Development of basketball players

Developing basketball players is what we do every day.  For the past 7 years, working with everyone from beginners to pros of all ages, we have seen the full range of sizes and abilities.  Primarily, we work with players who have little to no experience when they start.  We work with multiple athletes who have […]

The Source of Confidence

What is the source of confidence?  A lot of players and people struggle with confidence.  Did they have it and lose it?  Did they ever really have it to begin with?  How do you get it, or get it back? Confidence can be stated, “I can do it.” Does that mean, “I can do it […]

Improve Youth Basketball

Attention Youth Basketball Parents and Coaches, It isn’t about you or me.  It’s about the kids. If we want to improve youth basketball, that’s the first problem that we have to solve.  The best thing I can do about that is live what I’m saying with every person we work with.  We see too many […]

The Lack of Fundamental Development

The lack of fundamental development in youth basketball is alarming. Over the last few months, I’ve watched more bad basketball than I ever care to watch. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t care that players are either good or bad. That is irrelevant. What bothers me is the lack of teaching, development, and accountability that […]

Are You Ever Really Ready?

Are you ever really ready? Before you have a child, did you know what it was going to be like to be a parent? Before you got married, did you know what it was going to be like to be married? Before you were the boss, did you know what it was like to have […]

Reasons Kids Should Play Recreational Basketball

Working with kids of all ages has been an interesting learning experience when it comes to their growth and development with the game of basketball.  I’m still trying to figure out why kids should play recreational basketball. Can anyone give me any reasons why? I can give you a bunch of reasons why they shouldn’t. […]

Can Someone Help Me Understand?

Can someone help me understand? For most of my life, I have been pretty much secluded from the mainstream. Growing up in a secluded rural town before the internet, I didn’t really know much about the world. Then for the next half of my life, being in environments that very few people get to experience, […]