Archive for the 'Mental Toughness' Category

Jay Bilas on Toughness in Basketball

Share This article was written by Jay Bilas – ESPN .com and posted on the blog with his permission. I have heard the word “toughness” thrown around a lot lately. Reporters on television, radio and in print have opined about a team or player’s “toughness” or quoted a coach talking about his team having to be “tougher” [...]

Energy Givers

Share The following post was written by Coach Alan Stein on his Stronger Team Blog (Click the link to visit the blog).  It would make a great handout for your players.  You are probably aware of Alan’s work in our profession as he is one of the top basketball specific strength and conditioning coaches.  He [...]

Team Attitude

Share This comes from Creighton Burns’ newsletter: TEAM ATTITUDE 1. Blame Nobody…Expect Nothing…Do Something (No Excuses) 2. Compete (No Excuses) 3. Be On Time…Pay Attention…Practice & Play Hard (No Excuses) 4. Always Listen – it is what is being said that is important, not how it is said 5. Play through Referee’s Calls 6. Know, [...]

Mental Training For Basketball

Share While I am going through my file of notes, here are some notes I have from a clinic on mental training given by Dr. James Jarvis. At the end of this post, there is a link to read more ideas regarding mental toughness 1.  The mind does not know the difference between a real and [...]

You Are a Basketball Warrior When…

Share Got this from one of Don Meyer’s clinics.  The Warrior in the title is from our school mascot, so change as needed to use in your program. You Are a Warrior When… You don’t care if you are the one who sets the screen or the one who hits the winning three, because fulfilling [...]


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