Don't Fall Off Your Chair, Tim

Not only is speed and conditioning Coach Tim
Kauppinen a friend, but he is a dedicated dad who
reads this e-letter regularly. And he has a 6th
grade daughter who plays basketball.

Here's some good news Tim wrote about the other
day:

Dear Dean,

Holy crud.

My 11 year old daughter actually listened to me.
Can you believe it? I know, I know, it may be the
first and last time it ever happens - but you've got
to hear the details.

Last week, on the way home from Madison, my
daughter starting telling me about her basketball
goals for the season (she's a point guard). These
were her top two:

1. Beat Deerfield (the team her team loses to
every year)

2. Score 39 points over the season (I'm not exactly
sure where that number came from)

I thought those were pretty good goals. They were
specific and had a definite time frame - she HAD
heard what I have told her about goal setting.

My daughter continued (and this really made me
swell with pride).

"I have them written down in 3 different places",
she said, "places where I can't help but see them
every day."

Written goals. She was on a roll.

And you know what? By the end of Saturday, she
was already seeing the power of her goal setting.

She played two games in a round robin tournament
on Saturday afternoon. She scored 10 points (she
may need to adjust that 39 for the season goal),
made a number of steals, assists and even blocked a
shot (she's under 5 feet, but is finally listening to me
when I tell her jumping in games is a good idea).

"Boy, was that girl ever mad when I blocked her
shot", she laughed.

Better than all of that - her team beat Deerfield.

Amazing how few people actually have written
goals when they are so simple and powerful a 6th
grader "gets it."

[the other] Coach K

P.S. Here's the secret to getting kids (or anyone
else) to listen to you. First, be sure what you're
telling them is something that works (like hill
sprinting for endurance, flab loss, and strength.
See the proof today at:

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

Second, model the behavior that you want them
to learn. My daughter has seen my written goals
posted around for a couple of years now (fitness,
sprinting, & business goals) - she's seen it work.

What can I add to that.


Shoot for The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

It Don't Mean A Thing

In the words of American jazz composer, pianist and
bandleader Duke Ellington as sung by the
incomparable Ella Fitzgerald:

"It don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing"

It's been awhile, but I'm sorry to admit when one
of my boys started in baseball in Gainesville they
actually had a league where they didn't keep
score. Something about not wanting to damage
their self- esteem or somesuch.

I think it was another one of those liberal
experiments that ignore the realities of human
nature. It didn't come anywhere near ever
working though. The kids always kept score for
themselves.

It's the keeping score that keeps us keeping on,
isn't it?

We don't always do it now though. Maybe because
we think we don't want to know how we're doing,
but with that attitude we've already lost.

So my tip for today is to do what you can do in
various areas of your life to start keeping score.

In shooting for instance, keep a daily shot chart
and measure your shooting progress. It will help
you to move forward.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Stan Kellner can teach you how to get
in a shooting groove where you rack up really big
numbers. You'll want to be keeping score when
you see Stan work his magic on you via DVD at:

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

Make Every Shot Count, and Count Every Shot

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Do Thanksgiving Right

Have you read any of the Richard Marcinko Rogue
Warrior books? Marcinko is a tough-as-nails retired
Navy Seal team leader who writes semi-fictional
accounts of missions he and his teams could have
been involved in. I have no idea what is fiction and
what is real, but it sure makes an exciting read.

I was reading last night the Rogue Warrior's Ten
Commandments of Special Ops. And number six
goes like this:

"Thou hast not to like it - thou hast just to do it".

Happy Thanksgiving to those who live in the USA.
But everybody else doesn't have to get left out.
You too can be as happy as you want to be. All
you have to do is give thanks. You don't even
have to like it. You just have to do it, and if you
do you will find yourself growing more thankful
and even feeling more thankful.

I'm convinced happiness and thanksgiving are so
closely joined they can't be separated. Show me
an unhappy person, and I'll show you someone
who is also ungrateful. Someone who does not
count their blessings. Someone who doesn't
appreciate what they have.

Whether you're shooting hoops, building a
business, parenting a family, going to school or
even trying out for American Idol you are doing
it all because you believe it will make you happy.

Am I right?

Nothing wrong with that, but believe me when I
tell you - cultivating an attitude of thankfullness
and gratitude is the quickest way I've ever seen
to make yourself happy.

Today is a good day to start putting that into
practice. You could keep a gratitude journal and
write in it every night before going to sleep. Then
in the morning mentally run through a list of what
you are am grateful for.

Try it. You'll find a happy shooter is a better
shooter.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One of the things I'm most grateful for in
this life is the opportunity to touch your lives
through this e-letter and deandelker.com.

I hope you will find much to be thankful for as
you spend this day with your family and
friends.

Oh, by the way. Another gift I find myself
continually being thankful for is music. If
you've been the least bit curious about
classical music and the benefits it can have on
your body and soul my friend Tania Gabrielle
French wants to teach you and help you
experience a calming, uplifting musical
cleansing. It's good for what ails you, and it's
available today (and tomorrow after you've
recovered from your holiday) at:

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

And a big thanks to all of youl.

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

When Is A 3-pt Shot Worth A Half-Million Buckaroos

If you had a basketball in your hand with a chance
to make a shot that would be worth $500,000 what
would you do? You could be in a position to find out.

I'm not talking about a half-court shot by some lucky
fan chosen at random. One of those halftime
promotions where you've got a one in a million shot
at winning a Dodge RAM truck or something.

No. Somebody's actually going to win a half-million
dollars just from shooting 3 pointers. It's an
international 3-point shooting contest where 16th
place earns you almost $20,000, and the prize
money goes up from there.

You don't get something for nothing though.

It works like the World Series of Poker. There's a
substantial entry fee. $5,000 to be exact.

So maybe you were thinking of entering the contest,
and now you're all bummed out. Don't be. If you
believe you're good enough the organizers want to
help hook you up with a sponsor or investor. There's
a website where you can submit your resume.

Also if you pre-register there's going to be a drawing
in late December for a free entry. The contest will be
in Las Vegas over the NBA All-Star weekend Feb
16th and 17th.

This might be just the thing you need to get yourself
serious about your shooting.

If you want professional help Coach Stan Kellner's
"How To Become A Prime-Time Shooting Machine"
DVD can give you the mental edge you need to go on
the kind of runs you need to win a contest like this.

You'll have to hurry and order though so hustle over
to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. You can find out more about the contest for
yourself at:

http://www.3-pointchampionship.com/default.aspx

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Lets Bounce

I saw a question in a coaching forum recently about
a youngster who wasn't getting good rotation on the
ball. The kid was shooting a knuckleball.

Good even backspin gives your ball a gyroscopic
effect which helps itl fly more true. Just like a
rotating bicycle wheel keeps your bike upright.

Coach Tom Nordland chimed in on this one and
here's what he had to say:

"I advocate a pushing action with relaxed wrist and
hand. The arm motion is a full extension with the
elbow locking and with relaxed wrist and hand
[done at the] same speed every time. The ball will
then roll off the fingertips the same every time.

Have him practice relaxing the wrist and hand
without a ball at first. Just straighten the arm
upward and let the hand bounce. Then add a ball
and have him shoot to a partner or the wall,
working on relaxing those smaller muscles.

It will be difficult at first since he's probably been
programmed to 'flick his wrist.' Then take him to
a basket and see if he can do the same thing. With
practice and awareness with feedback, he'll learn
this.

It's really very simple. What this gives is
'repeatability', and it takes control away from the
smaller, more variable, fast-twitch muscles of the
wrist, hand and fingers.

This is not something I made up. Watch the great
shooters out there and almost all of them (maybe
all) have a relaxed wrist and hand. Their hands will
'bounce' [or flop loosely] a bit in the follow through
which means the wrist is relaxed.

You may have to see the shot in slow motion on TV
to really see what's happening. If you flick the wrist
it's easy to fire the ball a bit long or short, a bit left or
right. Those small muscles just aren't reliable.

As with all of my coaching I ask you to experiment
with what I say. Deliberately flick your wrist and see
how accurate and consistent you are. Then change to
more of an upward 'push and flop' as I describe it with
relaxed wrist and hand and see what you get.

If you straighten your arm at the same speed every
time (about 70% of max) note how that gives you a
simple, consistent, and repeatable shot motion. The
main power comes from the legs as you shoot on the
way up. To control distance vary the arch of the shot
not the release."

Wow, you can take that advice to the bank. If you
want to know more about Coach Nordland's original
simple shooting system on DVD which has sold over
40,000 copies world-wide it's time to relax that
wrist now and click on:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish1.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In the seven years since Swish 1 was published
Coach Nordland has continued to learn more about
how to shoot most effectively, and earlier this year
he came out with version 2 of his Swish System. You
get all the same info as on the original with more
detail, more explanation, more examples, and more
drills. It's like getting two for the price of one.

It's so good a coach could use it to teach his whole
team better shooting. See for yourself what I mean
at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

The One Percent Champion

You've probably heard of the "One Minute Manager".
There were a series of best-selling books on the topic
a decade or so ago.

But I don't think you've heard of the "One Percent
Champion".

Pat Riley coach of the Miami Heat wrote in his book
'The Winner Within' how with his Laker teams of
the 80's he implored his players to do just one
percent better each game. That's one percent in
every area. Passing, rebounds, steals, assists, scoring,
etc.

And that one percent made all the difference.

It brought the Lakers three championships and two
other finals appearances in a five year span during
the 80's.

One of the keys to their success was the team didn't
allow themselves to get down if they had a bad game.
They always looked to tomorrow. After all they had
improving to do.

That would be a great attitude for a shooter to adopt
too. You don't have to be the best shooter in the
world tomorrow. Just work to improve a little bit
every day, be consistent and you will be amazed at
your results.

Eddie Baran uses that same philosophy to inspire
women who want to get and stay in awesome shape.
What all the ladies like so much about him is how he
meets them where they are - fitness-wise and helps
them improve in strength, endurance, flexibility,
coordination and stamina.

Not pushing too hard, but pushing all the right
buttons. Whether you're an elite lady hoopster or a
mother who's never worked out in her life Ed has a
way for you to get one percent better, and feel one
percent better every day.

But if you don't believe me check it out for yourself
at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. The natural bodyweight exercises Ed has custom
tailored for you will train your body as a whole,
speeding up your workouts and turbocharging your
results. This builds a body you can be proud of and a
mind to match.

If you are ready to feel fit and whole, inside and out,
don't hesitate. Enpower yourself today at:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

How To Fall In Love With Conditioning

Coaches, you can completely change the way you
and your players look at and perform, conditioning.
Take what is usually the hardest, most negative
part of practice and turn it into a positive team
building experience.

How?

Here are suggestions from Coach Bruce E. Brown.

1. The better your team practices the more
conditioning you let them do.

2. Praise all great effort regardless of outcomes.

3. Players losing a drill or competition do not get
to sprint. Winners do.

4. Reward your best workers instead of punishing
your worst ones. Stop punishing those who are
trying their best. Their work ethic will develop
them into productive players.

5. Don't wear your team out foolishly. Know when
enough is enough. Seek quality and intensity over
volume. One key to making this work is
understanding how to use high intensity sprinting
such as that taught by Coach Tim Kauppinen at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Keep your eyes and ears tuned for an
announcement soon how you can win $19,500 for
placing 16th in a 3-point shooting contest. I don't
dare tell you what the winner gets yet because
you won't believe it, but you will certainly like it.

If you ever needed a reason to practice like a
madman this will do it for you.

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

The Game of Concentration

If you're a shooter you know the value of focus and
concentration better than most people. It is
foundational to what you do.

One of my childhood memories is "Concentration"
a game show on TV. I remember Hugh Downs was
the host for a good while. I was good at the game,
but not great. One thing I did figure out around that
time was the harder I tried to concentrate the worse
I did.

Today I was reminded why.

I was reading Chapter 17 in the "The Master Key"
by Charles Haanel where it says:

"Concentration is much misunderstood; there seems
to be an idea of effort or activity associated with it
when just the contrary is necessary. The greatness
of an actor lies in the fact he forgets himself in his
character, becoming so identified with it that the
audience is swayed by the realism of his
performance.

This will give you a good idea of true concentration.
You should be so interested in your thought, so
engrossed in your subject or your action as to be
conscious of nothing else."

So the key is to focus without mustering up artificial
willpower by striving and straining. It can't be done
by trying harder. In shooting you want to lose your
self-consciousness and immerse yourself in the pure
shot falling through the basket.

It's a little hard to describe unless you're a
professional like Coach Stan Kellner who's been
helping players lock into hoops concentration for
30 years.

If you hurry you can see him work his magic on
DVD in your own living room in a matter of days by
cruising on over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Stan has a chapter in his book "Beyond
The Absolute Limit" where he teaches you to
befriend your ball and the rim. Kids have been told
to carry their ball with them at all times and get to
know it like a friend, but that's only half the
equation.

Make the rim your friend too so it quits being an
obstacle to be conquered, and becomes a buddy who
welcomes your ball into its cozy net.

Sounds crazy doesn't it, but it's precisely the kind of
change of focus that can work wonders. Besides what
do you care how crazy it sounds if it works? Try it for
yourself now at:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

The Power of Positive Conditioning

A couple of weeks ago we were discussing how
speed coach Tim Kauppinen and I think it's
counter-productive to use running, sprinting, and
stair work as discipline for not paying attention,
goofing off, insubordination, etc.

I'm not saying some players don't need negative
motivation. Everybody is different. You do what
you have to do.

But in general we feel performance will be at a
much higher level if players are taught to value
and cherish conditioning.

How much better would your team be if
conditioning were treated as a source of pride, not
a result of punishment. In that environment you
can also use your sprinting to build teamwork and
chemistry.

Here's what Coach Bruce E. Brown asks his
players to get them in the right mindset:

1. Do you believe being in great condition will make
you a better player?

2. Do you believe being a better player will make
us a better team?

3. Do you believe conditioning will let us all have
more success?

4. Do you believe great conditioning is something
championship teams have?

Conclusion: Conditioning should be treated as a
privilege.

Stay tuned to find ways to make that happen.

When you discover the value of hill and stair
sprinting you should find yourself playing and
shooting at an elite level.

Find out what you can expect today at:

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

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Even if you're not an athlete when you find
how powerful and time effective uphill work can
be you'll be proud to watch the changes that will
happen in your body. Let Coach Tim educate you
today by running over to:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

How To Survive A Nailbiter

Even though college basketball is my great passion,
living here in Gainesville it's hard not to get caught
up in football frenzy too sometimes. I'd been too
busy this fall to get to any home games, but Matthew
my 14-yr old had wanted to go all season and
yesterday was the last regular season conference
home game against South Carolina so we went.

That meant the Steve Spurrier who had made the
Florida Gators champions and then abandoned
them for the NFL was coming back to his alma
mater as the evil genius who was trying to beat the
Rowdy Reptiles like a drum. Even though South
Carolina had not won in the Swamp since joining the
SEC 20 odd years ago the presence of 'the ole ball
coach' made this an instant rivalry game. One worth
seeing for sure.

The game turned out to be about as statistically
even as you can get. If you didn't see the game,
with 8 seconds left we were up 17 - 16, but the
Gamecocks were close enough for 48 yard field
goal. That sound's long, but their kicker had
already hit a 47 yarder. He'd also drilled one from
55 yards earlier that had been nullified by a penalty.

Now I love my Gator fans, but I really got tired
yesterday of hearing the fear, worry, bitching,
grumbling and complaining that was going on in
the stands. They would not be satisfied. No matter
what happened they felt it was their duty to pick
things apart. Fortunately I was still able to enjoy
myself and celebrate the good that was happening.

When it finally came down to the potential game-
winning field goal all I could think about was the
quote from General Chesty Puller in the Korean
War when he said "All right, they're on our left,
they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're
behind us...they can't get away this time."

I turned to a couple of people and said, "Hey,
we've got them right where we want them."

I got a lot of quizzical stares, but I kept smiling.

Of course everybody in the stands was hoping
the Gators would win, but how many believed
they would. It makes a big difference.

If you're a sports fan you probably know what
happened.

They snapped the ball, the kicker kicked it well,
but Jarvis Moss a 6' 6" defensive lineman who
played a lot of basketball in high school has a 35"
vertical. The other lineman made penetration
and gave him room to flex for a good jump. He
timed his jump perfectly and got just enough of
his hand on the football to knock it off course.

Gators won, and I've never heard such a
spontaneous eruption of exhilaration. It was
magical. Nobody wanted to leave the stadium.
Hope is a good thing and the stands might have
been full of it, but I'm glad the players actually
believed and did something about it. As a shooter
you want to get to the point where you don't just
hope in your ablilities, but you believe in them.

It really helps your belief level when you've
putting in the practice time and know what you're
doing. It wouldn't have worked for Jarvis Moss to
just run out on the field and say, "I'm going to block
that kick".
No, he had trained for it. He had the vertical leap.
He knew his teammates could create space for him
to penetrate and leap. He and the team believed
they would get the job done.

Help yourself believe in you by following in the
footsteps of a shooting coaches who knows their
stuff. A great place to start is Coach Tom
Nordland's Swish Method of shooting. You can now
get Tom's new Swish 2 DVD and have 2 hours of
solid instruction and drills to build on. Start laying
your foundation today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Hal Wissel can also get you believing in
yourself. See how simple he can make it for you by
running without delay over to:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

The 3 Minute Manager

Sometimes you're going to have off shooting days.
It will take trial and error, but learn not to freak
out and go into an emotional tailspin. Let go and
'forgive' yourself. Go back to your basics, your
fundamentals, and you'll figure out why you're
missing.

So if you play your cards right you'll grow as a
shooter and learn a lot. Even if you don't pull out of
it right away, don't lose heart. You've still got a
game to win. You don't get a pass on that.

According to Richie Alfred at the Mansfield Texas
High School you can still have a great game.

'when a player had his head down because he's
been having an off game shooting remember that
is only 10 % of the game.

You play defense for 50% of the time, and you have
5 players on offense, so simple maths says you can
still control the other 90% and have a great game.

I like to use this breakdown with my players. A
high school game is 32 minutes. If each team has the
ball half the time, your team has it for 16 minutes. If
we only played 5 players, and they all handled it an
equal amount of time, they would have the ball just
over 3 minutes per game.

Factor in playing more than 5 players and the point
guard handling it more than everyone else and it's
less than 3 minutes.

So we like to tell our players it's often what you do
with the 'OTHER' 29 minutes that will determine
whether we win or lose.'

That's another angle on winning the mental game of
shooting as taught by Coach Stan Kellner too. Get a
complete mental makeover from his 'Prime Time
Shooting' DVD today. You probably don't need one,
but you can always give it to one of your teammates
who does. Lay hold of it today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Make sure to honor a veteran in some way today.
Without them I doubt if we'd be able to enjoy the great
game of basketball the way we all do.

Make Every Shot Count

Grace Be With You

There is a quality great athletes have you don't
hear mentioned too often. Michael Jordan has it.
So does Larry Bird, and Jerry Rice. Emmit Smith
has it and so did Walter Payton. Wayne Gretzky
too. And in baseball Derek Jeter and Ted Williams
come to mind.

My friend and fitness coach Ed Baran calls it
simply, grace.

Grace might seem like a better word for a dancer
like Fred Astaire or a figure skater at the Winter
Olympics, but think about it. It's what every
athlete should strive for.

According to Ed, grace suggests attributes like:

- moving easily without wasted motion
- having mastered your own body
- uncanny awareness of where you are in space
and time
- moving effortlessly and under control
- being at ease and comfortable in your own body
- being one in mind and body
- having strength with balance

A good shooter will always be poetry in motion to
me. There is nothing I find more graceful than a
beautifully arching shot launched with rhythm
and graceful body control.

Some people might be genetically blessed and
naturally graceful, but that's not the end of the
story. I believe anybody with reasonable
coordination can develop grace. All that's needed
is training that teaches body movement under
control.

Bodyweight exercises done with awareness and
breath control will do what weights and machines
can never do for your body, and the most in-depth
program on the market is the best-selling 'Combat
Conditioning' program by Matt Furey.

If you want to develop real grace in motion strap
on your cross trainers and run, run, run right now
over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Eddie Baran has also taken his background in
bodyweight exercises and gymnastics and developed
a program specifically for women which develops
grace as well as strength, balance, agility, endurance,
flexibility and a killer, toned, lean athletic body.

Give the gift of grace and a finely sculpted body
this Christmas to the women in your life now by
jumping directly over to:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Don't Forget To Vote

November 7th was election day here in the good ole
USA, and I hope you voted. But if not, don't come
crying to me. It is a big deal, and I take my voting
seriously.

If you didn't vote though I've got some good news
for you. You're not stuck with the results It's not
too late to still vote.

I'm talking about an even more important vote. One
you should be making every day.

I'm talking about voting to say yes to your
worthwhile dreams, visions, and burning desires.
As most philosophers, thinkers, and doers in
history have believed, that is the start of all
achievement. And deciding to vote yes to your
future will be the start of something big for you
too.

I believe learning to translate your dreams into
reality is the most important ability you can have
in life, and they don't teach that in any school I've
ever heard of.

I'm not knocking education, but if you want a real
education in what counts most I recommend a
course based on one of the premier self-help books
of all time, 'Psycho-Cybernetics' by Dr. Maxwell
Maltz.

The course uses 12 CD's and 2 large workbooks to
teach Dr. Maltz' ideas in a fun, easy, practical format
which makes forming new habits and change a breeze.

You can struggle, strive, and stress over your life or
you can discover 'Zero Resistance Living' today if
you'll hop on over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. And to help you absorb the concepts in ZRL even
faster find out how you can use music to amplify your
results. Don't think you can use just any music though.
Get the full scoop on what and why and how today at:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Keepin' Up With The Joneski's

In the late 70's I had a a personal trainer who had
been a high school wrestling coach before going out
on his own. He used to tell a lot of stories, and one
of the ones I remember best is how the legendary
wrestler and coach Dan Gable won the 1972
Olympics.

Gable dominated those games like few have before
or since, not giving up a point in his six matches.
He trained seven hours a day for three years. From
what I was told whenever he was tempted to take
it easy he had a secret technique to keep himself
moving. All he had to do was tell himself, 'I know
the Russians aren't resting. I bet they're doing
pushups right now.' And he would get back to
work.

As a shooter chances are there's somebody out
there, at another school or on another industrial
league team who is about your height, quickness
and skill level. And if that other player is willing
to put in the time - someday, somewhere you are
going to go heads up against him (or somebody
just as determined), and you may well lose.

But if you're willing to do the work, you hold your
destiny in your own hands. My advice is to make
a quality decision today and bust your rumpus
regularly.

You could have another edge too though. What
your competitor might not do is work as hard as
you do on your mental game. What you think,
and feel, and focus on.

That's where Coach Stan Kellner can be your best
friend. He can help you maximize your mind
power and raise your shooting to the elite level.

Why not get started today? Who knows what your
competition is doing with their time. Get your
winning mental edge today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Any time you get weary of shooting it's time to
go back to your roots and renew your vision. A great
way to do that is to let Coach Tom Nordland inspire
you with his vision of shooting. Tom's original Swish
DVD does that, but his newest Swish 2 DVD covers
all that and more. Everything Tom's learned over
the last 9 years, in fact.

It's a double-shot of motivation and expert technique
just for you if you're ready to jump on it now at:

http://www.deandelker.com/swish2.html

Make Every Shot Count

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Kick It Into Gear

When I went away to college I gave up trying to
play in a band, but I did get heavily involved in
my campus radio station. I was a DJ and later
worked my way up to music program director for
a couple of years. I got my start though at the
station in the sports department covering
basketball and swimming.

I knew what it took to play basketball, but I
really got an education hanging out with the
swim team. Those guys trained like warriors
every day.

That's why when I saw a letter to Coach Tim
Kauppinen from a swimmer named Elizabeth who
is using his hill sprinting DVD today my ears
perked up. Here's what she had to say.

"Since I started doing uphill sprints in
September, I've noticed my time doing laps in
the pool has improved dramatically. I've always
been a great swimmer and always had excellent
lung capacity, but the increase in time has
definitely coincided with sprinting, and I only
sprint two days a week...

Thanks Coach K..... The amazing thing is that
the people I swim with have noticed that, not
only have I gotten faster, but i get faster in the
middle of my swim, when most swimmers are
starting to slow into a steady pace, I excel into
a faster pace..... Thanks for the motivation."

Elizabeth

Tim's response was, "Thank you Elizabeth. And,
yes, I have seen this a lot."

It reminds me of the way the legendary UCLA
teams under John Wooden used to play. They'd
be battling another great team pretty much even,
trading baskets, and then you'd see them kick into
a totally different gear. A gear the other team
didn't seem to have.

You too can expect a measurable performance
boost from using Tim's hill training secrets.
Find out how you can flat out run away from your
competition today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. What does hill sprinting have to do with
shooting? Legs, man. When the legs go, most of
the time your shot goes too.

Anything you can do to train the legs at high
intensity exercise will pay big dividends on the
court. Hill or stair sprinting happens to be the
most efficient way I've ever come across.

If I were you I'd put one foot in front of the
other as fast as I could and zip on over to:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

It's A No-Brainer

Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant
reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All
acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, American writer
(1934-2002)

If you're having trouble using your imagination to
turbocharge your performance, maybe it's because
you have some hangups about it. Perhaps you're
equating it with fantasy and daydreaming, both
of which we've all been warned about.

I don't want you to use your imagination as a crutch
though. And I don't want you to try to deny or avoid
your reality. All I want you to do is learn how to
affect your reality positively, and using your
imagination on purpose is one of your most
powerful tools.

If you want to be a great shooter, or a public
speaker, or a heart surgeon you'll get there faster if
you learn to use your imagination.

Do you have a shooter or two you really admire?
Someone who's your hero. Mine would be Larry
Bird, for instance.

Great, then you can use the 'no-brainer' technique
I learned from Mike Brescia.

What you do is this: When you need to shoot well
use your imagination to replace your brain, (or
mind, or head) with theirs. Visualize their head on
your body. Got the picture?

Good. Let that sink in, then start asking yourself
questions about your hero.

- How would they stand
- What expression would they have on their
face
- What would be their confidence level
- How would they walk
- How would they talk
- What would be running through their mind
- What would they be picturing
- What would they do next
- How would they be feeling, etc.

Become that person. Watch them on video. Read
biographies of them.

Note: This isn't a magic pill or a one-time deal. Take
a few minutes and repeat it as often as you think
about it and can focus inwardly. It will get easier and
be more effective over time, and before you know it
people will be calling you an 'overachiever'.

Coach Stan Kellner has a similar technique in his bag
of tricks called 'Modeling The Best'. Don't forget
about his book, 'Beyond The Absolute Limit'. It is
chocked full of more than 50 mental techniques for
improving all facets of your game. Included are 3
chapters just on shooting.

This book has more usable information than any
basketball book I've ever seen. It is a super steal
at $14.95. Buy one for all the hoops fans in your life
today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Stan's shooting DVD is also unique in the
shooting world in it's concentration on the inner
game of shooting. Other shooting coaches touch on
the mental aspects of shooting in various degrees,
but Stan goes all the way.

See what a difference it can make in your shooting
by scarfing it up today at:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

How To Be A Human Dynamo

One of the toughest courses I had in college was
'Electro-Magnetic Fields and Waves'. Maxwell's
equations, calculus, integrals, and all that jazz. We
had to calculate field strengths on all kinds of
weird objects, like iron doughnuts with wires
wrapped through their holes, except we called
them torroids.

The biggest thing I remember though was real,
usable, active power wasn't created till something
moved. You could have tons of potential energy.
You could have all the fields you wanted, and they
could be intensely strong, but until you moved a
wire or a coil through that field, or moved the field
around a wire no electricity was created. No work
was done.

Until there was movement no power was released.

We work the same way. You know I'm all for
positive, constructive thoughts which focus on your
dreams and desires. And you need to charge those
thoughts with positive feelings and vibrations.

Many people do one or both of those, but you also
have to take action in the direction of your dreams
if you're going to have them in your life.

Notice you don't start with the motion step though.
If the field's not sufficiently built up, and you move
through it you'll just be wasting your energy.
Nothing much will happen. You'll be shooting
blanks.

I know you want to be a shooter, or a coach or
parent with great shooters under your care.
I promise if you just learn to picture what you
want in detail, see and feel yourself having it,
and take enough action steps toward it you
will be amazed at what you are capable of.

And you will usually need help and support. I
found mine in a 12 CD, 2 workbook course
called 'Zero Resistance Living' from the
Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation.

Don't be scared of the name. Its just a phrase
Dr. Maltz coined in the 60's from two Greek
words meaning 'Steering the Mind'. The
foundation is dedicated to preserving and
furthering his work on how we humans set
and reach our worthy goals.

The better you understand how to use your
mental tools, the more dynamic your life
becomes. Take the time today to find out how
you can get ahold of this priceless information at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Stan Keller has worked for the past 30
years adapting the ideas of psycho-cybernetics to
playing basketball, and especially to shooting the
rock.

Find out how you can stand on the shoulders of
this giant, and save yourself a ton of time by
absorbing his powerful 'How To Become A Prime
Time Shooting Machine DVD'. See how you can
lock into an incredible shooting groove today at:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Don't Endorse That Check

f you are competitive, and I haven't met a good
shooter yet who isn't, I'm betting you know the
value of positive thoughts. They are golden.

Note though, I didn't say positive thinking. As good
as that sounds it's an ideal which I don't believe
exists. The reality is you will have positive and
negative thoughts. What you need to learn is how to
use both to your advantage.

Obviously you want to promote the positive and
constructive thoughts, but what about the negative
ones?

Number one, don't let your pride get involved so you
want to fight and strive against them. That gives
them power, and attracts more negativity. More so,
let them evaporate. Let them go. Let them drift
away. Or think of them as bears, and see a big,
"Don't Feed The Bears" sign in your mind.

Or think of your mind as a bank account, and just
don't endorse any negative checks. Don't let them
be deposited. They won't help your bottom-line.
In fact, they'll lower your balance. And certainly
don't co-sign for any bad loans you're going to be
paying on forever.

Coach Stan Kellner also understands how to use
negative thoughts and experiences as the fuel to
turn you into a positive shooting machine. You
may not understand how that's possible at the
moment, but it is. Find out how for yourself now
by sliding over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Another great way to let go of negative thoughts
is through controlled deep breathing, relaxation, and
visualization. Learn the secrets other cultures have
used for ages today from martial arts and health coach
Karen Van Ness today.

The sooner you act, the quicker you'll become the
positive, confident shooter you've dreamed of being.
Time's a wastin'.

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Why Men Don't Ask For Directions

There's a video floating around 'You Tube' or
somewhere entitled "Why Men Don't Ask For
Directions?".

In it, what looks like a student is approaching a
young lady at a bus stop and starting to ask her for
directions. Before he gets five words out the
woman is spraying enough mace in his face to
drive him to the ground in agony. Then while
he's trying to recover she whips out a Taser and
proceeds to shock him silly. Funny stuff.

The joke about men not asking for directions has
been a comedian's staple for years. The joke has
been told hundreds of ways, and it still gets laughs.
That's because there's much truth to it.

It's not just directions guys won't ask for though.
We don't like to ask for help, period. That's totally
stupid though. Successful people are smart enough
to glean from the experiences of those who have
gone before them.

In his book 'Living A Dream' Dick Vitale talks about
how he advised Matt Dougherty who had been let
go by North Carolina to call Bobby Knight to find
out how he had dealt with being let go by Indiana.

Dickie V. could give that kind of advice because he
himself had asked for help more than a few times,
and because he knew for a fact Coach Knight had
sought advice from Florida's athletic director
Jeremy Foley on what it would take for a
university to hire him. If a Hall of Famer is big
enough to ask for help, don't you think you could
too?

When I used to play in the rock band we needed to
get from an early afternoon gig in Owensboro, KY to
an evening show in Central City, Ky - hometown of
the Everly Brothers. We used a map till we found
the bridge was washed out and we had to stop and
ask for directions. Step 1, O.K. We were being
smart.

Before the afternoon was out though we'd stopped
for directions three times and apparently gotten
three wild guesses. We ended up seeing a lot of the
countryside and were over an hour late for our job.

So remember it's not just important to ask for help,
you have to know the right people to ask. If you
want to find out who I go to for advice on shooting
and mental focus you can find it all in one place
today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Stan Kellner just got back from doing
camps in Denmark. For those of you who have
been waiting I now have the products that were
backordered. They'll go out tomorrow.

For those of you not on the waiting list it's not
too late to see what you're missing today at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.