--- title: Top 5 Best Basketball Blogs for Coaches description: If you're a basketball coach, stop what you're doing and bookmark these helpful basketball blogs! image: https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.08.55_PM.png --- For the best experience on our site, update your browser to [Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/chrome/). - [![SquadLocker Logo](https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/2018%20Marketing%20Site/sqd-logo-r1.png)](https://www.squadlocker.com) - [![Account](https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/2018%20Marketing%20Site/account-icon.svg) My Account Sign up or login ](https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/account/login) - [Build Your Store](https://www.squadlocker.com/getstarted) - [Solutions](https://www.squadlocker.com/squad-blog/best-basketball-blogs-for-coaches#) [Uniforms](https://www.squadlocker.com/uniforms/squadgear) [Schools](https://www.squadlocker.com/solutions/schools) [Sports Organizations](https://www.squadlocker.com/solutions/organizations) [Businesses](https://www.squadlocker.com/solutions/corporate) - [SquadStudio](https://squadstudio.squadlocker.com/) - [Find Your Store](https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/teams/) - [Find Your Order](https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/dashboard/find-order) - [Contact Us](https://www.squadlocker.com/contact) [> Blog](https://www.squadlocker.com/squad-blog) / Top 5 Best Basketball Blogs for Coaches # Top 5 Best Basketball Blogs for Coaches November 19, 2015 Brooke Tomasetti Tags: [Basketball](https://www.squadlocker.com/squad-blog/topic/basketball) [Coaching](https://www.squadlocker.com/squad-blog/topic/coaching) It's not always easy to find the information you're looking for among all of the videos, cat memes, GIFs, and other noise on social media and the rest of the web. Sometimes you just want to have a central place to go to for trustworthy, helpful information that you can apply to your practices, games, and life in general.  Stop getting distracted by your out of hand newsfeed, and bookmark these awesome basketball blogs for coaches: ## ![basketball blog KCS basketball](https://www.squadlocker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.08.55_PM.png?width=400&name=Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.08.55_PM.png "basketball blog KCS basketball") ### **1. KCS Basketball** [Coach Sivils](http://www.kcsbasketball.com/about-kevin-sivils.php) of [KCS Basketball](http://www.kcsbasketball.com/blog/) has been coaching varsity basketball for 22 years. He also has averaged 20 wins wins a season throughout his coaching career. You won't be surprised after seeing the wealth of advice and helpful articles on the blog for coaches.  A few key topics that you can start browsing include: - [Basketball Fundamentals](http://www.kcsbasketball.com/blog/category/basketball-fundamentals/)  - [Coaching Skill Development ](http://www.kcsbasketball.com/blog/category/coaching-skill-development/) - [Motivation and Goal Setting](http://www.kcsbasketball.com/blog/category/motivation-and-goal-setting/) - [Defense](http://www.kcsbasketball.com/blog/category/defense/) ![basketball blog - Hoop Skills](https://www.squadlocker.com/hubfs/Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.10.42_PM.png "basketball blog - Hoop Skills") ### **2. Hoop Skills** The [Hoop Skills blog](http://blog.hoopskills.com/)  On the Hoop Skills website you will also discover a wealth of [coaching articles](http://www.hoopskills.com/basketball-coaching-articles/) in addition to the blog. To give you an idea of the kinds of articles on here, previous topics have included: - [5 Important Questions All Coaches Should Ask Themselves](http://www.hoopskills.com/5-keys-to-determining-your-coaching-philosophy) - [How to Defend a Great Shooter](http://www.hoopskills.com/how-to-defend-a-great-shooter/) - [3 Tips for Drawing up Game Winning Plays](http://blog.hoopskills.com/drawing-up-game-winning-plays/) ## ![basketball blog - layups](https://www.squadlocker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.18.30_PM.png?width=434&name=Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.18.30_PM.png "basketball blog - layups") ### **3. Layups** Layups.com is run by Eitel Daniel to help basketball coaches find relevant and useful information. It's a great resource for both new and experienced coaches. He covers interesting topics such as what your [expectations of the team captain should be](http://www.layups.com/my-expectations-on-a-team-captain/), and "[What Basketball Taught me About Life](http://www.layups.com/what-basketball-taught-me-about-life/)." It's always great to see bloggers who encourage their readers to contact them. Eitel also encourages coaches to [reach out to him](http://www.layups.com/contact/) and ask for advice.  ![basketball blog - coach pintar](https://www.squadlocker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.50.48_PM.png?width=460&name=Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.50.48_PM.png "basketball blog - coach pintar") ### **4. Coach Pintar** [Coach Pintar](http://www.coachpintar.com/about/) empathizes with new coaches who are looking for a great resource. He created this website to provide information to other basketball coaches who want to improve their game and add to their coaching toolbox. This entire website is a goldmine of information. If you haven't seen [Coach Pintar's blog](http://www.coachpintar.com/), be sure to check it out - I guarantee you'll want to save it to go back to later for more gems of advice.  Want your team to play like Coach Krzyzewski of Duke basketball's team? There's a great article about how you can [borrow some of his drills and plays](http://www.coachpintar.com/duke-basketball-plays-and-drills/). There's also a [Play of the Day](http://www.coachpintar.com/category/play-of-the-day/) category that picks out some great plays from collegiate and professional teams and breaks them down into the X's and O's.     ![basketball blog - breakthrough basketball](https://www.squadlocker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.37.19_PM.png?width=450&name=Screen_Shot_2015-11-18_at_2.37.19_PM.png "basketball blog - breakthrough basketball") ### **5. Breakthrough Basketball** We can't not mention [Breakthrough Basketball](https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/). They have hundreds of basketball blog posts up on their blog for you to get lost in. The best part is that many of the blog posts have technical and skills-related help that you can use to coach your players through basketball skills, plays, and form.  Categories include: -  [Ball Handling and Dribbling](https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/category/player-tips/ball-handling-dribbling/) - [Passing](https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/category/passing/) - [Shooting](https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/category/shooting/) - [Player Tips](https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/category/player-tips/) If you're a youth basketball coach, they have a specific [category for youth basketball](https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/category/coaching-youth-basketball/) as well. Overall, the blog contains a wealth of knowledge and advice for basketball coaches.  And of course if you found this post helpful, you might want to [subscribe to SquadLocker's blog](https://www.squadlocker.com/squad-blog) as well! We discuss everything from the best coaching advice to fun [basketball drills for youth teams](https://www.squadlocker.com/blog/basketball-drills-for-kids). Any basketball blogs that we missed? Share your thoughts in the comments! 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