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DOWNLOAD MY SKILLS CHECKLIST! These are 8 skills that coaches love to see in players! → http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles As a basketball player one of the most valuable skills you can bring to the court is your ability to communicate effectively with your teammates and coaches. But if you’re like me throughout most of my playing career, I wasn’t super confident in my communication and...

DOWNLOAD MY SKILLS CHECKLIST! These are 8 skills that coaches love to see in players! → http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles As a basketball player, are you a little anxious heading into the season? Are you unsure of your place on the team? Are you trying out for a new team and aren’t sure the coach even knows who you are? Today I am going to share from a coaches perspective a couple of th...

Playing Basketball at Your Peak Level Consistently DOWNLOAD MY SKILLS CHECKLIST! These are 8 skills that coaches love to see in players! http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles As a basketball player, have you ever experienced times when it feels like your game has taken a huge step backward? Or you don’t see any progress at all? Or you find yourself falling into old bad habits? Today I’m goi...

DOWNLOAD MY SKILLS CHECKLIST! These are 8 skills that coaches love to see in players! → http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles As a basketball player, one of the things that will give you confidence is getting rid of the bad habits you might have in your game and replacing them with good habits. Today we are going to talk about one of those bad habits a lot of players have that causes massiv...

Learn How To Think Like a Great Basketball Player DOWNLOAD MY SKILLS CHECKLIST! These are 8 skills that coaches love to see in players! http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Are you a basketball player that wants to have the kind of steady confidence that great players have? Today I’m going to share one of their secrets, a way of thinking that gives them an advantage over the average player...

Basketball Habits of Play Spacing Against a Zone Defense DOWNLOAD MY SKILLS CHECKLIST! These are 8 skills that coaches love to see in players! → http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Are you a basketball player that wants to be one of the smartest players on the floor? Do you want to make it easier for your team to score and make it frustrating for other teams to defend you? We know that on...

DOWNLOAD MY SKILLS CHECKLIST! These are 8 skills that coaches love to see in players! → http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Are you a basketball player that wants to play at your peak level on a regular basis? If so, you are going to need to develop a steady, unshakable confidence. Today I’m going to share 3 places players typically think they get their confidence from that are not the so...

Are you a basketball player who wants to stand out in tryouts or as the season gets underway when roles and playing time is up for grabs? Today I’m going to share a mindset trick that will help you perform at a higher level and stand out to your coach over players that are just playing “as hard” as they can. Today we are talking about a mindset hack that will help you stand out over other players...

How To Develop Basketball Confidence To Play Your Best ►►DOWNLOAD MY SKILLS CHECKLIST! These are 8 skills that coaches love to see in players! → http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Are you a basketball player who goes from the highs of feeling confident in your game, your skills and your journey, to the lows of self-doubt, being unsure of your place on the team or if you’re good enough? T...

Are you a basketball player who wants to play smart basketball and make your team better against all types of defenses? Well today I’m going to share one of the ways you can make your team more of a threat on offense and make things difficult for the team playing a zone defense. Today we are talking about making things more difficult on a zone defense. You might be thinking to yourself, well my co...

Are you a basketball player, a high school or college athlete that has experienced low points along your journey? How you struggled with self-doubt as you strive to achieve big dreams? Well today I’m going to share some valuable lessons that can help you though those times, for any basketball player or really any athlete, taken strait from the pages of Kirk Herbstreit’s fascinating book, Out of Th...

If you’re a high school basketball player who has big plans for the upcoming basketball season, you shouldn’t wait until tryouts or just before the season starts to have a sit down with your coach. Today I am going to share exactly what questions to ask from your coach in order to set the foundation for a great season ahead. We are back for another school year and if you aren’t back to school yet,...

Are you a basketball player that feels pretty good about themselves coming into the season? Did you have a few summer games where you scored 15 or 20 pts and went home thinking you had a good or maybe a great game? Well today we are going to talk about how a coach might view that same game as a bad game for you, by letting you behind the curtain of how coaches think… Today we are talking about how...

Today we are talking about having a quicker jumpshot and how to develop one with practice. I always hear commentators from games talking about how a player has such a quick release. Well today we are going to take the mystery out of why some players have quick shots and others don’t. As you move up in levels the ability to get your shot off quickly will be really important as defenders are faster,...

Are you a basketball player who has big goals for your career? Do you want to make your varsity team, become a starter, be all-league, be all-state, win a championship, play in college, earn a championship? All these big dreams and goals are great, but how do you make progress on all your big goals? Today we are going to discuss the 3 C’s of progress and I’m going to share a personal milestone for...

Are you a high school basketball player who’s hungry for the knowledge that will improve your game, give you an edge over your competition and quite possibly change your life? If so, today is going to be an important episode for you as I share the first step to becoming a lifelong learner and student of the game of basketball and life. Today we are talking about the process of becoming a Lifelong...

Are you a high school basketball player who wants to increase your playing time next season? If so, ask yourself how much you’ve been working on defensive skills this offseason… Today I am going to share one of the most underrated and overlooked defensive skills, that you should be working on to set you apart next season. It’s been a few weeks since we talked about basketball defense, so I’m excit...

Basketball Fundamentals 5 Areas Of Your Game To Focus On ►►DOWNLOAD MY SKILLS CHECKLIST! These are 8 skills that coaches love to see in players! → http://www.hardsmarttogether.com/intangibles Are you a basketball player that wants to be a great shooter under pressure? Do you want to perform better in game pressure situations? Well today, I going to share a simple drill that you can do that will he...

Are you a high school basketball player that said at the beginning of the summer, this is the year I really develop my game and become a smart, confident player? Today I’m going to break down the 5 areas of your game that you sure be giving dedicated time to, so you can take a little personal inventory to see what you’ve been doing and what you could add to your basketball development that might b...

Are you a basketball player that wants to be a great finisher around the rim? Do you want to impress your coach with with your creativity in the lane? Do you want to be the type of player that isn’t bothered by contact? Today we’re going to look at the one thing you can do as a player that will help you do all these things. Hope you enjoy! Coach Dave

Are you a basketball player that wants to make your High School team next season? This weekend I ran into the Boy’s Coach at my old High School and it got me thinking about the summer before I made my first Varsity Basketball Season and I wanted to share the difference maker that gave me an advantage over a more talented player that got cut at tryouts. Today we are continuing our off-season topics...

Are you a basketball player that wants to be a playmaker for your team? Becoming a playmaker is a subtle but important shift in how you play the game, but critical for your team’s success and how your coach views you as a basketball player. Coaches love playmakers! So today I’m going to share 3 things you can do to become a better playmaker. Hope you enjoy! Coach Dave

Are you a basketball player that’s loves playing basketball? When I ask the high school or college players I work with how often they play basketball, they typically respond with all the time. When we dig down, a lot of times they rethink their answer. If you, like them are one of those players that want to improve this summer, today I’m going to share an activity critical to your improvement that...

Are you a basketball player that’s serious about improving your shooting this summer? If you want to be the type of shooter that your coach can be confident in during a game by the beginning of next season, you are going to have to take a serious approach to your shooting workouts. So, today I’m going to cover 3 things you need to do to improve your shooting workouts and make you a better shooter....

Are you a basketball player that finds themselves unsure sometimes in how to play great help defense. Being a great help defender helps you stand out to coaches and makes you tough to take out of the game. But playing great help defense can be confusing. Have you ever been taken out of the game for losing and getting backdoored the player you’re guarding or letting a drive go by and you weren’t th...