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Damin Altizer

@DaminAltizer

1 year

New artist of the year at 39. And last 30 seconds of straight 🔥 for anyone going through it.

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Damin Altizer

@DaminAltizer

5 years

Teammates who don’t touch the lines become these people later in life.

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11 days

The “WNBA is a mess” tweet has nearly 7mil views with people clowning the WNBA. — I see you that and raise you this “high level” hoopery from tonight’s Bucks-Sixers game.

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The WNBA is a mess.

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Damin Altizer

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4 years

The best point guards aren’t score first or pass first; they’re win first and lead first. And this is what that looks like.

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3 years

Love him or hate him, Geno keeps it very, very real.

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2 years

Watch this once per week❤️

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Damin Altizer

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1 year

Every young player in America needs to listen to this. "If you want to be successful, you need to be bad, then you need to be good. Then when you're good, you need to fail. Then when you fail, you're going to figure it out... ”

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5 years

All kids want an offer. Not all kids want 6:00AM weights, 8:00-12:00 class, 2:00 practice, 4:00 film, and 6:00 mandatory study hall. An offer isn’t the end game, it’s the beginning of a long, difficult, very worthwhile journey.

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Damin Altizer

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10 years

3-Stars, No ranking, No high major offers...soon to be MVP. YOU decide your future, your work ethic makes it happen! http://t.co/LFto4873YG

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5 months

NBA assistant once told me... "If you want to know what NBA teams are running, watch the NBA. If you want to know what NBA teams will be running, watch FIBA."

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5 months

Great way to set up an Empty side PnR by Unicaja: Veer - Stagger - DHO - Rescreen - Elevator/Stagger. ACB League's Misdirection = Spacing🔁Timing =🤌🫰

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Damin Altizer

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1 year

Must listen from Steph on style and fit. “I’d rather play than sit on the bench and say I have a power conference school on my chest.”

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Damin Altizer

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9 years

Just goes to show your future isn't determined by your present unless you let it be so.

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3 years

Draft projections aside, it speaks volumes about Hubert Davis and the culture he’s already established that none of the UNC guys are even testing the waters.

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Damin Altizer

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1 year

Ball Handling Finisher. 1. 50 Pound & Cross 2. 50 Pound & Between 3. 50 V-Dribbles Each Hand 4. 50 In and Outs Each Hand 5. Finish before they do.

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Damin Altizer

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8 years

2-Star Recruit, No Ranking, No Power 5 Scholarship Offers. Game's Biggest Stage: 10 Catches, 92 Yards, 2 TDs, National Champ You Define You!

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Damin Altizer

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6 years

Players: Shoot your AAU coaches a text thanking them each Monday following tournament weekends. They are sacrificing time with family, often investing (a lot!) of their own money, and selflessly doing it for one reason: you!

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4 years

Bucket, Sprint Back, Steal. Whether you’re in a local YMCA league or a pro, making plays like this will keep you on the court.

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6 years

Well, this is new...

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3 years

Year 1 📈 Year 2 Next up: Off Season #2

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5 years

If you're "slept on," I promise you're not waking anyone up with a tweet.

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8 years

CJ McCollum: 5'2 as a HS freshman, recruited to a "mid major" school, now a 20ppg+ guy in the NBA. You define you!

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6 years

UVA fan or not, can we all agree Kihei Clark’s assist was the greatest assist in the history of the NCAA tournament?

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3 years

How does the saying go? Uncoachable kids become unemployable adults?

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8 years

"I'm that too." -- Guaranteed chill bumps if you have any type of a killer instinct in your body whatsoever! 😈

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4 years

Rafael Nadal is one of the greatest to ever do it. He also still sweeps his court after practice. Never turn your nose up at ANY job if you’re blessed enough to spend your days on a court or field🙏🏼

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Damin Altizer

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5 years

Range Drill 🔹Make 2 in a row, take a step back 🔹Miss 3 in a row, you’re finished

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7 months

How many steps is this?😂

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9 years

Apparently Steve Harvey made a HUGE mistake on public TV tonight and, like a man, owned up to it. Mistakes don't define you, responses do.

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6 years

This is, without question, one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen in a workout. Slow motion because it’s almost unbelievable without it👀

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3 years

This is the pic of the night right here❤️ No job is ever beneath anyone. Mop floors, wipe sweat, serve the players, serve the kids. And if that’s not for you? Find a new business. 📸: @erineedgerton

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Damin Altizer

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6 years

If you can dribble, there’s an AAU team for you. If you have a jersey, there’s an All-Star game for you. If you can pay, someone will get you a write up. It’s not until college that kids are ever told, “you’re not good enough for x-level.” And we wonder why they don’t get that.

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Damin Altizer

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7 years

Young PGs would be far better suited watching the communication, command, and poise of a guy like this than working on their jelly-finishes and Harden step-backs.

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Damin Altizer

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2 years

Please take 2 minutes to listen to this incredible Dean Smith story. — We’re so quick to want to impart our wisdom upon players, more often than not we’d be better to learn about them first, teach later.

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Damin Altizer

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6 years

I’ve responded to one and seen several, “cheating happens everywhere” tweets. No, no it doesn’t.

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2 years

Ball Handling Warm Up

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2 years

Impossible to time. First step, slow step, shot fake, finish.

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Damin Altizer

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3 years

Bigs who want to play on the wing. Younger kids who want to play varsity. Varsity kids who think they’re ready for college. — It’s simple: You are who you can guard.

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Damin Altizer

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7 years

After 75 minutes of work Devon Hall finished 41-50 from the NBA 3-point line to finish the workout. Can not wait until he gets in front of League guys over the next month!

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Damin Altizer

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4 years

If we’re going to teach grassroots players NBA concepts we’re far better off teaching spacing, sharing, and relocating as opposed to snaking ball screens & double step backs.

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Damin Altizer

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5 years

Trainers are ruining basketball. Scouts are ruining it. Mixtapes are ruining it. AAU is ruining it. And yet, if you go to a gym where kids are playing, chances are they’re having a great time. The game isn’t being ruined, despite how badly some adults may want it to be.

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Damin Altizer

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2 years

Love this❤️

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Damin Altizer

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5 years

Last summer I’d been at JPJ for several hours & into the late evening. TB walked up, brought me a water & granola bar saying, “It’s not much but I’m sure you’re hungry having been here through dinner.” There are no better people, and the numbers say there is no better Coach. 🐐

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ACC Regular-Season Record Since 2013-14: Tony Bennett: 101-24 Mike Krzyzewski: 90-35 Roy Williams: 83-42

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Damin Altizer

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3 years

Spent the evening in the ER as Kate had a breakthrough seizure; her first serious one in years. Epilepsy’s a bitch, doctors are awesome, my wife is a rock star. Hug your kids and be thankful if they’re able to tell you when they don’t feel right.

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Damin Altizer

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2 years

Shooting Myths I used to teach🤦🏼‍♂️ 1. Ten toes to the rim 2. Jump straight up and down 3. Don’t dip the ball 4. Elevate as high as you can 5. Elbow all the way in I’m so sorry to players from 10 years ago😩🤦🏼‍♂️😩

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Damin Altizer

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7 years

2-on-2 Reaction Drill w/ a one dribble limit. Catch, react, make a play.

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6 years

“You mean to tell me I missed out on UVA winning the Natty by 2 weeks!?” 😡

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Damin Altizer

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8 years

AAU may not be a perfect system but, this weekend, kids all over the country will have their lives changed because of AAU's platform.

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9 years

"Pitiful is the person..." -- Paulo Coelho.

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Damin Altizer

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4 years

1. FG% and 3FG% both improved 10%+ 2. PPG, APG, RPG all up 3. Guards other team’s best player Skills > Politics

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4 years

If I was ever a reference for this guy, I’d send this video and say, “If this is his investment for a team where he’s not even seeing the floor, imagine what he can do for you.” You can impact the scoreboard without impacting the box score✊🏼

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Damin Altizer

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7 years

In his first year coaching at the D3 level this man went 2-22 while losing to a team in conference that hadn’t won a conference game in 40+ years. #YouDefineYou

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Damin Altizer

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11 days

@martyhudtloff Not very good hoops, Marty, not very good at all.

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6 years

Simple advice for July: You’ll never hear a coach say you defended too hard, rebounded too aggressively, communicated too much, or were too good of a teammate. And all of those things are in your control.

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Damin Altizer

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8 years

3-star recruit...media will label you, critics will label you, peers will label you...in the end, You Define You!!

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6 years

Forget the handle, the footwork here is just incredible. And against one of the country’s top defenders 👀👀

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3 years

The scoreboard may have said 24-23, but there are no winners when teams do this. So thankful we get to play with a shot clock!

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Damin Altizer

@DaminAltizer

7 years

1st Team All ACC, 2nd Team All American, & ACC Tournament MOP @kylejguy5 has repeatedly extended a hand to help up opposing players this year, he's also as mentally tough as they come -- The misconception that to be "tough" you have to be a jerk just isn't true. #Serve

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Damin Altizer

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2 years

We shouldn’t want kids to succeed because they’re part of our HS team, or AAU organization, or training program. — We should want them to succeed because they’re kids, and we should simply want success for all of them.

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4 years

Want to stand out at your next AAU tournament? — Be THIS guy.

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3 years

Bucket getter❤️

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@DaminAltizer

6 years

Block. Gotta give the shooter a chance to land....

Rex Chapman🏇🏼

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6 years

Block or charge?🏀🐎🤔😳💥🤕

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6 years

As trainers, one of our biggest struggles is the most "marketable" skills are those that will only ever be used by the top 1% of players in the world -- We MUST be willing to sacrifice what "sells" for what actually benefits the player. Sadly, most go the opposite route.

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6 years

Not every HS player deserves equal PT but, every HS player DOES deserve an experience worth remembering -- It's on us as coaches to create that in what we provide outside the lines.

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7 years

At halftime down big, Kirby Smart takes the blame on himself for lack of preparation. End of game, huge win, he credits his players. #Leader

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4 years

Players: If your trainer is constantly questioning your coach (not using you right, needs give you more opportunity, etc.) it’s time to find a new trainer, not a new coach.

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4 years

You can try to politic, mixtape, school hop, and AAU your way into the college game. But when you show up on campus your freshmen year, only your game speaks and none of those things can save you.

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9 years

All kids wants an offer. Not all kids want 6:00AM weights, 8:00-12:00 class, 2:00 practice, 4:00 film study and 6:00 mandatory study hall.

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5 years

30 Shot Warm Up Shot 1 - 1 Dribble Pull Up Shot 2 - 1 Dribble Side Step Shot 3 - 2 Dribble Reverse Pivot Fallaway 5 makes each side w/ each shot. #Dr1venTraining

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5 years

More moves, less announcements.

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3 years

We have too many kids/parents convinced that it's more important to play AAU than it is to be ready to play AAU.

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3 years

This + 50% from three over his last 10 games + a cool 23, 4, and 3 in just 22 mins last night = 🤫

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3 years

This is what makes @SamBrunelle_33 so special. Welcome home, family💙🧡

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7 years

AAU Coaches: It takes 3 mins post game to tweet your stand out performers! Help these kids as much as possible, even if it’s something as “insignificant” as a tweet!!

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8 months

If you’re an ELITE shooter, that’s your go-to move. And attacking a closeout is your counter. — No better downhill, separation, or counter move than being able to really shoot the ball.

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7 months

Thank him🙏🏼

The Cavalier Daily

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SPORTS: What should men’s basketball do with Tony Bennett? @UVAMensHoops

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2 years

Must add action: Let your players rock.

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4 years

20 SSG ranging from 1v1 to 5v5. If you missed it before drop your email below and we’ll get you a copy! 🏀: @mshaughnessy11

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3 years

Women can hoop. And, though long, long overdue, people are starting to get it💯

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4 years

You can transfer for the right reasons, you can transfer for the wrong reasons. But the narrative that ALL kids transferring are spoiled & entitled is just lazy.

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6 years

Baby Kit is here!

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5 years

Our conference played with a Shot Clock this year for the first time. In every way it made the game better.

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5 years

7th graders also used to be 12 years old...

SLAM HS Hoops

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7th graders didn’t used to be like this 😱

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7 years

If you're players are struggling with footwork, take the shot out of the equation and rep out simple.

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2 years

“Handle has to get tighter.” On it.

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4 years

It’s not embarrassing to get dunked on or to get crossed. It is embarassing to be afraid of those things, and to let that impact how you play.

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2 years

Take a minute and listen to this gold from Tom Izzo🔥

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6 months

In player development, if players don’t have days where they feel like they got worse, they’re not actually getting better. — Can’t be all sunshine and roses, have to have the rainy days, too.

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3 years

“I stopped shooting crazy, off-the-dribble, step-back threes.” Just because you can do things on the court doesn’t mean you should.

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6 years

Make sure you get some lift in today🤦🏼‍♂️😂

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4 years

Players: This is how you can use the up and under off of 2 and not risk a referee calling a travel.

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@DaminAltizer

5 years

Dril: Split Second Reaction Shooting 1. Hand Drops = Catch & Shoot 2. Tipped Ball = 1-Dribble Pull Up 3. Tipped Ball & Coach says a number = Catch & Shoot **Adding various/additional vocal cues makes it that much more challenging✊🏼

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4 years

Workouts help players maintain their current level, player development helps them move up to the next.

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3 years

“Kids that can really make decisions, make shots, and know where to be, know how to play, those are the kids that go far.”

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@DaminAltizer

6 years

As trainers we have a bad habit of building brands on the back of elite kid’s accomplishments. — What we don’t often tell you is it’s not actually us, but the kid’s willingness to seek out ANY extra work that makes them successful. But that secret isn’t a brand builder 😬

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6 years

Players: Find the video of Klay breaking Steph's record and look to the corner to see Steph celebrating and ecstatic to have his own record broken. That's what great teammates do!!

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3 years

A 12 year old’s parent emailed me today for insight as her son is being told that, if basketball is his sport, he really needs to play AAU and start focusing year round. I disagree entirely, but if you’re the person making this recommendation, please DM me, I’d love to chat.

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