Pull up a chair and dig into the readings from the basketball world’s go to source for learning from a pro, thinking like a pro, and going pro. Here you’ll find material on:
Start ‘Em Young; Happy Healthy Foundations for a Future Pro
Winning the Mind Game; An Athletes Guide to Thinking Like a Pro and
Good to Great; Training and Understanding the Game like a Pro
Don’t forget your notebook… because you’re about to get schooled! ;)
Brisbane Day 1 Wed. – 11/10/23 As a Development Player for the Perth Lynx, my week was looking to be a bit different from normal with the core group heading off to Brisbane without me; little did I know, I’d actually end up coming with. Ash sprained her ankle in training just yesterday. They deemed […]
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Turning Your Disappointment into Determination Making a team is never guaranteed, but it’s all a part of the journey – the process of becoming great! How they react to set back and disappointment is what separates the “Greats” from all the rest. You may have just got cut from the basketball team, but consider this
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What Coaches are Actually Looking for During Tryouts Coach David Morrell is the director of coach and player development for the Wanneroo Wolves Basketball Association. A huge part of his job is overseeing the Western Australia Basketball League (WABL) tryouts that come around for the Wolves every October. And I just so happen to be
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Building Your Confidence for Tryouts “Let Your Determination be Greater than Your Fear!” Congratulations! Wait, what? Congratulations? I haven’t even tried out yet? …You may be questioning my congrats, but if you’re reading this, you most likely have an important tryout coming up and trying out for anything is a big deal! So, let me
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The Process of Becoming Great (Pt. 1) The great Blake Griffin once said, “You have to fall in love with the process of becoming great.” What exactly does that mean? What does “great” look like for you when your goals for basketball might be different from mine? Understanding and following through with the meaning of
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In order to play like a pro, you gotta love the basketball off season! Of course we all love when it’s time to suit up for the game, but the thing that makes game time even more exciting is knowing you’re about to put on a show with all the work you put in over
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Knowing Your Identity is the Key to Embracing the Process Since you’ve been on this journey of falling in love with the process you’ve learned the importance of goals and accountability. But in order to have the right mindset with goal setting and choosing accountability, you must understand the importance of knowing your identity. We
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The Foundation for My Success My dad once asked me, “Have you ever felt that I’ve forced you to play basketball?” Many people would consider us to be “a basketball family”. My Dad played and coached basketball overseas and even chose to coach his three boys and me instead of continuing to pursue a career
How Do I Get My Child To Succeed In Basketball? Read More »
The Time is Now I have been thinking a lot about this phrase lately; mainly because I feel as if my life has been overtaken by time. That sounds a bit strange, because, yes, time is essentially what makes up our lives, so allow me to explain. I am a very task