1. Getting involved in the hype. Reading the papers, social media and/or forum. Leave this to the spectators, after the season you can read your articles. 2. Associating with negative people and small-time thinkers. These people will only slow you down. Keep your distance from them, especially during the season. 3. Making any particular game or tournament…
1. Play Basketball because YOU want to. Your happiness and well-being trumps success. If playing basketball is not in your heart than do something else. Don’t do it for other people. 2. Focus on the process not the outcome. If you keep improving each day, wins and titles will take care of themselves. If you focus…
1. Passion– The best basketball players love what they do, period. More than just winning, they love to train, they love to compete, they love the grind. Without passion we will never come close to our potential. 2. Courage– The best basketball players are not afraid to fail or put it on the line. They take…
1. Indifference/Apathy- there is no room for half-hearted intensity in this sport. — Rebounding: You can’t just jump for the ball · Box someone out · Connect, and create contact with someone · If shooting, hustle into the paint and crash · Be powerful, make it intentional every time · Read the ball, if…
Stop approaching your sport as a spectator! Players play, coaches coach, refs officiate, and there can be no overlap in between.Identify your role first. You are a player, an athlete, a participant. This means you must think like a participant, not as a coach, not as an administrator, and certainly not as a fan. Most athletes…
1. Never be outworked. 2. Don’t focus on your statistics. Focus on getting better and going after the toughest challenges. 3. Remember that being the biggest or strongest player on the court doesn’t make you a better basketball player. 4. Have a purpose every practice. Stop going through the motions. Make sure you focus on the areas that…