Game Speed

For basketball, we all need to practice at game speed. Game speed is doing everything you do at the speed of which we would do in the game This is very important because the game isn't going to slow down for us so we have to be speed up. How do we practice at game speed? Sprint after your rebound and if you miss, take it straight up and put it in. This is just one way to do it. This will also work out game situation at the same time. It's time for everyone to be prepared for the season. As the NBA strength and conditioning coach, Alan Stein, would say it, "Are you waiting for the season to start, or are you preparing for it?"

Setting Standards

What are standards? In my opinion a standard is a point where you will not go to. If I have set a standard for myself that I will not smoke because it's unhealthy, I will probably hold myself to it. Standards are very important to living a successful life.
You always want to set high standards in case you don't fulfill them. If you have a high standard and you fail to keep it, you will be better off than failing to keep a low standard.
The length of a basketball court is 94 feet. The width is is 50 feet. A good player will play with his own dimensions. A good rule for any basketball player is to play on and 88x44 ft court. That means you would have to have your own imaginary lines 3 feet in from the real out of bounds lines. By doing this, you will have less of a chance to go out of bounds. The same thing goes for setting standards. Never go as close as you can to your standards because sometime you may accidently "step out of bounds".

intangibles

Intangibles are things that cannot be taught. It's diving on the floor for loose balls or make a key steal on defense. Doing things that are intangible sounds hard but if you are hustling all the time and really want it, you can get these intangibles. They may not be the most remembered play of the game or even be remembered at all but if you get these intangibles, you have a good chance of winning. Work as hard as you can every game and try to get those intangibles.

Decisions

Where do you want to end up? Do you want to be a successful person. If you want to be a succesful adult, how will you get there. I think that the best way to answer this question is by a quote...
"Decision determines your direction. Persistence determines your destination."
If you want to be succesful, first you need to make a decision to be. Once you make your decision, you are headed in the right direction. But can you stop there? No. If you are going the wrong way on a street and you turn around but just stop there, you are headed in the right direction but you're not going anywhere. After you make the decision, you have to have persistence in what you are doing. If you have persistence, then you will be successful.

Decision--> Direction--> Persistance--> Destination