Coaching 10

The story of 60-year-old Subhash Mahajan and the Sampoorna School, where he passes on his lifelong passion for basketball in India to thousands of kids in rural Karnataka. Subhash Mahajan looks out of the first floor window of his two-storey bungalow on the outskirts of Bangalore. The sun has barely risen from behind the many […]

In 2004, the critically acclaimed Hindi movie Swades (‘My Land’) was released, which told the romanticized story of an Indian immigrant in the US, played by superstar Shah Rukh Khan. In the film, Khan has a successful career at NASA but constantly feels the pull of his ancestral land and the desire to do something […]

Hundreds of flies swarmed over the circular food tables inside the makeshift dining area at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium in Delhi. The once-upon-a-time white tablecloth was spotted with brown curry stains. The food itself was oily and not very hygienic— questionable nutrition for anybody, leave alone promising national and international level basketball players. Coach Scott Flemming was already eating […]

Since you’re reading this post I’m assuming you are serious about basketball and you want to find ways to get better. It could be either wanting to improve your dribbling skills or it could be wanting to get better on defense. Whatever skill you want to work on you must understand that it requires commitment, […]

A basketball camp run by a former Indian basketball player, Shiba Maggon, who gives her equal dose of encouragement, strategy and tough love to players from all backgrounds. A graying stone angel overlooks the twin basketball courts at St Michael’s School, New Delhi. Two lines of children stand facing each other on one of these […]