How To Focus Like A Star

The great athletes of our time, people like Michael
Jordan, Joe Montana, and Carl Lewis, all had
amazing physical abilities (strength, stamina, and
quickness).

But as the true elite of the sporting world, this
group also displayed another trait that separated
them from even the very talented opponents they
faced: the power to concentrate and focus on the
task at hand.

Patrick Chylinski

How would you develop focus and concentration
like that?

Would you believe me if I told you there were
several simple steps you can take to get started?

First, don't forget the concentration exercises you
got for signing up on this list. They are deceptively
powerful. Did you read over them and say I ought
to try these some day?

Dig them back up and start practicing for 15
minutes a day, more if you can. Let yourself relax
and flow with your surroundings. Experience the
growing power of your focus. You can find the
exercises again at:

www.deandelker.com/concentration_exercises.html

A second simple way to develop focus is to change
the way you train and work out. Start paying
attention moment to moment when you are
exercising. Pay attention to your breathing. Count
your breaths. Count your reps, count your steps.

Coach Tim Kauppinen suggests for example, when
you run hill sprints, you pay close attention to your
steps as you move up the hill or stairs.
Counting in your head will cause you to focus on the
pace - not how hard it is to sprint up the hill.

Counting is a great technique because it keeps the
conscious mind busy and allows the subconscious to
come to the forefront. That allows deeper learning
and body/mind integration to take place. Exercise
is really productive when that happens.

When you are shooting try paying attention to
various factors and see how each affects your shot.
One time pay attention to the leg drive you're using.
Another time focus on arm angle and follow through.

One of the best focus factors I've found is Stan
Kellner's three power shooting words - See, Feel, &
Yes. Focusing on them frees you up to produce a
smooth, rhythmic, accurate shot. Try it. I know
you'll like it. And it's fully explained on Stan's
Prime-Time Shooting DVD at:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Don't forget Stan's "Beyond The Absolute
Limit" book either. It is applied basketball
cybernetics at it's best. Pound for pound I think
there's more powerful information in this book
than in any I've read. Pick it up today at:

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

It's Your life - Make Every Shot Count

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