Dreamer's Blueprint

This final episode dives into uncomfortable truths and hard-hitting realities that basketball players need to confront in order to improve and succeed. The 5th and final piece of this offseason blueprint and this one is just as valuable as the other 4 Chapters 00:00 Confronting Uncomfortable Truths 05:43 Avoiding Distractions and Shiny Object Syndrome 11:37 Overcoming Environmental Influences 17:3...

Don't waste your summer! Episode 4/5 is breaking down 5 things that you may be missing from your summer offseason workouts and your life/game that can hurt you from making the team. Don't miss any of these!

Continuing the series of how to develop and grow your game during the summer and offseason, this episode is how you can schedule your training. I give you two different styles of what I would do if I could start over and I could train again. I give a ultimate layout of how you can frame your own schedule for your success.

You can work hard this offseason and you can get better but if you create structure to not only work but get better because you work smart and hard then you need to listen to this episode and listen to the last episode of this series to know what to work on. Chapters 00:00 The Power of Structure 05:19 Narrowing In and Testing Improvements 10:20 Importance of Rest Days

This Weekend reminded me about 2 valuable pieces of growth and progress, coaching and community. I ran a 5k and had a coaching call for myself and i didn't expect too much of this before hand but it played a bigger role than i thought and hopefully you get this lesson too

LeBron James lost the 2011 Finals. But that offseason, he didn't panic and try to fix everything. He identified ONE thing that would change everything—his mindset and post game. That's how you actually get better. In this episode, I break down the framework for intentional offseason training: ✅ The SWOT Analysis ✅ Pick your top 3 focus areas ✅ The 80/20 Rule ✅ How to train your basketball mind...

Coach Barber dives into his unseen struggles of a successful basketball coach, highlighting the mental toughness required to lead through personal and team tragedies. He opens up about the impact of a tragic loss on the team and community. He shares his personal journey, challenges, and lessons learned, as well as his approach to coaching and leadership and how he plans to succeed at his latest st...

Dr. Hillary gives a masterclass on depression! This episode breaks down the overlap between anxiety and depression, the concept of depression as a superpower, and the connection between empathy and depression. She shares ways of managing depression and your identity, treatment approaches for depression, recognizing and supporting depression in others, high functioning depression and identity in sp...

Everybody thinks you're doing fine but inside you're crumbling. On paper you have the wins but peel back the layers and see the hurt and pain. Jaycee was handling a lot challenging situations but has overcome it all to this point and still has a smile on her face. Listen to see what it looks like to be faced with depression and domestic violence and survive to be on the other side. Chapters 00:00...

Don't let anxiety be the reason you or your player is limited. Some issues of anxiety is not fully understanding what it is, how it comes and why people get it, not even mentioning how to deal with it To help get a breakdown of all of this, I brought Dr. Hillary Cauthen back to break this down so you can have a better understanding and take this blueprint and a way to fight back against it Chapter...

When Do You Become A Winner? What is the difference between failing and being a failure? Winning and losing in basketball and life are two different games and i dive into what each is about. This episode is personal and something I need to hear so hopefully it helps you too

This episode is a valuable piece of the mental game, a piece to build your mindset and confidence. Listen to this before your game to help lock you in and be building block for your game

Gilbert Arenas went from being a second-round pick that was riding the bench to winning Most Improved Player then becoming an all-star. I breakdown the key factors that led to his improvement and increased playing time, providing a blueprint for you to follow.

We say we want to be successful... But what does that actually mean? As trainers, how do we define successful player development? As parents, what does raising successful kids look like? You have to clearly define what "the best" means for you. Human development is more important than athletic achievement. But right now youth sports are consumed by rankings and social media looks, and that's messi...

The conversation with Beth Mounier dives into uncomfortable truths about the basketball system and culture. Is it built for player development or profit? From training, to AAU and the culture in America vs Europe We talk on the mental and emotional burnout that all of these play on the players lives Chapters 00:00 Uncomfortable Truths About Basketball System and Culture 06:13 Development in High S...

The episode dives deep into the concept of mental toughness. I give my definition of mental toughness, the five pieces that make up mental toughness, and strategies for building mental toughness. At the end, i give you a way to grade and improve your mental toughness. Chapters 00:00 Kobe Bryant and Mental Toughness 02:28 Defining Mental Toughness 03:35 The Components of Mental Toughness 11:25 Buil...

If someone followed you around and saw how you worked and trained, what would they say and grade your game?

This is a pregame meditation for any hoopers that feel nervous or anxious before they compete. Listen and take the time to invest into this mental skill building for your game.

To all my seniors, college or high school, this episode is for you. A quick moment to reflect on the past while looking to what next. Before you make that next move, pause to let it all sink in and respect where you have come from in your basketball journey and thank your past self for all you did to get to this point. How do you feel about your career right now?

Coach Savannah Carter breaks down the blueprint of being a great defensive guard in basketball.  She explains the skills, mindset and physical makeup to be great. and shares her personal journey, highlighting how her experiences starting in HBCU transferring to Juco and finishing up at Mississippi State made her the player she was and coach that she is. We also touch on the evolution of defensive...

Send us a text Lanaya Foster, a talented two-way player from Georgia Tech, shares her journey in basketball, sharing her process of developing as a high level offensive and defensive player. On offense she has a mastery of the mid-range game and on the other end she developed a love for shot blocking. She gives gems on her blueprint to being this two talent, the challenges she faced transitioning...

Send us a text To be a great shooter isn't only about the ball going through the net, you have to develop the mindset that get you to this point. Your favorite shooters like Steph Curry, Caitlin Clark, Klay Thompson, Sabrina Ionescu or whoever your person is has these 3 pillars that great shooters are made of Listen to see where you need to develop if you're struggling to make that true growth in...

Send us a text A lot of players have a dream of playing college basketball and Mattie Machen's is coming true! She has committed to playing at Lee University and she shares her journey  and the work to get to this point! We learn the impact her faith has played in her life and career. The influence her family, especially her sister, who is a current college played, has played in her life and game....

Send us a text Confidence gets take easily and so challenging to gain. You have spent hours watching others talk about confidence and how to gain yours but it still feels distant and like yours is broken. This will walk you through how you can develop your confidence and continue to build it as you grow.  If you want a deeper dive and want to hear from pro players, college coaches, performance tra...

Send us a text Jae Taft shares his journey of finding and redefining her identity beyond sports, with a huge emphasis of the importance of placing her identity in Christ rather than her game and performance. She shared the struggles of transitioning away from basketball, the isolation that can birthed her spiritual growth, and the pressure young athletes, specifically the ladies face from parents...