Bill Walton
Sportskool Basketball coach Bill Walton
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Offensive Drills
Bill Walton presents basic drills designed to improve speed and quickness.
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Passing Drills
Bill Walton's passing drills designed to develop proper passing skills.
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Bill Walton Interview
Bill Walton reflects on basketball & its impact on life, both on & off the court.
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Rebounding and Scoring
Bill Walton takes offensive rebounding to the next level.
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Grant Hill Interview
Sit down 1 on 1 with Basketball star Grant hill and hear it all from the man himself.
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Jim Calhoun Interview
Hall of fame coach Jim Calhoun sits down to give you insight on his life and career.
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Defensive Basics
Bill Walton breaks down proper Defensive techniques, from positioning to closing out.
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Defensive Rebounding
Bill Walton teaches you how to improve your defensive rebounding.
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Dribbling Basics
Bill Walton covers the dribbling basics that all players should continually practice.
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Footwork
It starts with your feet. NBA stars Kenny Smith & Rip Hamilton show you proper footwork.
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Hoops Training 1
Mark Verstegen gets you ready to hit the hardwood and take your game to the next level.
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Hoops Training 3
Marc Verstegen focuses on endurance & recovery. Be fresh from tip off to final buzzer.
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Offensive Moves 1
Bill Walton teaches proper positioning and the three basic facing the basket moves.
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Offensive Moves 2
Bill Walton covers the five back to the basket moves incorporating pivots & drop steps.
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Offensive Moves 3
Bill Walton demonstrates fundamental and advanced moves that will elevate your game.
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Offensive Rebounding
Bill Walton's techniques for improving your offensive rebounding.
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Passing Techniques
Bill Walton teaches proper passing, from the basics through advanced techniques.
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Post Defense
Amare Stoudemire & Hall of Famer Magic Johnson teach you to protect the paint.
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Rebounding Basics
Bill Walton teaches the theory and techniques of Rebounding.
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Rebounding Drills
Bill Walton's rebounding drills that can be done alone or in a group.
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Screens
Bill Walton shows the proper techniques for setting and defending screens.
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Shooting Advanced
Bill Walton demonstrates advanced shooting, from the hook shot to the finger roll.
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Shooting Practice
Bill Walton teaches practical and fun ways to practice shooting.
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Shooting Basics
Bill Walton teaches the basics of shooting from form to specific shots.
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UConn Defense
Checkout the game winning defense of two-time division 1-A champs the UConn Huskies
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UConn Offense
Two-time Division 1champs the UConn Huskies and show off their devastating offense
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UConn Game Plan
Huskies coach Jim Calhoun shows you his own game winning philosophies.
Bill Walton put the final touches on a hall of fame career during two years with the Boston Celtics in the mid-1980s.
What it took the MVP-turned-top sixth man to get those seasons should not be overlooked. Few athletes were better at their sport - or more driven - than the iconic Walton.
After winning two national championships and three straight College Players of the Year Awards at UCLA, the Portland Trailblazers selected Walton first overall in 1974 NBA Draft. For the next few seasons Walton was either a dominant force or injured.
At his best Walton was a franchise player, a dynamic once-in-a-generation talent. He led the Blazers to the 1976-77 NBA Championship and was named MVP of the finals. The next year he won league MVP. But chronic foot problems and other injuries wreaked havoc on his career. The 6-foot-11 center missed three complete seasons in his prime, and he only played 468 games in 10 seasons.
Rather than retire, Walton underwent an extreme surgery in 1981 that lowered the high arch believed to make his foot bones susceptible to breaking. This allowed less stress on the bones when he landed.
Walton gradually came back, playing about a game a week for the San Diego Clippers in 1983-84. By 1985-86 was back to full-time duty, winning a NBA Championship with the Boston Celtics and the league's Sixth Man Award after coming off the bench for 78 of his 80 games. He played the next season before retiring.
Regarded as one of the more eclectic athletes, Walton attended
- Born November 5, 1952 in
- Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993
- NBA All-Star selection in 1976-77 and 1977-78
- First-team All-NBA selection 1977-78
- Named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996
- Last player to win back-to-back MVP awards in the NCAA Tournament (1972 and 1973)
- Scored 44 points and made 21 of 22 shots in the 1973 NCAA championship game against
