Teamwork

“Basketball is a beautiful game when the five players on the court play with one heartbeat” – Dean Smith

Basketball isn’t just abut the bright lights, packed arena and highlight reels.  Basketball is a way of life.  Basketball is a relationship between you and the ball, you and your teammates.  If you Love the game nobody can take that away from you.  (Michael Jordan).

Great weekend 14 teams in action at the Mid Atlantic Super Showcase April 1/2nd 6th grade Chesco Lightning Evans won the chip 8th grade Chesco Thunder Willams won the chip 7th grade Chesco Lightnning Reeves went 2-1 8th grade Chesco Lightning Mason 2-1 9th grade Chesco Lighnting Day 2-1 11th grade Chesco Lightning Evans 2-1…

Submitted for publication by Trisha Kellogg, wife of SFA women’s basketball coach, Mark Kellogg. Basketball is life.  I lived and breathed those words from a young age.  I spent hours upon hours in the gym in a tiny Montana town hoping enough people would show up to play a game of pick up ball.  I would…

This article is about becoming mentally prepared to play your best game… Step 1: create a compelling story Every athlete has a story about his sports life. For some athletes, it’s a story about numerous mistakes and failures, not playing up to one’s potential, missed opportunities, and believing that other players were more fortunate or…

http://devzone.positivecoach.org/resource/article/what-makes-great-teammate-here-are-12-qualities Not every basketball player has been blessed with great talent, but every player, regardless of ability can be a great teammate. Here are 12 qualities of a great teammate. Do these qualities describe you or your young player? 1) A great teammate gives relentless effort: Remember, your coach should not have to coach effort!…