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Mental Toughness

Mental Toughness

Mental toughness is not something you have on game day. It is a habit of mind that becomes a part of your pride and your self image. It is something you carry with you everywhere: patience in a line of traffic, attentiveness in a classroom, a nobility on the practice floor. It's a quality of mind.

What do you care if you are fouled going for a shot in a pickup game? What do you care if the court you are playing on isn't very will-lit or if the temperature isn't just right? What do you care about how well your uniform fits?

What do you care about referee's calls, length of practice, or the criticism you get? There are thousands of potential complaints, and there is also a certain kind of nobility that surmounts it all. You don't need to worry about all the tiny things, the minor problems, the childish complaints.

Develop a noble quality of mind. Learn to do your best quietly, methodically, without regard for tiny problems and adverse conditions. There are players who ignore all the negatives and give EVERY game, EVERY practice, everything they do their best shot. That is what mental toughness is. That is what every player should strive for.

Advanced Ball-Handling

Make Your Shot Automatic! - by Hal Wissel

"Most basketball players want to improve their shooting. That is good, but to reach your basketball shooting goals takes daily, specific, measurable goal setting and correct practice. For the average player it takes 20,000 correct repetitions to make your shot automatic. If you shoot 1000 correct shots each day, how many days would it take for your shot to be automatic?

The answer is 20 days or less than three weeks. If you shoot 100 correct shots each day, how many days would it take for your shot to be automatic? The answer is 200 days or almost seven months. You have a decision to make. How bad do you want it?

The Truth to Success

"Don't cry to give up. Cry to keep going." Cry because you want it that much. And, the thought of NOT having the opportunity is more painful than quitting midway.

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