBC or CDC, as well as looking forward to the 2017 Junior State Championships. 1. Be prepared…
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The Cairns Taipans will be looking to notch their first win of the 2016/17 NBL season at the City of Churches this Friday, after a disappointing loss to Sydney in Round Two. The Snakes were in the game right the way through until the last quarter, but failed to convert chances and get stops…
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It’s that time of year again, the SUPERCAMP 2017 AUSTRALIA is back. It’s held at Harristown State High School from 8th-12th January 2017. It’s open to boys and girls from 6-18years for all skill levels. The Supercamp Special features include: Professional coaching Hundreds of Juniors attend the Supercamp every year 1-on-1, 2-on-2 and 5-on-5 competitions Great place…
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Registrations are now open for the Basketball Queensland National State Performance Program (NPP). We now welcome expressions of interest from athletes born in 2002, 2003 and 2004 for the Basketball Queensland National Performance Program NPP. Registrations close 4th November. As a result of the investment made into staffing in Northern and Central Queensland, we are now able…
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Turning a Bad Game Into a Motivation To Do Better Hypothetically – Last night you lost a game against your rival team. Sure you’re disheartened, but are you rehashing your performance over and over in your mind, beating yourself up over every mistake made? If you answered, yes to this question, this article is for…
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State Team Coaches: U16 Announced Basketball Queensland are proud to announce that the following coaches have taken up positions as the U16 State Team coaches. We congratulate them on their selection and have every faith that their skills and experience as coaches, mentors and trainers, will take our homegrown athletes to competition victory! Melissa…
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