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...
by PMax Basketball | Apr 11, 2016 | Coaching, Drills, Parents, Practice, Training, Uncategorized, Youth
Does more fatigue, more repetitions, and more coaching make a drill, workout session, or practice better than one with less fatigue, repetition, and coaching? Typically, most believe that: -The more an athlete sweats, the better -The flashier a drill is, the better...
