Day 30: Putting the lessons into practice

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Day 30: Putting the lessons into practice

September 30, 2010 in 30 Days

This article is part of the series “30 days to being a better basketball player“.

"Students - Undergrad Graduation" by m00by,via flickr

Congratulations if you’ve managed to get through each of the 30 day sessions. We’ve covered a fairly wide variety of topics. Some you hopefully thought were very relevant to you, and others you were probably wondering why on earth we were writing about what we did.

So assuming there was at least one article that appealed to you, the last challenge for this 30 Day journey is to put into practice what you’ve learned and turn it into a habit.

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by Darren Gorton

Day 29: Practice the impossible

September 29, 2010 in 30 Days

This article is part of the series “30 days to being a better basketball player“.

I’m sure you would agree that basketball players are creative at heart. No less creative than artists painting a canvas or musicians composing a masterpiece, basketball players create art with the ball (and sometimes without it).

Today, we want you to keep this in mind.

Sure, every coach will encourage you not to take wild shots or try do impossible things out on the court. It is important to respect this and to keep the team’s best interests first, but it is still important to recognise the artist within you and to allow yourself some freedom of expression. How else can you keep the passion for the game burning hot inside!?

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by Darren Gorton

Day 28: Have some fun

September 28, 2010 in 30 Days

This article is part of the series “30 days to being a better basketball player“.

The true object of all human life is play;
Earth is a task garden;
Heaven is a playground.

- GK Chesterton

"Basketball Sky" by laffy4k, via flickr

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by Darren Gorton

Day 27: Rules of engagement

September 27, 2010 in 30 Days

This article is part of the series “30 days to being a better basketball player“.

Rules are created for a reason. A lot of people don’t like them much, but that’s only because they don’t know how to use them to their advantage.

By knowing the rules of the game better than your opponent, you will have a definite advantage over them. After all, you can’t push the boundaries if you don’t even know where the boundaries are.