You can beat a defender without dribbling (read again).... When you know how to use your pivot & can read a defender's feet you can create space & beat them with zero dribbles. That is the power of using your pivot, jabs & fakes in the triple threat. Here are a few things to look for: 1. How is the defender's feet set? Do they want to force you baseline, to the middle or playing your straight up. 2. Where is the help side defense set up? 3. The goal is to make your defender change their feet & position. If you do that you take have the advantage & the defender is playing 'catch up' with you. 4. You want to win the "half - battle." The 1on1 matchup is won in a 'half step' or 'half second' advantage. If you get a half step on your defender you have to get by them or make the right read. ***Join our MVP premium community to get the full programs, confidence workshops, zoom call replays & more access to coach Phillip with Q&A sessions & live calls. The value of this is well over $1000 but we're offering to amazing deals: Monthly Skool payment: $29/mo 1 year annual membership: $179 (50% off) Confident Point Guard MVP community here: https://www.skool.com/confident-point-guard-vip-4207

Curious to know what drills you perform, in what frequency, intensity, and how often. Do you stick with it? Do you update it often?

If fear of failure holds you back or keeps you from playing at your best, this workshop is for you. Here’s what we cover: 1. Failure is your teacher – It helps you learn and grow. 2. Failure is necessary – Success comes from learning through failure. 3. Failure is a process, not an identity – Your mistakes don’t define you. 4. Create a failure-friendly environment – Praise effort, not just results. We also dive into examples like Steph Curry’s missed shots and Michael Jordan’s mindset on failure.

What are some good drills for. 9yo to help her get better. Trying to help her get from B Team to A Team!

This video is clip from one of my confidence workshops & the topic is "Overcoming the fear of failure." I used this MJ commercial to teach a powerful lesson that many players will need as they enter a long season of ups & downs. I'm always amazed at how many players have mentally checked out by the time we get to Thanksgiving. I saw this in high school & college with many of my teammates but also could see it in other teams. True story, last season I went to a Univ. of Louisville mens basketball game in the preseason vs a small college. I went bc I was training the starting point guard on the small college but I sat behind UofL's bench that game in mid-Oct. What I saw on the bench told me everything I needed to know about that UofL team & the season they were about to have. They had no energy, during timeouts half the players were not engaged at all or not even paying attention. The players weren't smiling, they weren't clapping or encouraging each other & they just looked like they didn't like each other. They won a blow out game of course because of their talent & size but I walked away saying this team doesn't like each other & they having a loser's mindset... They ended up winning 8 games the whole season. I say this because as a player your confidence is something you have to protect at all costs & continue to build especially in the early part of the season to avoid a long miserable season. There are many hurdles you may need to overcome (injury, lack of playing time, a tough coach, a losing culture, selfish teammates, losing or toxic mindset, etc). These can happen anywhere & at all levels. The key is you protect your energy, your emotions & keep making deposits into your confidence bank. Here's a few tips: 1. Feed your mind & body correctly. Be very careful about what you let into your temple while you're in season & need to perform at a high level. The food you eat matters, it fuels & controls your emotions more than you think. More importantly the things you let into your mind (thoughts, music, what you look at & who you listen too) all create the environment you will perform out of. Protect it. 2. Give yourself room to accept failures & grow. Referencing the MJ commercial & lesson I posted its important that you view the season as a marathon that MUST include failures & valleys. Allow & accept that this will happen & it is actually NECESSARY for your growth as a player & person. This takes the pressure off of being perfect at every moment. 3. Stick to a Routine. Routines remove the array of emotions from getting your work in. Some days we're motivated but often we're not or we're going through it emotionally & just don't feel like putting in the work. By having a set routine (skill work, lifting, stretching, prayer, diet, sleep, etc) it allows you to weather those storms you go through because that is where most people lose confidence, in the storms.