Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Dear American Basketball Players ...

This list comes from a Facebook group full of high school, college, and professional coaches.  In the group, there are also former professional players.  If you want to know how you can become a better basketball, this list is a GREAT start!

1 - First of all I love you!
2 - Now is the time to invest in your Basketball Future remember that the most important Skill is Sho
oting and it takes work and proper mechanics. Find a Shooting Coaching in your area if not I will find you one in your area.
3 - If your 6'3 and below (or 5’9 as a girl) your limited basically to either Guard spot so you have to master taking care of the mail and delivering it without losing it.
4 - Get together with a "Basketball" Strength and Conditioning and build your Body! That takes work! As you do this your Confidence will begin to soar. With this comes eating properly too get with a Sports Nutritionist.
5 - Go online and buy "Stuff Good Players Should Know" by Dick Devenzio. Read over and over again.
6 - Find a Teacher of the game who explains the Game inside and out. Gives you the why and the how to it. Fits together in Five on Five which is the game.
7 - Find the Best Player you can find and play 1 on 1 with them.
8 - Go play against College Players and men as much as you can!
9 - Chart your Shooting Workouts, Skill Workouts, and Lifting Workouts so you can measure your work.
10 - Master Scoring from the Post Area, Mid-Range and 3 point line.
11 - Beware of people who give you too much sugar remember what it is like coming down from a sugar rush.
12 - Get a Dedicated workout partner. But don't do it with someone who doesn't work hard.
13 - Making sure you have the right Academic courses on your Schedule and you’re taking the ACT/SAT prep courses and taking the actual courses.
14 - Contact the Five to Six Schools you’re interested to see when there Camps are in the summer and attend those. That puts you right in front of the Coaches and you see if you like the School.
15 - Big Fellas get to a Big Man Camp in the Summer!!!
16 - Perimeter players get to a Point Guard camp in the summer!!!
17 - Don't waste time!!! 


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