Are you on a showcase team? Do you want to participate on a Showcase team? You need to have the right attitude and the right attitude starts with good sportsmanship. If you want to understand what it takes to be a good player on a showcase team, you must know what good sportsmanship is. Of course we all know the definition, but do you really understand it?

Good sportsmanship is an essential part of the mental game for basketball, and it is when you trust your coach, teammates and officials, and treat them with respect. Good sportsmanship comes from your behavior with people on the court as well as outside the court. Do you respect others? Though good sportsmanship is about how you treat your fellow team mates, it is not limited to it.

If you want to be selected by the college scouts, you should know what they are looking for. Well there are several things that college scouts want, but few things they all want is a player with good sportsmanship and mental toughness. And for that, you need a good attitude. What is your attitude when the referee makes a bad call, or when the opposing team gets on your nerves? Your attitude matters in every step you take, in every minute of the game because someone eyes is always on you.

Be positive
There are many things that can change your mental game. One of them is thinking positive. Being positive can turn a bad game into a great one. Basketball mental toughness is a difficult goal, but you can achieve it with practice regular practice.

Maintain your calm
There will be many instances when your opponents will try to break your concentration by making rude remarks or unnecessary physical contact. This is when you really need to maintain your calm and not let the comments or physical contact affect you or build up your anger inside. Playing emotionally can ruin your performance. Building up your mental game with help you stay in control and not be influenced by negative words or unnecessary physical contact.

Move on
If you make a mistake, just let it go. All players make mistakes. If you keep thinking about it, you will ruin your game. Sports psychology for basketball dictates that thinking about mistakes leads to other mistakes, so forget about them and just continue playing.

As mentioned earlier, attitude is everything, and coaches like players who are coachable and don’t give them any trouble. Here are some basketball psychology tips to help you get the right attitude.

• Think positive – positive thoughts leads to positive results
• Do not think too much and lose yourself in the game – let it flow
• Do not be scared – the hard work is already done -just play
• Relax your mind and play with a free spirit- trust the process
• Enter the zone and just be there – play effortless