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By SportsLover, June 1, 2011 11:48 am

If you love watching basketball, this is the best time of the year.  The NBA Finals are upon us as the Miami Heat play the Dallas Mavericks for the NBA Championship.

As fun as it is to watch the greats play, it is better when you go out and try to do the things you have seen the pros done.  Countless times I have counted down the clock as I took a fade away jumper for the win (ala Michael Jordan).  Now fans are emulating LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Kevin Durant, and others.

There are many ways you can play basketball.  You can play five on five, one on one, horse, speed, etc.  In my opinion playing 3 on 3 is the best ways to practice and use the moves you’ve seen on TV.  Like the Rajon Rondo fake layup turn around hook or the fake behind the back pass to layup.

You need to practice basketball drills to be like the NBA greatest players.

Dribbling Drills-To be a good basketball player you need to be able to dribble the ball.  Especially because so few of us are blessed with being 7 feet tall.  The shorter you are the more you have to be able to dribble.  Good drills are dribbling two balls at the same time.  This helps your weak hand to be as good with dribbling as your strong hand.  Other important things to practice are crossovers, between the legs, and behind the back dribbling.  These skills will help you get space from your defender which will allow you to drive or give you space for a jump shot.

Passing Drills-Passing is another very important part basketball.  Bounce passes, chest passes, cross court passes, and lob passes are fundamental abilities that you need to know.  As you master these passes you can also try more flashy passes such as behind the back, off the backboard, and no look passes.

Shooting Drills-Nothing else matters if you can’t score.  You need to be able to make shots to win any basketball game.  Free-throw shooting is one of the most important shots to master.  Nothing is more frustrating when you miss a free shot at the basket.  You should be able to make all shots such as mid range shots, three point shots, hook shots, and lay-ups.  But you should practice the most with where you will get the ball.  If you are a center practice hook shots more.  If you are a shooting guard practice mid range and three point shots.

Team Drills- It is necessary to work well with your team.  You need to know where someone will be on offense so you can pass to them.  You also need to trust your teammates to help you on defense.  Your team chemistry will come as you play more together and get to kn0w each others tendencies and how to best play with each other.

Basketball Conditioning- There is a lot of running in basketball.  You need to be in shape to stay on your man on defense and have enough energy on offense to blow by your defender as you drive to the hoop.  To improve your conditioning you should do wind sprints, run laps, push ups, and sit ups.  Also, if you want to play in the post, the more body building you do the stronger you will be to back people down and score easier in the post.

Basketball is a great way to get outdoors, get exercise, and have a lot of fun.  If you practice these drills you can be like the pros and dominate your competition.  You will be better as you practice more, and remember you are doing this because everyone wants to be like Mike.

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By SportsLover, May 25, 2011 12:00 pm

Stretching is one of the most important parts of participating in outdoor sports. People should ideally stretch out for a few minutes before engaging in exercise, so that their muscles will be as engaged as is possible under the circumstances. the experience will be much better overall if this process is followed.

It may not be the most glamorous thing, but it is highly important. If people want to be successful at what they are doing, they need to be limber enough to do it in the first place.

Stretching is the best way to prepare for any exercise, and the results can immediately be felt once things get moving. Limber muscles will be much more effective and useful for the task at hand. This will have a pronounced result on how effective you are when playing sports of any kind. Preparation is a very important part of performance.

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By SportsLover, January 18, 2011 9:15 am

When most people think of winter sports things like skiing and snowboarding come to mind. They are fun activities that allow you to hit the slows and tear down a mountain at fast speeds.

It is fun, exhilarating, and the added bonus is that the activity also counts as exercise. The only problem with these two activities is how expensive they are.

The price of a season pass at a good resort is about the same price as buying a new Mac computer that will last you years! But for athletes who love the snow and ice, there is another activity that provides you fun, excitement, and even calories burned.

Ice skating is a great sport that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. You can go with a group, by yourself, or on a date.

Ice skating is not just gliding around in a circle (though that’s just fine too); but you can play hockey, limbo, tag, and do some crazy stunts in the middle of the ice. The best time of year is when your local pond completely freezes over and you can skate of fresh ice.

Some people even spray water on their streets and let it freeze over night so they can slide around in the morning. You do not need a ton of snow to push into hills, you just need some water and below freezing temperatures.