general infomation on the relevance of quickness in basketball?
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Positioning is important in the game, quicker to the ball, taking the right spots while on defense, and easier scoring.
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There is a really good book on this subject called, "Bird of Basketball" it's old, but it really hits the basics and the fundamentals big time. You should try to find it at your local library or online. \n\nAuthor:  Larry Bird    Publisher:  Addison-Wesley
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focus on executing simple fundamentals - these are the only things you can consistently control in a game.  See yourself in the flow of the game starting from \n1. rebounding or stealing the ball to gain possession - anticipate and screen out. \n2. offense - ball handling, passing, shooting\n3. defense - moving your feet, seeing man and ball, communicate, anticipate, help and recover. \n\nthe cycle repeats over and over so see yourself doing it like an olympic skier sees the course before skiing down it.
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I can understand Sports, but I'm confused as to why this is in Basketball.
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Do uphill biking exercises, this will improve not only your jumping ability but also your quick step acceleration.  By attacking uphill on my bike, I was able to jump about 6" higher and my speed was mostly unmatched on most courts I've walked on to.  You want to do 1-2 hour uphill biking for about 3 or 4 times a week.  You'll definitely see an improvement in your ups.  \n\nA side note: To dunk a ball, you've also got to be able to get a good grip the ball.  Its much harder to dunk if you can't palm the ball.  Dunking takes a lot of energy, I find that layups are just as effective even though it isn't as flashy, but you'll stay in the game for much longer.
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Check out:                                                                                             http://associatedcontent.com/content.cfm?content_type=article&content_type_id=4176                                     http://basketball.lifetips.com\nAnd, if you can, let us know how your team made out against the team with the 6 foot player. Thanks.
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if u get recognized by college scouts and take your college game to a new level. Get on the air alert program and your skills will get much better i been using it 5 weeks and added 5 inches to my jump and am faster. practice practice practice... tell steve nash he cant make it cuz he short and white
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Footwork, that is quick lateral movement similar to what basketball and baseball players do.  Vision, hand to eye coordination. Practice throwing drills
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At lower levels of play, e.g., recreational leagues, the number of jumps varies by the player's ability. The best players (on recreational teams) gets the lion-share of the sets, and thus, jumps a lot more than others. The ratio between best and worst players on the court could mean 25 jumps to zero. Additionally, the offense usually consists of "high outside" sets, with no "quick attack" in the middle, and thus, reduced the number of jumps required to block. \n\n     However, at higher levels of play, the number of jumps varies by position more than ability. The least number of jumps go the outside hitters, both power and weak-side (a/k/a, "opposite"). Their numbers are roughly inverses of each other, for obvious positional reasons. Figure 9-12 spike attempts for power hitters, and 4-7 blocks; the opposite hitter gets the opposite numbers: 4-7 spike attempts, and 9-12 spikes. The lion-share of jumps go to the middle hitters, who (usually) jump on every volley, because they need to jump before the setter sets the ball. Additionally, they participate in every block. Figure they get about 12-25 spike jumps, and the same number of blocks. Hope this very un-scientific answer helps.
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Its probably better that you have a bigger ball since holding onto the ball is THE most important thing when going up to dunk, without a ball, no dunk. It will help you when you get a smaller ball, you will be able to hold on to it easier. Actually for jumping ability I got the Better Basketball videos, I don't know If you've seen them on TV, but they helped me get my 22 inch vertical to a 34'. Lunges and Leg weights helped me
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I bet you are probably the most over-hyped, over-rated, Least talented player ever on Yahoo Answers.  I have never seen you play but the one thing I know is that you're all talk.  You may talk big, but you have not proven one thing to me.  I have never even seen you make a shot, which brings up the question Are you even able to make a layup?  If not then you can't play ball.  \n\nI mean look at your question.  You made a whole lot of grammatical mistakes:\n\nCapialize all of the i's,\nspace in between 170 and cms,\nspace in between 43 and kgs,\nCapitalize the D in do,\nthe period after basketball should be a question mark,\nyou misspelled good,\nspace between comma and passing,\nand finally you did not end with a period.\n\nAll of these mistakes in your grammer leads me to believe that you did not put a lot of focus into asking the question.  How can I be sure that you have the same lack of focus on the court?  \n\nYou also have not proved to me that you are a team player.  From the question it sounds like it is all about you:\n"I am 170 cms"\n"do you think I can play..."\n"I have..."\n\nYou might just be a totally selfish player who only cares about himself.  \n\nOne more thing, You probably can't even do a 720 dunk.  I've seen a guy who wasn't even in the NBA and he could do a 720 dunk.  \n\nMY final advice:\n\nKid, you got a lot of growing up to do.
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ball skills and fast footwork
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Palming the ball is when you "cup" the ball during a dribble. Not commonly called in the NBA.\n\nOver and back line is the half court line. Once the ball crosses the line, the offensive player cannot dribble back or pass to another team member back across the line. Doing so results in loss of possession.\n\nThe "ten second rule" is the time have from an inbound to cross the mid-court line. The ten second rule is counted off by the official and failure to cross the mid-line in 10 seconds results in loss of possession.
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Speed, quickness... it's often used in a negative way for people who act fast without thinking/looking, if they're too eager.
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Practice shots that you'd take in a game. Stand still, catch and shoot. Stand still, catch, dribble and shoot. Catch while on the move and shoot. Catch while on the move and fake or just go right into the dribble and then shoot. And, creating off of fakes (while a pivot foot is planted). Make sure you square up to the basket when shooting. Both feet should be pointing at the basket, and your body should square up to it. Make sure your power is coming from your legs, not your arms. Remember to follow-through on your shot. Practice like crazy. And be intense. Don't be lazy, work hard. If you half-heartedly practice getting shots off, they won't be very effective when a tough defender is near you in a real game
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It was a new one on me.. but i found this...While these are all good changes, to summarily conclude that we will see an increase in scoring during the 2001-02 NBA season is just plain misguided. Players' and coaches' skills determine scoring, not rules. \n\nChanging the ten-second count to an eight-second count shouldn't have much impact on a team's offense since it is rare that a team takes as many as six or seven seconds to cross the timeline. This rule, instituted to help speed up the game, may actually help defenses more since a trapping/pressing defense has two seconds fewer to hold the opposition in the backcourt before forcing the turnover. Coaches who have been reluctant to trap in the backcourt might do so this season to take advantage of the new two-second difference over the old rule. I say: advantage, defense on this rule. I guess it was 01-02 this from a trailblazer website
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Depends on what level they play. In college there is a device called the possession arrow that changes directions every time a jump ball situation arises. The team with the arrow gets the ball & the possession arrow changes to the other team so if a jump ball situation occurs again the other team will get the ball. That was done to supposedly speed up the tempo of the college game (mainly before shot clocks were instituted at the college level). In the NBA, a jump ball is just that - but normally the ref will call a foul on one of the players involved.