You think your coach is looking for the guy who can throw down the nastiest dunk or score 30 every night? Think again. Coaches need players they can trust. They want the great teammate who picks others up, communicates, encourages, and puts the team before himself. They want the guy who takes a charge when nobody else wants to. The guy who dives on the floor for a 50/50 ball. The guy who sprints back on defense. The guy who is in shape enough to press the entire game without coming out because he can’t keep up. They want the smart player who makes the extra pass instead of forcing a shot. The player who knows his role — and embraces it. The player who doesn’t try to do too much just because he wants more touches. And most importantly… They want someone they can count on. When the game is close, who can your coach put on the floor and KNOW exactly what they’re going to get? Because every team needs go-to players. Not just the players they go to when they need a bucket… But the players they go to when they need a stop, a rebound, a charge, a hustle play, a smart decision, or someone to settle the team down. You don’t have to be the best scorer on the team to be a go-to player. Become the player your coach trusts. Become the player your teammates need. Become the player who makes winning plays. That’s what your coach wants. 🏀 Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries. Train Like a Pro!

One of the most underutilized skills in basketball might be the one that hurts the most. Taking a charge isn’t flashy. It won’t show up on a highlight reel like a dunk. It doesn’t have the same appeal as a block or a steal. But it can completely change a game. A charge does more than give your team possession. You just turned an opponent’s advantage into your team’s advantage. They beat their defender. They got downhill. They created an opportunity. And you erased all of it by being willing to step in and take the hit. That’s why taking charges is such an underrated skill. It requires: • Anticipation • Positioning • Timing • Courage • Discipline • A willingness to sacrifice your body for the possession And here’s the thing: Most players aren’t willing to do it. That’s exactly why it can separate you. If you’re trying to earn playing time, don’t overlook the things that don’t require you to score. Be the player who takes the charge. Be the player who gets the 50/50 ball. Be the player who takes the toughest defensive assignment. Be the player who makes the winning play nobody remembers. Because one possession can change a game. And sometimes the biggest play you make… is the one you’re willing to hit the floor for. The little things aren’t little when they happen every possession. Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries. Train Like a Pro!

One of the best ways to punish a defense before it gets set. The goal isn’t just to run fast — it’s to use your speed to force the defender into a decision, then stop behind the space they give you. Try these: • Speed → hard stop → pull-up Attack downhill, get the defender retreating, then rise up when they give you enough space. • Push → crossover → pull-up Change direction as the defender starts to angle you off, then use the separation to get into your shot. • Hesitation → burst → pull-up Make the defender think you’re attacking the rim, then pull up when they drop their hips. • Reject the closeout → 1–2 pull-up If the defender is flying back toward you, attack their top foot and create a clean lane for the pull-up. WHEN TO USE IT: After a defensive rebound, steal, or quick outlet — especially when you have numbers or the primary defender is backpedaling. You’re trying to score before the defense can get organized. Research on basketball decision-making shows that factors like defensive pressure and shot distance meaningfully affect shot quality, so the skill is knowing when the pull-up is actually there — not forcing it. Watch Steph Curry. He’s elite at recognizing when the defense is retreating, using his pace to create hesitation, and rising into a pull-up before the defense is set. Train the move. Train the read. Then let the game tell you when to use it. Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries. Train Like a Pro!

Elite scorers aren’t defined by having one unstoppable move. They’re defined by their ability to find different ways to score when the defense takes something away. Ethan put on a clinic against the #4 team in the state—and what stood out wasn’t just how much he scored, but how many different problems he could solve. Backdoor cuts. Attacking hard downhill off closeouts. Mid-range pull-ups. Floaters. 3s. Leaking out in transition. Hook shots. Playing off two feet. Using his pivot. Creating advantages without the ball just as effectively as he created them with it. That’s multi-level scoring. Elite scoring is ultimately a decision-making problem. The defense changes the constraints—space, angles, timing, positioning, help—and the scorer has to adapt the solution. Research on skilled movement supports this idea: high-level performers benefit from being able to use different movement strategies while maintaining a consistent outcome. The best scorers aren’t just good at scoring one way. They have multiple answers. With the ball. Without the ball. At the rim. From the mid-range. From 3. In transition. Against a closeout. With their back to the basket. On two feet. Off movement. Different tools. Same objective: get a bucket. And Ethan showed nearly every one of them in a single game against a top-5 team in the state. Multi-level scoring. Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries. Train Like a Pro!

Hey Guys, no crazy post today. I went to the dentist and I’m pretty out of it lol. I just want to take time to say thank you. Thank you for your support, thank you for sharing your stories and daily wins, thank you for helping grow the community, but most importantly thank you for being YOU. You guys make this the best community on Skool. I was having a conversation today about how much time I put into this community and how I haven’t made a single cent. I don’t care about that at all, I care about you guys, I care about helping you get better and achieve your dreams. That’s my why, it’s you guys. Seeing you share your big wins makes it all worth it. I just wanted you guys to know how much this community and you mean to me. I’m so proud of each and every one of you! Look you got Unc all emotional 😂🏀 What is something you’re appreciative for?