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…
Are you the Predator or Prey? You have a choice each moment on the court, in school and in life. Are you going to be the Predator or the Prey? Think about the Animal Kingdom. There are Predator animals and their Prey. In college at the University of Mount Union I took a class in Animal…
1. Becoming too much of a fan, instead of a player. Stop reading the papers and forums. Throw away any standings or predictions you see. When you play in a tournament- stop watching too much basketball. It usually makes players more nervous, less focused, and more aware of the crowd and other external factors. Instead…
There is always another level in you. I don’t care who you are: A JV player or Lebron James. What is the biggest room in the world? It is the Room for Improvement. I also have always looked up to players like Michael Jordan, Lebron James, and Skyler Diggins. Whether you were a freshman,…
1. Recharge your battery in between timeouts, ref calls, foul shots, when the ball goes out of bounce. Detach yourself emotionally and mentally from other games during the day. Don’t watch too much basketball. Get out of the tournament area when there is some time to do so. Leave the building and get some fresh…