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8 Things Mentally Tough Basketball Players Do
Mentally tough players are few and far between in the current state of basketball. That's why they are cherished so much by coaches and considered valuable pieces to a winning program. Most mentally tough players are naturally this way but every player can be better mentally if they focus on a few things.
Lets take a look at 8 great things mentally tough players do in games AND practice. Try to figure out where your players are lacking and encourage them to develop better habits. A team that has mentally tough players is a team that fights and sticks together come game time.
1. Don't blame refs
One of the toughest things players struggle with is blaming the referees. It's a natural thing to do because players see coaches and parents doing this themselves. It's the coach's job to make sure the referee understands the temperament of the team and also relay concerns but it's never a great idea to blame the referees.
Referees are humans and it's almost inevitable they will make mistakes during the course of a game. When players blame the refs they lose focus and the entire flow of the game can be derailed. Players can only control what they do with their own actions. When the accountability falls on the players and coach it creates unity and also keeps excuses from entering into the mind of players.
2. Think "next play"
There are over 100 possessions each basketball game. This means that the next play matters and is just as important as the first. A lot of times players will miss shots or turnover the ball and put their head down on the opposite side of the floor. Sometimes players will even be nervous to try to make a play based on what happened earlier in the game.
What players need to understand and focus on is the "next play." Mistakes will be made but compounding the mistake by holding on to it will never help the team. Each basketball game is chaotic in nature being that you never know what will happen. It's a game of inches and sometimes the ball goes in the hoop and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes you get called for a silly foul but mental toughness means getting over that mistake or issue and making sure to focus on the next play.
3. Block out negativity
Blocking out negativity is one of the hardest things to do especially during a tough season. At times this negativity can come from friends and family which makes it even tougher. Just remember a team is only as strong as its weakest link and everyone has to make sure that positive intentions trump all.
When negative thoughts or conversation start to boil just remember to be thankful for the opportunity to step on the court and play the game you love. Things won't always go as planned and there will always be a winner and a loser but a positive outlook is contagious even to family, fans and friends.
4. Learn from mistakes
One of the best ways to become a great basketball player in general is to learn from mistakes. Part of the reason this is so important is because coaches get extremely frustrated with players that make the same mistakes over and over. Typically the players that make the same mistakes are the ones that aren't mentally tough and haven't fully committed to change.
Every coach has their focuses and things they like to do on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor. Some tendencies players have learned from other coaches may not fly with new coaches and that's where mental toughness comes in. It's easy to complain and quit but tough players adjust and try to learn why they are being taught differently. Players become the best version of themselves quicker by learning from mistakes and this ultimately leads to being a better teammate as well.
5. Overcome Adversity
Every basketball season has its ups and downs. Things like injury, sickness, and poor grades can send a season on a completely different trajectory. These are things that must be overcome and are almost inevitable every year. This is the beauty of success in basketball though. Even teams that have only lost one or two games face adversity. They usually handle it better so it never disrupts or derails the season.
Overcoming adversity requires players and coaches to stay on the same page throughout the season and it also requires coaches to make sure standards are met. The situations that are controllable need to be handled so that the uncontrollable situations can get the proper attention needed throughout the season.
6. Lead by example
Everyone talks about leaders and how valuable they are. This is one thousand percent true. The problem is it's easier to talk about it then to be it. Coaches challenge players to be leaders on and off the court but often times they fall well short of this expectation. Leadership requires players to sacrifice a lot of what regular kids are able to do.
One of the best ways to lead is by example. This means going to class on time, speaking to adults with respect, listening before talking, taking responsibility for actions, working hard, staying positive, and remaining dedicated to the team. All these things are hard for kids to get a grasp on. If parents and coaches can get players to understand these things they will have a team full of leaders that will keep themselves accountable during and after the basketball season.
7. Always make hustle plays
The more coaches and trainers describe hustle, the more I'm personally beginning to believe it's an actual skill. If it was something easy to do then every player would. Making the extra effort to get back on defense takes skill. Making the extra effort to dive on the floor takes skill. Every team that wins a championship has players like this. They are bought into the team and understand that every play and every possession matters.
Basketball is a game of inches and every play matters on both ends of the floor. Players: Be sure to make the extra hustle play and show your coaches you have the will, mental toughness, and work ethic to do so.
8. Play with confidence
One of the most important things mentally tough players do is play with confidence. Great players understand that their teammates watch them and follow their lead. Some nights players will hit shots and everything will roll on perfectly but other nights this may not be the case.
Mentally tough players are able to remain confident in themselves and their teammates no matter the situation. This is particularly important when things are going as planned because it develops trust and a strong bond between players. Trusting each other and being confident in each other's skills is a hard thing to do on an individual level but the greatest teams figure out a way to fight through tough times. Great teams feel confident, play confident, and behave confident and that's ultimately why they are successful.
Becoming a mentally tough player doesn't necessarily happen overnight but must be worked on just like shooting, ball handling, rebounding, and all other basketball skills. We hope this list can help spark some inspiration and allow players to gradually become better every day!
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USA Basketball - How to Develop Mental Toughness on the Court
A couple of years ago I was fortunate enough to meet Graham Betchart, a brilliant performance coach who specializes in mental skills training for athletes.
After numerous phone conversations and email exchanges we finally connected in person at a Big East college basketball game.
I have always been fascinated by the role the mind plays in achieving success on the basketball court, and have spent a ton of time studying (and improving) that aspect of my own coaching arsenal.
Depending on who you ask, most agree that basketball is around 75 percent mental (Bob Knight was even quoted as saying the "mental is to the physical as 4 is to 1"). Yet most players readily admit they don't spend time working on mental training. So at best, they spend 100 percent of their time and effort focused on the remaining 25 percent.
If you want an edge, you have to train your mind and body.
Mental Toughness
People define "mental toughness" in a variety of ways, and there is usually some truth to most of those definitions.
Part of mental toughness is learning how to be comfortable being uncomfortable.
Another part of mental toughness is the ability to focus on what you can control and stay in the moment (also known as "Playing Present").
One of the biggest roadblocks to maximum performance for both players and coaches is falling in the trap of focusing on (and worrying about) things that are out of their control.
You are 100 percent in control of:
Focus
Attitude
Body Language
Effort
Thoughts
Communication
You have zero control of the refs, the fans, or your opponent. And contrary to most people's understanding, you don't have full control over making a shot or winning a game! You can do a series of things that strongly increase your chances of making a shot or winning the game, but you don't have complete control of it. If you did, every shot would go in and you would win every game!
The key to effectively playing present is to focus on the 'next play.' Not the one that just happened--it's over. Not the one that may happen later, but the play right in front of you. You must learn how to focus on the task at hand and execute that to the best of your ability. Then do that for the next play. And the next play. And the play after that. One play at a time.
When you get back on defense, that stop is the most important stop of the entire game. Why?
Because it is the ONLY one you can directly affect. It's kind of like the old coaching mantra "the next game on our schedule is the most important game of the year." There is a ton of wisdom behind that quote.
Same holds true for shooting. The next shot is the only one that matters because it is the only shot you can affect. That is what makes Michael Jordan so phenomenal. Although it rarely happens, if MJ misses his first 10 shots... he doesn't let it affect his 11th shot. The 'next shot is going in' mentality is why he was such a potent offensive player. He always thinks, "My next shot is good."
Focus on the Process
A key component of playing present is being able to focus on the process, not the result. For instance, don't worry about whether or not you make the shot. Instead, focus on the steps needed to greatly increase your chances of making the shot:
Being on balance
Having good footwork
Staying square to the rim
Keeping your eyes on the rim
Executing your shot technique
Holding your follow through
Focus on these things because they are things you have complete control over. You control whether or not you are on balance, have good footwork, are square to the rim, etc. If you focus on these things, more times than not, you'll make the shot. But if you only worry with the outcome (making the shot) instead of the process (the steps above), you will not be a very good shooter.
You need to be so into the moment ('Play Present')... that on an offensive possession you are thinking something to the effect of, 'cut hard to an open space, catch the ball, square up, survey my options, and make the right play.' Now of course all of this needs to happen quickly, in real time. You can't be out on the court in La-La-Land day dreaming! In fact, it is the opposite. When you 'Play Present', you are so dialed in you have razor-sharp focus.
Creating this awareness is what separates an NBA superstar from other talented players. He always gets back to the process and doesn't worry with the outcome. Don't be a sucker for the results! Focus on perfecting the process and the results will follow.
John Wooden was famous for NEVER talking about winning. All he talked about was the characteristics needed to be successful. In his case, the winning (obviously) took care of itself.
Just remember, the next step is always the most important step... focus on each and every possession. Play present. Coach Betchart also calls this concept W.I.N. -- 'What's Important Now?' The only thing that should be important now is the play that is right in front of you; the next play.
Have you ever taken a toy away from a 1-year old? They cry. Then you give it right back to them. They stop. They don't dwell on the fact that you took it, they are dialed into the fact they have it back.
Now as a parent, and as a coach, it is my job to keep them 'Playing Present.' Keep them focused on what they can control. Keep them focused on the process.
TOP 13 best basketball movies
A list of good basketball films: there will be stories about victories over oneself and the arrogance of others, there will be legendary basketball players and fictional stars from the ghetto. And then there will be NBA players and coaches who believed in their guys even when the whole world looked away and lowered its head. Basketball players do not give up - this is a sport for those who always strive to the top, even after hundreds of offensive falls. So it will be interesting for those who have not heard about players like Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal: there is something inspiring for everyone in sports movies.
Rebound (2005, USA)
comedy
Director: Steve Carr Script: John Lucas (“Boy in Vegas”) Cast: Martin Lawrence, Wendy Racuel Robinson, Brekin Meyer Kinopoisk: 9000 9000 9000 6, 9000 9000 9000 9000 6, 9000 9000 9000 9000 6, 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 6, 6 IMDb: 5.2
A family comedy about a good coach who, due to his intemperance, goes down a couple of floors in a social elevator. Roy McCormick coached the varsity basketball team, and his players had time to forget what the last lines in the standings are. But after Roy's unplanned show during one of the big games, the coach is fired, and the lost McCormick goes to work at the school. The local team, part female, part male, includes a girl named Big Mac, a very sickly version of Neville Longbottom, a couple of plump bespectacled dreamers, and other inhabitants of the infamous corner of the school cafeteria. A sad picture and a big challenge for Roy McCormick, but in the end these young basketball players will be able to prove to everyone and to themselves that a loser is not a sentence.
Hurricane season (2009, USA)
sports drama
9,000 : 6.6
This basketball movie is based on real events.
Hurricane Katrina was the most destructive hurricane in US history, displacing more than half a million people from their homes, and the survivors of the disaster faced a lack of electricity, water, schools and jobs. August 5, 2005 will forever go down in the history of New Orleans, and in the cinema there will remain the exploits of people who, despite the difficulties, the helplessness of the authorities and the growing crime rate, believed that everything would work out and tried to return the victims to normal life. An example of such heroes is a basketball coach who brought together guys from different schools into one team and led them to a decent result in the state championship. Teenagers who previously did not know or dislike each other must come together in a short time and believe that the future is worth the effort, even if tomorrow the world collapses again.
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Love and Basketball (2000, USA)
sports drama, melodrama
Director and screenwriter: Gina Prince Baytvud Cast: OMAR EPPS, Sanaa Laten, Elfrey Woodard KinoPoisk: 7.6 9000
A film about a guy and a girl who have been in love with each other and basketball since childhood. And in the outwardly happy, harmonious story, a whole minefield of dramas is scattered. Monica and Quincy devoted themselves to the game: they played in school, played in college, and also played after college. Only now, in the excitement and frenzied energy of the site, the guys began to forget that the rest of life is not a game. There is no arbiter here who will immediately notice the violation, and retribution for mistakes is not a card, but the loss of loved ones, loneliness, and sometimes someone's broken destinies.
Chasing a career and a dream at the expense of one's own happiness is just one problem that keeps Monica and Quincy from being together. Another sore point is the different price of success. Quincy, whose father is a famous NBA player, achieves the captaincy and flutters around the court as easily as if his fairy godmother is Jordan himself. During this time, Monica trains to the point of fainting, struggles with the gender stereotypes of a conservative mother, and still watches many basketball games from the bench.
Bottom line: in a simple story about two real athletes who hate to lose and be afraid to be weak, the creators fit both a suitable melodrama and a serious motivating movie. Here are touching scenes when young heroes play together on the lawn at night and dream about the future, and a well-developed metaphor that everything in life is like in basketball - fractures, losses, falls, helplessness, desperate jerks and the speed at which the world narrows down to one point. We didn’t forget about important questions about a career in professional sports and socially important topics, such as unwanted marriage and self-acceptance - everything to think about and not get bored with the visual.
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Omar Epps was nominated for the MTV Award for Best Actor.
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Pape is 17 Again (2009, USA)
comedy, romance
Director: Burr Steers Screenplay: Jason Filardi Cast: Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Matthew Perry MovieSearch: 7. 1 IMDb: 6.3
Mike O'Donnell whines all the time: kids don't obey, friend is a freak stuck in adolescence, job is boring, wife isn't the same anymore, tired of wearing a suit, no happiness, life sucks. In order to take his mind off these depressing thoughts a little, Michael drives his wife into depression and constantly mentally returns to his school years, to the day when he chose a family, and not a college with an athletic scholarship. When Mike was seventeen, his girlfriend became pregnant, and the star of the school basketball team, a dream boy with a bright future, gave up everything to stay with his lover and raise a child. Adult act of an adult man. But twenty years later, the supply of nobility and love in Mike's soul ended, and the hero turned into a capricious Dementor, pulling out all the good things from his loved ones. A karmic lesson is needed here, and the universe hurries to the hero with a magical cuff. Mike suddenly turns into a seventeen-year-old guy and becomes a classmate of his own son, goes to his own school and shines again on the basketball court. The coach adores him, schoolgirls drop textbooks at the mere sight of him, a sports career in basketball shines ahead again - but all this does not mean anything anymore, because there will not be the same one nearby. Mike needs to understand himself, help his children during a difficult school period and return to his beloved wife as soon as possible.
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And for this film, Zac Efron was nominated for the MTV Award for Best Actor.
His game (1998, USA)
sports drama
Director/Writer: Spike Lee (Uncaught, No Thief, Black Klansman) Cast: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich Movie Search: 7.2 IMDb: 6.9
Jesus Shuttlesworth grows up without parents, takes care of his younger sister and beats out resentment against the world on the basketball court. And Jesus really has something to run furiously from, banging the ball on the asphalt - his father killed his mother six years ago. For this, Jake, the elder Shuttlesworth, was sentenced to fifteen years, but the head of the prison gives the killer a chance to reduce the term. The subject of the deal - Jesus, as the most visible and talented player in the city, must go to the right university to bring the local basketball team out of shameful oblivion. Jake is released from behind bars for a few days, but it is hardly possible to regain his son's trust so quickly after the murder of his mother.
The role of Jesus was played by Allen Ray, the NBA record three-pointer, sportsmanship award winner, basketball hall of famer and Olympic champion, a humble, intelligent basketball monster. You can definitely not worry about the quality of the image of the game on the screen. It also shows that real talent is not only a ticket to a secure future, but also a piece of fresh meat for starving predators. There is a fierce hunt for Jesus, and everyone around wants to use the guy for their own purposes - success is dizzy, but if you fall, the fanatical crowd will scatter, and out of a million outstretched hands, not one may remain.
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The film is not based on real events, but Tupac's fans note that the rapper did not seem to play - he was just himself on the screen.
Basketball fever (1996, USA)
comedy
Director: Tom Deserchio Screenplay: Judd Apatow ("Forty Year Old Virgin", "Knocked Up") Cast: Damon Wayans, Daniel Stern, Dan Aykroyd MovieSearch: 6.5
The film is not so much about basketball, but about the fans of the major basketball league. Schoolteacher Mike and plumber Jimmy go to every Boston Celtics game and are willing to do anything for another win for their team. Even the kidnapping of the famous and player Scott Lewis, who plays for rivals and seriously threatens the victory of the Celtics. Scott had the imprudence to come to the bar shortly before the match - then Mike and Jimmy finally understand: while they are “part of the ship, part of the team”, their not very successful life is filled with vivid emotions and a sense of something significant, which means that the ship will never must drown.
Tom Shepard could play in the NBA and be friends with Shaquille O'Neal or Kobe Bryant. But instead, a talented man works as a school watchman: a gray reality without hopes and prospects is an excellent hiding place from feelings of guilt. Several years ago, Tom's friend died, and Shepard could never forgive himself for this. Now Tom takes the ball in his hands only at night and alone fights an invisible enemy. One of these workouts is noticed by the main character, high school student Kyle Watson. The guy plays brilliantly, but his temper and aggressiveness prevent Watson from getting an athletic scholarship at a prestigious college. But these qualities do not prevent Kyle from joining the criminal gang: the talented game of the schoolboy was noted by Ptah, the leader of the most influential gang in the area. Kyle finds it hard to resist the temptations: Bird knows what it's like to live in a poor neighborhood with a single mother, and offers Watson gifts for loyalty. Security guard Tom Shepard understands that Watson needs help, and the man will finally stop running from life and is trying to pull Kyle off the streets.
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White people can't jump (1992, USA)
sports drama, comedy
Director and screenwriter: Ron Shelton Cast: Uesley Snips, Woody Harrelson, Rozi Perez KinoPoisk: 7.4 IMDB: 900 6.8 6.8
After the movie, Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes lit up in two nominations for the MTV award: for "Best Screen Duo" and "Best Kiss". Their criminal bromance really leaves few people indifferent: it's funny, it's powerful and it's unexpected.
Billy Hoyle realized that it was impossible to threaten South Central long before the release of the legendary comedy. The white guy Billy in the African American ghetto did not even try to show everyone what a cool basketball player he is, but he cleverly makes money on it. Blacks look at Billy as a naive child who got involved in a game with adult uncles, but in fact Billy turns out to be Eminem from streetball, and easily takes the money of those who do not believe in the white's success on the court. Billy carries all dishonestly earned banknotes into a three-liter piggy bank to pay off debts. Gloria, Billy's girlfriend, who dreams of a cozy home without any criminal sports, puts all her savings there. The only problem is, Billy and Gloria live in dreams of different rings, but it will not be clear soon. In the meantime, Sidney bursts into Billy's life - one of the skeptics, who at first did not recognize Billy as a serious player, and then realized that it was easier and more fun to monetize white stereotypes together. This is how an on-screen duo appeared, capable of pulling out both a hackneyed script and a two-hour timekeeping.
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Space Jam (1996)
comedy
Director: Joe Pitka Script: Leonardo Benvenuti Cast: Michael Jordan, Wayne Knight, Teresa Murray Kinopoisk: Kinopoisk IMDb: 6. 4
When the bosses of the big studios want to have some fun, Michael Jordan goes to the cartoon and plays basketball on the same team with Bugs Bunny for the fate of the entire cartoon world. Watch for anyone who misses the adventures of Looney Tunes characters and loves Jordan. And in 2021, Warner Bros. plan to have fun again: if the movie does not die out completely, there will be a sequel to "Jam" with LeBron James.
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The film also features the legendary "I Believe I Can Fly" by Ar Kelly, a Grammy winner for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.
Air King (1997, USA, Canada)
comedy, family film
Director: Charles Martin Smith (The Way Home, Dolphin Story) Screenplay: Kevin DiCicco Starring: Michael Jeter, Kevin Zegers, Wendy McKenna
In this film, you can guess the motives of "Kashtanka": the dog is betrayed by a stupid clown owner, on the way to the shelter the dog gets lost, ends up in a house with a nice family, becomes a basketball legend, and so the former owner finds out about the loss, an evil clown who wants to make money on pet and trying to get it back. And yes, Buddy, a golden retriever, is great with a basketball and helps his boy Josh's school team win matches. It sounds absurd, but this movie has six sequels and only positive reviews on KinoPoisk, the film is built on the model of “a bad and ridiculous man offends a child and a cute little animal”, so at the end good smashes evil with a three-pointer in a beautiful jump - family viewing with children doomed to laughter, comfort and talk about getting a dog.
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Like Mike (2002, USA)
fantasy, drama, comedy
Director: John Schulz Script: Michael Elliot Creaks: Shad Moss, Morris Climnat KinoPoisk: 6.9 IMDB: 9000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000 5.
The movie was shot in collaboration with the NBA, so this film bypasses all other tapes in the list in terms of the number of cameos of famous athletes.
The plot of this film would look appropriate in the top about princesses - this is a film about Cinderella in basketball shorts. Calvin Cambridge is fourteen, an orphan and growing up in a boarding school, dreaming of someday getting into the "ball" in the basketball hall of fame. But Cinderella in a fairy tale for the prince was born in the wrong class, and Calvin for professional sports was born in the wrong height. It's time for magic to intervene - at a charity second-hand store, Calvin finds sneakers with half-erased initials M. J. - than glass shoes for a young athlete. Like most people on the planet, Calvin comes up with an obvious candidate for the role of the owners of used basketball shoes with such letters - Michael Jordan. Believing that the shoes of an idol are a sign of fate, Calvin in miracle sneakers begins to almost fly. Now the guy easily jumps a meter high and throws one ball after another - here it is, the fantastic power of faith in yourself and devotion to a dream.
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Coach Carter (2005, USA, Germany)
Director: Thomas Carter Screenplay: Mark Schwan ("One Tree Hill"), David Gatins ("Real Steel") Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown Robert Richard, Channing Tatum 0017 IMDb: 7.3
A film that lists about basketball rarely do without, and tops of movies about sports in general. Not without "Coach Carter" and the top 250 "KinoPoisk": Ken Carter's neighbors are cutie Totoro and "American Beauty".
Ken Carter is not a fictional character. In 1997, the coach brought the Richmond school team to a very high level: the guys won one victory after another, the school management and parents were delighted. And during the chain of convincing victories, coach Carter closed the hall to his young stars. The team missed several games, management and parents changed their enthusiasm to outrage, but the coach kept the doors closed. Carter set a condition for the wards: until each member of the team pulls up his average score in all subjects, there will be no basketball. As a result, all the guys from the team were able to graduate from school - this is a great achievement for the guys of Richmond 90's. By the way, the real Ken Carter himself chose Samuel L. Jackson for the role and was very pleased with the performance of the actor.
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In 2020, another film about a school coach was released - Outside the Game. The main character (Ben Affleck) was the coolest guy in school, played basketball well and broke opponents like Bane's spines. But then he drank himself and destroyed everything, and the chance for redemption is the work of a coach in his native school. Affleck's character falls short of Carter in terms of charisma, but it's interesting to look at a familiar story from Gavin O'Connor, who directed Warrior with Tom Hardy and Miracle with Kurt Russell - BadComedian said that the plot of "Moving Up" was copied from this movie .
Games by other people's rules (2006, USA)
sports drama
Director: James Gartner Script: Chris Clivlend Castle: Josh Lucas, Derek Luke, Austin Nichols Kinopoisk: 7.9 9000 9000 9000 7.2
The marathon of famous coaches and the list of sports dramas is completed by Don Haskins, the man who first assembled a team of black players. And not somewhere in tolerant Pennsylvania, but in Texas, a southern state where for a long time a person whose grandparents were black six generations ago was considered an African American and was discriminated against. Don Haskins led an all-African American team to big competition at 1966th, just two years after the law on the abolition of racial discrimination. And Texas was in no hurry to give up bad habits: in 1966, the latest edition of the Green Book was released, and African Americans still could not live in the same hotels with whites, and it was unthinkable to meet on the same field. In general, if the courageous and ambitious humanist Haskins had not happened in the 60s, maybe neither Jordan nor LeBron would have happened. It's also a Disney movie, so there will be some punchy dialogue at the end about brotherhood, fortitude, self-confidence, and a good future. Don't care about them all, you are made to fly.
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Tips from experienced masters: how to become the best basketball player
Basketball is gaining more and more popularity every year. Today you will learn a few simple guidelines that will help beginners build a path to a real professional. The development and improvement of mastery depends on how much a person can master the skills of independent development in this area.
Physical fitness is the basis of a good basketball player
All professional athletes, including basketball players, have a good and comprehensive physical development. In order to have an advantage over your opponents in this game, you must develop the following qualities: strength, speed, endurance, agility and coordination.
By training in the basketball section, you are most likely mastering general physical fitness. However, if you train only with the ball, then you will not be able to comprehensively develop your fitness. In order to achieve it, you need to take up other sports. For example, athletics - it will help develop endurance and speed. Other qualities can be developed with the help of specialized exercises.
Each sport is unique and has a priority of development of one criterion, others, of course, are also developing, but to a lesser extent.
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There is no limit to perfection. Any, even the simplest technique, can be perfected over the years. Which one to focus on? Pay attention to your own body.
Athletes must master many techniques with high quality and then try to use them during training games.
If a basketball player constantly develops his technical skills, then in time he will become a virtuoso.
You must master your strengths and over time work on getting rid of your weaknesses.
Do not try to go too far at once, gradually master new movements.
Beginners should learn the whole arsenal at once and understand where to focus.
The player can choose his specialization after he has already mastered many techniques. And then choose your style of play.
Master yourself
You must remember that every workout allows you to master your movements more clearly. Do not be lazy, and if there are no valid circumstances, then do not skip classes. The main thing is regularity. Over time, you will develop a habit, and you will not be able to imagine your life without basketball. Get rid of your weaknesses and focus on your strengths.
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Practical tips that will make your game better
Remember that every sport approves of elasticity muscles. Do your best to be flexible. Eliminate the possibility of injury due to lack of flexibility.
Carefully study all the rules of the game. Find out what you can get a foul for, what is dribbling, rebounding, etc. Also, if you have a friend who can pass on some knowledge to you, be sure to chat with him.
Practice basic movements. Become your own coach, choose a sports ground that you like and train hard on it. Move at different paces, throw the ball into the air and catch it as you move. Practice throws into the ring from different angles.
Practice with other basketball players. Learn all the terms and definitions and start using them regularly. They should fit tightly into your vocabulary.
You must be a good friend. Pass often, occupy an open area in order to help another team member who is blocked.
Come up with new tricks. Start with simple ones and gradually complicate them. Be patient and keep practicing until you succeed. Don't give up, be determined.
Play at least once every two days, preferably every day. If you have the opportunity to go to the basketball court - by all means use it. Develop tolerance and a sense of devotion to basketball, and then you will definitely achieve certain heights.
Play with peers. As a player, you need to know how your opponents handle the ball. If you can't beat them, then work harder. After solo workouts that focus on boosting ancillary qualities like speed and stamina, be sure to be the best on the court.
Focus on dribbling. The only possible way to achieve great success is to be good at dribbling. You may be the most accurate basketball player on the planet, but you won't be a good player if you can't break through the opposing team's defense.
How to become a good basketball player?
The main thing to remember is that hard work is the key to becoming a great basketball player. A cheerful spirit and self-confidence will definitely contribute to this.
Remember that thoughtful attacks are the main thing.
Eat healthy food. During the game you lose a lot of calories, recover well. Eat more protein and plant foods.
When you play defense, always stand face to face with your opponent.
Get used to constant interaction with teammates. Develop your signals.
Remember that basketball is a team game where the team wins, not just one player. If you want to win, then be as united as possible.
Be friendly and never scold other team members. If you think that you are better than them, then know that arrogance is a terrible character trait.
You will win favor with the judges if you play fair.
Earn the respect of your new teammates with a good game.
Top warnings to help you avoid big mistakes
Never be afraid to throw the ball or attack if you think you're not ready. Also, never show off, let your partners know that you have your place and that you are a useful team member.
Warm up well before playing. Do a light jog, then joint exercises and stretching. Flexibility while playing is a must. If you get hurt, you will blame yourself for it. So be smart.
Get rid of stereotypes. You don't have to be tall to play basketball. Everyone can enjoy exercising.
Do not show aggression towards other players, otherwise you will simply be escorted off the field. Treat your opponents with respect. It is clear that the release of adrenaline makes itself felt, but try to control yourself.
Do not play basketball indoors, such as an apartment. The clatter of the ball can annoy your cohabitants. Moreover, you risk breaking something.
Keep your body in good physical shape
Sport involves the development of all physical abilities to one degree or another. To be a good basketball player, you need to keep fit, learn new tricks and learn new things.
Good athletes never miss a workout and constantly develop their skills.
It's a game of inches and sometimes the ball goes in the hoop and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes you get called for a silly foul but mental toughness means getting over that mistake or issue and making sure to focus on the next play.
Part of the reason this is so important is because coaches get extremely frustrated with players that make the same mistakes over and over. Typically the players that make the same mistakes are the ones that aren't mentally tough and haven't fully committed to change.
This is the beauty of success in basketball though. Even teams that have only lost one or two games face adversity. They usually handle it better so it never disrupts or derails the season.
All these things are hard for kids to get a grasp on. If parents and coaches can get players to understand these things they will have a team full of leaders that will keep themselves accountable during and after the basketball season.
Great players understand that their teammates watch them and follow their lead. Some nights players will hit shots and everything will roll on perfectly but other nights this may not be the case.
Dish training machines will help develop physical skills but they also allow players to really "lock in" to become stronger mentally as well.
Dish basketball shooting machines.
Yet most players readily admit they don't spend time working on mental training. So at best, they spend 100 percent of their time and effort focused on the remaining 25 percent.
And contrary to most people's understanding, you don't have full control over making a shot or winning a game! You can do a series of things that strongly increase your chances of making a shot or winning the game, but you don't have complete control of it. If you did, every shot would go in and you would win every game!
You control whether or not you are on balance, have good footwork, are square to the rim, etc. If you focus on these things, more times than not, you'll make the shot. But if you only worry with the outcome (making the shot) instead of the process (the steps above), you will not be a very good shooter.
And then there will be NBA players and coaches who believed in their guys even when the whole world looked away and lowered its head. Basketball players do not give up - this is a sport for those who always strive to the top, even after hundreds of offensive falls. So it will be interesting for those who have not heard about players like Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal: there is something inspiring for everyone in sports movies. 
But after Roy's unplanned show during one of the big games, the coach is fired, and the lost McCormick goes to work at the school. The local team, part female, part male, includes a girl named Big Mac, a very sickly version of Neville Longbottom, a couple of plump bespectacled dreamers, and other inhabitants of the infamous corner of the school cafeteria. A sad picture and a big challenge for Roy McCormick, but in the end these young basketball players will be able to prove to everyone and to themselves that a loser is not a sentence. 
An example of such heroes is a basketball coach who brought together guys from different schools into one team and led them to a decent result in the state championship. Teenagers who previously did not know or dislike each other must come together in a short time and believe that the future is worth the effort, even if tomorrow the world collapses again. 
Only now, in the excitement and frenzied energy of the site, the guys began to forget that the rest of life is not a game. There is no arbiter here who will immediately notice the violation, and retribution for mistakes is not a card, but the loss of loved ones, loneliness, and sometimes someone's broken destinies. 
Here are touching scenes when young heroes play together on the lawn at night and dream about the future, and a well-developed metaphor that everything in life is like in basketball - fractures, losses, falls, helplessness, desperate jerks and the speed at which the world narrows down to one point. We didn’t forget about important questions about a career in professional sports and socially important topics, such as unwanted marriage and self-acceptance - everything to think about and not get bored with the visual. 
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The coach adores him, schoolgirls drop textbooks at the mere sight of him, a sports career in basketball shines ahead again - but all this does not mean anything anymore, because there will not be the same one nearby. Mike needs to understand himself, help his children during a difficult school period and return to his beloved wife as soon as possible. 
For this, Jake, the elder Shuttlesworth, was sentenced to fifteen years, but the head of the prison gives the killer a chance to reduce the term. The subject of the deal - Jesus, as the most visible and talented player in the city, must go to the right university to bring the local basketball team out of shameful oblivion. Jake is released from behind bars for a few days, but it is hardly possible to regain his son's trust so quickly after the murder of his mother. 
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Billy carries all dishonestly earned banknotes into a three-liter piggy bank to pay off debts. Gloria, Billy's girlfriend, who dreams of a cozy home without any criminal sports, puts all her savings there. The only problem is, Billy and Gloria live in dreams of different rings, but it will not be clear soon. In the meantime, Sidney bursts into Billy's life - one of the skeptics, who at first did not recognize Billy as a serious player, and then realized that it was easier and more fun to monetize white stereotypes together. This is how an on-screen duo appeared, capable of pulling out both a hackneyed script and a two-hour timekeeping. 
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And yes, Buddy, a golden retriever, is great with a basketball and helps his boy Josh's school team win matches. It sounds absurd, but this movie has six sequels and only positive reviews on KinoPoisk, the film is built on the model of “a bad and ridiculous man offends a child and a cute little animal”, so at the end good smashes evil with a three-pointer in a beautiful jump - family viewing with children doomed to laughter, comfort and talk about getting a dog. 
Not without "Coach Carter" and the top 250 "KinoPoisk": Ken Carter's neighbors are cutie Totoro and "American Beauty". 
The main character (Ben Affleck) was the coolest guy in school, played basketball well and broke opponents like Bane's spines. But then he drank himself and destroyed everything, and the chance for redemption is the work of a coach in his native school. Affleck's character falls short of Carter in terms of charisma, but it's interesting to look at a familiar story from Gavin O'Connor, who directed Warrior with Tom Hardy and Miracle with Kurt Russell - BadComedian said that the plot of "Moving Up" was copied from this movie . 
And not somewhere in tolerant Pennsylvania, but in Texas, a southern state where for a long time a person whose grandparents were black six generations ago was considered an African American and was discriminated against. Don Haskins led an all-African American team to big competition at 1966th, just two years after the law on the abolition of racial discrimination. And Texas was in no hurry to give up bad habits: in 1966, the latest edition of the Green Book was released, and African Americans still could not live in the same hotels with whites, and it was unthinkable to meet on the same field. In general, if the courageous and ambitious humanist Haskins had not happened in the 60s, maybe neither Jordan nor LeBron would have happened. It's also a Disney movie, so there will be some punchy dialogue at the end about brotherhood, fortitude, self-confidence, and a good future. Don't care about them all, you are made to fly. 
Today you will learn a few simple guidelines that will help beginners build a path to a real professional. The development and improvement of mastery depends on how much a person can master the skills of independent development in this area. 
Do your best to be flexible. Eliminate the possibility of injury due to lack of flexibility. 
