There was a moment in middle school that I still think about. Someone who knew basketball watched me play and pulled me aside after. Said I had real skills. Good handle, decent shot, could see the floor. Then he said the thing that actually stuck: “Your practice game and your game game are two totally […]
You Don’t Need to Be the Fastest. You Need to Be the Hardest to Read. Read More »
Most shooting problems are not mysteries. The ball goes left, the ball goes short, the ball spins sideways off the rim, and players and coaches immediately start looking at footwork, the release point, the arc, the jump. Sometimes it’s those things. A lot of the time the answer is sitting right there at the end
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A middle schooler came in recently and told me every shot felt different. Off. Inconsistent. Like something was always slightly wrong no matter how many reps he put in. He had the look of someone who had been thinking about this for a while and had already ruled out several innocent explanations. So we did
Every Shot Is Going to Feel Different. That’s Not the Problem. Read More »
A high schooler I work with had a really clean catch and shoot stroke. Practiced it constantly. Rebounder feeding him, same spot, same setup, feet always set. In practice the guy was a problem. You could not leave him open. Then he got into games and suddenly nothing felt right. The pass was a little
Every Shot Is Going to Feel Different. That’s Not the Problem. Read More »