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[quote=Anonymous]What are his goals?

Most likely just playing for fun, so he can play pick up?

Just look up youtube videos for workouts that he can do on his own.

Some of the training places has (had?  haven't looked in a while) classes for older people, I'm sure they'll take upper teens too.  But honestly he can do a lot of it on his own.

The main things to work on are:
-being able to dribble with both hands (not at the same time, both dominant and non dominant hand)
-being able to make layups coming from the right side of the basket with his right hand, and coming from the left side of the basket with his left hand
-practice his shots making sure he's using proper form and he can get the ball go consistently in

then just understanding proper defense.  understanding the proper posture, sliding feet and staying between his man and the basket.

With all of the above, he should do okay going to local playgrounds and gyms and getting in pickup games.

There are some adult leagues too but I think they're a lot of former college and high school ball players or other people that played seriously.

One thing I say and like about basketball is that people are always looking for a fifth player and more often then not are welcoming of beginners or people not good.[/quote]

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