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Basics & Basketball
by Angel Saddler
Basics & Basketball helps the beginning player/ coach by talking about the fundamentals of basketball bi-weekly on this podcast. Our goal is to help those new to basketball build a strong foundation to advance their skill and knowledge. The episodes will include mental training techniques e.g. goal setting, visualization, and motivation in addition to physical training such as ball handling, how to improve court vision, shooting, and much more!
Episodes
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Learn and Dominate the Non-Glorius Skills of Basketball!
It is important for basketball players to do more than score. If a player wants to play at a higher level, then he/she will need to learn and dominate the non-glorious skills of basketball. Yes, it is important to be able to score. It is also important to be able to rebound, and defend, set...
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Begin With The End In Mind
In this episode we continue to focus on Stephen Covey's 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People. Specifically, the 2nd habit, Begin With The End In Mind. To begin with the end in mind means you start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you…
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Be Proactive
An athlete who is Proactive takes responsibility for their basketball journey! They are driven by what they value. They find a way to get better in spite of their circumstances and conditions. In this episode the youth athlete will learn how to be Proactive and to take control of their basketball...
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Getting to the Top of the Mountain!
For those of us that love the game of basketball we know the Grind never stops, not if we want to get to the top of the mountain. Let's be real, we all want to get to the top, to be our very best. The question is are we willing to do what it takes to get there? Today's episode covers 4 keys to…
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Man to Man Defense- 3 Basic Defensive Skills
Great Defense can lead to Great Offence. Stopping the Basketball, Deflections, Steals, and Charges are attributes of a great defense! Defense is a critical basketball skill that athletes need to adapt and embrace. This episode covers 3 Basic Defensive Skills: On The Ball Defense. Up The Line...
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Game Situations
This episode focuses on 13 common Game Situations and Strategies for mastering those situations. These Mental and Physical situations can be mastered through simulation in practice. and game experience. Understandably not all coaches cover game situations in their practice. However; the athlete…
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Be A Two-Way Player
Basketball is a fast paced game. In a matter of seconds you can go from offense to defense right back to offense. Because it is fast paced, sometimes, there is no time to think about or dwell on good plays or bad plays. There is only time to stay in the present moment of what is happening on the...
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Performance Nervousness
It is completely natural to be nervous, to get butterflies when an athlete is getting ready to compete against an opponent. Coaches get butterflies too! In this normal situation take deep breaths, visualize success, keep a positive mindset, and use a word or phrase that helps maintain confidence....
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Be Confident!
Confidence comes from doing! Confidence is a critical mental skill needed to achieve not only in basketball but also in life. Having confidence does not mean you will not make mistakes or fail. It means that you have belief in yourself to try, too not give up. This episode covers four strategies…
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Be Coachable and Hold Yourself Accountable!
Being Coachable is an Attitude! To be coachable means an athlete is willing to follow the guidance of the coach and to learn a new way of doing things. To be coachable means to be open to instruction. To be coachable means that an athlete allows herself to soak up new information to add to her...
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How Do You Define Success?
Basketball is a sport of individuals who have their own ideas, dreams, and goals. Basketball is a team sport and the team must come first. However this does not mean that individual players cannot find success. An athlete's success in the team structure can come down to how well the athlete can...
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Work Smarter, Not Just Harder!
Basketball players spend hours in the gym working hard to become better players. However, some players experience frustration when their basketball skills are not getting better. I cannot recount the number of times a basketball player has told me how hard she is working but is struggling with…
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Love The Process
Mastering basketball skills is a Process. I define Process as the Work an athlete needs to put in to master the skills of basketball. The Work requires that an athlete brings their whole self. It requires that an athlete's heart is in it. The athlete cannot be afraid to fail. Or afraid too make a...
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Game Management and The Importance of Your Ability to Control a Game.
High Basketball IQ is a player's understanding of the game of basketball and how that player's understanding shapes decisions the player makes on the basketball court. Having a High Basketball IQ is as equally important as having a high basketball skill level. In my opinion, it is one of the most...
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How to Overcome Adversity.
At some point in your basketball journey you are going to face Adversity. How you deal with it is going to be important to your success. Not just on the basketball court but in life as you mature as a adult. You have the ability to control your attitude, your work ethic and your actions when…
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Communication-Stepping Stone for Success
Effective teamwork begins and end with communication- Mike Krzyzewski, Head Coach Duke University Men's Basketball . Communicating on the basketball court is a choice. Coaches equate communication with energy. Coaches do not want to spend time coaching energy. For any number of reasons some…
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Tips on How to Be A Great Teammate.
Basketball Teams have a culture. That culture consist of how things are done and what is required of each member of the team. It is not just what you bring to the team in terms of your basketball skills. It is also about your attitude and energy and how that will contribute to the success of the...
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3 Keys To Mental Toughness
When faced with difficult and challenging times on the basketball court use Positive Self Talk. Be Self-Confident, and Be Comfortable/Relaxed performing the basketball skills learned to overcome the obstacles and to succeed.
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Planning Your Basketball Workout
We discuss the importance of planning the basketball workout. A basketball plan helps the athlete put a process in place to track, monitor, and make changes if necessary for the development of their skills and knowledge. The episode also discusses the importance of having fun as well as four...
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Motivation
In this episode we discuss Intrinsic (Internal) and Extrinsic (External) Motivation. We discuss the differences in the motivators and how these differences impact an athletes approach to developing to improving their basketball skills and knowledge. We also discuss the importance of a Coach...
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Visualization
Visualization helps you create a mental image of what you want to achieve. You can use visualization to become a better basketball player. Effective visualization requires practice. It is not a Mental Skill that can be developed overnight. You have to practice Visualization to master this skill....
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Goal Setting
We do what we want to do when we want to do it! This episode focusing on the simplicity of Goal Setting without overwhelming the young athlete. It incorporates the SMART technique used when setting goals with an example of how a young athlete can apply it and accomplish the goal they set.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Basics & Basketball helps the beginning player/ coach by talking about the fundamentals of basketball bi-weekly on this podcast. Our goal is to help those new to basketball build a strong foundation to advance their skill and knowledge. The episodes will include mental training techniques e.g. goal setting, visualization, and motivation in addition to physical training such as ball handling, how to improve court vision, shooting, and much more!
HOSTED BY
Angel Saddler
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Basics & Basketball helps the beginning player/ coach by talking about the fundamentals of basketball bi-weekly on this podcast. Our goal is to help those new to basketball build a strong foundation to advance their skill and knowledge. The episodes will include mental training techniques e.g. goal...
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Basics & Basketball is created and hosted by Angel Saddler.
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