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If you want to learn, ask questions!!

The basketball world definitely needs more people helping eachother out. There is no better way to learn for young players than ask people that have been there before you.

If you are a player, ask a question below in the comments and all…

Do Trainers Take Too Much Credit??

The older I get, the more I understand that training is a piece of the puzzle for players or teams. Early on in my career I thought it was everything, and that a players success was my success.

A players success is their success, and all the…

THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT TALENT SETS YOUR BASELINE AS A PLAYER!

But your value to a team goes beyond your talent. Your intangible (choices and characteristics) will either increase or decrease your value to a team.

Talented Players that are resilient, tough, accountable,…

OVERVALUE YOURSELF IN TRANSFER PORTAL❓

The Transfer Portal and NIL is a crazy place right now bc of the lack of regulation. It is like the Wild West.
Because of that, a lot of players are operating off of bad information.

Now more than ever, it is important that they have…

THERE’S GOOD COACHES AT ALL LEVELS

3 of the 4 coaches in the Men’s Final Four were High School Coaches 10 years ago. I make it a point to try and learn from coaches at all levels because every level has really good coaches. In the same respect, I firmly believe you can learn…

Shooting Focus in OffSeason

Most players go right to their mechanics when working on their shot in the offseason. Another approach is to recap the types of shots you were got during the season, work to become more efficient in those, then identify opportunities elsewhere that…

Go from GOOD TO GREAT AS A SCORER

1. Score the ball efficiently
2. Ability to create your shot and make tough shots as defenses start to defend you tighter
3. Learn how to create easy shots for your teammates … this increases team performance and should also loosen up the…

I am a big believer in ‘Doing what you feel is best’

I hop on Social Media to give perspective from my 20 years as a Pro Player and Development Coach. That being said, I don’t care what people choose to do or how they want to act in their basketball journey bc it’s their…

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COMPARISON 👎

Players and Parents get so consumed with how their kid compares to other players in their area and forget that it is really just a race against themselves.

Spend more time focused on what you need to do to be the best version of yourself, and watch the growth!!

FOCUS ON PASSING!!

Bigs are always so eager to play on the perimeter and most of the time that means they want to be able to shoot 3’s.

If you are a big that wants more touches and play like a guard… WORK ON YOUR PASSING. This allows you to be a playmaker and become a central…

3x3 - Coach initiates Action

Coach starting the action creates an advantage for the offense…
The defense has to work to recover and the offense has to play quickly to keep the advantage. Get to it!!

**Don’t act like I didn’t see me get a bucket in the beginning 😜

Everyone should be playing 3x3 No Dribble

The benefits of 3x3 No Dribble are endless. Offensively it’s Turning n Facing on the catch, being strong with the ball, getting open, finding cuts, etc. Defensively it’s digging in and being aggressive, getting in the passing lanes,…

IT’S NOT ABOUT THE DRILL

It’s the concepts and focus within the drill that make it great. Too many people are obsessed with ACCUMULATING DRILLS, I NEED A NEW DRILL - GIVE ME A NEW DRILL!!

You can have the best drills in the world, if you can’t identify and teach the concepts…

Do you know who you are as a player??

Players should define the type of player they are and want to become. For example, “I’m a Dawg”
Ok… Dawgs compete hard every possession, play physical, play with energy, sit in a stance on defense, play through adversity, love being…

Parent’s can’t want it more than their kids…

I’ve been doing this for 15 years and what I’ve learned is that when players get to high school they’ll show their commitment to a certain sport by their actions. How much time and effort they are willing to put in. Because of this,…

Add some SAUCE to your game…

No one loves ball movement / Player movement more than me. But players need to work on Shot Creation and Isolation Scoring. In big games, against great teams, you are going to need to create shots for yourself and make tough shots.

You can’t be…

NCAA TOURNEY TEAMS DO THIS WELL…

This is by far the thing I have to coach the most in my sessions. The ncaa tourney teams are there for a reason… they are winners and you can’t be a winner if you don’t know how to handle adversity and keep moving forward.

Winning teams and…

CALLING ALL NERDS‼️‼️

We need to do an NCAA Bracket based on NIL money. Would be great to see how much NIL Oakland has compared to Kentucky