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Drop your IG’s 👇🏼
Following everyone back and giving honest feedback on your content @Nate Dougherty Leave a comment on others and give them feedback as well! Let’s all help each other level up 📈
3 likes • 22d
Your content has helped me break things down into shorter, quicker videos instead of always making long ones. When I first started, I had no clue what I was doing tbh. I really like your teaching flow: instruction, demonstration, live reps, then a post breaking down the finer details. Feedback: I think you should start creating week to week a weekly summary post outside of basketball. More your life and behind the scenes. Don’t take too much time on it but think of it as like a fun post. I feel like people enjoy seeing the grind often it’s inspirational.
2 likes • 22d
@Daniel Cooper I’m definitely ready too when I find the right teammate 💯
WHAT WOULD YOU DO ⁉️
You are running a successful business at the current gym you are at. The rent is getting expensive and you have limited hours. You need more hours for your trainers in order to increase revenue. Would you:
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25 members have voted
3 likes • Apr 21
This is tough, depends on the position your in. If creating My own facility was in the budget I would, but if it wasn’t, I would negotiate a lower price.
Weightlifting 🏋️
Kids nowadays are becoming more athletic. Back then, when I was training to become a basketball player, I was told not to go near weights because it’ll stunt growth or just bad for the young body… is this fear overblown now? And we can take kids to the weight room as long as they are taught properly? What are your thoughts?
4 likes • Apr 17
I currently run performance programs for a wide range of athletes, bridging my PT background with sport specific training. With younger athletes, the focus stays on the basics building tolerance to bodyweight and mastering fundamental basketball movement patterns. One key consideration muscles tend to develop faster than tendons in youth athletes. That imbalance can increase the risk for overuse injuries like Osgood Schlater (jumper’s knee), often driven by excessive volume. In today’s environment, early sport specialization only amplifies that risk. That’s why the priority is improving tendon capacity, reinforcing sound movement mechanics, and building long term resiliency. Once the athlete displays a solid foundation that’s when we hit the iron.
SOMETHING I LEARNED TODAY!
What's up fam! Been in Champaign, Illinois working with Women's Guard Maddie Webber the past 2 days. Something I learned / got reassured of BIG time this trip was how important it is to build your development plans in cahoots with the coaching staff / what they expect from their player. It can be as nitty gritty as coming off of zooms ONLY on the left side of the floor. If they will never come off a zoom on the right, you really shouldn't be spending much time on it. I accomplish this by watching all of my players possessions and studying their teams offensive sets and movements. Then I cater to their own individual needs INSIDE of that system. I can't stress this enough... otherwise you are simply wasting the player's time (in most cases). What do y'all think? Is this fair? Or should you try to build more skill outside of the team's system with the player's future in mind. Don't forget to drop a like on this post and comment below with your thoughts!
3 likes • Apr 15
I’m big on having a plan. As a full-time PT, everything we do is built around clear, attainable goals and treating the source not just the symptoms. Same approach with training, I attempt to focus on making the biggest immediate impact. I work mostly with JH, HS, and some college athletes, and I keep it collaborative by aligning with both the player and coach (indirectly mostly). I respect and align with your approach though for sure.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO ⁉️
A parent is watching you work with a player and they are commenting / making faces after EVERY rep. They make a negative face/comment after a miss and a positive reaction after a make. The player looks at them each rep...
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14 members have voted
2 likes • Apr 14
I actually encourage parents to join the warm-up portion of sessions. It gives them a hands-on understanding of how we train and what we emphasize. As we transition into the session, they naturally become more relaxed, open to learning, and less likely to interrupt while also building trust in the process.
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Darrel Wilson
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@darrel-wilson-5995
Physical Therapist at Encompass Rehab treating mostly neurological conditions. Founder of Grace & Grind Basketball Academy.

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Joined Mar 25, 2026
Grand Forks, ND
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