You Can Focus Like The Pros

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 a focus and concentration
like that?

Would you believe me if I told you there were
several simple steps you could take? It will take
time, and you will have to be consistent, but the
steps are not so hard.

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 this some day? And you haven't thought
about them since.

Dig them back up and start practicing for 5, 10, 15
minutes a day, more. Let yourself relax and flow
with your surroundings. Let the power of your
focus grow.

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 or your heartbeat. Count
your breaths instead. Count your reps, count your
steps.

Coach Tim Kauppinen who we've met before
suggests for example, when running 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.
Concentrate on little details and your body will
take care of getting you to the top.

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 more 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 that affects your shot.
One time pay attention to the leg drive you're
using. Another focus on arm angle and follow
through.

Three of the best factors I've ever found to focus
on is Stan Kellner's three power shooting words.
Focusing on them frees you up to produce a
smooth, rhythmic, accurate shot. Try it. I know
you'll like it.

It's all 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 too. It is applied basketball
cybernetics at it's best. Pound for pound I think
there's more powerful information in this hoops
instruction book than in any I've read. It's also at:

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

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