I launched this web site a few days ago and I suspect it will take a little while to get things rolling, but I would like to invite anyone who is interested to use this blog to ask questions or make comments about anything that has to do with training or performance in basketball. I also encourage questions regarding the training methods that I use. As we move forward I will be adding content regularly and hope to stir up some lively conversations. Every week I will make at least one new post for people to comment on. I am excited to get things started and hope that readers will find the content of this blog informative and thought provoking. I am a big believer in challenging conventional wisdom and am constantly trying to answer the questions "What makes players good? What makes them great? How do I best combine the mental with the physical? What is the most efficient training method (knowing full well that the answer differs for each individual)?" These are the questions that drive my passion for what I do. Just as I challenge my players to do I am constantly seeking to better my process to inherently improve my results.
If you are still reading you must be at least somewhat interested in the determinants of success in sport. So I will kick this thing off by asking this: Imagine two players that have the exact same physical measurables. Both have the same height, arm length, build, jumping ability, agility, etc. Between these two players what do you think are the two most important contributing factors in determining who becomes the better player? Is natural talent one of these two factors?
I think natural talent is a factor in determining which player becomes the better player, but I don't think it's one of the two most important contributing factors. Natural talent only goes so far. Then there is who works the hardest and understands his position, role on the team, and the strategies on how the game of basketball is played (essentially who is a better student of the sport). I think the other most important contributing factor to who will become the better basketball player is who can perform when it counts. In other words, who can put the skills they learn in practice into play during a game/clutch situation the best.
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