This blog is an add on from the last blog “Open Communication WIth Parents Part 2”. From the previous blog, I went through a list of questions to ask yourself about your parents communicating to you about basketball. I also gave examples of how I would answer. Questions to Answer About their Parents: Mentally,…
As an athlete, of course you talk about basketball with your teammates, coaches, friends, teachers, family, and parents. Are both of your parents involved in your basketball career? If not, which one is a little more than the other? The reason I am asking is because parents have the best intentions for their kids but…
This blog is an add on from the last blog “Open Communication WIth Parents”. As an athlete and a son/daughter to our parents, we have a perception of our authority figures. Athletes think that their parents might critique them hard and expect a lot from them. Sometimes your performance isn’t the best and you are…
Basketball talk is something athletes discuss on the daily. Sometimes it is easy to express and other times not so much. It can be easy at times for athletes because of who we talk too. We can tell our friends anything and tell our teammates even more. When it comes to coaches, athletes end up…
This blog is an add on from the last blog “Open Communication With Coaches”. As an athlete/teammate and a player to our coaches, we have a perception of our authority figures. Athletes think that their coaches might critique them hard and expect a lot from them. Sometimes your performance isn’t the best and you are…
Let’s become aware of the thoughts and feeling we have when competing. Has there been a difference in a more positive mood when you compete your best? Does this result in your technique being unstoppable, have constant intense energy, compete for yourself, etc.? What about when your mood in a little more down in the…