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How To Attract The Attention of College Coaches During Your AAU Game Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you see college coaches at your AAU game that you haven’t had any correspondence with, I have some bad news for you, they aren't there to watch you! There is probably a player or two on your te...

3 Things That Will Improve Your Chances of Playing Basketball In College Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you are a High School basketball player that wants to play in college, here are 3 things you can do today to improve your chances. You might be surprised to find out that none of them have...

How To Improve Your Defense This Offseason Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you are a HS basketball player that wants to go into next season impressing coaches, having more confidence on the court and winning more games, then you need to work on your defense over the offseason. Today I am going...

How To Take Control of Your Confidence This Offseason Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you are a HS basketball player that had struggles last season maintaining your confidence, today's episode is for you! I'm here to tell you that true confidence doesn't come from results, your playing time, y...

3 Ways To Get The Most Out of Your Offseason Workouts Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you are a HS basketball player that is serious about improving, you have already started thinking about your off-season workouts. Today I want to go over a few things you can do, to get the most out of them a...

Learn How To Spot and Stop Runs To Become a High IQ HS Basketball Player Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you are a HS basketball player that wants to be one of those high IQ players on the court, one of the best skills you can have is knowing how to spot and stop runs that the opposing team is...

How To Choose an AAU Basketball Program That’s The Best Fit For You Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Are you a HS Basketball player that’s considering what AAU program or team might be your best fit? Now that your HS season is wrapping up, this is something that may be a stressful decision for you...

How To Use March Madness Games To Improve Your Basketball IQ Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles It’s the greatest time of the year again for basketball players, that’s right it’s March Madness. But if you are looking to build your basketball IQ as a HS player, I don’t want you watching games as a fa...

3 Areas To Focus On To Shoot Better By Next Season Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Shooting Form - https://youtu.be/0ndAvEimca0 We are wrapping up another HS season and I hope you had a great season. But odds are you are already thinking about the things you want to improve for next season. This...

The Recruiting Process Has Changed When Should You Start Your Recruiting Process? Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles As I talk with student-athletes about the recruiting process, a recurring question comes up from them and their family. When is the right time to start the recruiting process and star...

When You're Behind At The End Of The Game On Defense How You Need To Play Defense Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles A few weeks ago I did an episode on high basketball IQ strategies on offense, when you are down at the end of the game. Today I am going to share how you can change your defensive pla...

Student Athlete Mindset Do You as a HS Basketball Player Inspire Others? Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles I love sports, all sports and I love following athletes and their stories. It’s typically the reason I follow certain teams. So as I was watching a show highlighting some of the athletes that...

How To Stand Out To College Coaches With Your Basketball Recruiting Video Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a HS Basketball player that has hopes of playing in college. One of the most important components in your recruiting process is making a highlight video for college coaches. Today w...

Basketball Tip For When You’re Behind At The End Of The Game on Offense Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you’re a HS Basketball player that wants to increase your basketball IQ, you need to study how to play in different game situations. Today I want to share what smart players can do in end of...

If You Are a HS Basketball Player Ask Yourself This Question Everyday! Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles In an episode a few weeks ago we talked about the difference between contributing vs contaminating. Today I am going to share the simple question you should ask yourself everyday as a HS Basketb...

What Are You Willing To Do For More Playing Time? Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles We’re at the point in the season that rotations are pretty set and your playing time is probably fairly consistent. For a lot of you HS Basketball players out there, that may mean that you aren’t getting the PT that...

Student Athlete New Years Resolutions and 2026 Goal Setting Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles It’s that time of year again, when we all reflect on our resolutions of last year and make new ones, As a Student -Athlete and HS Basketball player, your’s may have been about basketball, school or somethi...

How Your Approach as a Student Athlete Makes a Statement About You Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles I watched the final game in a college football team’s season a couple of weeks ago and at the end of it I saw something that is a lesson for every HS student-athlete no matter what sport you play. I...

3 Ways To Contribute To Your Basketball Team’s Success Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles There is an old saying, if you aren’t contributing, you are contaminating. That applies to everything you do with your basketball team. Doing nothing, just showing up, blending in, going through the motions are...

How To Make a Bigger Impact on Defense as a HS Basketball Player Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles If you are a HS Basketball player that wants to stand out on the court to your coach and earn more playing time, then you need to make a bigger impact on defense. That’s right defense, because that’s...

3 Mindset Tips For HS Holiday Basketball Tournaments Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles High School Basketball Tournaments are upon us. It got me thinking about the mindset that players need during these early season tournaments that can set up them up for league games and postseason tournament succ...

Practice Gratitude For Better Basketball as HS Players Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles We are approaching Thanksgiving and it’s the time of year that people typically reflect on what they are grateful for. But what if I told you that practicing gratitude on a regular basis can actually have an im...

Who Benefits From Fast vs Slow Tempo in High School Basketball Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Last week we talked about how you as a HS Basketball player can learn and get better at spotting momentum shifts in a basketball game. We touched on tempo in that chat as well. Tempo is one of those thi...

Increasing Your Basketball IQ By Learning To Recognize Momentum Shifts Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Basketball players with a high basketball IQ, know how to play and how to make adjustments, based on a variety of things going on in the game. If you are a HS basketball player that wants to inc...

Focus on Defending The Paint As a HS Basketball Player Download my free gift for High School Basketball Players - Intangibles Skills Checklist - http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Last week I shared how getting into the paint can help you become a better playmaker on the offensive end of the basketball court. Today I am going to share how you can focus on defending the paint on the defen...