Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend the basketball game that saw Rutgers shock then number 10 in the country, Villanova. I was invited to the game by Dallas Ouano who is a walk on at Villanova and trains with me in his off months from basketball. It was really exciting to attend a high level Big East basketball game, especially one that ended like this game did (sorry Dallas).
Sage Wisdom From an Interesting Source
Late Game Free Throw Shooting
The other night my basketball team was down by six points with a little under a minute to play in a rivalry game with a team that we had beaten by two points earlier in the season. After a furious rally, we actually trailed by two points with about 14 seconds to play. We rebounded our opponents missed free throw and took off in our traditional fast break with my teams’ leading scorer handling the ball in the center of the court. He hit one of his teammates streaking to the basket on the left side of the court who ended up getting fouled in the act of shooting. So there we were, down two and at the free throw line shooting two in order to tie the game.
Stan Van Gundy Video – Expectation to Win
As you all know, one of the main focusses of Elite Basketball Training is skill development. Our goal is to develop versatile basketball players who posess the ability to pass, dribble, and shoot the basketball. This philosophy is largely European in nature as they have, for years, spent hours and hours developing the three fundamental skills of their players. For the Europeans, this starts at the youth level where players have yet to be taught those basketball skills. Starting skill development at this young age prevents the development of bad habits. This has not always been the case in the United States where we place a premium on winning games and not so much on skill development.
Students of the Game
This season, I have a pretty talented backcourt and this weekend at our basketball team’s pre-game shoot around, I spent some time talking to my guards about their shot selection on their drives to the basket and when they get into the lane. The discussion was mainly on finishing around the rim based on different defensive situations.
Is Second Place No Big Deal?
Elite Basketball Training is dedicated to your success as a basketball player and a coach. Normally this includes a multitude of information on basketball skill development and basketball specific strength, conditioning, speed and agility. However, today I am going to deviate from the norm and take a break from the basketball skills, drills, strength, speed, etc. Today, let us focus on getting motivated to be the best, and by the best, I mean no second places. Sometimes players and coaches are satisfied with second place.
