Do Whatever It Takes. Become More Explosive.

Have your personal improvement plan:

1) Skill

2) Game understanding

3) Physicality

4) Psychology/resilience

Today's focus is physicality. Jump higher. It won't happen magically. 

"Nothing works unless you do."  

Sport rewards explosive athletes. Control what you can control by becoming a more physical athlete who dominates horizontally and vertically. 

Over fifty years ago, we started basketball practice by jumping rope for five minutes. The rope improves vertical jump, speed, and endurance.  

Lagniappe. Flat BOB Curl 

Inbounder tight curl into a clear

💪🏽 4-Flat BLOB vs man to man pic.twitter.com/C10A7fG9fh

— Matt Hackenberg (@CoachHackGO) August 26, 2023

Lagniappe 2. I'm not coaching now, not looking for sympathy. But for those who are, the labor of love is not easy. 

Being a Head Coach is HARD Work.

Many parents do not understand the work it takes.

I have talked to MANY coaches over my career.

Here are 9 Things Coaches Want Parents to Understand.

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— Greg Berge (@gb1121) August 29, 2023

 Lagniappe 3. "Quick pitches." 

If you trust your inbounder, direct entry BLOBs can create easy scores and catch the defense off guard

Direct entries allow players to supersede any play call to take advantage of poor defensive positioning pic.twitter.com/IKLnfwBKwa

— Matt Hackenberg (@CoachHackGO) August 27, 2023