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Often victories and defeat are separated by a key play here and a key play there. \u00a0Keep searching for the areas you can improve even in victory. \u00a0Don&#8217;t become comfortable just because you won? \u00a0Coaches will constantly look to areas for improvement. \u00a0Listen to your coach because the goal is not winning, but a winning effort&#8230;..And a winning effort can always get better. \u00a0Also, be honest with yourself with what you need to work on and then attack it!<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Opportunity #2-<\/strong><\/em> Learn from a loss, but do not dwell on it:Listen to your coach. \u00a0He wants the team to be successful! \u00a0Acknowledge the areas you could have done better. After assessing areas for improvement move on to the next game!<\/div>\n<div>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #3-<\/strong><\/em> Resiliency:Good players bounce back from a bad game. \u00a0Good players are focused on what they are doing, not what they have done or what they will do. They focus on the moment at hand!<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity \u00a0#4-<\/strong><\/em> Leave it all on the floor: Every game you should be winded after 4\/5 minutes because you are giving it everything you. \u00a0Often players are saving themselves or wait until they are down to play reckless. \u00a0Good teams and players know that it takes 32 minutes of everything you have. \u00a0Our goal is 32 minutes of recklessness!<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #5-<\/strong><\/em> Make the right basketball play: Often when the game is on the line a player tries to make a special play rather then simply make the right basketball play.Make the right play by reading the defense and good things will happen.<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #6-<\/strong><\/em> Play for your teammates: What can your team count on you to do? \u00a0Good teams know what they can can count on from each team member. \u00a0Give the extra effort for each other and the sum will be greater then your individual parts!<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #7-<\/strong><\/em> Embrace tight games: As we said before a few plays decide close games and evenly matched teams. \u00a0Embrace the battle on each possession&#8230;&#8230;it is fun to compete against a worthy opponent. \u00a0This ties into leaving it all on the floor. \u00a0\u00a0Love giving it everything you have and let the chips fall where they may!<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #8-<\/strong><\/em> Play in the moment: Good players are totally focused in the moment. \u00a0They have a short memory and have no fear of the future. \u00a0They are totally focused on what they are doing!<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #9-<\/strong><\/em> Dominate an area:\u00a0Good teams have players that dominate an area individually. \u00a0They have great rebounders, great defenders, and great playmakers who get their teammates shots. \u00a0Ask each team member what can we count on from you game in and game out! What areas are you dominating for your team? \u00a0What areas do you dominate as a team?<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #10-<\/strong><\/em> Togetherness:\u00a0Be together as a group in both good time and bad situations. \u00a0Average teams cheer for each other, play hard, communicate, and have each other&#8217;s back when they are winning. \u00a0Great teams do all of these things whether they are winning or losing. \u00a0Be a winning team regardless of the score.<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #11-<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Communicate: Communication makes sure we are all on the same page and that we are together. \u00a0Talk to each other about what defense you are in, what you are going to do next, \u00a0and about how WE are going to get a stop, rebound, or a great shot&#8230;..communication builds togetherness.<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #12-<\/strong><\/em> Take away a team&#8217;s practice habits: Good teams take away what the other team likes to do. \u00a0If they like to run, get back in transition&#8230;..if they are good on\u00a0the backboards, box out strong&#8230;..if they have a key scorer, make him go without the ball.<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #13-<\/strong><\/em> Set strong screens and read how to use them: Good teams can set great screens for each other and read what the defense is\u00a0doing. \u00a0This leads to great ball movement and\u00a0great shots.<\/p>\n<div>\n<em><strong>Opportunity #14-<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Take care of the little things: The little things make the big things happen. \u00a0Little things like sprinting to change ends, guarding the ball, and taking charges lead to success on the floor. \u00a0Furthermore running down lose balls, boxing out and then going to get the ball, communication, playing reckless, reading the defense, setting great screens and reading screens as you use them, being coachable, and being together plus many more lead to championships.<\/p>\n<div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Opportunity #1-\u00a0Good players and team learn from victories. 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