Hard Smart Together Chalk Talks 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.

Hope you enjoy!

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

Are you a basketball player that wants to make the most of your summer workouts? Whether you are working out with a trainer or working out on your own. Today I’m going to give you a simple thing you should add that will help you get the most improvement out of your efforts this summer.

Today we’re talking about how to make your summer basketball workout better by making it more game-like so you can maximize your improvement and stand out to your coaches as a smart, confident basketball player.

Hope you enjoy!

Coach Dave