What?! Okay, you are probably thinking that I have lost my mind with this title. But think about it, how small are the hinges in comparison to the doors they are attached to. Seriously, isn’t it wild that something so small as a hinge can swing something so big as a door. Thus the title, “Small Hinges Swing Big Doors,” but what does that have to do with basketball? In the game of basketball, it is the little things that count and a lot of little changes can make a big difference.
Small Hinges Swing Big Doors
Have a Plan
Basketball training whether it is skill development, strength training, speed training or conditioning is about constant repetition. It requires the players to work over and over and over on the skill until it becomes second nature to them. Basketball training also requires the player and coach to have an extensive plan because without one there is no way to know where ...
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Happy Thanksgiving
Someone once said that, “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.” In today’s time of great uncertainty, we should all be thankful that we have each other and the for friendships that we have created.
Missouri Men’s Basketball Strength and Conditioning
The training routine that the Univeristy of Missouri’s men’s basketball strength coach David Deets puts the players through is just the type of rugged, no-nonsense training that I have been preaching on my site since I started it. Missouri’s fast-paced and aggressive pressing style of play has forced Deets to come up with a strength and conditioning program that mirrors that style thereby ensuring that the players are in great shape, not only at the end of the game, but also at the end of the season. However, this begs the question, why aren’t all teams training like this?
Breakfast is Boring
You have heard it a million times before, “You have to eat breakfast.” So many times that you are probably tired of hearing the same boring message, but do you have any idea how many people I meet as a basketball coach that DO NOT eat breakfast? Too many to count, and many of them are basketball players.
