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The benefits of discipline
If each player disciplines themselves, less time has to be spent by coaches punishing them. Which allows more time for basketball.
If a player is late, and coach makes the entire team run, that time is being taken from a productive practice plan. This is a lot more costly in games. Failing to discipline yourself is selfish. If one player fails to box out, the other team could get a put-back that costs you the entire game.
A disciplined team is an unselfish, productive, focused, and winning team.
So how can we become more disciplined and strengthen our willpower?
Discipline is a choice. It doesn’t matter how lazy you think you are or how much talent you do or do not have, anyone can choose to be disciplined.
There will be times when you don’t want to workout and it would be much easier to go back to sleep; that’s the perfect opportunity to strengthen your willpower. Discipline gets you through those days. The more you practice this, the more disciplined you will become.
Do you have what it takes to be a winner?
In basketball, when most kids think of a winner, they probably think of someone who scores a ton of points, but that’s not true. There are some players who have average 30 plus points a game and never won. Being a winner is not just about scoring. It's more about being willing to do the things that doesn't show up on the stat sheet. Doing the work that most people overlook, like all the unseen work. Majority of the things that winning requires won’t show up on the stat sheet. Being a winner won’t always equal an award, and you may not go viral. If you want to win, you have to be willing sacrifice and put in the hard work it takes to win.
"The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when nobody else is watching.” -Anson Dorrance
Things that will help your team win:
- Listening to your coach
- Having great body language
- Always working hard
- Uplifting or encouraging your teammate
- Talking on defense
- Boxing out
- Showing up early to get extra shots up
- Setting a great screen
- Setting up your cuts
- Jumping to the ball
- Taking a charge
- Defending without reaching & fouling
- Knowing the plays
- Diving for loose balls
- Holding your teammates accountable
- Passing up your shot for a better shot
- Running your lane in transition
- Deflections
being Rare is good
It’s rare for a player to do all of these things. Most players just want to score a lot of points. You won’t go viral for these things, but you’ll win. BE RARE. Commit yourself and become a winner.