experience the success
“Let’s be honest, guys, we’re not sitting here and saying this is not something special. This is an unbelievable streak that we’re on. We’re playing great basketball. We win in different phases of the game. We’re playing different styles. We’ve won every game, on the road, at home. Double overtime games. End-of-regulation games. Whatever the […]
Both the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball teams begin their tournaments for the National Championships in what is affectionately called “March Madness”. With the men starting on March the 19th, and the women starting on the March 23rd, the end of the month provides many an opportunity to witness stellar performances and examples of mental […]
Mental toughness is to physical as four is to one. Coach Bobby Knight Everyone knows in basketball there are three seasons; the regular season, post season, and the offseason. Winning games and tournament titles most assuredly occur during the regular and post season, but the true growth of an athlete happens during the offseason. Is […]
Two bad habits that destroy Mental Toughness. 1. Setting strict unrealistic expectations 2. Letting self-doubt run wild I talk about both of these concepts a ton in my work, as they will hold you back and cripple self-confidence. Here is my conclusion after working with many basketball players: Strict or high expectations can undermine and […]
I never looked at the consequences of missing a big shot…when you think about the consequences you always think of a negative result. Michael Jordan The successful basketball player understands the important role that free throws play in the strategy to win games. A player with basketball confidence uses mental toughness to maintain consistency both […]