Saturday, December 27, 2014

OH, THE LOWLY FREE THROW

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Alan is a 7-footer who, like a lot of the bigs I work with, finds himself not getting many touches of the ball.  It has affected his game...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER!

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The morning news had a story of a political TV talk show which featured two political commentators, one liberal and one conservative, who h...
Friday, December 12, 2014

GROWING BEYOND YOUR COMFORT ZONE

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A FEW YEARS AGO I WAS INVITED TO SPEAK TO PLAYERS at a Big Man Camp for NBA hopefuls.  During the sessions, as I observed the ball-handli...
Friday, November 21, 2014

ARE YOU SETTING YOUR FOCUS ON THE RIGHT TARGET?

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With the Cleveland Cavaliers down 92-90 to the San Antonio Spurs and 9 seconds left on the clock, LeBron James had the ball on a coast-to-c...
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Saturday, November 8, 2014

MENTAL SKILLS IN SPORT: WHAT IF YOU HAD UNLIMITED CONFIDENCE?

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I have asked dozens of basketball players this very question. Before I tell you what almost all of them said, ask yourself that question an...
Sunday, November 2, 2014

POST PLAYERS: DON'T WORRY ABOUT TRAVELING

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A post player was having trouble when getting the ball down low because of frequent traveling. He told me that he was working on NOT travel...
Thursday, October 9, 2014

WHAT MOST COACHES (AND ATHLETES) DON'T UNDERSTAND ABOUT GIVING 100%

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I recently ran into a friend and former college basketball player from Europe who now lives in the U.S. He was telling me about his first ...