Ekalavyas Tutor 9

A few months ago, Telangana teenager Ambati Prudhvishwar Reddy made the news in Indian basketball circles, when his pathbreaking move to the Europe Basketball Academy (EBA) in Barcelona, Spain came to light. Reddy hopes to graduate from the Academy to become one of the first Indian players in the Euro League. With limited professional opportunities at […]

Basketball training in India is hard for more reasons than one. An explosive sport, basketball is inherently demanding on the body. With 10 players cramped in limited space, there’s constant back and forth with zero rest. Beyond the head to toe movements, the sport is also mentally taxing: a constant switching of mindset from aggression […]

Babykutty, Greater Noida: The Jr NBA Elite National Camp that concluded last week glittered with expertise and results. 22 kids and 4 coaches from Kerala got the rare chance to be part of the 1st Reliance Foundation Jr NBA Elite National Camp held on the 3 indoor and outdoor basketball courts at Jaypee Greens, Greater Noida, India’s […]

I. The essence of the passing game is to create ball and player movement with spacing. When you see that the offense is stagnant or that a play has broken down, you can initiate the passing game and cause the motion we want. The defense will make mistakes, if you put them in enough situations. Instead of standing, find a […]

Be a defensive presence at all times! When in the help positions on the weak side, the defenders have to be in a defensive stance with the arms extended reasonably at a level between the shoulders and hips, with the knees flexed, with one hand pointing to the ball and one at their man. Be physical. Make the first […]