“I would tell players to relax and never think about what’s at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you’ve lost your focus”— Michael Jordan Today’s elite basketball players knows that physical conditioning and good nutrition are critical for health and wellbeing; […]

“Coaches shouldn’t have to push you to work hard, you should push yourself to work hard because you want to be a great player” – Bob Knight There are many reasons why regular exercise is good for athletes – having a healthy heart and improving your joints and bones are just two, but regular physical […]

“There have been times when I have failed. But there have never been times when I thought I would fail” – Michael Jordan Research on sports psychology for basketball shows that personality traits such as optimism and pessimism can affect many areas of your basketball mental game. The positive thinking that usually comes with optimism […]