Andy Louder

The 3 S’s in Basketball Shooting

As an assistant to coach Bill Fitch, I have had the opportunity to learn many of the fundamentals of the game, with special emphasis on the shooting skills and footwork. It is interesting to note that whenever a player goes up to the foul line, he will invariably go through a pre-shot routine in which he will place his shooting hand on the ball with the fingertips perpendicular to the seams. The ball... (posted by Andy 4 years 197 days ago.)

Basketball Drills for Beginner Coaches

"Tips & suggestions from a former college basketball player" This article is mainly designed for the beginning to intermediate coach who is really wondering what basketball drills he or she can implement to improve their ball club. I've compiled some of the most basic, yet effective drills that I remember being involved with and seen done by other successful coaches. Understand that I'm about doing drills... (posted by Andy 4 years 197 days ago.)

Basketball Point Guard Play

"Thoughts from a former division I college basketball point guard" As a young player I could score in a variety of ways. I was a great shooter, driver and finisher when I was given or created the opportunity for myself. I was a shooting guard in a point guard body and I knew that if I wanted to play major college basketball I would need to truly become a point guard. This transition was not an easy one. As a shooting... (posted by Andy 4 years 197 days ago.)

Basketball Lay-Up Drills & Technique

The lay-up is the most basic shot in basketball. Unfortunately, it does not get a lot of attention when people work on improving their overall game. In a time now where fundamentals are slowly being forgotten and replaced with fancy show-boating moves, players need to remind themselves of the basic techniques of shooting lay-ups to make themselves better scorers. In this article we... (posted by Andy 6 years 63 days ago.)