http://princetonprinciples.com Watch the man in front of you, he tells you what to do! Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:50:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a challenge at any age, for any level, professionals included. When working with 9-10 year olds it's a true challenge. I've always said that there are two reasons people don't do things; they either don't want to or they don't know how. The former is problematic, the later a challenge ... http://princetonprinciples.com/?p=40 This will always be a hotly discussed and contentious topic............ My (empirically based) views, opinions and actions are as follows: When you put your child into an organized sports program you do so for the purpose of wanting them to improve both at that sport and on a social level. When you put ... http://princetonprinciples.com/?p=27 Basketball is a team game, it always was and it always will be, particularly at the highest levels and, as a result basketball (at it's most effective) is a game of trust. If I am going to pass you the ball: I TRUST you'll catch it I TRUST you'll pass it to somebody else ... http://princetonprinciples.com/?p=12 We want to start every practice at every level with fundamentals.  The word itself means different things to different people particularly in the game of basketball and certainly it is a bit different considering the age and level of play.  For me, at it's essence fundamentals mean:  "THINGS THAT HAPPEN A LOT"! Listening Passing Catching ("Hands UP") Pivoting Dribbling Shooting ... http://princetonprinciples.com/?p=6 From the time I first saw the game of basketball being played back in Philadelphia in the 50's (I'm admitting my age but so be it) I became captivated with the motion, beauty and synergy of the game and I've been hooked ever since.   As I have recently written to my ... http://princetonprinciples.com/?p=1