43Hoops Values Improvement Over Victories
Announcing: POINT 3 x NY KNICKS
Part 3/3: The Elite Shooting Workout That Will Take Your J to the Next Level
Part 2/3: The Elite Shooting Workout That Will Help Take Your J to the Next Level
The 3-Part Elite Shooting Workout That Will Help Take Your J to the Next Level
What Every Player Can Learn By Thinking Like a Point Guard
Point guards always need to see a step ahead of everyone else on the floor.
If I’m the point guard, I have to think about what will happen two moves after the initial pass or cut. I have to know someone is open even before they know that they’re open.
How One of NYC's Best Skills Trainers Drives His Players
There are no gimmicks involved in what we do at Team Footprintz.
We will not teach 30 ball tricks while you are jumping in the air on a trampoline. That’s not game related. Everything is based on 1) hard work and 2) repetition.
Why an AAU Program Believes the Freedom to Make Mistakes is the Best Part of Summer Basketball
How Team 4XIII’s Players Go from Good to Great
The Difference Between Skills Trainers & Player Development Coaches Is...
Why Player Development Does Not Equal Running Drills
I believe that player development is not about drills. It’s about teaching players how to play the game and developing their skillset so that they can become a more effective player.
There are different ways to do that, but the key is that everything has to translate.
Mixing Mental and Physical Basketball Training for On-Court Results
Players really like to see results when they train, and everyone loves to see physical development results as well. POINT 3 Alpha Jeff Sparrow takes you through some of the things he does to drive the physical AND mental aspects of his players' improvement!
Game Situations, Proficient Movements, and Learning From the Best Player in the Workout
Three Key Steps to Foundational Basketball Skills Development
How An AAU Squad Can Continue To Develop In-Season: The Orlando Team Jayhawks
The winners of our 2015 Get Sponsored contest, the Orlando Team Jayhawks received their head-to-toe gear this past week. The squad will be looking as sharp as ever the rest of the season! What are the Jayhawks working on? How do they continue to develop during the season? We spoke with Coach Smith of the Jayhawks.
How to Mentally Prepare And Maximize Your Summer Hoops Experience
Why Will The Best Basketball Skills Trainers Be in Atlanta This Weekend?
Seven Steps to Success with a Basketball Trainer
Want to Get the Most Out of Summer Hoops Season? Our Alphas Tell You How
Should Players Take Time Off Before Summer Hoops? Our Alpha Trainers Have The Answer.
As school basketball season winds down, many AAU and summer hoops teams are alreading ramping up. Tournament season has already kicked off in many parts of the country.
We asked some of our leading POINT 3 Alpha skills trainers: Should a player take time off between school and the AAU season?
Key Tips Every High School Ballplayer Should Follow Into the Playoffs
With High School playoffs in full effect in most parts of the country, we asked a couple of our Alpha skills trainers about what ballplayers should be doing to be at their best when the season is on the line.
Read on!
Introducing Our Get Sponsored Winners: the Orlando Team Jayhawks
Out of more nearly 600 teams, the Orlando Team Jayhawks were the lucky squad to Get Sponsored by POINT 3 this summer. We had a chance to chat with the Jayhawks’ Assistant Coach, Dwayne Smith, to learn a little more about the squad we’ll be following throughout the spring and summer.
Three Ways You Can Improve Your Game Through Better Footwork
Three Steps to Success as a Basketball Skills Trainer
Player development is about teaching players how to play the game and developing their skill set so that they can become a more effective player. And everything you do as a trainer has to translate into game situations.
Learn more from POINT 3 Alpha skills trainer Mark Adams!
What Does It Take to Make It to the Pros?
The Three Advantages Europe Has Over the U.S. in Youth Basketball
Kobe Bryant’s recent comments about AAU basketball and the European hoops development system generated a lot of talk about basketball development. After spending a lot of time in Europe going to games and practices, here are three reasons the European system is good and the advantages it has over the system we have for youth basketball in the US.
Black Mamba Takes on a Ghost
Recent comments by Kobe Bryant and LeBron James about the state of American youth basketball had the Twitterverse all up in arms. After spending the last four years visiting and sponsoring hundreds of AAU sanctioned tournaments across the country, we’ve got a unique perspective on the state of American youth basketball.
Read on...
Five Keys To Becoming a Better Defender
I teach defense.
I think it’s easier to make a average player good and a good play great on the defensive end than it is to fix an 18-year-old’s jumper.
Here are five key elements to becoming a better defender.
VIDEO: How to Shoot Quicker Off the Dribble
VIDEO: Two High School Seniors You Need to See This Season
Georgia is one of the nation's best areas for High School basketball, evident by the number of NBA players that have come through the state. Our POINT 3 Alphas over at The Skill Factory work with some of the best players Georgia has to offer. Two of the state's newest stars, Florida State signee Malik Beasley, and Xavier signee Kaiser Gates, are great examples of players who have dedicated themselves to continuous hard work and game improvement.
Check out video and our exclusive interview with the two rising stars!
See How OHoops helps NBA stars prepare for the season
The NBA season is finally here! Our POINT 3 Alphas were hard at work all summer getting some of the NBA's best players ready for tipoff. Over the next few days, we'll drop a few blog posts that showcase some of the great names that have worked with our Alphas. Our second edition of the series features the OHoops crew. Orlando Hoops Inc. was founded in 1999 by coach Irwin Hudson.
See How The Skill Factory Helps NBA Stars Prepare for the Season
The NBA season is finally here! Our Alphas were hard at work all summer getting some of the League's best players ready for tipoff. Over the next few days, we'll drop a series of blog posts that showcase some of the great names that worked with the Alphas.
Starting off right here at home, our first post of the series features the Atlanta based The-Skill-Factory, also known as "TSF."
How to Score with Off-Foot Finishes at the Rim
If you're serious about your game, you're ready to put in the work to get better, no matter what level you play at. That's the sign of a true ballplayer.
We've wanted to bring our Alpha A-game to a wider audience for a long time, so we're pumped to bring you this video with Bball Breakdown , one of the biggest and most popular sports channels on Youtube.
Check out this video featuring Triple Threat Academy's Tony Freccero!
#DRYVTour 2014: Checkin’ in with our Alphas
Catch the Intensity of POINT 3 Alpha Mark Adams' Patriot Drill
The POINT 3 Alphas are some of the best basketball trainers in the country. They are leaders in the basketball community and are committed to helping players learn to play the game the right way.
One of our lead Alphas is Mark Adams, who joined us in Atlanta recently for the Atlanta Hawks / POINT 3 Coaches Clinic.
Get a taste of Mark's intensity from one of the drills he ran at last weekend's clinic!
Most Impactful Advice from the Atlanta Hawks / POINT 3 Coaches Clinic
On Saturday, August 16, POINT 3 had the honor of hosting a Coaches Clinic in cooperation with the Atlanta Hawks and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). We had planned to hold an hour of open gym at the end of the day, but our speakers and the audience were so engaged that we ran out of time!
Check out some of the most impactful quotes from some of our speakers!