Category: Basketball Player Development
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Fourteen Things to Do in Your Basketball Practice
Perfect Practice Series Part II Greet the players enthusiastically as they enter the practice space. Huddle up for (in non coronavirus times) high fives, fist bumps, and talk about what’s important for the day. Encourage players to be positive vocally, physically, and with their body language. Get loose by starting slow and facilitate or make…
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The Perfect Basketball Practice: Part I
The Perfect Basketball Practice: My Beliefs About the Game Part I This guy Nate and I were supposed to meet to talk about coaching basketball. I didn’t know him very well, but we would soon be friends. It’s one of the best things about sports, that it delivers friends. Nate and I live in the…
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Torg Stories Podcast: Coaching Your Kids
Kent Chezem on the Torg Stories Podcast March 12th, 2020 Edition In the midst of all this coronavirus news, I’m joined by my friend Kent Chezem. With stops including Clinton Prairie, Covington, and Loogootee, Kent has spent 25 years as a head boys basketball coach in the state of Indiana. His teams have won over 300…
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Podcast: Appalachian State University Women’s Basketball Coach Angel Elderkin
App State University Women’s Basketball Coach Angel Elderkin on the Torg Stories Podcast. Click the audio player below to listen to the podcast or download it via the podcast app on your iPhone. Coach Elderkin’s Appalachian State women’s team is coming off a 22 win season during which they won the the WBI…
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Knee and Ankle Pain in Young Athletes: Journal Entry July 1, 2018
For at least a year, my daughter Charlotte–age 12–has complained of pain in her knees. She said they hurt the most when she was doing lunges in gym class. My sense was that her teacher was pretty good about emphasizing proper technique. We used to do a lot of lunges but we stopped doing them…
Bill Torgerson 