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"The Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) is an incorporated non-profit organisation and is the peak national body for strength and conditioning (S&C) professionals in Australia. As the peak industry body, the ASCA aims to ensure and enhance quality-assured S&C coaches."

"Breakthrough Basketball provides a variety of resources and information for basketball coaches, trainers, players, parents, and fans." This page focuses on the fundamentals of coaching various plays.

"Coach's Clipboard is a web-site company dedicated to providing free, or low cost, information to basketball coaches and players."

"This site is dedicated to basketball coaches who want to improve their team's performance and win more games."

"This guide provides information on using datasets and statistics in your research."

"The NFHS promotes amateur sports participation and athletics programs at the high school level. In addition, the NFHS provides leadership in the field of high school athletics/activities administration, establishes rules and regulations for the sanctioning of high school athletics/activities events, and formulates model rationales for high school eligibility rules for use by high school athletics/activities administrators."

""The PDF Playbook is part of the Basketball Development Model (BDM) project, a Basketball England initiative which aims to make sure that players at every age and stage of their development have access to the best possible training and playing environments to fulfil their basketball goals."

The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is an initiative of the Queensland Government aimed at supporting the State's elite and identified developing athletes.

"The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) is the Australian Government agency responsible for supporting and investing in sport." Access resources about participating in sport, supporting sport, research and sport in the news and media.

A peer reviewed journal and site for sport and research.

"Topend Sports is all about the top end of sports. If you are a top sports person or professional who works with athletes, or want to be, Topend Sports provides a wide range of quality information about sports, science, fitness and nutrition, plus much more."

"The aim of the World Association of Basketball Coaches (WABC) is to improve the standard of the game through improving the standard of those teaching the game. This book, along with resources such as the Global Coaches Clinics introduced in 2011, is designed to be a basis from which each coach can build their own coaching philosophies."

Basic movement skills: defensive, offensive and physical preparation.

This section "...outlines the core competencies assessed in Basketball Australia’s National Performance Program (NPP), as well as underpinning programs."

"A well-rounded athlete who is competent at all 9 of the basketball fundamentals listed (in the webpage) will be able to slot into any team’s offense or defense and instantly be an effective player."

Basketball drills to help youth develop their fundamental skills.

The Seven Principles of Passing. "From the Hawkes Bay Basketball Coaches Manual, courtesy of Shawn Dennis."

The Hills Basketball Association is affiliated with NSW Basketball and Basketball Australia.

An article by Marion Alexander, PhD, from the University of Manitoba, about the free throw, which she states is "...the single most important shot in the game of Basketball".

A brief overview of the muscles used when playing basketball by Miguel Cavazos (2013).

"This book is adapted from Anatomy and Physiology by Openstax. The text is designed to supplement an Anatomical Basis of Injury in Athletic Training course while providing review of basic Anatomy and Physiology."

This eBook provides "tips from the sport's top players and coaches on how to physically and mentally prepare for" basketball games.

"The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of differential training on technical development of between 10-12 year-old basketball players who have been continuing basketball education (Alpullu & Bozkurt, 2018)"

"The article presents practice drills and advice to basketball coaches on the proper inbounding of the ball during games. Half-and full-court drills are described given for the outlet pass, the V-Cut pass, the continuous V-cut, the stack formation, and the double stack formation. Diagrams are presented of each situation and drill." Open the PDF version of this article to see the graphics.

This article focuses on "Understanding how shooters of different skill levels perceive their own shot could inform future training strategies for improving shooter accuracy (Maglott, Chiasson, & Shull, 2019)"

"The article discusses the basketball technique on offense known as the pick and roll play and its use by teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). An increase in the use of the play is attributed to the relatively large number of NBA teams who have talented point guards, as the play depends on the passing ability and decision making of the player with the ball."

Referring to the methodology of basketball coaching, the authors analyse the complexity of basketball's "...fundamental elements, driving, body balance, passing, dribbling, throwing and fighting for the ball (Daniela, Virgil, & Gabriel, 2013).

"The purpose of this study is to highlight the impact of specific training for various positions in achieving this age model, improving overall driving ability and specific basketball game. This paper attempts to highlight the concept of preparing and setting its strategy for junior players in the idea of obtaining favourable results. (Tănase, Rotaru, & Marinescu, 2014".