by PMax Basketball | Dec 22, 2020 | Coaching, Drills, Parents, Practice, Training, Youth
With the ever-growing access to information it’s reasonable to fall into the trap of thinking that we aren’t doing enough or that we don’t know enough. Players are subliminally tweeted at and their feeds are cluttered with various people posting fancy moves, “new”...
by PMax Basketball | Aug 28, 2019 | Coaching, Drills, Parents, Practice, Training, Youth
“When you’re not practicing someone else is getting better.” “Open Gym= Optional, Skills Workouts= Optional, Playing Time Next Year= Optional.” “___ % of high school players play college basketball, ___% make 500 shots a day.” My social media timeline is constantly...
by PMax Basketball | Jun 5, 2019 | Drills, Leadership, Training, Youth
Abraham Lincoln once said, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” The same principle applies to your summer workouts or even a general work-day. If you have an hour set aside to work on your game, take the first 10...
by PMax Basketball | Oct 29, 2018 | Coaching, Drills, Practice, Team
While visiting Houston, the Rice University Men’s Basketball staff was kind enough to open their doors and allow me to sit-in on practice. Attached are notes that I took from the practice. Rice University Men’s Basketball Practice...
by PMax Basketball | Jul 25, 2018 | Coaching, Drills, Practice, Shooting, Training
I recently saw a tweet from a coach stating that they loved coaching individual workouts. The tweet then hit on the commonly accepted notion that playing AAU games over a weekend won’t get you better but getting in the gym and working on fundamentals will. Embedded in...
by PMax Basketball | Dec 15, 2017 | Coaching, Drills, Practice, Training, Youth
What is “skilled”? We accept “skilled” as having perfect form on a jump-shot, dribbling through cones like a wizard, and flawlessly being able to execute a wide array of finishes after a perfectly executed sweep below the knees. Believe me, this is exactly how I...
