Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
May 9, 2008 by Jimson Lee
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First, Tommie Smith writes a book 38 years after the fact.
Then, in December 2007, the 1980 USA Olympic team gets congressional medals.
And now this book comes out, 28 years later.
Maybe I should write a memoir: Uncovered Stories from my 1980 High School Graduation. It would be a book like Jose Canseco naming names […]
How to Increase your Vertical Leap with Band Training
March 1, 2008 by Jimson Lee
This is Part 2 of a 6 part series guest blogged by Strength & Conditioning Coach Virgil Aponte.
How to Jump Higher! Vertical Leap Secrets From the World’s Best Strength Coaches - Part 2
As I mentioned in part one in late 2006 I decided to get on the phone and grill over 13 world class strength […]
How to Increase your Vertical Jump with Kettlebells
February 28, 2008 by Jimson Lee
This is Part 1 of a 6 part series guest blogged by Strength & Conditioning Coach Virgil Aponte.
How to Jump Higher! Vertical Leap Secrets From the World’s Best Strength Coaches - Part 1
For years I’ve used stair training to maximize my power which lead me to using them with the hundreds of athletes I’ve trained […]
5 Coaching Tips for Successful Basketball Drills
February 2, 2008 by Jimson Lee
This post was guest blogged by basketball coach and player Jeff Haefner, and owner of BreakthroughBasketball.com. This is reflective to Brian Schofield’s post on Basic Basketball Drills.
These Tips can also be applied to running or any other sport, especially the last 3 tips.
Tip #1 - Make the drill more competitive.
Many players thrive on […]
How to Practice for Basketball Improvement
January 14, 2008 by Jimson Lee
This article was Guest Blogged by Rali Todd, a Pro Basketball Performance Coach at Go Basketball Pro.
A major component you have to consider when trying to design a Basketball Improvement system is to leverage your time wisely and work on the areas that are most important to you and your game. To use an example, […]
Basketball Video Clips - Drills & Fundamentals
January 5, 2008 by Jimson Lee
In response to the article Basic Basketball Drills, a reader asked me by email if there were any good basketball drills on the web.
Dr. Jim Gels from the Coach’s Clipboard has a collection of videos online showing fundamental basketball drills
Don’t expect large fancy YouTube or Blip.tv quality videos here… these should be sufficient to teach […]
Basic Basketball Drills
December 26, 2007 by Jimson Lee
Everyone knows quick and fast are not the same attributes. You can be quick, but not fast. Or, you can be fast, but not quick.
Guest Blogger Brian Schofield submitted this article called Basic Basketball Drills. I thought it was worth posting with the nasty winter weather we are having on the west […]
Coaching Books by John Wooden
November 25, 2007 by Jimson Lee
One of my favorite all time coaches isn’t a Track and Field coach.
It’s former UCLA Bruins Basketball coach John Wooden.
Sure, he coached at an era when 3 point lines, the 45-35-22 second shot clock, dunking, huge egos and outrageous salaries were non-existent.
I personally liked his philosophy because he never emphasized winning. […]
Six Keys to Success for Basketball Players
October 30, 2007 by Jimson Lee
I’ll be writing a lot of John Wooden articles in the near future. I’ve covered John Smith, Clyde Hart and Tom Tellez quite in detail, and it’s time to cross sports, keeping the Coaching and success theme intact. I’ll also do a few articles on another great basketball coach, Pat Riley.
On that note, […]
Increase Your Vertical Jump
September 19, 2007 by Jimson Lee
In 1985, I was fortunate (or unfortunate) to be competing against Bruny Surin and Eldrick Floreal in the long and triple jump. Both of these athletes had their own successes later in life, but I still remember Bruny showing up for the Canada Games Trials wearing basketball high-tops and competing in the Triple Jump. […]
15 Things You Should Know Before Beginning Depth Jumps
April 9, 2007 by Jimson Lee
If you are serious about health and fitness, and if you are going to subscribe to only one email newsgroup, Supertraining is by far the most advanced one out there.
Supertraining is devoted to sports, strength and fitness science, training, therapy and education.
It was founded by the late Dr. Mel Siff and still has a […]
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