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“The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.” Jerry Tarkanian Passing on recently was former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian. He was 84. Helping a number of college players with their basketball mental game, Coach Tarkanian had a long and prosperous coaching career. Winning 706 games during […]
“I think the real free person in society is one that’s disciplined. It’s the one that can choose; that is the free one.” Dean Smith Although athletic ability is important, basketball mental toughness is truly what separates good from great. Coaching young talent is never an easy task, as it requires a thorough understanding of […]
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 After practicing hard all week, the moment comes– game day. Players have worked their hardest during the […]
“I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one.” – Bobby Knight Basketball mental toughness is usually spawned from the results of continuous dedication to the cause, it does not simply materialize. Positive progress in an athlete’s basketball psychology is sometimes slow in its […]
“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.” – Micheal Jordan Some athletes experience gitters as early as the day prior to the game, others, on the […]