FIFO FILO FUM

If you're into computers you're probably familiar with
the term FIFO which means First In, First Out. It refers
to how instructions are carried out in a computer's internal
queues.

That's good to know if you're a geek, but it's not going to
do you much good in the business world and especially
not on the basketball court, the wrestling mat, or the
football field. I have it on good authority just because
you're the first to arrive doesn't mean you should duck
out early.

I used to love to watch Steve Alford shoot the
basketball. Kind of like J.J. Redick at Duke this season.
Poetry in motion to my eyes. Alford was Mr.
Basketball in the state of Indiana and averaged 37 ppg
as a high school senior. In college he helped lead
Indiana to the national championship, and later
played in the NBA and on the gold medal winning
Olympic team.

Now he's coached his 2006 Iowa team to a Big Ten
Conference tournament championship, and here's
what he has said about one of his Olympic
teammates.

"When I played with Michael Jordan on the
Olympic team, there was a huge gap between his
ability and the ability of other great players on that
team. But what impressed me was that he was
always the first one on the floor and the last one to
leave."

The same was always said about Larry Bird, and
the fact is if you want to be an outstanding shooter,
or outstanding at anything, part of the deal is being
the first one in the gym and the last one to leave -
FILO.

If you've never done that before give it a test run
for a month. I think you'll be quite pleased at the
results.

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean Delker - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. With your extra time in the gym it will help to
have good foundational coaching on how to shoot.
If you're looking for an intuitive approach that gets
results quickly you can't go wrong with Coach Tom
Nordland's Swish System of shooting. Find all the
glorious details from me at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish.html

Shoot for the stars,

Dean