I was watching the NBA Eastern Conference Finals one year.  A back up center for one of the teams was now starting because of an

When I give an analogy of a players shot, my typical go-to is a catapult.  Your lower body is the base of the catapult, and

Do you struggle with confidence while shooting? Do you get REALLY nervous about shooting the ball in games? Many times the nerves and lack of

I don’t teach players to get their feet shoulder width apart. In fact, I LOATH the fact that we teach players to get their feet

Imagine this… you or a player on your team struggles to make free throws.  You make about 55% of your free throws and because of

This is one of the biggest debates in skill development.  Should you turn your feet, or square them to the target?  Tilt, or ten toes at

Bruce Lee, the famous actor/kung fu expert had a great quote that leads me to believe he would have made a pretty good shooting coach.“I

Poor arc can happen for a number of different reasons ranging from positions the player is in at their set point, or directions of moves

Let’s talk about terminology for a second. But before I even get into too far, let me say that I don’t get hung up on

You may have noticed something over the first few months of learning from me.I never talk (or at least I RARELY talk) about “getting the

Remember how in a previous email we talked about the ball always going in the opposite direction of the force applied to the ball?  I explained

Imagine you are standing on one side of a raging river, and you need to get across to the other side.  That is the metaphor

Communicating with a player can sometimes be a delicate balancing act.  I need to be honest with them, but I also need to be compassionate

A few years ago I had a young coach I was mentoring.  He was a former player of mine and was working with one high

Our bodies lie to us.  What we FEEL isn’t always accurate.  I’m sure you’ve had an experience like this.This was my experience.  I used to