Join me live tomorrow on our community call as I breakdown: How to slow down when pressured. This is a very common problem I see in players & I hear from speaking with parents. Feel free to post any questions you have here in the comments or bring them live to the zoom call. I'd love to hear from you personally & help in any way I can! Be quick but don't hurry. Time: Aug 6, 2026 05:00 PM Eastern Time (Check the "calendar" tab to see live calls & link as well) Join Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85761404264

If you could level up one part of your game in the next 30 days, what would it be? 🏆 Shooting Consistency 💨 Faster First Step 🧠 Better Basketball IQ 💪 Stronger Finishing Drop yours in the comments & let’s break down how to make it happen ⬇️

📝 The PDP That Changed My Basketball Career I always worked hard. I trained. I lifted. I played. I wanted to get better. But after my sophmore college season I knew I needed to make a big jump & my coach let me know how important that offseason needed to be for me. So I did something different: I created a Player Development Plan (PDP). Instead of just saying, “I'm going to work hard this summer,” I actually created a roadmap for where I wanted to go. I wrote down: 🎯 My goals — What specifically did I need to improve & what I wanted? 🏀 My development priorities — What parts of my game were keeping me from the next level? 📅 My schedule — When was I going to train, lift, condition and play around shool/work? ⏰ My time management — How was I going to organize my days so the work actually got done? 📈 My progress & accountability — Was I actually doing what I said I was going to do & tracking? 🗺️ My roadmap — Instead of randomly training, I knew where I was going and what I needed to do next. The results were dramatic. The following season, I became an All-Conference player and College All-American selection. Looking back I actually think that off season was when I became a professional basketball player. I ended up being the first player from my college to ever sign a pro basketball contract. I played in 6 countries before focusing on basketball ministry & training with Hoops for Christ. Did the PDP magically make me better? No. But it was the game changer. It gave all my HARD WORK direction. That's the difference. A lot of players work hard. A lot of players go to workouts. A lot of players say: "I want to be a starter on my team or play college basketball." "I want to start." "I want to make varsity." "I want to become a better point guard." But there's a massive difference between having a DREAM and having a PLAN. Did you know that less than 1% of people actually take the time write down their goals & look at them? By creating your PDP with me you'll already be in the top 1% & that is way more important for life than just basketball !!!

Here’s a drill for group or team training I use to improve: decision-making, player movement, slow players down (pace) & get in shooting reps/reads. Here’s the drill breakdown & the WHY… The Drill: 3 players (top & wings) & coach is on baseline with 2 bballs. Ball starts at the top player passes to a wing & sets pick n roll (PNR) & opens up. Wing man re-drives & kicks to opposite wingman & sets PNR. Once the final wingman comes off the PNR that is when the “read & decision” happens. The coach has 2 bballs & can pass to any 2 players. If there is an open man the ball handler reads and passes to that player. If both wings revive a pass from coach then the ball handler keeps ball & shoots. All 3 players will get a shot. The WHY: This drill helps players understand spacing, player movement & most importantly how to read & decide quickly. This will force your decision making player to slow down, scan reads & play with pace. 👉Check out the drill library in the “Classroom” tab for more drills

It has been 5 weeks since we started our team and I have had 100% attendance at every practice. I hope to keep engagement high for another 5.