What I Can Control

What I Can Control To Help My Team - No Excuses!

These skills are NOT based on talent but require effort.  Preparation, desire, size, athletic ability, or age do not matter.  YOU will gain the trust and respect of your teammates and coaches if you focus and control the following.

DO YOUR JOB.  DO THE THINGS YOU CAN CONTROL

- PLAY IN/STAY IN A STANCE (max 35 seconds per possession)
- ACTIVE FEET, DO NOT LOCK UP YOUR STANCE (feet stop, you will get beat)
- ACTIVE HANDS
- ANTICIPATE YOUR OPPONENT'S NEXT MOVE (what can they do to hurt our team)
- BALL/YOU/MAN : SEE THEM ALL THE TIME
- BALL MOVES, YOU MOVE (constant adjustment as ball moves)
- BLOCK OUT WHEN ANY SHOT GOES UP
- KNOW THE SCOUTING REPORT AND TENDENCIES OF YOUR OPPONENT
- DENY CUTS
- DIVE FOR LOOSE BALLS
- TAKE CHARGES
- NO UNNECESSARY FOULS

Think about it, do you have to be Kobe or LeBron to do these skills? 
Very few teams do all of these each possession, but the ones that do are called  CHAMPIONS

- CUT HARD, POST HARD
- PASS AND CATCH WITH 2 HANDS, COME TO MEET ALL PASSES
- FAKE A PASS TO MAKE A PASS
- SET GOOD SCREENS, WAIT TO RECEIVE SCREENS
- GO TO THE BOARDS
- KNOW MY JOB IN OUR SETS, TIMING, LOOKS, ETC
- SHOOT WITH CONFIDENCE: FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS/FREE THROW ATTEMPTS
- CATCH AND GET IN A TRIPLE THREAT POSITION
- TRUST, ENCOURAGE, AND SUPPORT YOUR TEAMMATES

Do you have to be Kobe and LeBron to do these things?

YOU CONTROL YOUR GAME.


(written by our head coach, Todd Landrum, and given to our team this year)