Hard Smart Together Chalk Talks Coach Dave

Are you a basketball player that wants to make your High School team next season? This weekend I ran into the Boy’s Coach at my old High School and it got me thinking about the summer before I made my first Varsity Basketball Season and I wanted to share the difference maker that gave me an advantage over a more talented player that got cut at tryouts.

Today we are continuing our off-season topics of things you can do this summer that will prepare you for a success next basketball season. But some of you may not be sure you’re even going to make the team next year, maybe you are an incoming Freshman or a returning player from the Freshman or JV teams, making the Varsity team is probably a goal of yours. The story I want to share today will give you one thing you should do this summer that is critically important to your High School basketball career.

Hope you enjoy!

Coach Dave

Are you a basketball player that wants to be a playmaker for your team? Becoming a playmaker is a subtle but important shift in how you play the game, but critical for your team’s success and how your coach views you as a basketball player. Coaches love playmakers! So today I’m going to share 3 things you can do to become a better playmaker.

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Coach Dave

Are you a basketball player that’s loves playing basketball? When I ask the high school or college players I work with how often they play basketball, they typically respond with all the time. When we dig down, a lot of times they rethink their answer. If you, like them are one of those players that want to improve this summer, today I’m going to share an activity critical to your improvement that you need to include in the time you dedicate to basketball this summer.

Today we’re talking about your improvement this summer, just like last week when we talked about the time you dedicate to your shooting workouts, today we are going to cover one of the things players today don’t spend enough time at and the benefits it can have for your game this summer.

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Coach Dave

Are you a basketball player that’s serious about improving your shooting this summer? If you want to be the type of shooter that your coach can be confident in during a game by the beginning of next season, you are going to have to take a serious approach to your shooting workouts. So, today I’m going to cover 3 things you need to do to improve your shooting workouts and make you a better shooter.

We’re talking about most basketball player's favorite basketball topic, shooting the basketball. Being a great shooter and gaining your coaches confidence, comes from the work you put in during the off-season and how you approach your workouts.

Hope you enjoy! Coach Dave

Are you a basketball player that finds themselves unsure sometimes in how to play great help defense. Being a great help defender helps you stand out to coaches and makes you tough to take out of the game. But playing great help defense can be confusing. Have you ever been taken out of the game for losing and getting backdoored the player you’re guarding or letting a drive go by and you weren’t there to help because you were focused on the player you’re guarding, now you’re unsure what to do and what exactly will make your coach happy. Today I’m going to cover 3 things you can do that make it easier for you to be confident in your help defense.

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Coach Dave

Are you a high school or college basketball player that gets bummed out when you don’t achieve your goals? Today we’re going to talk about how to set goals that keep you in the constantly moving forward and focused on the process of becoming a better basketball player.

Today we’re talking about goal setting and how you can set goals that you have complete control over, so you can not only achieve them, but you don’t set yourself up for disappointment.

Hope you enjoy! Coach Dave