Key strategies for finding confidence
Welcome to the 126 new readers of The Basketball Academy.
This is the day you become a better player or coach.
Today’s Basketball Academy takes 2 minutes and 19 seconds to read.
Here’s what we’re serving up:
🏀 #1 - Favorite Thing we heard 🎧
🏀 #2 - Favorite Action to add 🎥
🏀 #3 - Favorite Drill ✍️
LET’S DIVE IN ⬇️👇
Confidence 🎧
Struggling with confidence or do you know a player, teammate, or child working with confidence?
Do what Steve Kerr did!
Book: The Inner Game of Tennis. An all-time great read by Timothy Gallwey
Must Add Action 🎥
“Twist backdoor”
“Cone Tap” ✍️
Here’s a great game action to implement into practice from head coach Dennis Gates at the University of Missouri
Rule - The ball handler cannot drive until def chooses a cone!
Works on:
1st step, Ball handling quickness, anticipation, and maintaining the advantage.
🔥 BONUS 🔥 New Drill of the Week 👨🦯
Take your best shot! 🏀 🚮
Simple Human Trick Shot Challenge!
Simple Human is excited to kickoff the #simplehumantrickshot challenge in partnership with the Drew League Foundation and Baron Davis! The trickshot challenge spurs from the organic use of our trash cans as a basketball hoop at home. They’re challenging professional athletes and fans alike to spark a friendly competition for a good, charitable cause.
Participants will have a chance to win two courtside tickets to an NBA game including a meet and greet with Baron Davis or a $1,000 simplehuman.com gift card!
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