Basketball Fundamentals
Matt Howard is one of the leading experts in basketball skills and player development. Howard has worked with many players that are emerging on the NBA scene as fundamentally sound standouts in the next generation of NBA stars, Houston-area players like Kelly Oubre (Kansas, Washington Wizards), Justin Jackson (North Carolina, Sacramento Kings) and Justise Winslow (Duke, Miami Heat). Howard believes that hard work, patience and focus are the key elements to building a winning approach to the sport and life.
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When you are serious about your basketball game, and you seem to be losing your competitiveness, anxieties can run high. If it's been a while since you focused on the fundamentals, getting help may be the last thing you may want to do. In this guide, discover how your words and actions can help encourage someone to get back into their flow.
He or She Might Be Thinking About...
- Great players do the things others are not willing to do. Practice, Condition. Repeat.
- I feel like I am in a shooting slump and I don't know how get my flow back.
- I feel like my technique is on point, but I can't seem to get mind aligned with my shot.
- I need to improve my mental toughness.
- I need to increase my stamina in the second half of game.
- My ball handling is not where it needs to be.
- I still don't feel comfortable going to the left side of the goal with confidence.
- I am not getting enough arc on my foul shots.
- I need to get better at one hand passes.
- My jump shot is inconsistent. My release is too slow.
- Triple threat position and pivoting has to become a natural stream of thought.
- I need to let the game come to me.
- I don't use my jab step enough when the defender is more athletic than me.
- Basic screening and cutting.
- Good defense wins championships.
- I need to box out when the ball hits the glass.
- Defense - Should I be playing better defense in man to man, pressure, zone?
Words That Might Be Encouraging
- Great players do the things others are not willing to do. Practice, Condition. Repeat.
- I feel like I am in a shooting slump and I don't know how to get my flow back.
- I feel like my technique is on point, but I can't seem to get mind aligned with my shot.
- I need to improve my mental toughness.
- I need to increase my stamina in the second half of the game.
- My ball handling is not where it needs to be.
- I still don't feel comfortable going to the left side of the goal with confidence.
- I am not getting enough arc on my foul shots.
- I need to get better at one hand passes.
- My jump shot is inconsistent. My release is too slow.
- Triple threat position and pivoting must become a natural stream of thought.
- I need to let the game come to me.
- I don't use my jab step enough when the defender is more athletic than me.
- Basic screening and cutting.
- Good defense wins championships.
- I need to box out when the ball hits the glass.
- Defense - Should I be playing better defense in man to man, pressure, zone?
Words That Might Be Discouraging
- When I was balling, we did not do any yoga.
- Whenever you get the ball, shoot.
- If you don't shoot the ball, you don't score. The game is about scoring.
- Always be thinking about ways you can score.
- Defense may win championships, but offense gets you in the paper.
- You are not tall enough to get to the next level.
- You are not disciplined enough to play this game.
- Don't worry about your conditioning drills, you are talented.
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