TIPS for 2015

TIPS for 2015 from Dennis Stanton

THANK YOUR COACHES! -TRY DOING THIS AFTER A PRACTICE OR GAME—THEY WILL BE SURPRISED.

BE A BETTER TEAMMATE THAN YOU WERE IN 2014! -CLAP FOR TEAMMATES’ SUCCESS, EVEN WHEN THINGS ARE NOT GOING

WELL FOR YOU ON THE COURT.

STUDY YOUR CRAFT! -WHEN WATHCING NBA OR COLLEGE GAMES, STUDY HOW PLAYERS STEP

INTO THEIR SHOT, STUDY HOW PLAYERS USE BALL SCREENS/DOWN SCREENS, STUDY HOW THEY USE 1 MOVE TO ATTACK THE RIM OR CREATE SPACE, STUDY HOW HARD THEY PLAY ON DEFENSE!

MAKE MORE SHOTS! (BEFORE AND AFTER PRACTICE) -DEVELOP A PRE-PRACTICE AND POST-PRACTICE SHOOTING ROUTINE, IN

WHICH YOU HOLD YOURSELF ACCOUNTABLE FOR MAKING SHOTS,

NOT SIMPLY TAKING SHOTS.

BEING GRATEFUL > BEING SOCIAL -BEFORE LOOKING AT TWITTER/FACEBOOK IN THE MORNING, TAKE 2-3

MINUTES TO THINK OF EVERYTHING FOR WHICH YOU ARE THANKFUL.