"I'm pleased but I'm not satisfied." - Coach Sonny Lane
Championship teams and exceptional players reject complacency. Every post should inspire improvement ideas.
What choices reject complacency?
- Do you know what you want to become?
- Do you understand what that requires?
- Do you have an executable plan?
1. Leave our comfort zone. Develop versatile finishes. Learn to finish off one or two feet with either hand from either side of the basket. The ability to play off two feet increases functional strength.
2. "Do five more." - Dan Pink
Invest time to read or to write five more pages. Make five more calls. Run five more sprints. Do five more reps. Work five more minutes.
3. "Champions do extra." - James Kerr, Legacy
Coach John Wooden said that Bill Walton never got bored of practicing the repetitive footwork that made him special. Kobe Bryant took 1,000 shots a day in the summer. Larry Bird took 500 free throws before school.
4. Ramp up intensity. Excellence demands intensity.
5. Be relentless.
Few athletes were as relentless as wrestler Dan Gable. Gable doesn't recommend that. In fact, as a coach he disavows that.
Lagniappe. These exercises work for basketball, too with balance, strength, and flexibility.
