Practice! Practice! Practice! Yes practice is important, especially today. In an age where the ‘redo’ button on the X-box is only an arm’s length away, hours of repetition seem extraneous to many of our players. When I say “hit 200 more shots today” some of my players are willing to do it. Others scoff at the idea.
How about this idea from http://www.hoop-hype.net/.
“ Most basketball players want to improve their shooting. That is good, but to reach your basketball shooting goals takes daily, specific, measurable goal setting and correct practice. For the average player it takes 20,000 correct repetitions to make your shot automatic. If you shoot 1000 correct shots each day, how many days would it take for your shot to be automatic? The answer is 20 days or less than three weeks. If you shoot 100 correct shots each day, how many days would it take for your shot to be automatic? The answer is 200 days or almost seven months. You have a decision to make. How bad do you want it?”
Coach Hal Wissel makes a great point. How bad do you want it? Parents, are you willing to support your son or daughter if they decide to invest three hours a day shooting a basketball? How about rebounding for them until they hit 500? Yes, this sounds extravagant and excessive, but there are players presently doing this. Let me tell you about one player that paid this price and was rewarded just a few years ago.
This player scored 3603 points in high school, including a game high of 71. That means the player averaged 46.4 points per game as a high school player. The player broke his/her arm and returned shooting left-handed, but still the player averaged 26.4 points per game. In addition to basketball, the player was a four-sport athlete and record holder in cross-country, track, and tennis.
Obviously this player went on to college where, despite being only 5’8 and weighing only 144 pounds, was the highest scoring freshman in the nation and earned the right to be on Team USA. The success continued as this player won game after game, award after award. Finally, this player won the prize and honor of being named the best player in college basketball.
The pro scouts saw this tremendous product; therefore, this player went as the #4 draft pick in 2001. Most importantly this player was named the 2001 Rookie of the Year.
How was this done? Practice! By HITTING 1000 shots every day! That’s right – Jackie Stiles did it. Who is the next young person to do some phenomenal feat like this? I sure hope it is a Bulldog!
How about this idea from http://www.hoop-hype.net/.
“ Most basketball players want to improve their shooting. That is good, but to reach your basketball shooting goals takes daily, specific, measurable goal setting and correct practice. For the average player it takes 20,000 correct repetitions to make your shot automatic. If you shoot 1000 correct shots each day, how many days would it take for your shot to be automatic? The answer is 20 days or less than three weeks. If you shoot 100 correct shots each day, how many days would it take for your shot to be automatic? The answer is 200 days or almost seven months. You have a decision to make. How bad do you want it?”
Coach Hal Wissel makes a great point. How bad do you want it? Parents, are you willing to support your son or daughter if they decide to invest three hours a day shooting a basketball? How about rebounding for them until they hit 500? Yes, this sounds extravagant and excessive, but there are players presently doing this. Let me tell you about one player that paid this price and was rewarded just a few years ago.
This player scored 3603 points in high school, including a game high of 71. That means the player averaged 46.4 points per game as a high school player. The player broke his/her arm and returned shooting left-handed, but still the player averaged 26.4 points per game. In addition to basketball, the player was a four-sport athlete and record holder in cross-country, track, and tennis.
Obviously this player went on to college where, despite being only 5’8 and weighing only 144 pounds, was the highest scoring freshman in the nation and earned the right to be on Team USA. The success continued as this player won game after game, award after award. Finally, this player won the prize and honor of being named the best player in college basketball.
The pro scouts saw this tremendous product; therefore, this player went as the #4 draft pick in 2001. Most importantly this player was named the 2001 Rookie of the Year.
How was this done? Practice! By HITTING 1000 shots every day! That’s right – Jackie Stiles did it. Who is the next young person to do some phenomenal feat like this? I sure hope it is a Bulldog!
See you in the gym,
Coach Kendrick
http://www.webkrafts.com/stiles/index.htm
http://www.factmonster.com/biography/var/jackiestiles.html
http://www.webkrafts.com/stiles/news/wnba081701.htm
http://www.wnba.com/allstar2001/rookie_experience1.html
http://www.hoop-hype.net/
