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Who Benefits From Fast vs Slow Tempo in High School Basketball

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Who Benefits From Fast vs Slow Tempo in High School Basketball

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Last week we talked about how you as a HS Basketball player can learn and get better at spotting momentum shifts in a basketball game. We touched on tempo in that chat as well. Tempo is one of those things that high IQ basketball players understand. So today, I am going to share, who benefits from fast tempo vs slow tempo.

We’ve covered tempo in the past, but it’s one of those high basketball IQ things that you should have a great understanding of. So what is tempo? It’s not how fast you are running, or dribbling, or pushing to ball up the floor. It is simply the number of possessions in a game, or any period of time during the game. Fast tempo games have more possessions than slow tempo games. Today I want to share who benefits from each tempo, why and when.

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Coach Dave

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Game footage in this video is intended for critique and education.

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