The gender is different, but the games are the same. Keep that in mind when coaching girls in youth sports. Sarah J. Murray, the director of communications for Women Win and former web producer for the Women’s Sports Foundation, says coaches should "encourage girls to get dirty" when playing sports. In other words, coach girls to play their chosen sport as aggressively as possible while adhering to the rules of the game. Coaching girls like boys is a good starting point, and there are other strategies that can lead to a fun, rewarding season.
The WNBA, short for the Women's National basketball Association, is a professional basketball league formed in 1996 in the United States. While the majority of the players in the league are drafted directly from college into th...
Basketball, widely played in the United States, was invented by James Naismith, a Canadian minister living in Massachusetts in 1891. By the 1920s, this high-intensity sport spread to many states across the country. Basketball r...
Basketball requires many committed, effective coaches to sustain its popularity. In particular, it needs coaches who are fair, knowledgeable, motivating and team-oriented, according to a youth survey by the American Academy of ...
Nothing ruins the fun of playing basketball quite as quickly as having a ball hog on the team. This type of player will hang onto the ball for dear life, refusing to pass it to teammates and taking all the shots he can. Even if...
Prior to 1972 there were limited opportunities available for girls to participate in sports in the U.S. Opportunities began to expand exponentially following the passing of Title IX, the 1972 Education Amendments to the Civil R...
Tight hips can make walking and exercising uncomfortable and limit your range of motion. A number of simple exercises you can do in your living room will stretch out your hips, though gym-based activities like weight-lifting ma...
Becoming a better basketball player requires determination, motivation, self-confidence, skill and athletic ability. It is one of the few team sports where you can improve your skills and raise your level of play through practi...
Shooting accuracy, jumping ability, speed and toughness are obvious skills that help make you a better basketball player. Long arms are also an attribute. Players with long arms are difficult for opposing teams to deal with on ...
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