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ONE QUESTION: ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT GIRLS BASKETBALL AS THE DRUMMER IN THE VIDEO IS ABOUT DRUMMING?

YOU GOT TO SEE THIS – PRESS PLAY ON THE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every once in a while you will encounter a bad game or a bad day. It just seems like nothing will go your way. Contrary to popular belief you can still look good during a bad game or day.

Since the July evaluation period is almost here. It is the perfect time to help you get prepared to showcase your skills to the college coaches and scouts you will be playing in front of.

None other than former college coach, ESPN Hoopgurlz’s Mark Lewis breaks down 8 ways to over come a slump.

• Show them that you can still defend.

• Show them that you can always rebound.

• Show them that you won’t overreact.

• Show them you can learn over the course of the game.

• Show them that you have reading and math skills.

• Show them that you understand time and clock management.

• Show them that you’ve got focus and the right attitude.

• Show them that you can communicate on the floor.

Click here for the complete ESPN Hoopgurlz article

ESPN Hoopgurlz’s Mark Lewis is no ordinary sports writer. Check out his bio:

Mark Lewis is the national recruiting coordinator for ESPN HoopGurlz. Twice ranked as one of the top 25 assistant coaches in the game by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association, he has more than 20 years of college coaching experience at Memphis State, Cincinnati, Arizona State, Western Kentucky and, most recently, Washington State.

If someone with over 20 years of college coaching experience is offering advice, I would definitely listen.

Mark Lewis makes some great points in his latest article on Hoopgurlz:

• It seems today that the willingness to spend time in the gym or studying and following the game is taking a back burner to simply playing games.
• What do you hear college recruiters claim is missing? Focused skill workouts in addition to the games and practices of both high school and club teams.
• Although shooting workouts are imperative, so are ball handling skills, footwork, passing and cutting and a host of other parts of the game that aren’t just going to appear come game time.
• When you are shooting, be sure your goal is shots made and not shots taken. It doesn’t matter if you got in 500 shots before school if you only made 75.
• Good coaches will tell you that skill development is about repetition.
• TV coverage of both the college and WNBA game continues to grow, along with internet coverage, offering more opportunities to learn basketball from some of the best in a flat-screen classroom.
• It’s great to know that Maya Moore is a great player or that Brittney Griner is changing the game. But beyond that know what exactly it is that sets Moore apart from the rest or why Griner made such incredible strides in her game since the start of her freshman season.

To read the complete article click here

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Have you ever heard the saying “Your Attitude determines Your Altitude”.

The way you think about situations in basketball will determine how far you will get in your basketball career.

In this video, I explain how coaches determine who will get in the game during certain situations. I also talk about my philosophy of how great players become great (Next Top Baller).

Michael Dell is the brainchild of the Dell Computer. How do I know this because I am reading his book Direct from Dell. In his book, I learned an interesting technique about his success as a business owner which can be applied to girls basketball. It is so simple, however, it is almost always overlooked.

But 1st, it was interesting to learn that Mr. Dell was successful in another business venture before Dell Computers. AS A 12 Year Old! Michael Dell was first successful in stamp auctioning.  The same technique he used in stamp auctioning allowed him to be successful in the computer industry.

Well what was the technique. Quite Simply – He studied the industry or subject. As a 12 year old, Michael Dell studied stamps by reading stamp journals. He studied computers by reading computer magazines and manuals.

This is the exact same technique you can and have to implement to be successful in girls basketball. You must submerge yourself in the subject of basketball in order to be successful. By diving into the subject of basketball, you are learning tips and tricks to help you in your skills.

For example, I asked my list of weekly tip readers what was there greatest question about basketball. Surprisingly, the number 1 issue was confidence. So I thought about it closely. How can I help players on their path to increasing confidence. I broke it down to a simple component that we seem to miss in everything we do, even basketball. In basketball, we practice, we play, we practice and we play and we seem to go around in circles til we are in a slump and our confidence is so low and basketball is dreadful.

This critical component will not only increase your confidence. If done correctly, it will put you on a path and  increase your energy and excitement about basketball. The component I’m talking about is available in my updated release of the Girls Basketball Guide to Success.

In the Girls Basketball Guide to Success 2.0, I looked at the system that made University of Tennessee’s Pat Summitt successful, I looked at something L.A. Sparks’ Candace Parker did to make her a dominant force in high school, college and now on the professional level. Then I break down this critical component that you must implement to help you with success. To help you implement success and increase your confidence, Girls Basketball Guide to Success 2.0 includes a worksheet and exercise to give you a boost.

Girls Basketball Guide to Success 2.0 is available now for only $9.95.  After purchasing this ebook, you will receive an immediate download of the ebook through email. Then you can save it to your computer, view it, print it out, or share it with others.

Girls Basketball Success Tool Kit
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Patosha_Jeffery]Patosha Jeffery

It does not matter what field you are in, you have to have a tool kit. If you are a doctor, there are tools needed. For example, a stethoscope for listening to body sounds, an otoscope to look in ears, and a patella hammer for checking reflexes. If you are a teacher, there are tools needed. For example chalk to write on the chalk board, schoolwork and homework worksheets and grade books to document assignment and test grades. The tools just mentioned are necessary for a doctor and teacher to be successful. So naturally, if you want to be successful in girls basketball, there are tools that you will need.

Understand that in order to get better as a player, you have to work extra and outside of your team practice. So here are some of the tools needed.

Basketball – The number 1 tool needed over any other tool is a basketball. If a basketball is the only thing off this list that you personally own, you are still in a great position to be successful. Do you personally own a basketball? If you don’t have this, how do you plan to get better? If you want to work on shooting, a basketball is needed. If you want to work on ball handling, a basketball is needed. If you want to work on passing, a basketball is needed.

Basketball Goal – To work on your shooting skills, having a personal basketball goal or having access to a basketball goal is necessary.

Library – To be successfully in basketball you need to understand the game of basketball. Develop a library of basketball books and DVDs.

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