Are you constantly thinking about what type of player you are? Do you think about your workouts? Do you worry about the upcoming season? Will you make the team? Can you win a championship? Are you really preparing to meet the goals you've set. There's still time to change some things. Are you maximizing everything you have?
Day 31 – Redefine Your Approach
Are you doing enough to improve? Have you made a true commitment to get better or is it mostly talk? Maybe you’re not doing the necessary things to have a chance at making the team, getting a starting spot or even having a chance for a college scholarship.
It’s time to redefine what the game means to you.
Do you come to the gym and work hard? Are you taking shots that’ll you take in the game or are you looking bad by trying to do things you can't do? Are you working on the freethrows that will lead to a win, when you're not in the game or are you sitting against the wall?
If not, it’s time to change and get on track.
Take game-like shots when you are training. Work on your dribbling; both going off the dribble and in the open court. You don’t have to spend all day in the gym; get in there, work hard and get out. The intensity of your training means everything.
Ask your coach for drills. Be critical to make sure you are doing everything at game speed with proper form.
Be passion-driven about your improvement.
Today I heard a story of a young man who gets to the gym at 6AM, every day. He is training harder than ever because he wants to make his high school team. Compare that to the kid who cuts corners, shows up every so often and thinks his spot is set in stone. Nothing is certain except death and taxes.
Go out there with a different mind-set. Do what you have never done before out on the court. Turn the heat up on your training.
Go out there with a different mind-set. Do what you have never done before out on the court. Turn the heat up on your training.
Look in the mirror and make an honest assessment of your game and find out what you need to do in order to get better. If not, you better keep the receipt to those new shoes you are planning to buy for ball.
