Training The Best!

I had an unbelievable weekend. I spent the day in New Hampshire at the Reebok headquarters working with some of the top high school basketball players in the state. I can't tell you much about the big project but it was a blast.

Basically I was asked by my good friend and top level strength coach David Jack, who is spear heading the big program, to come in and teach these players on the court basketball speed techniques. They were great! they players really learned as they went through the process. When we first started out they were not getting into the key positions to elicit great speed and quickness, but with constant prodding and poking they finally got it and they just took off.

You see, if you want results you have to coach for results. I didn't just give them a drill and ask them to complete the drill. I gave them a SKILL and asked them to execute the skill with precision and effort. Many times the players might be slightly off on the execution of the skill but because they used great effort they pulled the skill off. Now I can clean up the technique, but if they don't give me effort I never get a true read as to how they skill should look for each individual.

To give you and example I taught them the lateral speed skills of the shuffle and crossover. I than tagged that together with the hip turn and shuffle or crossover. The final touch was to make live drills where they had to use the skills in conjunction. WHAT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TEACH AND ASSESS THE PLAYERS LIVE MOVEMENT.

By the end. They players moved real well, had a better understanding of how to make self-corrections, and they gained a ton of confidence in their ability. It was fantastic!

So, if you are serious about getting basketball results and on court speed results than simply know your stuff and coach the dickens out the players. You will love what you see.

Play Hard!

Lee