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I always tell kids that shots are made before they’re taken to try to get them to be mentally
prepared. Just because something has not been done before doesn’t mean that it’s
impossible. We tend to set limitations on ourselves. Someone once asked me, “How did
you make so many shots in a row?” I answered, “Just one shot at a time.” I just repeat it
1,234 times!
-Dave Hopla

When training high schoolers, you have them early on in their training career and can set
them on the path toward athletic success… It’s good to start doing push-ups, pull-ups and
chin-ups at a younger age because they set a good foundation for future training.

A full range of motion is also important because chin-ups are undoubtedly harder for persons
with super long arms, but harder is not an excuse to avoid those exercises. These people
might need to work at it more and do eccentrics or assisted reps in the beginning, but
good push-ups and pull-ups are very important in building that solid foundation.
-Ben Bruno

Kids get into a rhythm. If you give a handful of things, most younger athletes can wrap
their head around that. “Okay, I have a handful of things I need to do prior to practice.”
-Jill Zeller

Plyometric training requires maximum amounts of rest. If your athletes are fatigued, they
can’t output maximum amounts of force. In order to move up from 100% to a new max of
101%, they have to have full recovery and fatigue needs to be 0% of the equation.

If it matters, do it more. I’m regularly trying to
convince people that intensity often matters a
great deal less, but how often you do
something matters more.
-Shelby Turcotte

Many coaches try to do too much at one time, which is a lot like multitasking. Over time
we have realized that multitasking isn’t good and is not the most productive. And really,
this isn’t even multitasking; it’s simply switching from stimulus to stimulus. Regardless,
you want to focus on one piece at a time. My recommendation, as far as integrating any
of these quickness pieces from a technical standpoint, is to get proficient at the
movement first.

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Even if athletes move their feet correctly and more
quickly through the ladder, I always joke that there's
no such thing as the Ladder Olympics for Agility. Athletes can fly through the ladder, but that does not equate to improving their speed or quickness on the court.

Teaching your athletes how to move better as athletes through strength training is a gamechanger for players.

So heading into the season, think about it. What do you do? Can you reframe it? Think outside the box to be able to do just a little bit better, whether that's training or on the court or the coaching.

And the quicker you can sit down and say to yourself, I am owed nothing, the happier you are going to be in life.

Focus on enjoying the process. Focus on creating opportunities. And remember, you were owed absolutely nothing by the world.

Day to day, those little victories, that’s what it’s about. What it’s about. Set deals with yourself. Make those little deals attainable. Keep following up on them, do it regularly, and great things happen.

I’m not very big on stationary workouts. It’s good for young players who are just learning and who perhaps can’t keep their head up while dribbling, but past that stage everything needs to be done on the move. After all, basketball is a moving game and players better be able to move and dribble the ball. -Pat Quinn

It’s those challenging periods when things suck, when things aren’t going well, that that is the difference maker. That’s what you have to embrace, that that is where your competition is falling off. When you’re able to keep moving yourself forward.

Whenever I’m setting up an off-season program, the first question I ask myself is, What qualities or what traits can I not develop in season? A lot of things get down just as you start going through practice and you start getting into games. A lot of pieces can come together for you, but certain elements, such as getting a really good conditioning base, are really tough in season if you’re not already in some kind of shape. -Mike Robertson

As a coach this is a very important piece to remember as you
continue to develop yourself as a person and coach so that you can continue help create a
positive impact on others

I challenge you to look at your program and what you currently do and find a way to see if you can go a bit ‘unconventional’ with how you approach some things.

It’s important that you can function on your feet. If the strength doesn’t transfer to
standing on the court (where you spend most of your time), then you’ll be wasting
your time
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Don’t get ahead of yourself and understand that getting better at basketball is as much of a
journey as it is a destination.

So I just got inspired by the fact that a now committed college athlete is going to be playing sports in college. And this brings me to a point that I reiterate all of the time to high school athletes that I don’t think they hear until they get to the point where it’s too late. And that is if you truly want to succeed as an athlete, you must understand that between point A and point B lies hard work and consistency.
-Shelby Turcotte

Teach your athletes the dorsiflexed position and all quickness or all movement-based concepts. Dorsiflexion is the most stable position and the most powerful in terms of creating force. That means that when the toes are tucked up, the ankle joint has the ability to load or create as much force as humanly possible
-Shelby Turcotte

Teach your athletes the dorsiflexed position and all quickness or all movement-based
concepts. Dorsiflexion is the most stable position and the most powerful in terms of
creating force. That means that when the toes are tucked up, the ankle joint has the ability
to load or create as much force as humanly possible
-Shelby Turcotte

The next block is what I call a force block, and this is where you’re focused on strength
or force production – trying to move some weights, trying to get stronger. For example,
push a heavy sled, trying to put more force into the ground. A lot of kids are
underdeveloped and are just not strong enough. There’s not enough emphasis on sound
strength training principles and teaching them to move well and push a little bit of load.
-Mike Robertson