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Friday, February 7, 2020

Basketball: Leave an Impression Starring in Your Role



Leave an impression. Your play tells a story. Ken Burns gets hours to tell a story. You get minutes.  

Maybe you didn't shoot in three minutes. Did you space, screen, cut, block out, rebound, play in a stance, get a deflection, talk, help on defense? Make your team harder to play against. What's your plan?

Impact the game. Coach Auriemma says that when he scouts a player, she should stand out within a minuteRemember what Coach Knight says, "just because I want you on the floor doesn't mean I want you to shoot." 

Does your play speak lottery pickfirst round choice, second rounder, or free agent? The best teams reveal strong players fitting together. 




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Does your play inspire trust by your coaches? Are you a basketball player or a hobbyist? 

Lagniappe: Players need at least 'four ways to score'. Do you score in transition, offensive rebounding, catch-and-shoot, off the bounce, post ups, cutting, mid-range, perimeter, free throws? 




Find what works for you. Remember Coach Wooden's EDIRx5 (explanation, demonstration, imitation, and repetition x 5). 

Lagniappe 2: Defensive scramble. 
Lagniappe 3: Do the unrequired work.
Key points:
Leave an impression.
Make your team harder to play against.
Show that you're a high draft choice. 
Earn your coach's trust. 
Find at least four ways to score.