"We're too small. I'm not athletic. My coach hates me."
Stop it. You're better than that!
Here's 23 ways to crush it at basketball (w/o being 6’7 & freaky athletic).
A thread👇
Stop it. You're better than that!
Here's 23 ways to crush it at basketball (w/o being 6’7 & freaky athletic).
A thread👇
1/ Explore the edges of the sandbox.
Color outside the lines.
Spill some milk.
Experiment a lot. Fail a little. Discover often
There are many ways to play this game and you must uncover the one that fits you best.
Be creative. Be unique. Be YOU.
Color outside the lines.
Spill some milk.
Experiment a lot. Fail a little. Discover often
There are many ways to play this game and you must uncover the one that fits you best.
Be creative. Be unique. Be YOU.
2/ Think bigger.
The limits to your future self are set by your present imagination.
The limits to your future self are set by your present imagination.
3/ Learn to shoot.
Players often ask, “what skill should I spend the most time training?”
NBA Coach @ronaldnored answers that question at :33 seconds.
Volume Up!
Players often ask, “what skill should I spend the most time training?”
NBA Coach @ronaldnored answers that question at :33 seconds.
Volume Up!
4/ Learn to read
When first learning to read, you sound out the letters until you get the word down.
It’s hard, improvement is slow & you get easily frustrated.
Then, over time, you don’t have to think so hard. It becomes automatic.
Enjoy the journey to automatic.
When first learning to read, you sound out the letters until you get the word down.
It’s hard, improvement is slow & you get easily frustrated.
Then, over time, you don’t have to think so hard. It becomes automatic.
Enjoy the journey to automatic.
6/ Be purposeful in your work!
Being in the gym doesn't make you a shooter any more than standing in the garage makes you a car.
@DeionSanders breaks it down nicely👇
Being in the gym doesn't make you a shooter any more than standing in the garage makes you a car.
@DeionSanders breaks it down nicely👇
7/ Measure
Scientists collect data, analyze it, then make adjustments.
Many shoot shots, don’t track makes & misses, and wonder if they're improving.
A scientist doesn’t base their work on wonder.
Shooters shouldn’t either.
Plan workouts. Chart results. Measure improvement.
Scientists collect data, analyze it, then make adjustments.
Many shoot shots, don’t track makes & misses, and wonder if they're improving.
A scientist doesn’t base their work on wonder.
Shooters shouldn’t either.
Plan workouts. Chart results. Measure improvement.
8/ Be hard to guard
A real offensive threat moves their defender. Force them to go here. Then there. Then recover. Then get back.
Does your defender casually glide from place to place, or do you force them to scramble, and scramble often.
Like eggs, scrambling is better!
A real offensive threat moves their defender. Force them to go here. Then there. Then recover. Then get back.
Does your defender casually glide from place to place, or do you force them to scramble, and scramble often.
Like eggs, scrambling is better!
9/ Forget Fadeaways.
They don’t help you win games.
In fact, they help the other team beat you.
Get balanced. Balance is better.
Balance helps you make more shots.
Balance communicates to your teammates you care about them, because you care about the best shot for the team.
They don’t help you win games.
In fact, they help the other team beat you.
Get balanced. Balance is better.
Balance helps you make more shots.
Balance communicates to your teammates you care about them, because you care about the best shot for the team.
10/ Know who you are. Know who they are.
If they're slow, beat them off the dribble
If they can shoot, make them a driver
If they can’t dribble, pressure them!
Basketball is a game of opposites.
If they're slow, beat them off the dribble
If they can shoot, make them a driver
If they can’t dribble, pressure them!
Basketball is a game of opposites.
11/ Stop dribbling so much.
Unnecessary dribbles are devastating to your team. They:
- Kill your explosiveness
- Slow down your team movement
- Often trigger traps
Use dribbles to go somewhere.
Get someplace. Make something happen.
If you do, you’ll stand out!
Unnecessary dribbles are devastating to your team. They:
- Kill your explosiveness
- Slow down your team movement
- Often trigger traps
Use dribbles to go somewhere.
Get someplace. Make something happen.
If you do, you’ll stand out!
12/ On defense, be irritating.
Like a little brother seeking attention.
Like a fly in your face at a night campfire.
Like your friend who eats the last cookie & leaves the container.
Play D in the bubble & force the opponent to think, not about their offense, but about YOU.
Like a little brother seeking attention.
Like a fly in your face at a night campfire.
Like your friend who eats the last cookie & leaves the container.
Play D in the bubble & force the opponent to think, not about their offense, but about YOU.
13/ Max Out Your Body.
- More greens
- More water
- Less sugar
- Less processed foods
- Own the weight room
- Get more sleep
The result? Higher-level performance.
- More greens
- More water
- Less sugar
- Less processed foods
- Own the weight room
- Get more sleep
The result? Higher-level performance.
14/ Fake more.
Most players fail to fake...enough, or ever.
"When should I fake?"
Before you catch. After you catch. Before you dribble. After you dribble. Before you shoot. After you shoot (got ya😉)
The point is, fakes are under-taught, undervalued & underused.
Fake more.
Most players fail to fake...enough, or ever.
"When should I fake?"
Before you catch. After you catch. Before you dribble. After you dribble. Before you shoot. After you shoot (got ya😉)
The point is, fakes are under-taught, undervalued & underused.
Fake more.
16/ Be consistent
Consistency is what separates a good player from a mediocre one. Good players expect to perform tasks over and over again.
Develop ridiculous attention to detail. Make every practice count.
That’s what “good” is.
Consistency is what separates a good player from a mediocre one. Good players expect to perform tasks over and over again.
Develop ridiculous attention to detail. Make every practice count.
That’s what “good” is.
17/ MOOOOOVE!
Make it impossible for the other team to stay with you by eliminating the disease of standing still!
You’re here. You’re there. You run hard. You stop fast.
Oo, and in case you already forgot… Don’t stand.
MOOOOOVE
Make it impossible for the other team to stay with you by eliminating the disease of standing still!
You’re here. You’re there. You run hard. You stop fast.
Oo, and in case you already forgot… Don’t stand.
MOOOOOVE
18/ Be Ready.
When you step on the court, you’re ready... for anything.
The unforeseen, unpredictable & unexpected.
And when something happens (and it will happen), you react — because you didn't stand around waiting.
You prepared & came ready!
When you step on the court, you’re ready... for anything.
The unforeseen, unpredictable & unexpected.
And when something happens (and it will happen), you react — because you didn't stand around waiting.
You prepared & came ready!
19/ Study film. Learn. Apply. Repeat.
Start here.
Start here.
20/ Play low.
Have you ever watched a boxer box?
Have you ever seen a third baseman prepare for a pitch?
Have you ever noticed a tennis player's stance before receiving a serve?
Play low to react quickly!
Have you ever watched a boxer box?
Have you ever seen a third baseman prepare for a pitch?
Have you ever noticed a tennis player's stance before receiving a serve?
Play low to react quickly!
21/ Don't react to mistakes, RESPOND.
https://twitter.com/PGCbasketball/status/1394693764430630916?s=20
22/ Actually improve when you play 1-on-1
Don't hold the ball. Don't take your time.
You’re getting worse.
Instead, try this:
5 seconds to score. 3 dribbles. 1 shot.
Watch your game improve dramatically… and fast!
Don't hold the ball. Don't take your time.
You’re getting worse.
Instead, try this:
5 seconds to score. 3 dribbles. 1 shot.
Watch your game improve dramatically… and fast!
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Play off two. MORE. Here’s why👇
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