You don’t need the ball in your hands to make an impact on the court. Box out. Set screens. Cut hard. Be ready to help.

"What stands in the way becomes the way." — Marcus Aurelius

If you train early in the morning grab some grapes or a bagel + honey for quick fuel. Post-workout you can then refuel, rehydrate, and repair with protein and carbs. If you train early you will either need to wake up earlier to fuel your body or add a snack before bed to ensure

Committed Players: - Practice with a purpose - Listen with their eyes - Do the little things - Are energy givers - Accept coaching - Show up early - Give 100% - Stay late - Work - WIN! Are you Committed?

Fuel up with 3-4 balanced meals daily with a food group from each category and you’ll be in the top 10%👌

Go to any AAU game and see every parent advocating for their kids. Yelling at the other team, referee/ump, other team coach, and other team parents. Nothing is fair. Everyone is against them, yada...yada...yada What you don't hear the parents yelling to their own kid... Try

Summer workouts are voluntary but so is playing time ! If you are in town, attend summer workouts!! PAY NOW, PLAY LATER !

Mediocre teams have "cool" players. Great teams have coachable players.

Part time players vs full time players Part time •Late •Workout when it’s convenient •Don’t always work hard •Expect more with less work Full time •Early •Disciplined with workout schedule •Engaged and hard working •Love the process •Encourage teammates to be better

Avoid the “cool guy” mistakes •Missing lay ups because your putting something “extra” on it •Turning it over because you don’t want to throw the simple pass •Missing open teammates to “get yours” •Going through the motions in warm ups to look cool in lay up lines

University of Houston coach Kelvin Sampson with an in-season worthy smackdown of the trend of individual workout coaches that so many players rely on these days. "If you're playing in a one on zero tournament, I think you'd be pretty good. The problem is we play five on five."

Are you Coachable? Coachable: “What can I do better?” Uncoachable: “I already know this.” Coachable: “I’ll take responsibility.” Uncoachable: “It’s not my fault.” Coachable: “I’ll put in the work.” Uncoachable: “I don’t have time.” Be Coachable.

The dribble is the most overused skill in the game of basketball.

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Tom Izzo said, "You play real good, you start. You don't play as good, you work your way back in." "That's the American way except America has gotten soft." You don't get what you want, you get what you earn. It starts with hard work. (FOX College Hoops)

Share the ball

Congratulations Brody…big things ahead. SUNY-Canton getting a great one.

“The greatest motivator of all is your A** on the bench” -‘Bobby Knight

Nine habits of highly successful athletes: 1. Showing up early 2. Listening to coaches 3. Working hard 4. Thinking positive 5. Putting the team first 6. Studying film 7. Eating healthy 8. Practicing rest and recovery 9. Going to sleep early

Kieran Durkin class of 2024 having a night for CCM! Gets better every day. youtube.com/watch?v=luGA1l…