Comfort Zone
Your comfort zone is your enemy. Your comfort zone makes you soft. Your comfort zone makes you complacent. If you want to maximize your ability, on and off the court, you must learn how to be comfortable being uncomfortable. You have to consistently (and intentionally) step out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. You […]
5 Keys to Fully Maximize All of Your Talent
This article has been provided by J.P. Clark, LA Cippers Assistant Skill Development Coach “I don’t want to be any good.” “I am not interested in becoming the best I can become.” “I want to be mediocre.” Have you ever heard any of the above statements spoken from an aspiring player? The answer to that question […]
Developing a Social Media Policy
Better Basketball CEO Rich Czeslawski and Communications Director for the National High School Basketball Coach’s Association, discusses the importance of educating your players about social media and the power of hitting Send. He treats every post like it’s a nationally televised event, knowing that anyone… for the rest of his life… can see it. He warns us not to get […]
Getting Travel Teams and School Teams on the Same Page
Better Basketball CEO Rich Czeslawski and Communications Director for the National High School Basketball Coach’s Association, says the answer to getting your high school and travel teams on the same page is simple: communicate as honestly and as often as possible. In this podcast, Rich advises parents, coaches, and athletes on how to stay connected and how to prevent […]
22 Tips for Coaching Todays Players
As Notorious B.I.G. once said, ‘Things done changed.’ Players today are different than they were when I was growing up… and I’m not even that old. I know every generation says that… but it’s true. One of the biggest changes to our society as a whole has been technology… more specifically the internet… and even more specifically… […]
