Before we start with our discussion of how much calories are burned while playing basketball, we want to discuss what exactly is a calorie. A calorie is the most common …
Top 5 Reasons Why Basketball Players Wear Masks
Basketball is full of interesting questions that deserve to be answered. If you’ve ever wondered why basketball players wear those clear face plastic masks, we have the answers. In short, …
Basketball Hoop Height by Age (and Why It’s Crucial for Development)
Why is it important to adjust the rim height depending on children age? How do we know it’s time to raise the bar? What drills are crucial for the basketball …
Basketball Greats Who Never Made It: The Heroin Addict with 60” Vertical
Many NBA stars are proud to say that basketball has saved their lives, dragged them from dangerous streets, drugs, and violence. However, there are no more than 500 players …
Screening in Basketball – Why, When & How
What does it mean to set a screen? Screening in basketball is an attempt of an offensive player to prevent a defender from guarding his teammate. By standing beside or …
Average Basketball Hoop Weight (with 17 examples)
In short, an average basketball hoop weighs around 130 pounds (59 kilos) dry weight, which means the weight of the hoop when its base is not filled with sand nor …
How to Install a Basketball Net on Any Type of Rim
Installing basketball net to a rim is a smooth process that varies for small kids hoops, portable ones at a driveway or on the playground. Today, we’re covering everything, including …
How to Mount a Basketball Hoop on a Garage (Step-By-Step)
If you have a nice driveway with a garage, you might want to avoid dealing with digging and pole-mounted system and install basketball backboard on a garage roof. In this …
13 Best Pool Basketball Hoops
Staying in the house under the AC during the summer break is not something that the doctors would suggest. Although owning a swimming pool solves one difficulty, it urges the …
How to Install Any Basketball Backboard to a Round or Square Pole
To continue our series on installing and fixing basketball systems, today we’re going to talk about replacing your old backboard and installing a new one to an existing basketball hoop …
The Complete Process of Installing an In-Ground Basketball Hoop
Owning an in-ground basketball hoop is indeed a special feeling. Except for its great sturdiness and perfect rebound feel, you don’t have to worry if it’s going to fall over …
18 Best Basketball Hoops for Kids and Toddlers
As parents, we should continually try to find ways to make sure our children stay healthy and active. If you’re not one of those parents yet, finding the best basketball …
How to Fix or Remove Broken, Rusty or Bent Basketball Pole
There are a few problems that could come up with either portable or in-ground basketball hoop. One of them is a broken, rusted, or bent basketball pole. I had an …
How to Install Any Basketball Pole Sleeve: A 4-Step Guide
If you’re familiar with a ground sleeve for basketball pole, you probably have an idea of how helpful it is when installing an in-ground basketball hoop. It makes installation much …
4 Simple Ways to Repair Cracked Basketball Hoop Base
Every portable basketball hoop owner hopes that his hoop can last for years. And it really would be like that – if the people would take care of it. But …
How to Dig a Hole for a Basketball Pole: A Quick 5-Step Guide
Installing an in-ground basketball hoop always seems more daunting than it really is. To help relieve these fears, we’ll start by learning how to dig a hole for a basketball …
5 Different Ways to Convert Portable Basketball Hoop to Inground
In some areas, portable basketball hoops are just not that safe as advertised. And for some people, converting them to inground is the only option. For example, my acquaintance filled …
The 7 Key Benefits of Wearing Compression Tights for Basketball
In the past few years, we got used to seeing a good number of NBA players wearing a long pair of tight shorts or even full-length leggings under their shorts. …
10 Fun (and Useful) Basketball Drills for 6-Year-Olds
When children are growing up, they’re interested in many different activities. Accordingly, these basketball drills for 6-year olds are a mix of few sports. These are the years when they …
6 Ways to Prevent Portable Basketball Hoop from Getting Stolen
If you live in a neighborhood where the crime rate is higher than usual than maybe it’s a smart idea to read a few tips on how to prevent portable …
A Quick Guide to Winterizing Portable Basketball Hoops
If you have a basketball hoop, it would be awesome if you’d take care of it. You want to know how to winterize a portable basketball hoop, protect it from …
How to Keep Portable Basketball Hoop From Falling Over
When having a portable basketball hoop, securing it from falling over needs to be the number one priority. I lived in a neighborhood where after a light wind storm you …
6 Easy Steps to Shooting a Perfect Jump Shot
Are you tall enough to play a forward or center? Is your ball handling, dribbling and court vision on the highest level, so you are or plan to be a …
The 8 Best Portable Basketball Hoops for Driveway
This article updates with time. I will add more to this list when I unpack more hoops. If you notice something missing from these reviews that you think really should …
Basketball Player Diet Plan for Elite-Level Performance
Today, it became clear that basketball training and nutrition are closely related. Anyone who tries to deny it won’t get far in basketball. World experts for athletes’ nutrition sometimes say that …
The Shooting Guard: Offensive, Defensive Role, Different Types of SG
What is SG in basketball? It’s the shooting guard position or the two off guard. The shooting guard is often identified with other small positions (point guard and small forward), …
The Point Guard: Role, Responsibility, Requirements, Modern PGs
The history of basketball final tournaments thought us that the lack of fast or tall players or good three-point shooters could be compensated, but if the team doesn’t have a …
27 Reasons Why Basketball is the Best Sport
“Basketball doesn’t build character, it reveals it.” It’s what the inventor of basketball James Naismith said after he realized he invented the best sport in the world. Little did he …
6 Reasons Why Basketball Shoes are Actually Good for Running
There are so many controversial claims out there today that just keep people from progressing in basketball and life in general. This is one of those. For many years people …
7 Proven Basketball Supplements (For Each Position)
By reading this article, you acknowledge that you are responsible for your own health decisions. Do not take anything from any website, including this one, and try it without proper …
The Full Report: Low or High-Top Basketball Shoes for Ankles
Two questions seem to bother those who decide to learn more about basketball shoes and dare to find out what are the right shoes for them. What’s better? High top …
The 5 Best High Top Basketball Shoes for Ankle Support
I don’t have to tell you how important are good basketball shoes for preventing injuries in basketball. Also, you already know how common ankle injuries are in basketball. Some plays …
What to Eat Before a Basketball Game?
Every sport is different, so the diet must be accessed individually. It’s the same with the game of basketball. Today we’ll talk about the principles you need to apply in …
The NBA 3-Point Line: Distance & History
NBA 3-Point Line distance: 23 feet 9 inches (7.24 m) College (NCAA): 20 feet 9 inches (6.32 m) High School/Middle School: 19 feet 9 inches (6.02 m) WNBA: 22 feet …
The 8 Best Pre-Game Meals for Basketball (W/ Portions for All Weight Groups)
Wondering what to eat before a basketball game? This is the article for you. Last week we talked about the principles of pre-game nutrition, and today we’re turning to healthy …
15 Essential Pick-Up Basketball Tips
One of the favorite outdoor activities of many – pick-up basketball, is played on the playgrounds around the world and it’s widely spread almost as basketball indoors. It was hard …
Pick and Roll Offense | Basics, Ways to Set Screen, Advanced P’n’R
Pick and roll is one of the major basketball offensive plays. It was invented in the middle of 70’s in the former ABA league and culminated in 90’s. Until today …
What to Eat After a Basketball Game?
In my last article, I talked about the basketball pre-game/practice nutrition and what’s the right way to manage it. Today, we’re turning to a post-game diet and nutrition that maybe …
