This week I had an incredible experience helping out Danny with his elite players. I wanted to share 3 key takeaways from the workouts. 1- Handle- I never realized how important dribble timing and the ability to move your feet and the ball in sync matters. Mastering this ability allows you to be intentional with footwork and play with a different level of pace and shiftiness. 2- Gamifying drills- Adding a point system, goals, constraints/incentives, adds a level of pressure to workouts that makes them extra locked in. While there are certainly times to teach and explain concepts or moves, if a workout is fully focused on reps with no pressure attached, intensity and focus will eventually drop. 3- Shooting- It’s so much more than just reps. Your pickup, follow through, landing, ball path, balance, release point, and energy transfer all affect your shot. Grinding out thousands of reps on a broken shot isn’t going to get you to the next level as a shooter. Everyone shoots differently but if you are struggling to get better as a shooter, eliminating variability in your shot and tightening up your mechanics will help you to move the needle if reps aren’t doing it. Oftentimes it’s not “changing” your form, but it’s taking away extra variables to make it more consistent. It can be an uncomfortable and frustrating process, but if you are willing to buy in, it will eventually click and transform your shot. And then once your mechanics are down and you are a good shooter, practicing with contests, percentage goals (ex: 10/12 per spot), challenges that force you to get your shot off quicker, and knocking down shots while tired will be able to transform you from a good shooter to a great shooter. What’s one takeaway you guys have had from your workouts recently?

As a young coach, I’m curious to see what mistakes you guys have made when you were starting out or what mistakes you notice other newer coaches often make? And how did you get better/correct it?

If you were a college scout what are the 3 most important things you are looking for when watching a high schooler play?

Summertime is a hot time for kids to train and really lock in on getting better! What are you guys most excited for this summer? I would have to say the availability opening up a lot more! I love being able to work people out during the day and also at night!

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