Sunday, October 26, 2008

THE MENTAL SIDE OF BASKETBALL

Basketball is a game of mental and physical fitness.  If you want to outperform others in the game of basketball, you have to remember to use your brain just as much as you use your body. 
Thus, You should not just workout your body, but your brain as well.  This will give you an edge on a lot of players who simply workout their bodies.  Now you may ask, " how exactly am I supposed to work out my brain"?  We'll it's simple, study the little things and improve on them.

PLAY WITH YOUR KNEES BENT
Always stay in stance and be ready.  It is your point of maximum explosion.  Just like a track sprinter coming out of the blocks.  Be ready to move.

TRY TO OUT RUN YOUR OPPONENT EVERY TIME
You will usually break their will with your first three steps.  It will help you get easy shots on offense with our fast break.  Getting back on defense quickly will help stop their fast break.

GAIN POSSESSION WITH TWO HANDS
Catch the ball with 2 hands and concentrate on the catch before you do anything else. 

BE ACTIVE
Great players stay active to force their defender to respect and defend each position on the court as a possible scoring threat following each pass.  Staying active forces your defender to play defense...something most players do not like to do.

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