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You Can’t Buy the Hours (But You Can Make Them Count)
Every player wants to know the shortcut. The drill that fixes everything. The coach who unlocks it. The training program ...
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Nobody Told You Arm Training Was Allowed (And Most People Are Still Doing It Wrong)
Somewhere along the way, arm training became the thing serious lifters pretend they don't care about. You're supposed to squat ...
Your Hands Are Telling You Everything. Are You Listening?
Most shooting problems are not mysteries. The ball goes left, the ball goes short, the ball spins sideways off the ...
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Stop Asking Why. Start Asking What.
There's a version of problem-solving that feels productive but actually keeps you stuck. It goes like this: something goes wrong, ...
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Every Shot Is Going to Feel Different. That’s Not the Problem.
A middle schooler came in recently and told me every shot felt different. Off. Inconsistent. Like something was always slightly ...
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Hold the Line
Three weeks in and nothing is happening. You've been consistent, mostly. You've been doing the thing, kind of. And now ...
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You’re Leaving Points on the Floor and the Defense Knows It
There's a specific type of player that defenses love. Not the bad shooter. Not the slow guy. The hesitant one ...
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Stop Shortchanging Yourself (And Stop Using That as an Excuse)
She was going through cancer treatment and still showing up to train. We had 30 minutes. Sometimes less. Her schedule ...
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Every Shot Is Going to Feel Different. That’s Not the Problem.
A high schooler I work with had a really clean catch and shoot stroke. Practiced it constantly. Rebounder feeding him, ...
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It’s Always Going to Feel Hard. That’s Kind of the Point.
There's a question I get pretty regularly from clients who have been training for a while. Not beginners. People who ...
Your Gather Is Slower Than It Needs to Be
Most shooting coaches will tell you to square up. Get your feet set. Get your body organized. And they're not ...
Your Body Is Smarter Than You Are
Most people treat their body like a car that should start the same way every morning regardless of what happened ...
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Mistakes Are the Whole Point
I had a middle schooler who reacted to every single mistake like it had personally wronged him. Missed shot, pounded ...
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When the Doctor Can’t Fix It (And When They Can)
A client of mine had back pain that had taken over his life. Not dramatic, acute injury pain. The kind ...
The Ball Needs to Breathe
I had a high school boy who did everything right. Square to the basket every time he caught it. Ball ...
Your Excuses Are Real. That’s Exactly Why You Need to Start.
She couldn't get out of a chair without help. Not "chair squats are hard." Not "my knees are a little ...
Your Shot Has a Traffic Jam In It
I had a high school girl who was one of the better shooters on her team. Tall, long, way bigger ...
Stop Playing Whack a Mole With Your Body
She came in because she had no time. Working constantly, and when she wasn't working she was too drained to ...
You Can’t Train for Speed by Going Slow
I had a high schooler who was one of the most detail-oriented players I've ever worked with. Every rep had ...
Pickleball Is Not Your Fitness Plan
I want to start by saying I have nothing against pickleball. I feel like I need to establish that upfront ...
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