4 Secrets for Being a Successful Basketball Player By Tamica Goree

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Tamica Goree

• Tamica Goree is one of the most successful
  players and Coach of all time

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4 Secrets for Being a Successful Basketball
Player By Tamica Goree
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• Toughness
• Work Ethic
• Attitude
• Body Language

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1. Toughness

• Toughness is not to be confused with fighting or
  fouling a player hard. I'm talking about mental
  toughness. True toughness is the ability to set a
  great screen, box out every play, take a charge,
  execute a play under pressure, make a big shot.
  All great players have this quality in a big way!

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2. Work Ethic

• f being great was easy everyone would be a star.
  The reality is greatness takes a lot of time and
  effort. In economics "opportunity cost" is
  defined as "A benefit, profit, or value of
  something that must be given up to acquire or
  achieve something else."  This applies to
  basketball development in a big way with younger
  players. If you decide to play video games 2
  hours a day, the "opportunity cost" 2 hours
  that you could have been training. Great players
  make sure that their time is spent efficiently
  and with a purpose. 

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3. Attitude

• Sure there are examples of excellent players with
  bad attitudes, but they are few and far between
  and more importantly, they never win
  championships. Great players deal with success
  and failure with a level head and never look to
  blame a teammate, ref, or coach. They understand
  that failure is a building block to future
  success, and always project a positive and upbeat
  attitude in practice and in games.

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Body Language

• Ever see a player shake his head in disgust at a
  teammate for not passing? How about shaking off a
  coach's instruction? Slumping shoulders? These
  are all examples of poor body language. Here is
  the hard truth, no matter what is going on in
  your mind at the time that makes you react in
  those ways, NOBODY CARES! Bad body language leads
  to poor play, bad team chemistry, and in many
  cases the bench. If a college coach sees a player
  exhibiting this behavior you can be sure he will
  not recruit that player. Great players have
  tremendous body language. They are clapping,
  talking to teammates, communicating with their
  coaches, and giving great eye contact during
  timeouts and in huddles.

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