4 Ways to Build Mental Toughness During Your Workouts

The summer is more than just a time to work on your skills. It’s a time to build your mental strength as well. Fortunately, with the right attitude, you can work on both at the same time.

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The Ultimate Answer to the Eternal Debate: Should I Work On My Strengths or Weaknesses?

It’s one of the biggest debates in training. Should you focus on eliminating your weaknesses or improving your strengths? I’ve heard good arguments for both sides. This post creates a new framework for thinking about the debate. It’s a doozy, enjoy!

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"How Long Should I Workout For?"

Players ask me this question all the time. I think they’re often expecting me to say something like “2 hours” or “30 minutes of ball handling and an hour of shooting.” But what I usually say is, “It doesn’t matter.”

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The Solution to Comparing Yourself to Others

Our brains are basically little comparison machines. The problem is we're constantly comparing ourselves to other people. How do we manage that harmful inclination to define success in relation to others? By changing our measures of success.

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The One Key to Making Shooting Drills More Realistic

The goal of doing shooting drills is to become a better shooter in the game. This is obvious. But the problem is that most people tend to forget this fact. They practice shooting in ways that are far from realistic. In particular, there's one important thing that most shooting drills lack: decision making.

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The Most Important .25 Seconds in Basketball

There’s a crucial moment that everyone faces in training. It’s kind of like a fork in the road. But this fork in the road doesn’t just occur one time, it happens hundreds of times each day. It happens immediately after we make a mistake. 

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The Top-of-the-Building Perspective

When you’re in the depths of a bad streak, it’s like being in dark alley. You can’t see above the menacing walls on either side. You can’t get a foothold to climb up the side. You just need to find a way to get that top-of-the-building perspective.

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The Criticism Trap (Part 2) - Coaches

The Criticism Trap comes when coaches come to incorrect conclusions when analyzing feedback.

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The Criticism Trap (Part 1) - Players

Feedback is crucial for rapid improvement. However, there are times when—in analyzing the feedback—we end up drawing false conclusions. These false conclusions lead to The Criticism Trap. 

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Lions vs. Antelopes (We're the Antelopes)

In evolution, there is a concept known as optimal challenge. Antelopes use optimal challenge to become faster and stronger. You too can use optimal challenge to become a better basketball player.

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If I Could Choose One Quality to Give a Basketball Player It Might Be This

Imagine your coach tells you to choose a partner to play 1 on 1. Who do you look to first? The guy on the end of the bench who’s not very good or the best player at your position? Who you decide to play indicates whether you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset. The mindset that you adopt has immense consequences for your basketball career and your life. 

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