Monday, October 29, 2012

Next Play Mentality

Basketball is not a game that can be played perfectly.  That doesn't mean you shouldn't strive for perfection, have great attention to detail or correct mistakes, but it does mean player frustration to the point of affecting performance on the next play has to go.  Players have to be mentally tough enough to learn from mistakes and then put the previous play behind them.  Jordan didn't make every clutch shot, Kareem didn't make every sky hook, Stockton never went a season without a turnover and even Reggie Miller missed a free throw from time to time.  These players were mentally tough enough to take the next shot, make the next pass in traffic or step up to the free throw line with supreme confidence even if the failed on the previous play.

Do your players have a "next play" mentality?

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