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Jimmy Horne
Seattle, WA, United States
Father of four and High School Basketball Coach

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Basketball – Offense-shooting | Basketball: 3-6-9-12-15 Drill

This is a fantastic drill that works on game shots at game speeds, along with a lot of conditioning. The basic gist of the drill is that your player will shoot a series of three shots, then run to a certain point on the court based upon how many shots they missed in that series…

Golf – Long Game | Tanque Verde High School Golf Practice Plan

Preparation & Mental Approach 1. 2. 3. 4. Have a Plan ! Each practice session should have no more than one or two very specific goals before you even get to the course (example: Improve Lag Putting, Driving Accuracy, Better Greenside Bunkers percentage, etc…) The Goal for each practice day can be decided based on…

Soccer – Offense-shooting | 14 Soccer Shooting Drills to Finish Past Any Goalkeeper

If you want to develop players who can score past any goalkeeper, you need to be using the best soccer shooting drills during your practices. There’s nothing worse than a team executing great ball-movement down the field and setting up a great scoring opportunity only to miss an easy goal… The following soccer shooting drills…

Tennis – General | Top 10 Games Every Coach Should Know

Welcome to the USTA’s Top 10 Games Every Coach Should Know. This material was developed for use by middle school and high school coaches, and tennis instructors who are responsible for conducting team practices and group lessons for beginning, intermediate, and advanced players. All of these games and activities have the following benefits: 1) They…

Volleyball – Indoor | Best 6 Volleyball Drills for High School Kids

Football – Hydration | Key Hydration and Nutrition Tips for Competitive Sports

In only a few weeks, football players across the United States will return to the field for the start of another football season. Those early August days also signal the highest temperatures of summer. Without proper hydration, outdoor practices, games and physical activity can lead to heat illness and decreased performance. It is crucial that…

Fitness – Fitness | 8 Tips for Exercising in Summer Heat

Summer is the perfect time to go outside and have fun. It’s one of my favorite times of year because there are so many outdoor activities to choose from. Everything is more fun outside, whether you’re swimming, running or cycling. But the summer heat can be a problem if you’re not careful, particularly in areas…

Golf – Short game | 10 Ways To Improve Your Short Game

If your ball has found the rough with your tee shot, the next decision you make is extremely important. One of the biggest mistakes most golfers make is not evaluating their lie in the rough properly. If you are too aggressive, and do not anticipate how the club face will react to your lie, you…

Basketball – Offense-shooting | How To Develop Into A Great Shooter – 6 Shooting Drills To Do At Every Workout

When practicing, Stephen Curry must swish 5 out of 10 free throws. Ray Allen is the first to the arena. Then he goes through a form shooting routine and progresses to 3-point shooting. Great shooters have routines. I believe the following shooting routine will help you develop into a great shooter or make you an…

Tennis – General | TENNIS GROUP DRILLS FOR GAMES AND PRACTICE

Tennis group drills are suitable for adults and juniors and often consist of practice games and drills that focus on the fun aspect of the game. A tennis group drill can be practiced in either large or small groups. tennis-group-drillsLearning how to play tennis, just like any other activity, is more fun and exciting when…

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Basketball – Offense-shooting | Basketball: 3-6-9-12-15 Drill

This is a fantastic drill that works on game shots at game speeds, along with a lot of conditioning. The basic gist of the drill is that your player will shoot a series of three shots, then run to a certain point on the court based upon how many shots they missed in that series…

Football – Conditioning | Hydration Rules for Football Players

Football on its own is demanding enough, but hot, humid summertime two-a-days make it even tougher. Players need to pay close attention to their hydration, drinking plenty of fluids—both water and sports drinks. Doing so not only boosts your on-field performance, it also helps guard against heat stroke and illness. Here are four ways to…

Baseball – Pitching | The BEST way to Throw a Slider

Place your index and middle fingers. Grip the baseball with your index and middle fingers placed tightly together across an outer seam of the ball located at the horseshoe or U-shape seam. For right-handers, place your middle finger across the right half of the seam. Left-handers should do the opposite: place your middle finger across…

Football – Offense-backfield | The Running Back Workout: 3 Exercises to Improve Agility and Power

Running backs need strength and power to break through tacklers at the line of scrimmage. But if you focus only on bulking up, you’ll run yourself right off the field. If you want to succeed as an all-around running back—whether in the pros or in the park—it’s crucial to improve speed and agility. Some of…

General – Sports Parenting | 10 Life Lessons I Learned from My Son and Little League Baseball

My nine year old son is a baseball freak. By that I mean despite the fact that he plays many sports and all with passion, when it comes to baseball he’s in another orbit. He has to really love it to practice the amount he does to try to be the best player, pitcher, first…

Basketball – Other | Club Sports – Like AAU Basketball Is Hurting Young Athletes

Kids love the Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry. They are mesmerized by his skills and they want to grow up and “Be like Steph.” Youth coaches — most notably club sports coaches — are well aware of Curry’s popularity with young athletes. And too many of these coaches utilize Curry’s popularity to persuade young athletes…

Basketball – Offense | The Dribble Drive Motion Offenses, Tips, and Drills

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the NEW HIGH powered Dribble Drive Motion that is sweeping the basketball nation!! So what’s the scoop on this basketball offense? In all honesty, it’s just a fashionable new name for something that has been played for years. So don’t go jumping on the…

Basketball – Offense-dribbling | Five (5) Crossover Dribbling Techniques

Ball handling is important for any player on the basketball court, but it’s particularly critical for point guards. As USAB.com is focusing on point guard play this week, here are some tips to strengthen this skill. This basketball drill provides repetitions of key dribbling techniques. The idea is to establish automatic and correct fundamentals. Start…

ESports – General | The Rise of Coaching in eSports

Advances in technology are changing every aspect of our lives, including sports. New devices are revolutionizing the ways athletes train and how coaches strategize. However, technology has birthed an entirely new way to play: video games. Although video games are not the first thing that come to people’s minds when they think of sports, the…

Basketball – Defense | 1-2-2 “Half Court Trap” Pressure Defense

The 1-2-2 Half Court Trap is one of the bread and butter defensive tactics every coach will utilise at least sometime in their coaching career. The 1-2-2 Half Court Trap provides further options for a coach to utilise in breaking an offensive team’s rhythm and style of play. No team likes to play against a…

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