yea it's hard not to get those quick hot flashes when someone starts trash talking... usually that's when your mechanics start to get poor tho. Keep your mechanics and try to score the best way you know how... don't try to get fancy.
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yea it's hard not to get those quick hot flashes when someone starts trash talking... usually that's when your mechanics start to get poor tho. Keep your mechanics and try to score the best way you know how... don't try to get fancy.
Lol yup it was terrible when i was younger because i was overweight, so i would get alot of those fat jokes. Lol my feelings used to get hurt i aint gonna lie.:cry:
For me, its shoot when I feel I should. When I get a pass, I pump fake because if I just take the shot and continue to take shots once the ball comes my way, I feel like a chucker. I played a pick-up game yesterday and I was told to make a move and take a shot or just take the shot when your open and don't worry. I did that and I was making almost every shot I took. I still pump faked some of the time and I realized I just need to shoot and not worry about what happens.
Alright, I'm going to train harder. I need to train my endurance to get used to playing basketball for long periods of time. Today, I played 3 hours in a row of just 1v1s and 2v2s and 3v3s. I then lifted weights and came to a park. I was really tired then played a game of pickup basketball. I had about 5 turnovers(really important ones so it's going to be hard to let it go). I was playing with the "kings of the park". They play there like 4 hours a day. Their shooting form is strange yet they make around 70% of their shots in the game(they freaking make 90% of their shots during practice. A guy made like 24 jumpers in a row and then missed one from bouncing off the rim and yelled,"WOW IM OFF TODAY"). Once I get to go to the gym again I'll work my hardest. I'm going to start training in game situations mostly now. I'm also going to change the way I update how I'm doing.
Tip I learned From A Baller: When you cut in, look at the person passing WHILE cutting in.
Well, time to implement the updates thingy I was talking about. I'm starting to figure out what type of game I want to play(I'm basing all my moves off of the jab step, jump stop, and variations of crossovers. Also, I want to be a deadly free throw shooter, because I've noticed I'm really good at drawing in fouls by switching hands/delaying my shot/etc). I tried it for these couple of past days and it was very effective. It seemed to be a complete game, but I have to master them first.
Jab Step: I'm working on it. I need alot more improvement in understanding its effectiveness.
Jump Stop: I'm loving it. I need to understand when to use it though.
Crossover Variations: I'm doing pretty good with them, because I've did a lot of crossovers my whole basketball life. I still need improvements and to master the variations of the crossover.
Defence: I'm really good at 1 on 1 defence, but I need to learn how to help my teammates more effectively(it's hard for me to read what the defence is going to do to my teammates).
Passing: I know when to pass, but I need to know how to pass at an angle.
Shooting: I got it down... YES...a varsity player told me I had great shooting form with everything down except backspin. I'll check that up soon.
Well, time to train again.
Another Great Basketball Quote: Dre Baldwin:"Want to know the secret of being better? Work on your ****ing game"
I'm going to really step up my game this week. I have thursday and friday off because of the weather/staff development bs lol.
My game:I now am perfectly comfortable with my shooting form. I looked at ray allen and kevin durant and asked myself how their shots looked like bullets and how they smoothly went in. I discovered that I shot below my head causing less accuracy. Now I shoot above my head and my shot looks exactly like kevin durant's. It's freaking awesome, because I can accurately pinpoint the place I want to shoot. It's also hard, because of having to be precise. I got a little better at everything I guess, but not that much progress.
Something Strange: I also discovered that I am 5'5(that's freaking strange. I went to get my physical and the doctor said that was my height. My dad said he was 5'5 and I'm like 3 inches taller than him. I believe this is a lie, but I don't know.
Edit: haha I just realized I put up the same quote..
Another Great Basketball Quote: Steve Kerr: "**** it"
[QUOTE=bobbyflay]I'm going to really step up my game this week. I have thursday and friday off because of the weather/staff development bs lol.
My game:I now am perfectly comfortable with my shooting form. I looked at ray allen and kevin durant and asked myself how their shots looked like bullets and how they smoothly went in. I discovered that I shot below my head causing less accuracy. Now I shoot above my head and my shot looks exactly like kevin durant's. It's freaking awesome, because I can accurately pinpoint the place I want to shoot. It's also hard, because of having to be precise. I got a little better at everything I guess, but not that much progress.
Something Strange: I also discovered that I am 5'5(that's freaking strange. I went to get my physical and the doctor said that was my height. My dad said he was 5'5 and I'm like 3 inches taller than him. I believe this is a lie, but I don't know.
Edit: haha I just realized I put up the same quote..
Another Great Basketball Quote: Steve Kerr: "**** it"[/QUOTE]
I'm almost 100% sure that Kevin Durant releases very close to the front of his face, or near his forehead. His shot is incredibly close to his head for anyone, especially someone with his arm length.
And yeah the doctor said I was 5'5 last time I went there but I know for a fact and outside measurements that I'm over 5'7". I guess it matters when you're that short :oldlol:
Where are you located? Winchester, MA? Cause the weather in MA is pretty crappy.
Yep, lol I just need a couple more inches to dunk. This week I'm really going to push myself by training hardcore for about an hour and 15 minutes then playing pick up games and 1v1's for 3-5 hours a day this week.
Sorry, but the place I put up is a lie. I actually live in a city near los angeles, california. I probably went a bit too far as to say it was "snowing". There was just frost here and the weather is about 50-60 degrees. It kinda sucks, because the days get really short and I have to train earlier. It doesn't really matter to me, because I've got a friend who lives in Indiana and it's 30 degrees there.
Oh, you're lucky, LA is full of opportunities and places to play basketball. I can imagine it would be easy to get distracted there also.
Just remember that jump training will require sufficient rest, playing lots of basketball (pickup and intense training) will be detrimental to your vertical. Unfortunately, it's really choose one or the other when it comes to vertical or basketball if you really want to maximize the gains in one of them.
Yep, lots of basketball courts here. College basketball players go to 24 and ex college basketball players/street basketball people come to the parks.
I'm going to try to use cold treatment such as 30 second hot then 30 second cold and repeat showers and ice to combat that. I get what you mean by the vertical or basketball, but I believe you're not fully explaining. Care to explain?(I think vertical IS part of basketball and you get better vertical by sprints in jumping, which is part of games).
I ended up training hard for an hour then shooting around for another hour then playing 3 hours of pickup(well around an hour and 30 minutes of actual intensity). It was pretty crazy, because at first, I was doing 3v3's with ex high school basketball players that were in the 40's. Ended up losing 2 games because of the other team's guy who was 5'10 and destroying my other 2 teammates. I was pretty happy at the end result of 3/7 and 7 steals(I had 0/3 in the beginning). Then I played pick up with college basketball players. I was on their team against the ex basketball players. We destroyed them hardcore because of "stacked" teams lol. They were just too tall. I had like 1/2 shots. Pretty good I guess.
I dont know if it was already posted, but the only pump fakes that work are the ones where you move the ball above your head(which imitates most shots anyway) and you slightly move the balance of your body forward.
If you can't carry the ball down the court, don't.
[QUOTE=J21]I dont know if it was already posted, but the only pump fakes that work are the ones where you move the ball above your head(which imitates most shots anyway) and you slightly move the balance of your body forward.[/QUOTE]
That's not true... head fakes and slight ball fakes will get guys off balance all the time. If you are talking about getting them off their feet... then yea maybe.
[QUOTE=Swaggin916]That's not true... head fakes and slight ball fakes will get guys off balance all the time. If you are talking about getting them off their feet... then yea maybe.[/QUOTE]
most defenders (especially at the higher levels) regain their stance when you just do a slight fake.
[QUOTE=J21]most defenders (especially at the higher levels) regain their stance when you just do a slight fake.[/QUOTE]
I'm actually mostly referring to the post. Little head fake step through moves can work quite often. On the perimeter... yea they shouldn't if the defender has any sort of discipline :lol But hesitation headfakes while driving can work too. There are times and places where they can.
1. Know your role. Nothing worse than the big, slow centre thinking he can bring the ball up the court and refusing to give it to a guard.
2. Don't be afraid to do what you're good at! I know a few guys who are lights-out shooters in training, they're hitting shot after shot after shot. Then in the game, they're not looking to shoot right away and by the time they try to shoot, they're off their rhythm and they cant make it. I'm not saying, if you're a shooter, shoot it every time. I'm saying [I]look [/I]to shoot every time, and take it if it's a good shot. Similarly, I'm a slasher and my speciality is taking it one on one and driving to the basket (whether than means kicking it out to a shooter or dumping it into the post, etc.) because I know I can nearly always beat my man. When I first started playing in division 1, I looked to run the plays so I was passing and cutting/screening without even considering a drive. Now I get the ball, look, then if there's nothing on, I continue the play. This look takes no time at all and if you do see a gap, take it! If you end up taking it every time, you're probably not great at recognising a good opening but this will come in time.
Nice, I like those tips JJ.
I couldn't believe what I found today. I was pretty tired from the cold and didn't get much done these past two weeks. My other thing that I do online besides video games and researching basketball is finding out how to make money online lol. I was finding out how to create a blog when a guy just out of nowhere posts a link in a comment on a blog page about ganon baker. It contains ganon baker's basic videos on triple threat, finishing moves, street ball moves, HOLY OH MY interesting..haha lol I was just looking up the videos when I found out that there's a tiny arrow at the bottom and now there's like 6-10 more pages of videos including pete maravich and magic johnson. I'm definitely downloading these and I'm going to use them. My 1st practice game is this saturday. I wish I found these videos sooner though.. like 5 months sooner.
Improvements:I'm starting to feel automatic in my jumpshots. I just randomly start doing jumpshots by myself, so I'm feeling it woot. I sometimes do it randomly without even knowing when I'm about to go to sleep too lol. I'm also better at reading the defense and spotting what the other team will do too. My ball handling is really getting to the next level. I turned from a player who couldn't even do a correct double crossover and one round of figure 8 to a player who could do the killer crossover in half a second from slow to fast and I could do the figure 8 with two balls. I don't know how much better I'll get from using the videos I found though.
Needs Improvement: I need more confidence throughout a game. I sometimes start out doing nothing and not knowing my role. When I do realize what to do though, it gets a lot easier. Like we were doing a practice game and I couldn't do much in the first 10 minutes. My teammates just started yelling at me for the mistakes I knew I already did, so I was thinking Okay just focus. I then got the ball at half court and no one was open. Everyone including the other team yelled at me to shoot. I shot like 2 feet away from the half court with the net going up. Everyone just started screaming like little girls and my confidence just got boosted by around infinity percent lol. I got like 2 steals, 2 assists, and a block in a minute. I was like hell yes!! then we were too loud and got kicked off the court for being freshmen and disturbing the court right next to us haha(dam varsity team). I also need to work on controlling the ball I guess. When I'm not confident, I end up not pounding the ball causing me to lose it a lot.
Summary: Improvements-Becoming automatic, reading better, defense better, have more knowledge of the game, GOT NBA LEVEL VIDEOS THAT WERE RIPPED I mean borrowed,
Need Improvements-I need more shots to becoming automatic, need to analyze a player quicker, need to analyze a TEAM, I definitely need to somehow get that spark of confidence all the time.
What I'll do: I'm going to work freaking hard these next months. My semi long term with these training programs is to compete at a elite level destroying the drills presented in the video easily and absorbing the knowledge by spring which has another basketball tournament. I'll have the videos though, so it's all good.
Random Quote: "If you made the decision with your heart, mind, and soul, then stay with it."
Good job on the figure 8s, but don't get carried away with those ball handling drills. You have to make sure you can be a good ball handler, not a good dribbler. So remember to work on your full court handle.
And all that about knowing your role, know it, but don't stress it. I don't think there are roles in basketball anymore. People would usually put me under the "last option" role and I'm fine with that because it lets me fly under the radar. But don't think for one second that I'm not looking to score every time. I feel like if you have a designated role, you fulfill the requirements for that role and don't go further.
Be versatile so that you can play any role. If your team needs a point guard to balance 4 scorers, be that guard. Or if they need someone to slash and draw fouls, get that in your game. Basically, the more versatile you are, the more time you'll get because the coach will have more uses for you.
Yeah, I'm hoping with these videos that I make a routine that could benefit my game with being the most time efficent(about 2 hours) and skill efficent. It gets kind of complicated, because should I let my training with my team finish some of my desired skill goals in accordance with seasons? Should I train in different seasons? Should I just work on games by doing lots of pick up games during the season or should I start my skill development training right now? What are the benefits of the nba players weight lifting during the season? I have so many other questions, but it all comes down into striking a balance between all of these. I just don't know how though..
Yeah, I guess I should just play the game and know what's right. In high school level the players are all looking to score because of their similar physical size(I feel my self repeating lol).
I've been told that you should work your game individually then test it during pick up games then during real games, but again, I'm trying to find a balance. I don't know if I should just say SCREW THIS and do the program and get exhausted.
make hand checking defenders pay by holding a fist and swinging away at their hands with your off hand
i learn that people fall for fakes alot in a pick up game { atleast from where i play }
and i learn most people can't go from left/right... vice versa
btw how can i have consistent jumpshot?
[QUOTE=KokoWarzone]
btw how can i have consistent jumpshot?[/QUOTE]
practice? lol
[QUOTE=bobbyflay]Yeah, I'm hoping with these videos that I make a routine that could benefit my game with being the most time efficent(about 2 hours) and skill efficent. It gets kind of complicated, because should I let my training with my team finish some of my desired skill goals in accordance with seasons? Should I train in different seasons? Should I just work on games by doing lots of pick up games during the season or should I start my skill development training right now? What are the benefits of the nba players weight lifting during the season? I have so many other questions, but it all comes down into striking a balance between all of these. I just don't know how though..
Yeah, I guess I should just play the game and know what's right. In high school level the players are all looking to score because of their similar physical size(I feel my self repeating lol).
I've been told that you should work your game individually then test it during pick up games then during real games, but again, I'm trying to find a balance. I don't know if I should just say SCREW THIS and do the program and get exhausted.[/QUOTE]
Your team's training should have priority over yours. It doesn't really make sense because for most people their team's training doesn't cover personal development and it makes it kind of a pain to focus on stuff you're already proficient at. But for the most part the offseason is where you really improve and the season is just for competition and maintaining what you got in the off season.
NBA players lift in season to keep their strength they got during the off season. If you want to do this, feel free, just don't go overboard or you'll exhaust your body and lower your performance in games.
The point: Offseason = personal improvement (strength, skills, conditioning, experience)
In season = play the actual games, maintain improvements, get better as a team
never let the defense dictate the tempo smh. Today we played an aggressive defensive team and they through us out of rhythm. They trapped well and forced us to turn the ball over. They played like 2-3 and 1-3-1 were they trapped the corners. How do you attack these zones?
[QUOTE=carpevicis]Your team's training should have priority over yours. It doesn't really make sense because for most people their team's training doesn't cover personal development and it makes it kind of a pain to focus on stuff you're already proficient at. But for the most part the offseason is where you really improve and the season is just for competition and maintaining what you got in the off season.
NBA players lift in season to keep their strength they got during the off season. If you want to do this, feel free, just don't go overboard or you'll exhaust your body and lower your performance in games.
The point: Offseason = personal improvement (strength, skills, conditioning, experience)
In season = play the actual games, maintain improvements, get better as a team[/QUOTE]
I see what you mean now. It's just frustrating when I want to improve myself, but I can't unless I exhaust myself which decreases my performance in game and in school.
We did a lot better than we expected. Our freshmen team are filled with people that are mostly 5'5. The other team was mostly 5'9, so I thought we would get owned hardcore. It was a pretty slow start with us losing by 10-15 points until a guy who was a coach's son started playing(he's part of the reason why I want to get better lol. He's like a perfect basketball specimen. He could play all positions at high school level). I only played about 5 minutes though from having a team of 35 players.. I didn't do anything magical with stats. However, I played great defense. I only took one shot during the game and that was a jumper which rolled around in the rim 2 times before it just went out(I was thinking NOOO but I rushed back to defense).The best guy got about 12 minutes lol. I shall strive to become good at this level. I found new respect for college players/pro players. I can't imagine what it's like for other leagues with 6'0 freshmen :O
Use fake steps in defense to lure you're opponent. Alot of shooters that look to finish at the rim try to exploit your vulnerable side if you go for a steal. My defensive strategy is to lure them by giving a quick step towards the left side but making sure I can immediately return to the right side. What this does is trick you're opponent into thinking you're going for a steal, they'll try and drive at the opposite side you're leaning but if you only faked the steal you'll have enough time to trap them. This adds pressure, gives the opportunity for a steal without sacrificing your defensive stance and forces a pass.
[QUOTE=bobbyflay]I see what you mean now. It's just frustrating when I want to improve myself, but I can't unless I exhaust myself which decreases my performance in game and in school.
We did a lot better than we expected. Our freshmen team are filled with people that are mostly 5'5. The other team was mostly 5'9, so I thought we would get owned hardcore. It was a pretty slow start with us losing by 10-15 points until a guy who was a coach's son started playing(he's part of the reason why I want to get better lol. He's like a perfect basketball specimen. He could play all positions at high school level). I only played about 5 minutes though from having a team of 35 players.. I didn't do anything magical with stats. However, I played great defense. I only took one shot during the game and that was a jumper which rolled around in the rim 2 times before it just went out(I was thinking NOOO but I rushed back to defense).The best guy got about 12 minutes lol. I shall strive to become good at this level. I found new respect for college players/pro players. I can't imagine what it's like for other leagues with 6'0 freshmen :O[/QUOTE]
Yeah it's important that one uses the off season to really improve because throughout the course of a season the lack of time and energy makes it hard to make significant strides in one's game.
As for your game... it's probably detrimental that you're going into the game thinking "oh shit, we're going to get run out of the gym". They got 4 inches on you. That's nothing. And you still shouldn't be nervous even if they had an entire foot on you. Never play scared, because you're hurting yourself before you even get started. It should be in your head to scare your opponent and destroy him. Dominate and rip them apart.
And why does your team have 35 players?
Cosign on college and pro players. I always looked up to pro players but now that I've actually seen college players play, they are not kidding. There is such a huge difference from the average high school player to the average college player. But part of that stems from the fact that the college players are the top high school players.
[QUOTE=carpevicis]Yeah it's important that one uses the off season to really improve because throughout the course of a season the lack of time and energy makes it hard to make significant strides in one's game.
As for your game... it's probably detrimental that you're going into the game thinking "oh shit, we're going to get run out of the gym". They got 4 inches on you. That's nothing. And you still shouldn't be nervous even if they had an entire foot on you. Never play scared, because you're hurting yourself before you even get started. It should be in your head to scare your opponent and destroy him. Dominate and rip them apart.
And why does your team have 35 players?
Cosign on college and pro players. I always looked up to pro players but now that I've actually seen college players play, they are not kidding. There is such a huge difference from the average high school player to the average college player. But part of that stems from the fact that the college players are the top high school players.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, my next game is tomorrow, so I'll definitely remember to spread some positive energy. Like our coach said, it was an eye opener. We went up against an "average" team and pretty soon we might have to vs a "college level" basketball team(when we win a few games this week or next week we have to vs them). They were ranked #2 in the nation last year. Bull**** thing is that we only worked on skills for like 2 weeks and worked out like a total of 8-10 days only.
No cuts for my team even though we actually play with like 10 people in a game.. Our program is like only a quarter of basketball and the rest is life and extra stuff. I can already see the fatigue in some of the players' eyes from not wanting to go out of their comfort zone. I was expecting them to quit before the season, but now it's too late. I'll have to encourage them to keep on playing.
Yeah, it's pretty crazy that the top of the college players are the nba players.
I'm starting to get how complicated basketball really is. Like before when I see a player analyzing a game, I'm thinking, "oh that makes sense" without grasping its true purpose. Now it's like a string of thoughts somehow linked to each other. This isn't that bad though. After I absorb a bunch of info and just utilize it for the better or bad, I love it even more.
[QUOTE=bobbyflay]Yeah, my next game is tomorrow, so I'll definitely remember to spread some positive energy. Like our coach said, it was an eye opener. We went up against an "average" team and pretty soon we might have to vs a "college level" basketball team(when we win a few games this week or next week we have to vs them). They were ranked #2 in the nation last year. Bull**** thing is that we only worked on skills for like 2 weeks and worked out like a total of 8-10 days only.
No cuts for my team even though we actually play with like 10 people in a game.. Our program is like only a quarter of basketball and the rest is life and extra stuff. I can already see the fatigue in some of the players' eyes from not wanting to go out of their comfort zone. I was expecting them to quit before the season, but now it's too late. I'll have to encourage them to keep on playing.
Yeah, it's pretty crazy that the top of the college players are the nba players.
I'm starting to get how complicated basketball really is. Like before when I see a player analyzing a game, I'm thinking, "oh that makes sense" without grasping its true purpose. Now it's like a string of thoughts somehow linked to each other. This isn't that bad though. After I absorb a bunch of info and just utilize it for the better or bad, I love it even more.[/QUOTE]
What team are you going to be playing? And yeah, take leadership NOW and spread the energy. Your teammates will look up to you and your coach should respect that you are rounding up the team and getting them ready. Don't worry about the past. What kind of training you did and didn't do doesn't matter anymore, so don't dwell on it. Focus on winning the game.
Don't let your mentality be "oh if we lose by 10 then we did good". That's not winning. You should be in the mindset that anything besides a win is unacceptable. And even against the best team in the country. Just because they were dominating other teams doesn't mean they should kill your team. Play smart and use teamwork, even though you probably already heard this a hundred times.
I feel you on players not completely set on basketball. It is what it is though, it's high school and these are kids who want to enjoy everything else in life. Don't let that deter you though, because once you get to college you'll realize that the players there don't mess around.
[QUOTE=carpevicis]What team are you going to be playing? And yeah, take leadership NOW and spread the energy. Your teammates will look up to you and your coach should respect that you are rounding up the team and getting them ready. Don't worry about the past. What kind of training you did and didn't do doesn't matter anymore, so don't dwell on it. Focus on winning the game.
Don't let your mentality be "oh if we lose by 10 then we did good". That's not winning. You should be in the mindset that anything besides a win is unacceptable. And even against the best team in the country. Just because they were dominating other teams doesn't mean they should kill your team. Play smart and use teamwork, even though you probably already heard this a hundred times.
I feel you on players not completely set on basketball. It is what it is though, it's high school and these are kids who want to enjoy everything else in life. Don't let that deter you though, because once you get to college you'll realize that the players there don't mess around.[/QUOTE]
My team played a mediocre team today. We ended up winning by about 7 points from making mistakes though. I didn't get any minutes, but I was happy that the coach chose to give me one of the seats for the people playing. Only about 8 people played throughout the game.
Yeah, I told everyone that we were going to kill and destroy them. It made them a bit more happy and they started spreading that we would destroy the opposing team too. Going up against the number 2 team in the nation will be hard, but it will be a great challenge to see how my team's level is at.
I have a feeling some of them will quit in a month or too. I'm getting pretty tired myself and I want to improve my skills(can't though because it's season). One of my goals is to score 20 points in at least one game(homage to Manny lol). Dam too tired, will update on wednesday for the game.
oh dam I thought I updated already lol. We ended up losing by 20 points.. They were just better than our team physically.. Their jogging matched our sprinting, so that's pretty crazy. We tried to be optimistic, but we couldn't for long lol.
I'm really thinking of just starting my skill training now. At this rate, I'll probably get like 1 minute to 2 minutes a game if I play on the A team(there's going to be two teams because of so many people). I could play on the B team and get like two quarters, but it just doesn't seem right. The thing is that I don't have much time in my schedule anymore(see what you mean carpevis). I have like one opportunity a day of free time and that is mostly writing essays(I tried not using it yesterday and playing, so I had to stay up to 1 am. 3 days of sleeping 4 hours made me REALLY slow in athletic and student capabilities. I'll try to sleep at least 7 hours tonight).
I still have the dream though. I just need some advice on whether to train really hardcore in my skills when I have the time or not or should I train with my team who I'll actually barely play with.
I discovered overtraining the hard way.. lol. I thought I could be cocky and do what 17 year olds couldn't do, but like always, the facts were right. I'll have to make my training only once a week and actually half it, but I'll do a full body workout. Basketball is just freaking tiring, and my overtraining is making me lose performance. I can't even shoot the right arc anymore. I also have to work on finding a consistent groove. Like in practice today, I was shooting 30% in the beginning. All of a sudden, I started having a burst of energy and started shooting 80%. I even made like 20 free throws and 20 3 pointers in a row right after another. It's kind of strange, because when I'm not in a groove, it's like everything I'm doing is wrong; my shooting form, the way I dribble, the way i see things, and a lot more. When I'm in a groove it's like I'm doing everything right. Oh well, time to vs the 2nd best team in the state(turned out it was state. they're like rank thirty something in the nation).
[QUOTE=bobbyflay]I discovered overtraining the hard way.. lol. I thought I could be cocky and do what 17 year olds couldn't do, but like always, the facts were right. I'll have to make my training only once a week and actually half it, but I'll do a full body workout. Basketball is just freaking tiring, and my overtraining is making me lose performance. I can't even shoot the right arc anymore. I also have to work on finding a consistent groove. Like in practice today, I was shooting 30% in the beginning. All of a sudden, I started having a burst of energy and started shooting 80%. I even made like 20 free throws and 20 3 pointers in a row right after another. It's kind of strange, because when I'm not in a groove, it's like everything I'm doing is wrong; my shooting form, the way I dribble, the way i see things, and a lot more. When I'm in a groove it's like I'm doing everything right. Oh well, time to vs the 2nd best team in the state(turned out it was state. they're like rank thirty something in the nation).[/QUOTE]
Overtraining's no joke... you end up wasting time and losing progress. Ideally you should be working hard 6 days of the week with 1 rest day. I myself don't really follow this concept because my workouts are more relaxed with more shooting and footwork. You said you were in Cali, right? I believe SoCal is loaded with excellent basketball teams.
And how are you 17 and still a freshman?
[QUOTE=carpevicis]Overtraining's no joke... you end up wasting time and losing progress. Ideally you should be working hard 6 days of the week with 1 rest day. I myself don't really follow this concept because my workouts are more relaxed with more shooting and footwork. You said you were in Cali, right? I believe SoCal is loaded with excellent basketball teams.
And how are you 17 and still a freshman?[/QUOTE]
I'm 14 years old. I think I somehow arranged my words wrong or something. I read on some forums about the 16-17 year olds being unable to do the workouts yet I still continued for only a full week and a half and I end up losing half of my endurance and strength and mental abilities.
Well, we somehow won against the team. It turned out that we were vsing their 2nd team, but it's alright. A win is a win against one of the better teams out there. I'm going to make myself "special" now in front of the basketball team and my coach. I've been sitting around doing nothing for too long.
dam, I didn't realize that I didn't post in this forum for over a week. Hours turn into days fast. I decided to quit my program at my school. 13 hours on a non school day and 7-9 hours on a school day? No thanks for me. If I wouldn't quit, it would be 16 hours for 2 weeks straight during my winter break (well except for maybe 4-6 days out of the 16 I supposed). I get what people meant by the high school politics now... I guess I shouldn't have hoped that my school would be common like that. I'm going to fufill my goals of dunking on a 10'0 by next summer standing still and running and being skilled enough so that I can say to myself, "I can play basketball". I guess I'll update with how I train and what worked for me. I couldn't make the decision of staying on the basketball team with my heart/mind/soul, so I had to leave...
Random Quote: "Don't follow your dream-lead them" -Unknown
[QUOTE=bobbyflay]dam, I didn't realize that I didn't post in this forum for over a week. Hours turn into days fast. I decided to quit my program at my school. 13 hours on a non school day and 7-9 hours on a school day? No thanks for me. If I wouldn't quit, it would be 16 hours for 2 weeks straight during my winter break (well except for maybe 4-6 days out of the 16 I supposed). I get what people meant by the high school politics now... I guess I shouldn't have hoped that my school would be common like that. I'm going to fufill my goals of dunking on a 10'0 by next summer standing still and running and being skilled enough so that I can say to myself, "I can play basketball". I guess I'll update with how I train and what worked for me. I couldn't make the decision of staying on the basketball team with my heart/mind/soul, so I had to leave...
Random Quote: "Don't follow your dream-lead them" -Unknown[/QUOTE]
Haha same for me. There wasn't alot going on so I just read some of the posts.
I feel you on leaving your high school team. Alot of times kids just stay on the team and start complaining about this and that, but never actually do anything about it. Hopefully you can spend much more time into getting better yourself.
Are you trying to play in college? After getting cut this year from JV, I'm not going to try and play for my school again. The coach pretty much told me that there was little chance I'd play on varsity, so I'm now I'm focused on getting to college. The JV team wouldn't have been a good fit for me anyways, the kids got no respect, they screw around whenever the coach addresses them, they just chill all the time and a couple of them are already injured.
Maybe I sound immature, but I really want to see how the team does this year. How about you? Was the situation alright but you just didn't have the time? Or was there an issue of playing time and favoritism (cause you said politics). Well either way, best of luck in your training.
[QUOTE=carpevicis]Haha same for me. There wasn't alot going on so I just read some of the posts.
I feel you on leaving your high school team. Alot of times kids just stay on the team and start complaining about this and that, but never actually do anything about it. Hopefully you can spend much more time into getting better yourself.
Are you trying to play in college? After getting cut this year from JV, I'm not going to try and play for my school again. The coach pretty much told me that there was little chance I'd play on varsity, so I'm now I'm focused on getting to college. The JV team wouldn't have been a good fit for me anyways, the kids got no respect, they screw around whenever the coach addresses them, they just chill all the time and a couple of them are already injured.
Maybe I sound immature, but I really want to see how the team does this year. How about you? Was the situation alright but you just didn't have the time? Or was there an issue of playing time and favoritism (cause you said politics). Well either way, best of luck in your training.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, that was the case of one of my friends who ended up staying there for 2 years and only getting a little better. He ended up wasting money on the program and not getting only a little better. He got to learn the system a bit more though.
Yeah, my goal is to also get to play college ball. I know for sure they're serious there. The bad thing is that the program at my school focuses on "being a better person" instead of actually playing and winning in basketball games. They just make players spend time there and the coaches think they're disciplining them. The players end up just acting serious around the coaches then become clowns when they're gone. It just made me sick. To me, even the coaches aren't disciplined except the head coach(played division II basketball and is really good at coaching).
Yeah, I want to see how the team does because I'm just somewhat curious. It's like a combination of all those things you mentioned. The coaches favored the star players and let them get away with stuff. Things happened in the shadows and s*** like that. It was way too time consuming. Like some numbers are: 1-2 hours of practice and 7-14 hours of staying and watching or cleaning up.
Well I realized that I still want to play college basketball. A lot of people who quit the basketball team are really skilled and talented but aren't really truly dedicated to the game. I don't want to be like them, so I'm going to take my training to the next level. Over the next couple of days, I'll try to sort out my training schedule, then I'll stick with it. I might change my mind to rejoin the basketball program next year if they clean up their act or something lol. Most likely, I'll join another summer league at another school.
[QUOTE=bobbyflay]Yeah, that was the case of one of my friends who ended up staying there for 2 years and only getting a little better. He ended up wasting money on the program and not getting only a little better. He got to learn the system a bit more though.
Yeah, my goal is to also get to play college ball. I know for sure they're serious there. The bad thing is that the program at my school focuses on "being a better person" instead of actually playing and winning in basketball games. They just make players spend time there and the coaches think they're disciplining them. The players end up just acting serious around the coaches then become clowns when they're gone. It just made me sick. To me, even the coaches aren't disciplined except the head coach(played division II basketball and is really good at coaching).
Yeah, I want to see how the team does because I'm just somewhat curious. It's like a combination of all those things you mentioned. The coaches favored the star players and let them get away with stuff. Things happened in the shadows and s*** like that. It was way too time consuming. Like some numbers are: 1-2 hours of practice and 7-14 hours of staying and watching or cleaning up.
Well I realized that I still want to play college basketball. A lot of people who quit the basketball team are really skilled and talented but aren't really truly dedicated to the game. I don't want to be like them, so I'm going to take my training to the next level. Over the next couple of days, I'll try to sort out my training schedule, then I'll stick with it. I might change my mind to rejoin the basketball program next year if they clean up their act or something lol. Most likely, I'll join another summer league at another school.[/QUOTE]
I know exactly what you're talking about, I feel the same way. One of the biggest reasons why I want to play in college is that I want to play and practice with players who really care about basketball, not people who just like to play it for fun or because it's cool. In high school, almost everyone doesn't care, but once you get to college, everyone cares, because if you don't care, you won't be there.
It's doubtful that things will change over a year. Ever since I started trying out for my school teams in 8th grade, it's been the same thing. I get cut and other kids who didn't care got to play. I hate spending time around kids who don't care because I do and our interests become different. I have no problem with kids not devoting their time to basketball, but I'd rather maximize my improvements so I can play with people who do.
On another note, I still have a long way to go.
if you are a pg and playing with your dudes, pass first is the way to go.
if you are a pg and playing with randoms, shoot first is the only way to go.
I haven't been able to practice last week, because of winter and stuff. I FINALLY finished the plans for the next year and I'm going to enact them starting today. I just spent somedays working on my footwork and stuff. I plan to base my game on jab steps/pump fakes/pivots/reverse pivots/stutter steps/crossovers/spin moves/between the legs/behind the back. When I look at it it's just a regular type of game I guess lol. Mostly will be focusing on jab step-drive or pull up jumper/stutter step-exploding drive/fast break layup or dunk hopefully/fast break pull up 3/ and maybe more.