To be the best player you can be you need to put in the time and effort to constantly improve your game. You need to learn how to practice correctly, be coachable, be honest with yourself, and learn how to work through adversity.
San Angelo Basketball Academy is here to help you learn and improve in these areas.
Chris Beard, Men’s Basketball Coach at Texas Tech, uses the term 4:1. The MENTAL is to the PHYSICAL as 4 is to 1.
Bill Russell, Hall of Fame basketball player, "Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory."
Bobby Knight, Hall of Fame coach, "You don’t play against opponents; you play against the game of basketball."
Brad Stevens, Head coach of the Boston Celtics, "You have to earn your right to win the game with effort and togetherness."
Dean Smith, Hall of Fame Coach, "What do you do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it."
Michael Jordan, Hall of Fame player, "Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise," and "Success doesn’t stop when you get there."
Mike Krzyzewski, Hall of Fame coach, "Play and practice like you are trying to make the team."
LeBron James, NBA basketball Player, "You have to be able to accept failure to get better."