Shots Are Shots

"I NEVER hit a shot, not even in practice,
without having a very sharp, in-focus picture
of it in my head.

First I see the ball where I want it to finish,
nice and white and sitting up high on the
bright green grass. Then the scene quickly
changes, and I see the ball going there: its
path, trajectory, and shape, even its
behavior on landing.

Then there is a sort of fade-out, and the next
scene shows me making the kind of swing that
will turn the previous images into reality."

- Jack Nicklaus

Sure it's a golfer talking and not a hoopster,
but not just any golfer. One of the best ever.
So I think you can learn something about
shooting hoops from him, and about hitting
any goal or target for that matter.

First, notice he ALWAYS visualizes before
taking action, even in practice. That nugget
is priceless. If you can get in the habit of
doing that one thing your life can change
forever.

Of course, you CAN take action WITHOUT
visualizing beforehand. You can also do it
blindfolded if you want, but why? If the
world's most successful people visualize,
why not you?

Secondly he starts with visualizing his ideal
end result. That helps energize, focus and
intensify the rest of his visuals.

Then he visualizes every aspect of the flight
of the ball, i.e. the process leading up to the
result. In shooting that would involve the
direction and arc of the ball, proper backspin,
etc.

And lastly he sees himself executing the
perfect form to make the rest of his
visualization happen.

Nothing really hard about that. You just
have to take the time to do it.

And I'm serious about using this with
anything. Little things even. More about
that next time.

Make Every Shot Count,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In golf you have the luxury of taking
your time before every shot. You can do that
on free throws, but for game speed shots
you'll need to develop a shorthand
visualization sequence.

In his "Primetime Shooting" DVD Coach
Stan Kellner teaches a quick 3 count
visualization very similar to what Jack
Nicklaus does.

Get the step-by-step on that and a half-
dozen other powerful visualization drills
for shooting today at:

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

P.S.S. Learning how to control your
breathing is also a huge factor in generating
powerful, charged, confident visualizations.

If you're not doing this already, don't worry.
Not many people teach this. If you want to
make your actions more effective and easier
though you'll do well to learn:

'Miracle Of The Complete Breath'

I've even made it easy for you to get started
in minutes today at:

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Get It Out Of Reverse

Have you ever put your car in reverse, backed
up, and gotten interrupted with a question or a
cell phone call?

What usually happens next? You put your
foot on the brake and shift your attention to
whatever's going on, right?

Then what?

If you're anything like me whenever you're
finished and ready to take off again you might
have forgotten the car was still in reverse.

Oops.

Hopefully you haven't ever floored it and
crashed into something before you figured
it out, but if you have, it really helps to
remember never to do that again.

Have you noticed we do the same thing in
our daily lives too?

We stay in reverse. We live in the past. We
dwell on what happened to us, or what the
president did or didn't do, or what somebody
said. I don't care if you were in the right or
not, any time you're focused on something
that's already happened you are driving in
reverse.

And it's hard to make any progress when
you're going backwards.

You're always missing the present moment
because you're rehashing what happened
minutes, hours, days,or even years before.
Sure there are things to be learned from the
past, but absorb the lesson and get back to
living in the present. That's where the
action is.

As a shooter you know where I'm going with
this. It's necessary to pay attention and be
able to correct your shooting flaws. That's
what feedback and learning are all about.

But you can't dwell on your misses and your
failures. If you do for too long I promise
you'll find yourself sitting on the bench.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean

P.S. The best teacher of the mental side of
shooting I know is Coach Stan Kellner.
I confess I don't know what percentage of
shooting is mental. I've heard as much as
90% and I believe it is high, but even if it's
only 50% you probably want to find out
what Stan can do for you today at:

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

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It's Easier Than You Think

Have you ever played the party game,

'He Who Knows, And Knows He Knows'?

It's a bit of a mysterious game and has to be
done in a quiet room. The ringleader starts it
off without much explanation and announces:

'He who knows, and knows he knows, please
leave the room!'

Before long someone who is in on it gets up and
leaves the room. The moderator then singles
out one person. Usually someone left in the
room but it could be the guesser too. The
missing person is expected to come back and
and pick out the person who was singled out.

Those in the 'know' can get it right 100% of the
time. The others sit there frustrated, trying to
figure out the trick - what signal is being sent,
what the triggering event is, or what the heck
is going on, period.

People will think they have it figured out and
volunteer to leave the room, come back and try
out their ideas. Usually without success, till
suddenly they figure it out, and after that
they're in on it forever.

I won't tell you the trick in case you ever get
to play the game, but I will tell you once you
figure it out, it's so incredibly simple you have
to laugh.

Shooting is that way too.

Ed Palubinskas originally from Australia who
played at LSU is one of the greatest shooters
and shooting coaches in the world.

He missed three freethrows in shooting
competitions over a 15 year period once, holds
several Guinness world records, and averages
over 99% from the line and 92% from the
3-point arc still today.

Ed talks about 'Mastering The Shooting
Moment'. I talk a lot about concentration, and
from the feedback I've gotten some people are
misunderstanding the concept. They think it's
something like being in a trance for a half hour.
Or it's racheting up your willpower to crazy
levels.

It's not at all. Concentration is a relaxation
which lets things that lets everything that
doesn't matter to your current task fall away.
It's the opposite of trying too hard. It's trying
easy.

Once you know the trick to shooting - Once
you've figured it out. Once you've found that
groove, shooting almost becomes easy. Where
that place is there's a natural relaxation and it
feels right.

Now get this. Ed told me you really only need
to concentrate for about 5/100's of a second.

The 5/100's of a second during the release of
the basketball.

That's how a good shooter can come down the
court with chaos all around him and still get
off a sweet shot. He doesn't need to concentrate
for 20 seconds. He just has to find that rim, be
in balance, relaxed, and concentrate for the split
second of the release.

Of course learning the best mechanics will give
you a way to achieve that concentrated
relaxation at the right time. Put it together
and it is well within your power to get into the
90th percentile from the free throw stripe.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Stan Kellner teaches much the same idea
in his shooting cybernetics DVD when he has
you focus on the word 'Feel'. That means both
the release feels right, and you also already
feel the ball going into the hoop.

Learn how to let your mind become a
targeting machine today at:

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

P.S.S. Ed has his wonderful shooting program on
VHS tape which is a classic. I hope he'd re-issues
it in DVD soon and gives me permission to carry it.
Till then you can find it all at:

http://www.freethrowmaster.com/Freethrow/

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Dittos Rush

If you're working to make the playing field fair
and level you're working for the wrong reasons.
Work to take the opportunities that arise and
use your individual talents to excel at those
opportunities.

- Rush Limbaugh

Success leaves clues, and if you are smart you
listen to successful people wherever you find
them. Regardless of what you might think of
his politics there's no denying Rush Limbaugh
is one of the most successful people ever in
radio, and Rush is a huge sports fan.

Don't be a bigot on this one. Listen to what he
has to say about what it takes to be a winner.

'Before away games, the great Boston Celtic
Larry Bird used to arrive exceptionally early at
the other team's home stadium ... to study the
floor.

Hours ahead of the Celtics' practice and warm-
up sessions, Bird would do an inch-by-inch
survey of the wood on the court. This involved
getting down on his hands and knees to check
out individual boards, dribbling over every
square foot at various speeds and angles,
analyzing the floor's effect on the basketball.

He scrutinized the lighting, familiarized himself
with the arena's atmosphere, learned the
idiosyncrasies of the court. He knew that the
knowledge advantage he had over the other
players could make the crucial difference at key
moments -- and could, in fact, determine the
outcome of the game.

This was a boring thing to do. In fact, it was so
boring no one else bothered to do it. But Larry
Bird's unparalleled record proves his approach
was right. It was his attention to detail, this
willingness to immerse himself in the nuts and
bolts of his profession when everyone else was
relaxing or doing something more enjoyable
that created his success.

Discipline is the hardest part of this process,
because it demands your time. It is not sexy,
it is not the part that gets you the limelight.
Discipline has no pizzazz.

Discipline is private -- it is the internal decision
to work on your skills no matter what. It's
what makes you get up in the morning to do it
all over again.

You do things you don't feel like doing when you
don't feel like doing them. Discipline is what you
do in spite of your desires. It is also what
separates the pros from the amateurs, and the
successful from everybody else.'

Larry Bird was also one of the great clutch
shooters of all time, and his discipline served him
well in that area too.

All it takes is a quality decision on your part. How
far are you willing to go to be a great shooter?

Only you can answer that.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Another area where discipline plays a huge
role is conditioning. If you have the desire Coach
Tony Alfonso has all the information you'll ever
need to stay in tip-top basketball shape. His
'CompleteBasketball Strength And Speed
Program" can be yours right now at:

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A Call To Arms

I just found another shooting enthusiast today.
Coach Herb Welling from Omaha, Nebraska
who's Central High team won the Class A State
Basketball Championship last month.

He sure needed some timely shooting when 4 out
of his top 6 players fouled out, and his team found
itself depending on 3 rarely used sophmores in a
hotly contested overtime. Not only that, but they
had to overcome a 39 point effort by the other
team's star player.

In his blog at:

http://herbwellingbasketball.blogspot.com/

Coach Welling also had this to say about Florida's
recent national championship team:

'Billy Donovan should get credit for his defense,
but his team's ability to hit open shots is attributed
to his great individual skill [development] program.
His team was really balanced offensively.

We as coaches have to stress and teach shooting.
There are plenty of good shooting DVD's [out there]
such as [those by] Dave Hopla, Hal Wissel, Andy
Enfield, Tom Nordland, Ed Palubinskas, and Duane
Lewis. Please teach and work on shooting.'

Thanks, Coach. That's exactly what I'm doing.

Football has it's position coaches, baseball it's
hitting coaches, and golf it's swing coaches, but
basketball has been slow to embrace shooting
coaches.

There are a host of good one's out there to learn
from.

And it's time to take up arms and start teaching
the next generation how to shoot like experts.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Many coaches are hesitant to change a
player's stroke. I understand the sentiment, but
I don't agree. It's true you have to do it with tact,
grace, and encouragement, but good shooting feels
good in the same way hitting the sweet spot on a
baseball bat or a tennis racket does.

Your players will get on board when you can show
them results.

P.S.S. Remind them Tiger Woods has reworked his
golf swing at least twice after people were already
calling him one of the greatest golfers ever. If
change is not too good for him, your players shouldn't
have a problem with it.

If you don't feel qualified to teach you can get up to
speed in a hurry. A good place to start is with my
product list at:

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But Can You Dance To It

If you are old enough to have seen American
Bandstand on television, and you know Dick
Clark is more than just Mr. New Year's Eve.
He was Mr. Pop Music for years broadcasting out
of Philadelphia every afternoon in the beginning,
then Saturday mornings on ABC later.

One of the always popular segments of the show
was always when he'd take two volunteers from
the audience and have them listen to several
brand new records and rate them for all the
world to hear.

Like a "Hot or Not" for new music.

Inevitably though when they didn't like a tune,
the biggest complaint was what?

'You can't dance to it'

Like most good things in life it had to have that
swing or it wasn't worth a thing.

Your shooting has to have a rhythm too or it
won't be worth a hoot. There's an obvious beat
to the dribble, but the same is true of a good
jump shot, reverse layup, dunk, runner, and
baby hook. It's your job is to find that rhythm
in practice and be able to find it again in
warmups and during your games.

Defenses will do their best to create chaos and
knock you out of rhythm, but if you lock into it
like a great drummer and not let it go you can
become almost unstoppable.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I've been reading a new book by Scott
Jaimet called "The Perfect Jumpshot" and it
definitely lives up to it's name. The picture
perfect jumpshot feels good to your body. In
the best of senses it is addictive, and there's
no reason you can't learn it with the help of
this book.

Keep tuned. I'll be sharing tidbits from the
book and show you where you can get it soon.

P.S.S. I'm still editing the report on the
Complete Breath, and it's coming along nicely.
If you're impatient though you could go ahead
and read Patrick Chylinski's tricks-of-the-trade
bestseller on "How To Average 20 Points A
Game".

One of his secrets is to show your teeth from
the tipoff. Let your defender know he's in for
a long night because you know what you're
doing.

You can't be passive. So here let me toss the
ball up, and, oh look, it's tipped to you. Now
run out and order Patrick's book today at:

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Just Win Today

You don't have to save the world.

You just have to win today.

It's no secret I listen to John Wood on matters
of strength and training. He is one of the most
diligent students of the strength game you'll
find on the planet. He's also a student of what
it takes to be a winner.

I hope he's still not mad the University of
Florida beat out his Wolverines for the right
to play Ohio State for the national title in
football back in January.

I met John at an explosive Matthew Furey
seminar in Tampa about a year and a half
ago and knew right off he had the goods.
John exuded a confident enthusiasm that
was well-grounded and solid as a rock.

And with John there's no hype. Just results,
and what you see is what you get. John's
gone and written something recently I think
you'll want to hear.

And rather than put it in my own words, I
want you to be able to get the full effect of
John's wisdom. If you want to be a winner
on the court and off pay attention to this:

'In NCAA Division I College football, The
University of Michigan is #1 in all time
winning percentage and overall wins --
and its not by accident.

Much of that success is unquestionably due
to talent, but lots of places have just as much,
if not more, talent. The thing is, the other
part is of that success is due to a specific
process, parts of which you can implement
into your own life and that's what I'm going
to let you in on today.

See, we used to have a saying 'Win today', and
it was always used when the going got really
tough - usually during summer 2-a-day practice
sessions, or after a tough loss, or late in the
season when the Big 10 Championship was on
the line, when we were all sore, tired and wanted
to be doing anything else but be there practicing
football.

Win today - It was an attitude thing. If you can
come out and practice with enthusiasm especially
when you dont feel like it, you'll be tough to beat
since every practice is an opportunity to improve.

And thats what its all about - improvement.

So, in order to 'Win The Day' we also had goals
for each practice. They were not particularly
difficult goals to reach, but if we could meet those,
day in and day out, we would win everything in
sight.

These were the little things that always made
the difference in big games like no false-start
penalties or getting at least 2 interceptions per
practice.

Again, very achievable, just have to do them day
in and day out.

As far as your training, or your life, you can do
the very same thing and it will make a
tremendous difference. Before you go to bed at
night, make a list of 3 things you want to
accomplish the next day.

Make them simple and very doable - take out
the trash, put the bills in the mail, etc. You can,
and should, accomplish more than that during
the course of the day, but just be sure those 3
things get done.

Plus, they carry over but don't increase, so if
you did 2 today, tomorrow you would still have
3 - the one you missed and 2 new ones.

You'll be surprised at just how much of a
challenge it can be to do 3 simple tasks each
day but that's why its so effective.

Over and over and over again - a few simple
things, done correctly, always make the
difference.'

So go figure out what will 'Win Today' in your
quest to become a great shooter then go out
and ...

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. John's forte is building hand, wrist, forearm
and grip strength. All things you need to control
a critical rebound, whip out an ankle breaking
crossover, and shoot with a relaxed, consistent
stroke. See what goodies John has to help you out
today at:

http://www.functionalhandstrength.com/

P.S.S. Your season is probably over unless you
play in the NBA, and now is the time to ramp up
your training and see gains in strength, stamina,
quickness, and speed.

I'm sure you're busy like me though and don't
have all day to train. You want to make the most
of your time, and believe it or not you can do
exactly that. And at the same time you can be
confident you are training right with Coach Tony
Alfonso's guide to basketball-specific training
and conditioning.

Don't waste any more of your time. Get Tony's
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Video Killed The Radio Star

I like a good story on TV, DVD, or at the movies
as much as anybody, but we do pay a price for
media like that which does almost all the work
for us.

And worst of all I believe it speeds up the
process of our kids abandoning their own
precious imaginations.

In college I was program director of our
campus radio station for a couple of years.
While my first love and passion was
programming music we also ran classic radio
shows on Sunday night.

Now that's one place you can really grow an
imagination, following a good story on the
radio. And the same with reading books, of
course especially good fiction.

Unless you're a total newbie to this site you
know how much I believe in mental rehearsal,
visualization, and purposely using your
imagination to enpower yourself.

Most of the great players do it in practice,
game prep, warmups and even during games.

During games, you say Coach?

Yes. Where do you think creativity in a
dribble drive or in passing comes from?

Imagination. It can work split-seconds
ahead of the actual action you take.

Most coaches rely heavily on drills, and it's
great to do that, but I think coaches do a
disservice when they try to overprogram
their players.

Yes, you want them reacting instinctively.
That's the whole purpose of the drills, but
remember you don't want them pigeon-
holed, mechanical, and lacking creativity.
It is a delicate balance.

The answer is to use drills have options,
decision making, and flexibility built in.
Look for those. Even with simple rote drills
though you can encourage players to
imagine defenders coming at them, and how
they would react and adapt.

There's a big difference between a static
shooting drill, and full speed drills where
imaginarydefenders can come flying at
you trying to steal the ball, deflect passes,
etc.

Learn to use your imagination fluently, and
it will become a powerful tool for you.
Remember not to let it dwell on the dark
side though through worries and fears like
missing shots at the free throw line.

That can become self-fulfilling prophecy, and
you will end up rehearsing and planning how
you will fail instead of how you can succeed.

Coach Dean - Shoot For the Stars

P.S. There's an art to putting up big scoring
numbers, and Patrick Chylinski can teach you
the inside scoop on increasing your scoring
average.

What would it be worth to you to add 4, 6, or
even 10 points a game to your scoring stats?

Get your copy of his best-selling e-book any
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People Get Ready

People get ready, there's a train a'comin'
Pickin' up passengers from coast to coast.

- Curtis Mayfield (1964)

The tragedy in Blacksburg recently has brought
a soberness to most of us. Sports lost it's
significance at Virginia Tech for awhile as it
should, but now we should recognize it can also
be part of the healing process.

What we know to be darkness can always lead
us to a deeper appreciation of the light. In fact,
it's almost impossible to know success without
tasting adversity, and often failure, first. I think
that's what Coach John Wooden had in mind
when he said the following:

'Webster indicates that success is the accumulation
of material possessions. I don't think so. I think
success is a peace of mind which can only be
attained through self-satisfaction...knowing you've
made the effort to do the best of which you're
capable.

We have no control over an opponent, but we
should have control over ourselves. All we can
do is live up to our potential.

It takes hard work and enthusiasm. You need to
be conditioned and know what you're doing. You
need good skills. You must have consideration for
others and lastly, You need a competitive spirit.

You can't be afraid of a tough situation.

You must enjoy it.

And realize the most difficult tasks bring the most
satisfaction.'

Maybe the Rolling Stones 'Can't Get No Satisfaction',
but you CAN, if you learn how to handle adversity.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I met a new friend last week in Vick Sfera. Vick
says he doesn't like my Gators, but you can tell he
does respect them :)

If you want a wealth of information about basketball,
leadership, character, and the game of life become a
reader of Vick's 'Triple Threat Basketball' blog. Vick
is a real giver, and you will always be able to find
something that will help you grow as a shooter and a
person at:

http://triplethreatbball.blogspot.com

P.S.S. In training and conditioning you put your
body and mind through adversity on purpose so
you can get stronger, quicker, faster, more
explosive, and better able to endure the rigors of
competition and come out a winner.

As the old commercial about changing your oil
used to say, 'Pay me now or pay me later'. Train
now, and your body won't give out on you later.

But to get the most out of your training you need
to know how to do it right. Too much, too little, or
the wrong kind of training will put your progress
in reverse.

Coach Tony Alfonso had all that in mind when he
created 'The Complete Basketball Strength and
Speed Program'.

If you want to be sure you're getting the most
out of your conditioning grab up Tony's revealing
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It's All In His Head

Let me publicly add my condolences to all the
good people associated with Virginia Tech this
week. My prayers are with you.

There's a little section in 'Pistol' a book about
Pete Maravich by Mark Kriegel that jumped
out at me recently.

Here's how it reads:

Every so often, Pete would do something he
had never done before. On those occasions,
Bud would ask,

'Hey, Pete, how come I never saw you
practice that one?'

'Oh yes I have,' Pete would say. 'Many
times.'

'When?', Bud would retort.

'In my head.', Pete answered.

In his head. All in his head.

Think about it. Imagination can be the
laboratory where new skills are
developed.

I'll show you a practical way to experiment
with your imagination next time, but you
don't have to wait for me. Create your own
future today.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. The more you learn the basics of doing
something the easier it is to picture yourself
pulling it off.

Like how when Roger Bannister broke the
4 minute mile barrier in track, 20 or 30
people also broke the mark the next year
or so.

The same thing can happen when you let
Coach Patrick Chylinski guide you through
how to score 20 points a game (without
being a ball-hog, BTW.) When you
understand how to do it you'll be able to
see yourself doing it, and pretty soon you
will be doing it.

Get started today at:

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He's A True Gentleman

What do Ohio State athletes need for all
their exams?

Number 2 pencils, of course.

My youngest son told me that.

I'm not so much of a woofer as he is though
so apologies to our Buckeye fans. I've liked
Ohio State hoops through the years to tell
the truth.

My uncle lived in Portsmouth Ohio, and one
Christmas when we visited he and I listened
to a high school basketball game together on
the radio because of this wunderkid named
Jerry Lucas. After leading his team to back
to back state championships he went on to
star at Ohio State with John Havlicek and
brought them several Final Fours and a
national championship. Like many others I
was a Jerry Lucas fan.

I've always been a huge Kentucky Wildcat
fan too though. When I moved to Gainesville
25 years ago I didn't have to worry about my
loyalties much. The Gators were likable but
never used to compete for championships.

Now I'm in big trouble. I love both teams.

I'm really glad the Wildcats snagged Billie
Gillespie instead of Billy Donovan as their
new coach though even though I believe
the Bluegrass State is getting a real keeper
too.

Coach Duane Silver is a retired basketball
coach in Texas who loves the game as
much as anybody around, and here's what
he thinks of the man:

'Last Saturday morning before the Texas
A&M vs Texas Tech football game I was
waiting for a table outside IHOP in College
Station. While I waited, a headline in The
Dallas Morning News caught my eye, and
I tried to buy a paper, but the dispenser
wouldn't open.

As I tried several times unsuccessfully, a
man drove up to IHOP, got out of his
vehicle and bought a copy of The Eagle
[the local paper].

He then came over to the Dallas Morning
News dispenser, saw I was having no luck
opening it, smiled, and left. I gave up on
the paper, sat down on a bench outside,
and continued to wait for a table.

Several minutes later the man returned,
got out of his vehicle, handed me a copy
of The Dallas Morning News, and again
smiled and left. I managed to get out a
'Thank you,' but sat there in shock
someone would be so thoughtful and
take the time to do that for a perfect
stranger.

After he drove off, a couple sitting next
to me asked if I knew who the man was.
When I said no, they told me it was Billy
Gillespie, the [then] new head coach of
the Texas A&M men's basketball team.

I was floored that anyone would take
the time to do what he did, especially
someone in his position, where egos
can sometimes get in the way of good
manners. He must have had 100
things to do on an Aggie game day and
might have had recruits in town he
needed to give attention to.

I just want to thank him again publicly
and let the College Station area and
Texas A&M know how fortunate they
are to have him in their community.
He is a true gentleman.'

And he has proven to be just as good a
coach too as this year's tournament bears
out. So I believe the people in Lexington
and all over the great Commonwealth of
Kentucky are the fortunate ones now.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. You can be a real gentleman and be
as competitive as anybody. Legendary
Coach John Wooden is the ultimate
example. In fact, I believe like him if your
foundation is lacking it will eventually show
in your play.

Character and fundamentals count.

And if you want to get a solid foundation as
an offensive player you'd do well to listen
to Coach Patrick Chylinski teach how a
scorer needs to think and act.

It's all there in his high-powered ebook on
'How To Average 20 Points A Game' which
coincidentally you can just happen to find at:

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What's The Buzz

What's the buzz,
Tell me what's a happenin'
What's the buzz,
Tell me what's a happenin'

- Jesus Christ Superstar

If you are a fitness trainer, or are being
trained, or just have a membership at
the local chrome and fern gym you could
probably tell me the training buzzword
of the 21st century.

Functional.

As in functional training, functional
exercise, functional strength, and even
in my friend John Wood's website -
www.functionalhandstrength.com

And functional means the movement
you are training is something you will
actually use in real life or in sport. I'm
sorry but it doesn't mean doing situps
on a stability ball or whatever other
new age apparatus the gimmick gods
come up with.

Too many trainers though still use the
body building approach which isolates
and builds up individual body parts.

That may be good for standing in front
of a mirror, but it doesn't help much on
the basketball floor.

How many times playing hoops are you
asked to lay on your stomach and curl
your legs slowly up to your butt? Or
how often are you called on to sit down,
prop your elbows on a pad, and slowly
curl your arms up to your shoulders?

Never. The muscles built that way are
mostly for show. And there's no way
training like that will give you any
greater coordination and body control.

In his book 'Movement That Matters'
Paul Chek points out 6 basic movements
you need to do your work and be athletic.

The squat, lunge, bend, twist, push and
pull.

Any exercise that trains these movements,
especially in combinations involving major
muscle groups is functional.

For playing hoops and shooting those could
be movements like a lunge and medicine
ball throw (lunge, twist), a clean and jerk
(bend, pull, push) and a front squat (squat).

Most of these develop explosiveness and
core strength, balance, and the ability to
transfer force from the lower to the upper
body.

If you're getting your workout
information from a trainer who
emphasizes bodybuilding you are short
changing yourself and probably limiting
your athletic ability.

And this is especially true the younger
you are.

So please find yourself an athletic trainer
who knows his stuff and/or order Coach
Tony Alfonso's ebook for real basketball
training:

The Complete Basketball Strength and
Speed Training Program - 1st Edition

It's available for your convenience now at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. They aren't very sexy, but bodyweight
exercises are probably the most functional
movements you can do with your body.

Even strongman afficianado John Wood
himself and 5-time national bench press
champion Brooks Kubik extol the virtues
of bodyweight exercise for.

And you can't help become a better shooter
when your body and mind are developing
together.

You have to learn how to do them right
and control your breathing though so for
that I recommend any and all of the
following:

http://www.mattfurey.com/
http://www.bodyweightbasics.com/
http://www.brookskubik.com/
http://www.eddiebaran.com/ (for lady shooters)

Make Every Shot Count

What Is A Buckeye Anyway

With all the hoopla over UF playing Ohio
State in both football and basketball for
championships this year my wife asked
a simple question the other day.

What is a Buckeye?

Having grown up in the Ohio Valley I knew
the answer. It's a type of tree and the shiny,
dark brown, 1 - 2 inch round nuts it drops.
There were some in my neighbor's yard in
Henderson, Kentucky.

You can't eat the nuts, but they're good for
throwing at people. Light enough so no
damage is done, but heavy enough to chuck.
They have a smaller light brown circle on
them which makes them look like an eyeball.

I guess somebody along the way thought
they looked like the eyes of a big buck.

What that has to do with college sports and
why a major university would want its
teams named that I have no idea. There
are worse team names though, and I think
the buckeye may be poison. But it still
doesn't seem they would strike much fear
into the heart of an opponent, does it?

There is one Buckeye who strikes fear into
his opponents this year though, and
especially after the title game - Mr. Greg
Oden.

If you watched him play you got a clinic on
how to be a big-time player. And it doesn't
even matter what position you play. You
could learn a lot from this kid. He may turn
pro next year. I haven't heard yet.

He could though. He's that good, and only
going to get better. He sure showed his
mettle against the 3 or 4 good defenders
Florida threw at him during the
championship game.

Here's what made him so good:

1. He played big in a huge, high-pressure
game.

2. He attacked his defender and the basket
without hesitation.

3. His in great shape. Even though he tired
late in the game can you blame him? He
banged with 4 different defenders with at
least 16 fouls to give for 38 minutes at both
ends of the court.

4. He shot and scored with either hand.

5. He stayed calm and focused all night. He
played like a veteran, not a college
freshman.

That's how big-time players and big-time
scorers do it, and if you paid attention
during the game you learned a lot.

But if you want to learn tons more about
how to become a prime-time scorer make
sure you digest Patrick Chylinski's best-
selling e-book on how to dominate a
defender and be top-notch scorer.

Order it today, and you can get an almost
unfair advantage on your competition this
summer. They won't know what got into
you. So zip right on over to:

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Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

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How 'Bout Dem Gator Boys

At University of Florida home football games
all the fans stand up and sing 'We Are The
Boys From Ole Florida' between the 3rd
and 4th quarters .

It's like how Cubs fans sing 'Take Me Out
To The Ballgame' during the 7th inning
stretch at Wrigley Field in Chicago. In
fact, the two even have very similar, sing-
song melodies.

And I think that's where Joakim Noah got
his knickname for the University of Florida
basketball team. 'Gator Boys'. As in 'The
Gator Boys are hot'.

Sorry, but I can't let a repeat National
Championship go by without honoring this
team. Not so I can crow, because all I did
was watch and yell a lot, but just because
they're such a special group of young men.

And they can all shoot pretty darn well
when they need to if you saw the
championship game Monday night.

The best assessment of this team I've read
this year is from Ron McBay, who does a
weekly on-line column on men's college
basketball. You can find his Hook, Line, &
Sinker analysis during hoops season at:
http://www.RonMcBay.us/HLS

Here are Ron's thoughts:

'The beauty of this team was always how
well the individual pieces fit together.

Unlike [the early 90's] Duke 'Universal
Replacements' team in which the
individual versatility of several players
made them capable of stepping up and
playing different roles as the situation
dictated, this starting five had very
specific skills/talents, each bringing
something to the table that the others
couldn't.

A center who's agile enough to be the point
on the full-court press; a power forward
who can harass three-point shooters on the
perimeter; a 'tweener who can shoot threes,
drive the lane, get tough rebounds, and shut
down the opposing team's best scorer; a
point guard who can distribute and get his
own shot when the need arises; and a
designated shooter who defends well to boot.

That's everything you want a team to be
able to do with no wasted duplication.

Could they pull off the Three-Peat if the
core actually decided to return next
year? Maybe. Probably. But it wouldn't be
nearly as easy without the back-breaking
three-pointers they get from senior guard
Lee Humphrey. He's option # 5, yet if you
remove him from the equation, you can
see how imbalanced their attack becomes.'

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Not only did this team fit together
talent-wise, but they were inseparable
mentally and emotionally too. Like
brothers in arms they fought for one
another. If one struggled, no problem.
The rest of the guys always had his back.
I know every team that excels has
teamwork, but the 'Gator Boys' have it in
an abundance that is rare these days.

P.S.S. The Gator Boys learned how to win,
but they also learned how to lose like
winners. Instead of getting off track they
knew losing gave them valuable feedback
that would made them better. Coach Stan
Kellner teaches that very same principle in
shooting hoops.

If you want to learn how to miss shots
like a winner you want Stan's DVD on
'How To Be A Prime-Time Shooter'.

It's just what you need to energize your
mental game for summer ball or to come
back next fall as a shooting wizard. Get
started today at:

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

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Tag You're It

How long has it been since you played tag?

In an interview recently Boston Celtics
Strength Coach Walter Norton, Jr. talked
about how many kids these days work on
their individual skills, their technical
abilities, but they sorely lack general
movement skills.

What is the hoops mantra?

'He's got skills (or skillz).'

Norton though distinguishes between kids
who have 'drill skills', and those who can
get past defenders because they have the
ability to evade. They have agility and
quickness. They are mobile.

And one reason many kids can't do that is
they don't play games like tag anymore.

If you're a coach stopping practice to play
tag may seem like a waste of time or too
much fun and games and not enough work,
but is it?

Isn't evading a defender a critical skill in
basketball? Isn't it a prelude to almost
every shot? No matter how good your
stroke you're not going to be a very
effective scorer without it.

And is there a better way to teach the raw
skill than by playing tag?

Try it and let me know.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. You can learn at least 50 more ways
to make yourself a better scorer from
Coach Patrick Chylinski in his special
insider report on

'How To Average 20 Points A Game'.

Don't spin your wheels practicing. Learn
what to focus on to produce results today
at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

P.S.S. Also if you want to find out how to
take your agility and quickness to new
levels while adding strength, flexibility
and endurance you can't afford not to
check out Coach Tony Alfonso's 137 page

'Complete Basketball Strength and Speed
Training Program'

It's available for immediate download
today at:

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

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I Have A Dream

By midnight tonight we'll know whether
my team of Gator Boys have fulfilled their
dream of a second straight national title or
not.

Last year they were a refreshing surprise
to the college basketball world. This year
with the starting five back so many expected
them to win. They've had the pressure and
that proverbial target on their back all season
so teams have given them their best shot.
Much harder to repeat than win the first one,
but not if you hold on to your dream.

Dreams are a wonderful things. They are
what inspires us to reach for the best. And
with apologies to Dr. Martin Luther King for
whom I have the tremendous respect,

I have a dream.

Dreams really, but the one I'm thinking of
is not political in the least. Neither is it one
of those big heroic 'Save the cheerleader,
save the world' kind of dreams.

I've had it for awhile in my heart, but didn't
know it until recently . As you might guess I
love to shoot baskets in my own driveway.
There's nothing more satisfying than sinking
shots, even if I'm just by myself.

It charges me up, gives me confidence, and
relieves stress, but I've discovered now I
want to feel like I'm shooting in Madison
Square Garden, the old Boston Gardens,
Rupp Arena, or tonight's Georgia Dome.

I want the look and feel and sound and
smell of a top quality backboard and rim.

What I have now works fine, and I do
appreciate it. It's much better than a rim
nailed to the side of a sagging barn, but
mine is one of those old ones with a sand-
filled base I bought from a neighbor who
was moving.

I know the rim is too forgiving though, and
it has this annoying feature that when you
swish a shot from the side the ball hits the
stupid base right on it's front curve and
bounces wildly out into the street.

A couple of weeks ago though a guy named
Ryan Tate from Pro Dunk Hoops found my
blog, and asked if I'd consider putting a link
to their website which carries basketball
goals.

My first, second, and third reactions were
no, no, and no - I don't do that.

But I was curious enough to look anyway.
What I found was, not basketball goals, but
dreams. Calling what they sell basketball
goals is like calling a tricked out Cadillac
Escalade, transportation.

Yeah, it's true, but sooo inadequate.

These guys create tempered glass, pier
mounted, premium, professional grade,
in-ground, adjustable basketball goal
systems for driveway and backyard court
use. Now I've got to have one. I don't know
how yet, but the desire has been planted,
and it's not going away anytime soon.

If you are serious about your hoops and
want to have the court that's the envy of
all your buddies this is your ticket to ride.
They are not cheap, but they are worth
every penny, and you can find a way to
afford them.

I might even be able to help, but first
see what you think for yourself at:

http://www.produnkhoops.com/

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One way you can justify the cost of a
beast like this is to realize it can be a great
home improvement. These units are so nice
they're going to add value to your home,
and for sure that's what you want to tell
your wife.

P.S.S. This reminds me I've had a number
of people say they'd like to buy more of my
stuff too, but they don't have the budget for
it.

Believe me I know tight budgets. Some of
you are volunteer coaches like I've been, or
work more for the love of the game and the
kids than for the money. That's one of the
biggest draws of amateur sports.

Maybe I can help with that, and you can
even work up to buying a Pro Dunk top of
the line goal system for your home. Living
in abundance is something you can grow
and develop in no matter where you are
starting. And for you to win, somebody
else doesn't have to lose. You just have to
learn the rules of the game and practice
the fundamentals.

Would you be interested in me writing
more about how to win the money game
in this blog? It's a big part of success and
character in general, and there are
specific laws of abundance and prosperity
God has laid out for all.

I'm not talking about being greedy or
idolizing the big green, but having enough
to provide well for your family, fulfill the
wholesome dreams in your heart, and to
be able to bless other people.

Let me know.

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Are You A Pinball

Are you a pinball or a bowling ball?

A pinball is what people are like who live
without purpose. Bouncing around from
one bright light to the next, getting
bumpered and flippered around by chance.
They might occasionally score big, but they
never really go anywhere and more often
than not they end up lost down a dark hole.

If you're a bowling ball though you have
purpose, direction, and power. You might
end up in the gutter occasionally, but you'll
always come back for another try. And
you have the satisfaction of always working
toward that perfect game.

Congrats to the Final Four teams and all
the teams in the NCAA tournament. The
media will talk about winners and losers,
but really they're all winners because
they're in the fight. They have purpose,
and if they pay attention to the lessons
they learn they'll all be better off in life
for it.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Just because I have deep respect for
every competitor doesn't mean I don't
want to see Florida hoisting the National
Trophy again this year because these are
such a very special group of kids who've
worked their butts off, but I recognize
they're not the only ones by any means.

Ain't it grand to be a hoops fanatic. Ain't
it grand.

P.S.S. I still want to keep giving props to
Patrick Chylinski and his ebook on 'How
To Score 20 Points A Game'. It's an
insider's look at how to become a powerful
scorer and help your team be a big winner.
If you think you can't learn something like
this from a book you are flat wrong.

There's nothing else like it on the market,
and if you want a competitive edge for next
season or summer ball now's the time to get
started at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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How To Beat A Bully

Round 3 of the NCAA tournament resumes
tonight, and I'm chompin' at the bit. That's
the Gator chomp by the way even through
Florida doesn't play till tomorrow night.

I felt like Florida was standing up to a bully
in their 2nd round game against Purdue.
Nothing wrong with that style of play. The
Boilermakers did a super job of almost
pulling it off. Hats off to a valiant opponent.

It took Florida 2/3rds of the game, but
they eventually showed enough toughness
to catch up to and pass the engineers from
West Lafayette with Al Horford in the post
and their secret weapon.

Free throw shooting.

Even though the Gators season free throw
percentage isn't all that great this year
(Low 70's I think) they knocked in around
85% for the Purdue game, and Purdue was
fouling a lot.

I'm not sure what Florida did to be that
much better. Probably just made the
decision to concentrate and make free
throws a priority because they knew
they'd need them.

Winners find a way.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One thing that will help your free
throw shooting is to cultivate a ritual
and do it the same way every single
time.

Remember how Kyle Macy of Kentucky
used to always touch his socks. Other
people dribble a certain way, the same
number of times, spin the ball, etc.
Whatever helps you focus and get into
your confidence groove.

If you don't have a ritual yet come up
with one that works for you, and start
knocking down more and more free
throws.

P.S.S. Free throws are also critical to
you becoming a double digit scorer.
Coach Patrick Chylinski explains it all
in his powerful ebook 'How To Average
20 Points A Game' available now at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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When Does Your Practice Stop

When do you stop practicing?

When you die?

I bet by now you're getting conditioned to
think this is a trick question. It's not.

There is a time when more practice gives
you fewer results. In economics it's called
the law of diminishing returns. It's that
place where more and more work yields
less and less productivity.

As an example from the NCAA tournament
look at John Calipari's Memphis Tigers.
This season they shot 61% from the free
throw line. Not so great. And I don't have
to tell you that can be a big Achilles heal in
a one-and-done tournament.

All you need is a big physical team that
forces a deliberate half-court game and is
deep enough to foul you often, and you
can be in trouble.

Undoubtedly Coach C. has worked on free
throw shooting till everybody was blue in
the face, but it didn't seem to make a
difference.

Fortunately though he took the crazy
advice of a sports psychologist and had
his team stop practicing free throws,
period. Instead he had every one of them
go home and visualize making ten straight
or more every night with feeling.

Do you want to guess what they shot their
last game? It didn't always look pretty,
but 82%.

Coincidence. I think not. They just needed
to believe and visualization helped. I'm not
saying to quit practicing free throws, but
you might need to if you're frustrated, and
I'd at least try adding in the visualizations
if I were you.

Shoot For The Stars,

P.S. This whole idea was floated to me by
my friend Coach Tim Kauppinen in his
daily email newsletter.

Tim specializes in training athletes to run
their fastest and be their quickest. He also
teaches the average joe and ex-athletes
how to stay fit without slaving away for
hours. Isn't science great.

Every coach in the world is looking for
speed these days so I recommend you
get on his email list to be the best you
can be. You can get started 24/7 at:

http://www.makesyoufast.com/

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When Does Your Practice Start

Something my violinist friend Clayton said
recently sparked a question for you.

When does your practice start?

Before you go thinking I'm weird, just
remember I prefer the term eccentric.

I'm serious though. The vast majority
would say practice begins when they step
out on the court. Duh.

Makes perfect sense.

But if that's your answer you're missing
something.

Before organized practice your coaching
staff leads you through warmups, right?
And if your body needs that, do you think
your mind might too?

Of course it does.

You can prime your mind to be more
alert and focused, and one of the best
ways to do that is through visualizing
what you expect to get out of your
practice (or out of a game, for that
matter.)

So before you go out and practice
shooting take a few minutes of deep,
controlled breathing, relax your body,
relax your mind, and decide what you
want to accomplish.

Then see yourself doing every bit of
that with ease. Don't be discouraged if
your visualizing isn't so well developed.
You may not see clearly at all at first,
or be able to hold it long. I couldn't, but
it got better. Like most things in life do
your best and just aim to improve
every day.

Don't forget to include as much detail
and emotion in your projection as you
can. Then when you step on the court
you'll be primed to get more out of your
practice time, and get better faster.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. You can use this method to do anything
better. Mental warmup and planting the flag
of your expectation like this will help you do
better in class, on tests, in interviews, in
making a speech, and even on a big date.

P.S.S. I learned from Patrick Chylinski one
of the things you want to do to become a
dominant scorer is to start off your game
with a bang. Try to take the opening tip and
score or get a big assist. Let your defender
know he's in for a rough night.

You can spend time visualizing a start like
that before every game, and you'll find
yourself acting it out in your games.

I don't know how that works. Maybe the
neurons that create the imagination burn
some kind of a 'groove' in your brain.
Then when a similar situation arises you'll
play like it's old hat to you.

First though get Patrick's report so you'll
know what to aim for in your mental
warmups.

And you're in luck. You can have it in
minutes today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

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True Meaning of March Madness

Do they call it March Madness because
that's the one month out of the year my
loving and lovely wife goes almost
bonkers?

I suppose not, but don't think I'm judging
or criticizing her. It's all my fault.

No matter how much I try to prepare her
and explain it, I know she can't even
conceive of a universe where anybody
wants to watch as much basketball on Tee
Vee as I'm going to do in the next couple
of weeks.

But she still loves me, and she knows the
rest of they year I'll do everything in my
power to make up for neglecting her this
month.

And how ironic March Madness looks
like it's derived from 'mad as a March
hare'.

In other words the way I feel is very
similar to how a male rabbit feels
during the height of breeding season.

Yeah, that sounds about right.

And March is also the time shooters come
out and get their due on a big national
stage.

Last year if University of Florida shooting
guard and Clark Kent clone Lee Humphrey
isn't deadly from 3-point range when
opponents are trying to claw back into
several games, I don't think the Gators
walk away with that big national trophy.

One of the most meaningful things you can
do this month is get inspired. See yourself
playing on CBS in front of millions and
hitting a game winning shot or two. See
yourself and your team cutting down nets
to the tune of 'One Shining Moment'

Maybe it won't happen quite that way, but
if you let your faith and your dreams
inspire and guide you I guarantee you'll
have a bunch of shining moments to look
forward to.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I don't have to say how much I want
the Gators to repeat. It will be tough but if
they play like they did in the SEC tourney
I like their chances.

And since we're dreaming how 'bout getting
to knock off Ohio State again in another title
game.

If that happens I'm going to have to start
calling Gainesville TitleTown.

P.S.S. Make sure you still get out and put
in your time shooting though. Get your
attitude right and it will pay big dividends.

The best stuff I've ever read on having the
attitude of a scorer is in Patrick Chylinski's
downloadable report on 'How To Average
20 Points A Game'.

Get yours today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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352-494-6572

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Can I Buy A Free Throw

Free throws are anything but free.

They cost you the player time, work, and
concentration.

And they can also be very expensive.

They can flat out cost you games. Let that
happen often enough, and it can cost your
coach their job.

I'm just not confident too many kids today
think free throws are all that important.
Not you because I know you want to be a
better shooter, but in general.

And coaches if your players don't get it
on their own I believe it's up to you to
stress free throw shooting and shooting,
period. It's you who could pay the
bigger price.

Here's a tip from Coach Duane Silver.
He's noticed many players who miss free
throws tend to FALL BACK toward the
half court line after releasing the ball.
Sometimes these shots go in, but there
is no earthly reason you should be shooting
a fade away shot from the charity stripe.

Nobody is guarding you.

His solution is to make hiswwwwwwwww players line up
and shoot free throws and purposely fall
a little bit forward after the release. Then
he can get them feeling the spot in
between where they are going straight up
and feeling balanced.

Try that for yourself.

Free throws are anything but free, so don't
let yourself be caught where you can't buy
a free throw.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Let me remind you again if you are
new you can see all my valuable tips saved
at:

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

Pick a month and go exploring.

P.S.S. Patrick Chylinski stresses free throws
in his user's guide to becoming a big-time
scorer. Don't let the other guy get the jump
on you. Find out how to become a 20 point
per game scorer today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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352-494-6572

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The Senator's Got Game

Bill Bradley was a hoops star long before
he was a Rhodes Scholar and became the
US Senator from New Jersey.

For instance, the one-time presidential
candidate still holds the Final Four record
for most points in a game playing for
Princeton in 1965.

You don't put up 58 points like that
against tournament competition without
having excellent shooting chops so when
Jeff D'Allesio of The SportingNews
interviewed Bradley recently my ears
perked up, and I thought you'd
appreciate it too.

'Q: You still hold the tournament record
for free-throw percentage in a game (16-
for-16 against St. Joseph's in '63).

What's the most free throws you ever
made in a row?

A: My freshman year, I think I hit 57 or
58.

Q: What made you so good at it?

A: Practice. Concentration. You have to
have the right stroke, the right rhythm,
concentration and confidence.

Q: So why can't anyone make free throws
anymore?

A: Well, I don't think anyone can shoot.
Forget free throws. It's because of what I
call the ESPN-ization of the game.

How do you get on ESPN highlights? You
make some giant move. They don't show a
guy hitting 8-of-10 shots from mid-range.

That's not news. What's news is the guy
that drives the middle, flips around in the
air and tosses it up or does a giant dunk.
That's what they put on TV. So kids are,
"Well, that's what I want to do."

And they don't put in time shooting.'

Now you have the chance to reverse that
trend.

Q: Are you going to put in the time?

A: ...

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Welcome to all the new subscribers
coming on-board, and thanks for all your
encouragement. The best thing you can
do for the whole group is spread the word.

Word of mouth is still king even in the
digital age. If you know how to bookmark
the main site:

http://www.deandelker.com/

or the blog:

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

on social networking and directory sites like
MySpace, facebook, Technorati, del.icio.us,
furl, digg, reddit, et. al. please do that. And
tell all your hoops friends, teammates, coaches,
etc. about us directly too.

Many, many, thanks.

P.S.S. A late season mini-slump had some
people doubting my Florida Gators, but
based on the SEC tournament they have
the fire and passion back. Scoring is so
balanced though none of them are
anywhere near averaging 20 points a
game even though on any given night
any of the starters might.

Having a team with that kind of talent
and balance is extremely rare though so
the odds of you being a 20 point scorer
on your team can be high as you want.

All you need is the right coaching and
putting in the time. Patrick Chylinski
wants you to be a top scorer and has put
together a special report on how to be an
offensive monster.

He averaged over 20ppg in college and
29 ppg playing professionally in Europe
so the man knows his stuff. Find out
Patrick's tricks of the tradetoday at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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Dump Your Junk

Can you pitch your junk mail without reading it?

Most people can.

There are curiosity junkies who're afraid they
might miss something valuable. It's tough for
them. But even those people probably could
if they knew there was a reward involved.

There is. If you can pitch it, you can concentrate
like me.

All I do is relax with slow, deep, complete
breathing and focus on a thought I want to hold.
My goal is to get to where I can focus on that one
thought and let all others flash by. I see them as
junk mail I don't want to open. The postman may
deliver it, but I don't have to open it.

Not that these other thoughts are all junk, but if
they don't contribute to my focusing thought I
want to let them drift away for the moment.

To get started I sit comfortably, take a couple of
deep slow breaths while relaxing my body. I start
with the feet, move up to the calves, quads and
hamstrings, glutes, abs, back, chest, shoulders,
arms, hands, neck and head.

Try it.

Don't worry how good you are. You'll get better
with practice and be able to relax almost at will.

Then focus on a thought, idea, or mental image
and begin to let go of all the other thoughts that
will bombard you. Keep your breathing nice and
relaxed.

Start with 5 minutes and build up to 15 or more,
and you will be growing your power of
concentration every day.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Hey, I just learned how to breathe this week.
Stay tuned the next couple of weeks, and I'll have
something to show you what I mean. If you can
take your eyes off of March Madness that is.

P.S.S. Coach Tony Alfonso has poured a lifetime
of experience at training ballers into his new 137
page Strength & Speed Training manual. If you
or your program can't afford a dedicated strength
and conditioning coach Tony's book will lay out
exactly what you need to do to get better.

And it's filled with workouts for all phases of the
basketball year: in-season, post-season, pre-
season, off-season/summer and everything in
between.

If you need more strength, flexibility, quickness,
speed, explosiveness, stamina, or toughness let
Tony show you how it's done right at:

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

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Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

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Shoot Like A Horse

I can see it now. People already thinking about
writing me and telling me how I've messed up
again. And they have yet to read the email.

Dear Coach Dean,

Recently you titled your email 'Shoot Like A
Horse'. I assume you were talking about the
shooting game, 'Horse'.

Shouldn't you have entitled it 'Shooting Horse'
instead.

Yours,

Smart As Sam


To which I'd have to reply:

Dear Smart As,

Thank you. I have been known to make a few
typos, and I'll make more so it's good to know
you'll always there to correct me.

But, I'm sure you know from past Superbowl
commercials horses can, in fact, kick fieldgoals
and PAT's in football. What makes you think
they can't drain jumpers too?

I meant 'Shoot Like A Horse'.

Always,

Coach Dean


Horses often have to wear blinders to keep
them focused on the task at hand or the lane
they are racing in without getting distracted.

As a shooter concentration serves the same
purpose. It's how you block out distractions
and be fully aware of your body, the ball,
and the basket.

And in the shooting moment nothing else
matters.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Next time I'll show you how I clear my mind
of distractions and pump up my concentration
muscles.

Meanwhile don't forget you can find all my past
tips archived at:

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

Have fun poking around there.

P.S.S. Coach Patrick Chylinski wants to show
you how to focus on scoring and become an
offensive juggernaut. It's a mentality that can
be learned and developed. You just need
somebody to show you the way.

Put on your blinders now and race over to:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

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It's A Miracle

I have a friend from Charlotte, Clayton Haslop,
who is a world-class violinist. I'm sure his freakin'
violin costs more than the median home does in
Gainesville, Florida these days. Clayton has been
concertmaster on a couple of dozen big Hollywood
soundtracks ranging from 'Titanic' to 'The
Incredibles'.

And the man is as gracious and personable as he
is talented.

Yesterday Clayton emailed me about a crisis he'd
been battling for awhile, and I couldn't help notice
how concentration helped carry him through to
new uncharted waters of success.

Read it and imagine what focusing better would
do for you and your shooting.

But rather than put words in his mouth I'll let
him tell you himself:

'A couple weeks ago ... I was alarmed by a rapid
worsening of the 'focal dystonia' afflicting my left
hand.

As most of you know, I had hitherto been quite
successful managing the condition with the
techniques I teach in my instructional courses.

Suddenly, nothing I did seemed to arrest the
downward spiral.

Whereas before it was mostly a matter of
controlling the moments of the fingers, now I
was having great difficulty lifting the 2nd and
3rd fingers at all.

In any case, I managed to stay 'up and running'
to the point of finishing the DVD instructional
material. Then the slide seemed to become free-
fall as we traveled to Arizona and Washington for
[his wife] Tania's concerts.

Well, yesterday something incredible took place.

In fact, I would say it was only a cat's whisker
from being a bona fide miracle.

I'm serious.

I had come to the point of thinking my playing
career was over. An hour into a nightmare of a
practice session found me contemplating the
calls I would make to the concert presenters to
whom I'm committed by signed contract. It's not
a place I'd want anybody in this world to be.

Well, as tears literally welled in my eyes, my
resolve to 'punch through' the wall before me
suddenly became ferocious. No, I didn't just
throw myself at the violin.

I willed my brain to create razor sharp images
of how I wanted my fingers to behave.

I breathed in and out like a dragon in heat.

I barked out my counts like a Roman oar master
shouting strokes to rowing slaves in the middle
of battle.

I also bounced back and forth from Paganini to
Kreutzer to the Mendelssohn Concerto I'm
scheduled to perform soon relentlessly searching
for the key to unlock my neural pathways.

Suddenly something seemed to release. I felt
strength return to my left arm. Control rushed
into fingers of my left hand. How I played the
24th Caprice a few weeks ago at our friend's
home wouldn't have held a candle to the clarity
and velocity bursting forth from my Storioni.

Tania and [our daughter] Clara were in an
adjacent room as all of this went down. After
the session I walked in to join them.

Tania said, 'Something happened in there.'

'Yep,' I said, 'I think I just experienced the
closest thing to a miracle that I have ever felt'.

And I meant it.

I'm sharing this with you today to open your
eyes to possibilities.

Focal dystonia results in the 'smearing' of neural
maps in the brain that control movement.
Seemingly it all takes place beyond the reach of
the conscious mind - unwanted muscles fire,
wanted muscles don't fire, chaos rules the roost.
Or does it.

What I learned yesterday, and brought forward
to today's practice, is that focus, combined with
visualization, combined with energy, creates
intention. Throw your very survival behind those
three ingredients and your intention will blast
through any blockage in front of it.'

If you're in a slump or something is blocking you
from becoming the shooter you want to be try
concentration, visualization, and counting like
Clayton did and see if your firm intention doesn't
produce breakthroughs for you too.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One of the beauties of concentration is as
you learn to direct and focus your attention your
body and mind both benefit. What you do in your
mind reflects in your body, and what you do to
build up your body, affects your mind.

Train for quickness in your body, and your mind
loses it's sluggishness too. Train for flexibility, and
your mind reacts to changes better and becomes
more open to ideas and creativity, etc.

That's one reason I'm so high on Coach Tony
Alfonso's new comprehensive basketball training
guide. Apply what you're learning about focus
while you're moving your body under Tony's
expert direction, and you will be strengthening
your mental game as well.

Get started on your 2 for 1 training today at:

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

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Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

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The Key To Concentration

I believe concentration is a crucial key to unlocking
the door to massive success. We all know that,
intuitively. And nature teaches it over and over
again. We've probably all said something like, 'I
need to concentrate to finish this job', for instance.

That's what I'm talking about.

Through learning to focus your mind you can
develop any of the behaviors, skill sets, or
personality traits you need to succeed, including
confidence which is so critical to great shooting.

But if you are scattering your attention and your
mental energy all over the place it's almost
impossible to build much positive momentum.
Your power is being dissipated.

It's like a plane taking off, or like Marty McFly
driving the Delorean time machine in 'Back To
The Future'. There's a threshold speed at which
lift (or time travel) begins to happen. Stay under
that speed and you're just cruising along on the
ground. If you want to fly you have to get up to
speed, and concentration is the way.

Luckily for you though there is a key to the key.

That's right. There is a key to concentration and
it's right under your nose. Someone once said the
human being has an almost unlimited capacity to
take things for granted, and this is one of those
times.

O.K. O.K. I won't hold you in suspense any longer.

The key to concentration is breathing.

Well not just breathing, because we all do that,
but controlled, deliberate breathing.

Breathing is unique in that it is normally done by
the automatic part of our mind and body. We
don't have to think about it. It is controlled by the
subconscious.

But we CAN think about it and do it on purpose.
Breathing can be a conscious, deliberate activity.
We can hold our breath, slow the inhale and
exhale, visualize and feel things when we do it,
etc. The breath is a wonderfully powerful tool
most people don't have a clue how to use.

I'll tell you more in coming days, but for today
work on not taking your breathing for granted.
Start being being more greatful for the breath
of life, and you'll start opening the door to
experience more of that very life.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I am working on an book on how to use your
breath to feed your power of concentration and
achieve greater success.

Till that's done, much of what I know about
purposeful breathing from Karen Van Ness. With
a background in college hoops and martial arts
Karen teaches her clients how to breathe right
and see daily results in mind and body. She even
has a program that has helped many overcome
asthma with little or no medication.

You can learn a ton from this inspirational gal.
See what she has to say today at:

http://www.bestbreathingexercises.com/dynamic_energy2.html

P.S.S My oldest boy's high school team lost in the
state-tournament finals last night. You'd like to
win that game, but they left it all on the court and
had a great season.

That reminds me though how many of your
seasons are winding down or over. And soon the
magic of March Madness will be in full swing at
the college level.

It's time for you to start thinking about getting
better, and Coach Tony Alfonso with his
experience as a hoops player, coach, teacher, and
strength and conditioning guy has written a book
recently that covers getting more fit for basketball.
It covers strength, explosiveness, agility, quickness,
speed, flexibility, and endurance and it's called:

'The Complete Basketball Strength And Speed
Program'

And it covers everything, and I mean everything.

Find out why you should be in active rest right
now and be restarting your base phase in a matter
of weeks today at:

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

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352-494-6572

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Concentration Is ...

If Forest Gump had read my blog from yesterday
he might have said:

'Concentration is, as concentration does.'

The fact is concentration is not something we think
very much about. I know I didn't anyway. It's
been easier, in fact, for me to figure out up front
what it isn't.

It isn't tensing up and trying to force your mind to
perform. It's quite the opposite. It involves your
will, but it's not sheer willpower.

Concentration is a state of mental quiet, where
there is peace of mind and singleness of thought
and purpose. Concentration simply is the ability
to direct your thinking, and we all have the ability
to concentrate -- sometimes.

Think of the times you were 'lost' in something
you really enjoyed like playing hoops, enjoying
music, even watching good game, or a
blockbuster movie. In those times you achieved
almost total concentration.

Next time we'll talk about how to concentrate on
purpose. It's not as hard as you think.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Another way to explain concentration is as
what we athletes call being 'In the zone'. It is
both physical and mental. Many athletes have
experienced it before, but most couldn't tell you
how they got there or how to get back.

Don't worry though Coach Patrick Chylinski
teaches three ways you can get in the zone on
purpose in his e-book on becoming a big-time
scorer. And that's just two pages of a 41 page
report.

What would it be worth you to know just that
though?

Find out how to average 20 Points Per Game
today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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Coach Dean Delker
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Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

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www.deandelker.com

Feng Shui Your Mind

For awhile there I couldn't turn around without
somebody throwing Feng Shui in my face. I got
sick of it. My teenage daughters and all their
friends were really into it, for example.

For those of you who have been living under a
rock the last couple of years Feng Shui is the
ancient art of creating an environment which
has a positive, peaceful, supportive energy.
By using space, placing objects, being aware of
colors, textures, lines of sight, etc. you can
create a more emotionally uplifting place to
live or work.

Think of it as the opposite of clutter. In order
for energy to flow powerfully, and for your
space to support your mental and emotional
well-being the clutter must be cleared.

It is good to know a lost art like this can be
revived because we all want to revive the lost
art of shooting too. For that to happen a
related skill needs to be reborn, and that is
concentration or focus.

Without that don't expect to get anything near
the results you want in any area. Success
depends on concentrated effort. As the Bible
puts it, 'a double-minded man is unstable in all
his ways.' So if you've been plagued by
inconsistency lately concentration is probably
what you've been lacking.

The key is not just eliminating clutter from your
environment, but from your mind and heart too.
In the days ahead I'll help you work on that.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Any exercises that give you better control of
your body help you also control your mind and
build concentration. That's one reason I've
always recommended the deep breathing and
controlled bodyweight exercises taught by Matt
Furey (www.mattfurey.com) and for women
Eddie Baran (www.eddiebaran.com).

Mindlessly exercising is one of the worst things
you can do for any sport. It makes you dumb
and dumber. Now though I've found a basketball
conditioning program that works on everything
you need to be a force on the basketball court.

If you want to develop superior strength, better
footwork, increased agility, insane explosiveness,
and rock-solid core power. Coach Tony Alfonso
has designed a superior, year-round conditioning
program just for basketball players. It's available
as a downloadable e-book now at:

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

Get started now and make a difference for
summer league play or for next season.

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Coach Dean Delker
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Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

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Little Things Matter

One of my teenage sons is playing high school
lacrosse this year, and they had a home game
the other night. This is their second year as a
program, and they're not great, but getting
better every game.

One of the parents at the game though was a
total jackass. And not because he was doing
dangerous stunts. He was yelling at his son
things like:

'If you don't need stitches tonight you aren't
playing the game right.'

And:

'If you don't start hitting somebody Zach, I'm
gonna come out there and slap the sh&# out
of you.'

BTW, soon after that the man was kicked out of
the stadium for cussing out the refs. All the
parents I know were cheering, but it also got me
thinking.

The obnoxious parent really didn't seem to care
if the team won or lost. He just wanted to see
some action. He wanted to see the big hit. In
fact, I think he wanted blood.

Unfortunately that attitude seeps into all of us
sometimes. Not wanting to see blood, but
lusting for the big hit, the home run, etc.
Instead of concentrating on the little things
that matter, we spend our time looking for that
magic bullet that's going to fix everything .

That 'All or nothing' mentality though goes
counter to the way the world really works most
of the time.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with taking
baby steps and making gradual improvement
over time. In fact, that's the norm.

If you expect to be a ace shooter overnight, and
it doesn't happen the big danger is you will get
discouraged and quit. Whenever you're tempted
to think like that remember the idiot telling the
world he wants to slap his son around.

Instead just look for small improvements,
celebrate them, and build upon them and you
will be surprised how quickly you'll be making an
impact on the world.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One great way to ensure you build on a firm
foundation at a healthy pace is to have consistent
coaching in your life.

That kind of accountability and encouragement
is what you'll get with Coach Patrick Chylinski's
elite on-line coaching program.

Now's the time to check out all the support and
freebies you'll get working with Patrick at:

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Do You Have 'It'?

If you have any time to watch TV the last couple
of years you've probably heard a phrase from the
smash hit show 'American Idol'. I think British
creative force and judge Simon Cowl was the first
to use the term which is:

The 'IT' factor.

You need to have a good voice to win on the show,
but many people have that. What the judges are
looking for is that something special. A mixture of
confidence, self-image, and charisma. It's believing
in yourself without being arrogant.

It's hard to describe on paper, but you always
know it when you see it.

Have you ever stopped to think what it was about
any concert or performance that ever really
grabbed you? Was it the vocal fireworks of the
singers, the nimble fingers of the guitarists, or the
sheer athleticism of the dancers. I don't think so.

I'll bet in most cases it was that the artist made
you feel something. And there's only one way
that happens. That's if the artist puts real emotion
into what they're doing. What they do has to come
from the heart.

Could you use some of that on the basketball court
too? In your shooting?

Absolutely.

In fact, the biggest factor you'll notice with people
who have the 'It' factor is they absolutely love what
they are doing.

Michael Jordan had it. Larry Bird had it. Kareem
too. Shaq has it. Carmello, Lebron, & Dewayne
Wade all have it. Joachim Noah has it in spades.
Heck, I think the whole Gator team has it. That's a
big reason they are winners.

And that's why your coach needs to remind you
sometimes to just go out and have fun. Get away
from that your performance suffers, your shooting
suffers, and your team suffers.

Be the kind of leader who puts the love of the game
back into his or her game. Put your heart and soul
into it and watch your performance take off.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I talked to Patrick Chylinski today and he's
mega-excited about the chance to work with you.
So excited he's going to give you a discount off his
elite on-line coaching, which is already a huge
bargain.

Find out what you'll get right now by jumping
over to:

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Make Every Shot Count

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Don't Look Down

Imagine you are stuck high in the air, and you
have a fear of heights. Your friends are with
you, and there is a safe way out. All you have
to do is make your way along a two foot wide
walkway to the other side. Your friends don't
want you to freak out so what classic advice
are they going to give you?

Sure. You got it.

Don't look down.

Look staight ahead.

The level you are on is solid, and the walkway
is too, but your mind is painting pictures of
catastrophic death and destruction if you so
much as move a muscle to save yourself.

You may not realize it, but you face the same
situation constantly. Anytime a fear keeps
you from taking action that is going to bring
you what you want.

Only you know what fears are holding you
back. Or maybe you don't. Maybe they are
too painful to even consider.

Maybe it's a fear of what other's will say, a
fear of looking foolish, fear of rejection, fear
of failure, fear of responsibility. I could go
on for hours, but you get the drift.

There is no shame in having the fears. They
come with the territory of living, but if you
want to accomplish much in life you're going
to have to stop giving power to your fears
and take the power back.

You do that by looking at the result you
want, not the obstacles or hurdles that
stand in your way. Look at your dream
and walk toward it. Give no place to your
fears. And whatever you do. No matter
what, remember this.

Don't look down.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. You also want to surround yourself with
people who genuinely care about your success.
People who believe in you and want the best
for you.

That describes my buddy Coach Patrick
Chylinski to a tee which is why he has created
an elite on-line coaching program. Up till now
unless you lived in Southern California you
were out of luck. Now you can pick Patrick's
brain on a regular basis and get access to
information he's going to reserve for those
in his elite coaching. Watch your game
accelerate to the next level and beyond.

He will have to limit the numbers so he
can answer your questions personally via
email, but if you're ready for the next step
in your development email me soon at:

dean@deandelker.com

And I'll put in a good word for you.

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Lethal Weapon 3

With the new Rocky movie that came out recently
I'm reminded how much Hollywood loves it's
sequels. Sometimes they are duds, but there are
also some good ones. I like my sequels too.

There was one more thing I told the proud parent
of the freshman girl hoopster. One more wrinkle,
beyond the Swish method and the Wissel method.

Coach Stan Kellner doesn't much worry about
shooting mechanics. He teaches the basics in his
camps, but he concerns himself mostly with what
I talked about last week.

Mental mechanics:

Confidence, visualization, feel, toughness,
consistency, etc.

He sees shooters all the time with perfect form who
can't make a basket to save their life when the
pressure's on. But it doesn't have to be that way,
and Stan wants to rescue those people and make
the good shooters that much better. His shooting
DVD is in a class by itself. There's nothing else on
the market remotely like it.

So after my daughter got Swish 2, and had time to
absorb it and make it her own, I'd want to get her
Stan's 'Ultimate Shooting Method' DVD to give her
a huge unfair advantage over all her opponents in
the mental game.

So if you want your daughter (or son) to keep up
with mine you'd better buckle down and order
Stan's shooting mental magic today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I was just speaking in the abstract about my
daughter. Truth is none of our three daughters
have really been that much into sports. They
played basketball and volleyball in middle school,
and now work out to keep fit and looking fine, but
competitive sports wasn't really their thing.

So you don't really have to worry about beating
out my daughters on the hardwood, but there are
plenty of other parents out there with kids who
ARE trying to get the drop on yours at this very
moment.

Give yours the tools they need to excel.

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Lethal Weapon II

Back to the Wissel vs. Nordland shootout.

I think Hal's DVD's are best for more mature,
stronger shooters. It could be appropriate for
girls who are long-limbed or just stronger than
average though. I think the younger you are
the less likely it would be for you. I'd want to
see you be able to start your shot above eye
level first.

Also his DVD's only show he and his sons
working with NBA players and prospects, and
no women or young people are involved.

I think Tom's system is best for the young
person who's set point needs to be below eye-
level to generate enough power. He also has
plenty of younger boys and girls taking part
in his videos.

In both systems most of your power comes
from the stable muscles of your lower body.
Then your goal is to keep the upper body as
relaxed as if you were shooting a 3 - 5 foot
shot. Obviously, the further out you move
the more leg you put into it.

So if it were my daughter the winner would
have to be Coach Tom Nordland and Swish 2
which you can scarf up for your daughter
now at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. That doesn't mean I think any less of Hal's
materials though. If you have the strength and
leverage for it, and you put in the time, it will
give you a quick-release accurate jumpshot that
works in most game time situations, and Hal
teaches the footwork to match.

And you're in luck you can pick up a copy today
at:

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Be A Lethal Weapon

A reader last week asked what shooting DVD I'd
recommend for his high school freshman daughter
who's playing on the varsity and has had several
years experience on a traveling AAU team. From
that I take it she's probably not bad shooter now,
but she wants to be a lethal weapon from the
outside.

Actually the father's words were 'to be a more
consistent shooter from the outside'. I added the
lethal weapon part just for the raw sensationalism
of it all. And of course if she can shoot lights out
there's a much better chance there's a scholarship
in her future. That makes spending $$$$ on DVD's
a fantastic investment doesn't it, Dad?

Without seeing a video of her shooting I'm
handicapped, but here are my thoughts on a Hal
Wissel vs. Tom Nordland shootout. Believe me
both can work, and work extremely well, but there
are differences.

Hal has you squaring up with feet even and facing
the basket. Then you position the ball held high
over your shooting shoulder, i.e. to the side of the
head. This allows the elbow to stay aligned with
the arm and keep the hand square to the basket
all the way through the shooting motion.

That provides built-in consistency, accuracy, and
power to your stroke. The hand is less likely to
twist, but it does means the eye sees the target at
a different angle than you are shooting. You have
to triangulate. Your mind makes the adjustment,
and you don't even notice it after awhile, but that
does take work.

So the stroke might tend be more consistent, but
the left-right targeting less so.

Tom Nordland's Swish 2 system has you to turn
slightly to the basket. If you are right handed your
lead foot will be ahead of the follower and point as
much as 45 degrees to the left.

This lets you line up eye, hand, and basket for
better targeting. Younger shooters and girls may
need to sight over the ball while stronger shooters
with a set point over the eyes will sight from under
the ball.

Turning slightly makes it easier to keep the hand
perpendicular to the basket through the stroke.
Note the elbow won't be tucked in like some have
taught in the past. That actually takes the hand
past vertical. The elbow will naturally flare out
some. Not too much because then the hand is not
vertical in the other direction. If you're doing it
right the index finger will stay straight up and
down through the shot.

So left-right targeting comes much more naturally
with Tom's Swish method, And the shooting motion
still allows you to keep a relaxed upper body and
the shooting hand square to the basket.

Next time I'll finish up my analysis and let you
know my recommendations.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. While you're working on your shot make
sure you learn how to be a top-notch scorer
too. It's more than just pure pure shooting.

Coach Patrick Chylinski has compiled a bunch
of tricks of the trade he learned in high school,
college, and playing pro ball in Europe into a
41 page e-report you can download and get
started on right away.

He averaged 29 points a game in the pro's and
knows what he's talking about. You'll be talking
too, and walking the walk when you start using
Patrick's game-tested sure shots today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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Quit Dancing With The Ball

There's a sign in the Boston Celtic's locker room
which says:

'No Dancing with the Ball'

Meaning don't just dribble the ball endlessly with
a defender on you when you are NOT going
anywhere. You need to have a purpose and a plan
or you're going to get in trouble and create a lot of
turnovers.

As a shooter too it's just as important to have
purpose and intent and not just be drifting through
a game winging it. Yes, you will improvise. That's
one of the beauties of the game of basketball, but
you're going to want to improvise off the basics of
your offense. You need to study your team's
offense and make sure you know how to contribute.

If you don't know what to do from there take the
advice of Coach Patrick Chylinski in his e-report
on how to average 20 points per game:

One of the best ways to become a better scorer is
to watch great players play the game, and then
copy what they do well. Pay attention to what
great college and NBA players do on the offensive
end of the court, and try to do those same things
when you play.

For example, watch how good players move
without the basketball. Watch how they set up
and use screens from their teammates. Watch
the decisions they make in terms of shot
selection and the actual types of shots they take,
and in what situations.

Study their moves on the court and parts of their
game that make them great, and you'll improve
your game. That's one great way to shoot with
more purpose and intent.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you're ready to amp up your scoring you
want to learn from guys who have been there.
Patrick Chylinski has been a top scorer at every
level including pro ball where he averaged almost
30 ppg in Europe. His 'Average 20 Points A
Game: How To Become A Big-Time Scorer" is
chocked full of practical steps you can take to
mold yourself into an offensive juggernaut.

There's still time in your season to make a big
difference, but don't delay too long. Luckily you
can have this valuable information in your hot
little hands in minutes if you are ready.

Catch the offensive wave right now at:

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My Tips Are Worthless

My shooting tips are worthless.

Yeah, that's what I said.

My advice sucks. So does Tom Nordland's, Hal
Wissel's, Stan Kellner's, Ed Palubinskas', Dave
Hopla's, Ted St. Martin's, & Dick Baumgartner's.
I'm leaving many great one's out, but any shot
coach you can name.

It's all a bunch of hooey if you don't have one
super important factor going for you.

You must develop FOCUS.

Deep concentrated FOCUS.

And to be a great you must maintain it for long
stretches of time.

This goes hand-in-hand with 'taking action' which
I know you've had preached to you more times
than you can count.

Taking action is critical, but what most people
don't think about is taking scattered, random,
inconsistent action is almost as useless as taking
no action at all.

My experience is it's much better to focus on one
action until you become proficient at it than it is to
scatter your energy by flirting with many tasks.
You might think you're getting more done the
second way, but it's just not true.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One way to develop your power of concentration
and focus is through the exercises you got when you
signed up for this list. Dig them back out, or you can
find them again at:

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

Put in time daily practicing these exercises and
your ability to concentrate will begin to astound
you. It will certainly help your shooting, but you
get a double bonus because I can't think of
anything in your life it won't also help.

P.P.S. Focus is also one of the secrets of how to
average 20 points a game as explained by personal
coach Patrick Chylinski in his hot-selling e-report.

For instance, during the first few minutes of a game
players are still getting warmed up and getting into
the action. If you can hit a few buckets early, before
everybody else is really into the game, you've
established a good foundation for a big scoring night.
Focus will do that for you.

Find out what else to focus on to become a prime-
time scorer today at:

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Metamechanics For Dummies

Oh wait. Did I just call you a dummy?

Jokingly sure, but we're all dummies in certain
areas till we learn about them. There's no
shame in not knowing something. The shame
is in being too proud to learn when you have the
means, the opportunity, and it will benefit you.

I just doubt if you know what metamechanics
means because as far as I know, I made the
word up a couple of minutes ago.

We all understand what I mean by the
mechanics of something. The nuts and bolts.
The fundamentals. The way you do a certain
job right. Such as in the mechanics of your
profession.

In our case we talk about the mechanics of
shooting, of the jumpshot, of the freethrow,
etc. We're talking about the physical actions
that make for the most reliable, consistent
shooting. Those are readily available, and
they can be developed through repetition in
practice.

Meta is a Greek prefix used in words like
metaphysics. It means beyond, above, or
underlying. Metamechanics is what underlies
or goes beyond the mechanics of something.

One of my mentors, Matt Furey said it this
way recently:

'...you can only succeed when you understand
that knowing the mechanics of something is
not enough. You must also know the mechanics
of your own mind.'

You and I both know people who know their
fields inside and out, but in many ways have
just never hit the level of success they want.
Something inside of them may not let it
happen. Maybe they don't feel they deserve
it. Maybe they have limiting beliefs, etc.

I've been there myself more than once, and I'm
now learning how to consistently grow out of it.

That's why I'm so fascinated by the mental
aspects of shooting. Because the same thing is
involved in any success you have in anything.
If, for instance, you know a business inside
and out, that's not enough. You also have to do
things like expand your self-image to see
yourself being a success.

That can happen one step at time by paying
attention to the little successes you have and
building on them while also forgiving yourself
and learning from your failures.

It can also happen by learning to use your
ultra-powerful imagination positively. Too
many of us are better at using our imaginations
to create worry, criticism, frustration, and fear,
but there is good news. We know how to use the
mechanism. We just have to work at pointing
it in the right direction.

Shooting For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. The metamechanics of shooting is exactly
what Coach Stan Kellner teaches in his
revolutionary new 'How To Be A Prime-Time
Shooting Machine' DVD.

See how basketball cybernetics can release the
champion shooter locked in your mind today at:

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

P.P.S. You can learn tons about fitness, health,
and success from best-selling author, entrepreneur,
and national/world-champion martial artist Matt
Furey at http://www.mattfurey.com/ and
http://www.psycho-cybernetics.com/. I would
recommend everyone who wants to win get on both
Matt's daily email lists ASAP.

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Who Believes In You

To be a great shooter you have to have a
confidence that won't quit. You have to believe
in yourself. Many times you will have your
coaches and teammates believing in you too,
but for those times when you think nobody
does, remember...

God Believes In You.

When you start to doubt that you exist,
God believes in you.
Confounded by the evidence,
God believes in you.
When your light burns so dim,
When your chances seem so slim,
And you swear you don't believe in Him,
God believes in you.

When you rise up just to fall again,
God believes in you.
Deserted by your closest friends,
God believes in you.
When you're betrayed with a kiss,
You turn your cheek to another fist,
It does not have to end like this,
God believes in you

Oh everything matters,
If anything matters at all.
Everything matters.
No matter how big.
No matter how small.
Oh, God believes in you.
Yes, God believes in you.

When you're so ashamed that you could die,
God believes in you.
And you can't do right even though you try,
God believes in you.
Blessed are the ones who grieve,
The ones who mourn, the ones who bleed,
In sorrow you sow, but in joy you reap,
God believes in you.

Oh everything matters,
If anything matters at all.
Everything matters.
No matter how big.
No matter how small.
Oh, God believes in you.
Yes, God believes in you.

- Pierce Pettis

Shooting For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you don't believe in a higher power I
don't mean to offend or anything. I do hope
you are seeking truth, because I know then
you will find.

And if you believe, but not in a personal God,
I understand. You think it's lessens His glory
that way. In that case substitute the Universe,
the Force, Source, the Eternal, etc. above.

But know still that you are loved.

P.P.S. Another way to build up your belief in
your shooting ability is to affirm your shooting
as you are practicing. Coach Hal Wissel shows
you how to do that through 'keywords' and
'triggers'. Those are mental hooks into your
subconscious that help you pull up the physical
responses you want when you are shooting.

Find out what to tell yourself today to shoot like
a marksman at:

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

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When To Be A Yes Man

In general I don't have much use for 'yes' men
(or women).

Do you?

Those people who only tell their bosses what
they want to hear. Or those who take a poll
before making a decision. They are people who
are insecure and try to please everybody most
of the time.

It's the opposite of leadership and creativity,
and on good teams everybody is a leader. Not
necessarily 'The Leader', but a leader at what
they are called on to do for the team.

So don't be a 'yes' man, but in this checklist from
Coach Tony Alfonso at www.HoopsU.com you
want to answer 'yes' to as many questions as
possible. If you can't you're going to want to re-
evaluate the way you do things, and find out
why.

1. Are you more active than your opponent?

2. Are people constantly expressing amazement
at how hard you work?

3. Do you keep a daily shot chart and measure
your shooting progress?

4. Do you work at least as hard off the ball as on
the ball?

5. Do you talk to your teammates every time
down the court?

6. Are you always on balance before shooting,
passing, or dribbling?

7. Do you typically sprint between the 3-pt
lines when changing ends?

8. Do you realize it is hardly ever a good thing
to stand still during a game?

9. Do you encourage your teammates at least
hundred times per practice?

10. Do you practice each day with the purpose of
improving?

If you want to raise your scoring average start
saying yes to more of these. And don't just think of
the offensive end of the court.

How many high quality shots come off defensive
stops, rebounds, steals or other turnovers?

Plenty.

Shooting For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you are a the right kind of 'yes' man you
will take to Patrick Chylinski's 'How To Average
20 Points A Game' 41 page e-report like an eagle
to the sky.

Find out how to soar over your opponents and
keep them stuck in their tracks while you pour
in the points today at:

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Take One For The Team

What if your conditioning were a source of pride,
unity, and a champion attitude instead of
punishment for your team.

And what if running and sprints and intervals
were the part of practice both players and
coaches looked forward to the most. What if it
was that time in your practice when nobody
wanted to let the rest of the team down.

That's probably different than anything you
have ever seen on a basketball court, but it
is exactly what Coach Bruce Brown wants
you to experience.

He calls it:

'Team Building Through Positive Conditioning'

That is part of the DVD series 'Character Based
Coaching', the book 'Teaching Character Through
Sport', and a $5.00 booklet I mentioned back in
November. Since I forgot the link before though
you can find all that and more at:

http://www.proactivecoaching.info/

If you want to coach or be coached with winning
attitudes like that you owe it to yourself to
investigate further.

Don't worry. I'm not forsaking the shooting game.
Every area of your game you sharpen up will help
you be a better shooter and have more mental
toughness. And if you're concerned about recruiting
remember most coaches will take high character
guys and girls in a heartbeat.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. A reader emailed asking me what DVD(s) I'd
recommend for his high school freshman daughter.
I got a little long-winded (Imagine that) but it
turned out well so I'm going to be writing it up
soon for all to see.

Please note too there are other shooting DVD's I
love and will feature in the future. I just haven't
had the time to do the writing and web
development yet.

P.P.S. In case you're wondering I like Tom
Nordland's Swish 2 DVD for kids and most
females. It's an easier, more intuitive method to
learn, and the eye, arm, elbow, hand, and basket
all being in alignment makes targeting easier.

Push the 'Easy Button' for shooting hoops today
at:

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

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Feels Like I'm Back In Psych Class

I got some questions about not using running
for "Behavior Modification" and "Aversion
Therapy" yesterday.

Kenny Sacht coaches hoops in the great frozen
Northwest and had the thrill this year of
watching his Boise State Bronco football team
make him very, very proud. With the Gators
pulling off the stunner in the national title game
too, he and I have had a lot to celebrate.

Kenny does use running to mold behavior with
his team, but does it in a way that works. Here's
what he told me:

I always tell my kids when I have them run for
behavior, it is not to punish them but to help
them remember to avoid the wrong behavior.
Just like I never spanked my kids to punish
them, but to help them remember what was
right.

Explaining this helps my players so much. I'm
always telling them "I'm doing this to help
remind you to make the cut, the pass, the pick,
the box-out..., etc."

And then they usually hear me ask "Am I
mad at you?" And their response is always
"NO". I really let them know that their
behavior or lack thereof never changes how
much I love and value them. That is a strange
concept to some kids, even here where life is
more simple and basic. If you do it though, you
can build great relationships with your kids.

I have found no way to get their attention
otherwise. I have found that if it hurts "real
good", that is when I start getting their
attention. And doing it my way seems to build
outstanding comraderie and chemistry.

Kenny, those are good ideas.

My big concern is with coaches who just blindly
have their players run, because it's traditional,
or as obvious punishment. I think that is counter-
productive.

Tomorrow courtesy of Coach Bill Brown I'll give
you some ideas how to take the team building
Kenny has been doing to another level.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Another thing that will build team unity is
having a bunch of kids who can shoot lights out.
It's not a pipedream, but many coaches don't
have the time or the experience to teach
shooting, except in very general terms.

Tom Nordland has designed his Swish 2 DVD
specifically to teach coaches and parents how
to teach shooting, or to be a resource the player
could use to teach him or herself. And Tom has
hit his goal with nothing but net. In fact, many
coaches are calling it a masterpiece.

Get your hands on Swish 2 now at:

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

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Cruel And Unusual Punishment

What's a basketball coach to do?

To discipline his or her team, I mean.

Traditionally players have been made to run
laps, run stairs, run suicides. Run anything
that can be run for goofing off, not paying
attention, being late, missing free throws,
hot dogging, missing layups.

Whatever.

I've said before I think that's a mistake. Coach
Tim Kauppinen from Wisconsin agrees totally,
and now I find a letter from a basketball coach
who also coaches track with a good perspective
(and that not just because he agrees with me).
But you be the judge:

"Running for punishment??

I am also a track coach... why do you want to
take something that should be fun and
enjoyable and make it a punishment?? I just
shake my head when I hear of coaches using
running as a punishment for anything because
then what happens??

They associate running as something bad,
something miserable, something to be avoided.
I want my players to enjoy running.
Conditioning should be looked at equally as fun
as other drills. I want them to experience the
joy of running because they want to feel their
bodies working hard now, but also later in life.

Make them sit. Make them sweep the gym.
Make them do push-ups. Make them wear
a sign that says "I MISS LAYUPS" and have
them stand at a busy intersection. Make them
scrub the bathrooms. Make them write 'I WILL
NOT THROW BAD PASSES" a 1000 times...

But make running FUN!!!"

- Steve Tuson

I rest my case.

Shoot For The Stars,

P.S. When you get to where running and
conditioning are fun and produce a true sense
of pride and accomplishment transfer that
same attitude to your shooting and watch your
results skyrocket even more.

When you embrace a competitive spirit in one
part of your game it's going to make the rest of
your game that much better.

P.P.S. Can you imagine Michael Jordan griping
about having to run sprints, intervals, or steps.
No, I'm sure he would take each on as a
challenge just like he did with any other skill
and be determined to master it.

Coach Hal Wissel has taught thousands from the
NBA down to grade school how to master the
fundamentals of a practical, quick release,
repeatable, professional jumpshot.

Now through the magic of DVD's you can have
Coach Hal in the comfort of your living room or
home theater. Take what he teaches out to your
driveway or your favorite gym, put in the time
to become automatic with it, and you can become
the go-to guy and hero on your team.

Isn't that something you've dreamed of. Start
achieving that dream today at:

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

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Be A Shooting Michelangelo

When an organization like your team is successful
it depends on two factors, experience and
innovation, and experience is gained in two ways:

1. Personally and
2. From other people's experiences

The latter is what you do when you study a
shooting DVD and put it into practice. It's just
plain smart.

Innovation though is different. Its a way of
thinking you can learn. Most people think
innovation is something that happens only on a
magical mystery tour. Like it's reserved for
artists, writers, inventors, etc. But that's just
not the right picture.

It can a systematic process of exploring
possibilities. I'm talking about a checklist, and
we all know what that is.

To be a innovator on the basketball court you
would start from a checklist of basic success
ideas, drills, moves, shots, and principles
you've learned. You want to review those on
a regular basis and practice them.

The creativity comes when you start
combining, rearranging, changing, and
otherwise morphing the parts you have.
You will then be making new connections in
your brain and keeping your practice and
play more fun and productive.

When you're shooting first learn the
fundamentals of the good shot, one that's
repeatible and reliable with your body
type. But then allow creativity to come
into play too. If not in the actual shot, at
least in terms of getting good looks at the
basket.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Tom Nordland understands how to make
shooting fun for you, and lethal for your
opponents.

Take charge of your shooting future today by
listening to the man who can teach you how to
teach yourself at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

I'm The Double Greatest

I am the greatest. I said that even before I knew
I was. Don't tell me I can't do something. Don't
tell me it's impossible. Don't tell me I'm not the
greatest. I'm the double greatest.

- Muhammad Ali

Did you know a person has a better chance of
winning the lottery than making it to the NBA?

Each year the NBA holds its draft. There are
two rounds, and unless a team has traded
away one of its draft choices, each team gets
two draft picks. With 30 teams in the NBA,
only 60 players get drafted in a given year.

The 1987 NBA Draft included such stars as:
David Robinson, Scottie Pippen, Horace
Grant, Reggie Miller, and Tyrone 'Mugsy'
Bogues.

'Mugsy' Bogues believed in himself and his
abilities. His dream was to play in the NBA.
But the odds of playing in the NBA were
astronomical for someone with his size. At
5 ft 3 in, Bogues stood a full 16 inches
shorter than the average player in the
league.

You can imagine how no one took his dream
seriously except Tyrone Bogues himself.
Here is what he had to say about playing in
the NBA:

'You've always got to stay true to beliefs.
I never accepted it when someone said I
couldn't do something. They don't know my
capabilities and potential. I let the criticism
go in one ear and out the other.

I just had to show it's possible a kid my size
can compete and be as successful as the
others on the floor. I didn't see myself failing.
I studied the game and became knowledgeable
of how to get across what I can do to others.

Hard work, the idea of always believing and
the willingness to survive has been a big part
of my having a 13-year career.'

In 2000 he had a 5 to 1 assist/turnover ratio,
first in the NBA. He also ranks as the Hornets'
all-time leader in assists & steals and 3rd in
points. And in 1990 he was named Hornets
Player of the Year.

- From Tom Hughes' Motivational Moments
newsletter.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Tom works with Coach Stan Kellner
teaching the 'Ultimate Shooting Method'
and his 'Yes I Can' Basketball Cybernetics
camps helping kids become double greatest.

You can see what I mean at:

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

P.S.S. Confidence is contagious, especially
when you are shooting. Private coach Patrick
Chylinski knows what it takes to be an elite
scorer, and his power report can bring you
up to speed quickly.

Don't waste time trying to to figure it
all out yourself. Give yourself a break and
download Patrick's 41 page report today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Its All A Conspiracy

If you've been having trouble feeling the gratitude
I was talking about last week try this on for size.

Thousands of things go right for you every day,
beginning the moment you wake up. Through
some magic you don't fully understand, you're still
breathing and your heart is beating, even though
you've been unconscious for many hours. The air
is a mix of gases that's just right for your body's
needs, as it was before you fell asleep.

You can see! Light of many colors floods into
your eyes, registered by nerves that work to
perfection in most people. The interesting gift of
these vivid hues comes to you courtesy of an
unimaginably immense globe of fire, the sun,
which continually detonates nuclear reactions in
order to convert its body into light and heat and
energy for your personal use.

Did you know that the sun is located at the
precise distance from you to be of perfect service?
If it were any closer, you'd fry, and if it were any
further away, you'd freeze.

Here's another of the sun's benedictions: It
appears to rise over the eastern horizon right on
schedule every day, as it has since long before
you were born.

Do you remember when you were born, by the
way? It was a difficult miracle that involved
many people who worked hard on your behalf.
No less miraculous is the fact you have
continued to grow since then, with millions of
new cells being born inside you to replace the
old ones that die. All of this happens whether or
not you ever think about it.

On this day, like almost every other, you have
awoken inside a temperature-controlled shelter.
You have a home! Your bed and pillow are soft
and you're covered by comfortable blankets.
The electricity is turned on, as usual. Somehow,
in ways you're barely aware of, a massive power
plant at an unknown distance from your home is
transforming fuel into currents of electricity that
reach you through mostly hidden conduits in the
exact amounts you need, and all you have to do
to control the flow is flick small switches with
your fingers.

And that's just scratching the surface as written
by Rob Brezsny the author of: PRONOIA Is the
Antidote for Paranoia: How the Whole World is
Conspiring to Shower You With Blessings

If your shot isn't what you want it to be you can
be very grateful you can do something about it.
All it takes is a quality decision, getting the best
information, and putting in the time.

Once you get started it really becomes fun.

Shoot For The Stars,

P.S. If you need help with the information part
make sure you check out Coach Hal Wissel's
Basketball Shooting DVD's. Hal teaches a reliable,
quick release shot that will serve the mature
shooter well at:

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

P.S.S If you are a younger shooter or a coach at
any level Coach Tom Nordland's Swish 2 DVD is
chocked full of easy-to- understand shooting info
and drills.

There's a reason Swish 1 was a best-seller, and
Swish 2 is twice as long and more comprehensive.
Jump up and snag it now at:

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

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Three Secrets Of Kobe's Dribble Drive

Now that you're more mentally primed to be a
great shooter it's time for some more practical
nuts and bolts, and how-to's. For that let me
bring in my friend Patrick Chylinski.

Patrick has been a top scorer at the high school,
college, and professional level and now does
private coaching in the Southern California area.
He watches a lot of basketball, and lately he's
been studying how Kobe Bryant breaks guys
down off the dribble.

Now if you don't care what makes Kobe's dribble
drives so effective you can skip this tip, but
otherwise here's the big secret.

He uses one simple move to get to the basket:
a stutter-step and change of direction move,
and this is one of his key offensive weapons.
Now here's Patrick explanation why:

Kobe can shoot from outside, and he has a quick
first step, two huge factors. If you can shoot from
outside, the defense has to honor that and guard
you more closely. Then a quick, explosive first
step can get you by the defender.

But what really makes it so effective is the first
part of the move is a little stutter-step and lean
in one direction to get the defender shifting his
weight, then he explodes in the other direction.

It's a move he uses over and over, and it almost
always works.

Grant Hill with the Magic is also great at this, and
the recent Magic-Laker game was like a clinic to
the trained eye. The beauty of it though is it's
something any player can learn to use.

Here's how you can make Kobe's secrets work
for you:

1. Work on your outside jumper and make it
solid so the defense has to respect it.

2. Work on a stutter-step and lean move to get
the defense leaning in that same direction.

3. Then practice exploding with your dribble
and first step in the other direction.

You may not be so smooth at it at first, but
remember Kobe works on his game fanatically.
You just aim on getting better every day. Add
all three components, and work on them over
and over and over again, and you'll become a
better offensive player, guaranteed.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In the very near future Patrick is opening
a new phase in his coaching where he will be
mentoring a select group of players on-line. For
a monthly membership fee you will get:

1. Unlimited access via email for your hoops
questions

2. Free copies of Patrick's e-books

3. Discounts on the other products

4. An Elite Coaching Newsletter twice a month

5. Free Special Reports throughout the year

6. Discounts on podcasts out later this year

Contact elitecoaching@basketballsuccess.com
if you are interested.

P.S.S. Don't forget you can also get Patrick's
expert help today to become a prime-time
scorer and average 20 points per game and
more. He's done it at every level, and you can
too. Get started right now by hustling over to:

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I Think I See The Problem

During the French revolution a lawyer, a doctor,
and an engineer were all sentenced to die. The
lawyer was first on to the platform. He stood tall
and proud, uncompromising in his principles.

'Blindfold or no blindfold?' asked the executioner.

The attorney, not wanting to be seen as fearful or
cowardly in the face of death, held his head high
and answered, 'No blindfold.'

'Head up or head down?' continued the executioner.

Still there would be no compromise. 'Head up,'
said the attorney proudly.

The executioner swung his axe, cleanly severing
the rope that held the razor-sharp blade at the
top of the scaffold. The blade dropped swiftly but
stopped just half and inch above the attorney's
neck.

'I am sorry,' said the executioner. 'I checked it
just this morning, like I always do. This should
not have happened.'

The lawyer seized on the opportunity though.
'If you check the Manual For Execution By
Guillotine, you will find there is a clause that
states if the guillotine malfunctions the
condemned is permitted to walk free.'

The executioner checked his manual, found the
lawyer to be correct, and set him free.

The doctor was next. 'Blindfold or no blindfold?'
asked the executioner.

'No blindfold,'

'Head up or head down?' asked the executioner.

'Head up,' said the doctor standing tall and defiant.

The executioner swung his axe, cutting the rope
cleanly. Once again the blade stopped just half an
inch above the doctor's neck.

'I can't believe this,' exclaimed the executioner.
'Twice in a row! I checked it out thoroughly this
morning, but rules are rules and I must abide by
them. Like the lawyer, your life has been spared
and you may go.'

The engineer was the third to mount the stand.
By this time, the embarrassed executioner had
double- checked the guillotine and everything
looked operational.

'Blindfold or no blindfold?' he asked the engineer.

'No blindfold,' came the reply.

'Head up or head down?'

'Head up,' said the engineer.

For the third time , the executioner swung his
axe to slash the rope that supported the blade.
Just as he was about to bring the blow forward
and sever the line, the engineer called out,

'Stop! I see were the problem is.'


Not the right time to be a perfectionist, was it?

Perfectionists want to be achievers but won't
allow themselves any mistakes or any grey
areas. They are on red alert for flaws and
weaknesses. Being plagued by self-doubt they
believe they will be rejected if they are not
perfect. Because of that they often become
paralyzed and unable to produce or perform
at all.

Perfectionism always costs more than it yields.

What you want to be is an achiever. Achievers
aim for excellence, but they understand mistakes
and even failures are an important part of the
learning process. Also they have learned to
appreciate and love that process, not just the
results. They have drive, but they are not
driven.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Some people call Coach Hal Wissel a shot
doctor, but he doesn't like the moniker. "That
implies the player's shot is sick", he says. "It's
not; I'm more positive than that". One of the
players he coaches with the Memphis Grizzlies
likes to call him a "shot nutritionist".

Hal is a gentleman's gentleman who doesn't
believe in stepping on fragile egos or
embarrassing his students. He just believes
in you shooting the basketball the most
efficient, accurate way possible.

He's no perfectionist, but he can help you be a
high-achiever on the the basketball court. See
how today at:

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

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You Need To Go Three For Three

It is a good thing to have dreams and visions, but
you've got to do more than visualize, wish, hope,
or dream if you expect to receive on the basketball
court or anywhere in life.

Positive thinking is good, but it doesn't work in and
of itself. You've got to go beyond just the positive
thinking or even visualizations. You have to
generate:

Positive thoughts
Positive feelings and
Positive actions.

Positive thoughts you know about.

Creating positive feelings means you generate and
live in the emotions you will have when you get
what you are seeking. If you wanted to score 20
points per game when you did you might feel joy,
excitement, appreciation, satisfaction, etc. It also
includes emotions like hope, expectation, and
gratitude along the way.

When you do your visualizations let yourself
experience the feelings too. That gives power to
your thoughts, and it boosts your current energy
too.

What are positive actions though? If you are
driven to action it may well be out of fear, shame,
stress, embarrassment, jealousy, striving, worry,
rote or desperation. Those actions may give you
some of the results you want, but you will pay a
big price.

Positive actions flow out of your positive thoughts,
visualizations, feelings, and beliefs. They are laden
with intuition and inspiration. They come with ease
and with joy. They flow. They are in the zone.

The key is your thoughts, feelings, and actions all
have to match up. If they're not, something is off,
and the sledding will always be hard. If you look at
someone who is not getting what they deserve in
life - or what they want - it's because one or more
of those key components are missing.

You've got to go three-for-three. When you do that,
you'll find you can create whatever you want without
undue effort.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Patrick Chylinski knows what it takes to be a
big-time scorer on the basketball court. Believe me
he is a positive guy in everything he does, and he
imparts that in his private coaching.

If you're in the Southern California area track him
down at www.basketballsuccess.com but if you're
not, he's put a wealth of information into his e-book
on "How To Average 20 Points A Game Or More.
Don't waste your time. Find out what really works
when you're on offence today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

P.P.S. As always you have permission to share this
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Copyright 2006

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Connect The Dots

30 years ago Dr. Joe Vitale, Jr. was broke, desperate,
and living on the streets of Houston, Texas. Through
a series of fortuitous events though he found his inner
calling and has gone on to become one of the world's
best and most prolific marketing specialists, authors,
and speakers.

The man is so hot his nickname is, "Mr. Fire."

Along the way he has earned two doctorates, written
a number of bestsellers, spoken all over the world,
lost 80 lbs and become a physical specimen, became
an ordained minister, pioneered copywriting that is
virtually hypnotic, and helped countless people reach
greater success for themselves.

Joe detailed the following on his blog the other day
and gave permission for all to share.

At a staff lunch recently he handed out his latest
bibliography -- 45 pages of books, e-books, audios,
videos, teleconferences, software, fitness formulas,
and more -- an entire listing of everything he's
created.

He also stood up and put a dot on the whiteboard
on the wall and circled it.

"You are here," he said.

"Where do you want to go from here?" he asked.

The consensus was, "UP". More sales, more success,
more victories, more people helped, etc. so he put
another dot way up at the top, and circled it.

"That represents where you want to go," he said.

"I'm going to tell you what I think is the greatest
secret to manifesting whatever you want."

They were quiet, not sure where he was going till
he pointed at the "You are here" dot and said:

"The secret to getting what you want is to totally
appreciate this moment. When you are grateful
for this moment, then whatever is next for you
will bubble up out of this moment. You'll be
inspired to take action of some sort. That will lead
you up. But the only way to get to the upper dot
is to live in this dot with gratitude."

Isn't that what I've been saying? It's so fun to
watch the law of attraction at work when you
set your mind on a particular intention.
Resources, and people, and articles and
opportunities seem to pop up in front of your
face.

To be happy you must enjoy the moment being
satisfied and grateful, but you can still want
more. You want to accomplish more, you want
to win more, you want to shoot better, whatever.
That's part of being made in the likeness of God.
But you don't need more. You don't have to do
more to feel worthwhile. You're not driven by
insecurity and neediness. You just want to do
more.

The key to success and motivation according to
Joe is wanting more without needing more.

Most people aren't happy where they are,
thinking they will be when they get to the upper
dot. But if that's your attitude when you get there
you still won't be happy. You'll always be looking
for another dot on the map. If you use
unhappiness to whip yourself forward you'll
always be unhappy. The thing is, it doesn't have
to be that way.

Just be happy now. Out of that will come the great
things you seek.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. And you can only shoot a basketball in the
now too. You can study, prepare, and build
good mechanics through repetition, but to put
the ball in the hole consistently you want to
play in a state of relaxed awareness.

Coach Tom Nordland does a superb job of
teaching how to live in the shooting moment
and put the ball up with confidence every time.
His methods are not complex, but they are
powerful.

See for yourself at:

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

P.P.S. You can also find out more about Joe Vitale at:

http://www.mrfire.com/

Are You A Have Or A Have Not

O.K. now you have an inkling how to turn down the
volume on the negative in your life. Through
releasing, letting go, and forgiving you can fade out
the power of the things you don't want in your life.

I forgot to mention that includes being critical,
cynical and judgemental too. I'm too well
acquainted with that minefield myself. I've found
out though you can't release much of anything
when you are going around binding things up all
the time, in others or in yourself.

Next what you need is a reliable way to make the
good in your life multiply and prosper. If you can
shoot 67% at the freethrow line today, you want
to know how to shoot 77%. If you love someone,
you want to know how to make that love stronger.
If you are in school youwant to know how to get
better grades. If youhave a good business you
want it to grow. It's just natural.

You will have to believe what I tell you today, but
in the coming days I'll explain more about why I
think this all works. The key here is in first
recognizing the good you already have. Awareness
and paying attention are king. Then growth and
multiplication lie in a simple formula anyone can
practice. You might know it as gratitude,
thanksgiving, appreciation, or honoring.

When you appreciate the good in your life, you
prime the pump to receive more. If you take the
good for granted though it will diminish. Like how
you lose muscle tone when you don't exercise.

And if you ungratefully focus on what you lack or
need you will even multiply the lack in your life.
Sorry, not my rules. That's the way the universe
works.

So to be a success at anything you need to let go
of what you don't want, and be grateful for and
appreciate what you do. It's as simple as that.

Not easy to do. It takes awareness, practice, and
repetition. But it is simple.

Tomorrow I'll give you a scientific basis for how
this works if you're still a doubting Thomas. It
has to do with a little thing called resonance.

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In case you're wondering where the straight
basketball talk is you don't get much straighter
talk than what Patrick Chylinski gives you in
his new ebook:

"Average 20 Points A Game: How To Become A
Big-Time Scorer."

You can order it right away and be working on
the secrets he teaches in his private coaching in
minutes at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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It Still Feels So Good

Yesterday (for f.r.e.e) I gave you a big success tip,
and I'm not sure I stressed it enough so I'm going
to repeat it.

Even though it's really priceless I probably should
have kept it secret and put a huge price tag on it so
you'd get a better sense of what it's really worth.

The danger in my giving it away is that you won't
listen to it or appreciate it enough.

I believe this to be one of the two most important
habits you can ever develop in your life. It is as
important to your overall success as exhaling is to
your physical health.

It is the way you deal with, handle, lessen, and
remove negative things from your life. Negative
will happen. Sometimes it's your fault. More
often it's not, but it still affects your life.

If you will learn how to practice what they call
"forgiveness" in relationships you can take the
sting out of almost andy bad that happens.

It will be called different things in different
situations. Letting go, being detached, giving grace,
relaxing, exhaling, looking with kind eyes, etc., but
it is the same basic response.

You wouldn't literally "forgive" a flat tire that
caused you to miss the team bus, but you would
need to let go of your frustration and anger if you
wanted to function at your best when you did
finally make it to the game.

And you'd probably have to forgive yourself for
not leaving early enough that a flat tire wouldn't
have mattered. Or you might need to forgive a
ref that night for a bad call or two, or a teammate
for not hitting you on a fast break and instead
getting a charging call.

Spend some time thinking about this, and I think
you'll see how important it is. The more negative
thoughts, feelings, and expectations you can erase
the better flow you will be in whatever you are
trying to do.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Former high school, college and pro player
and private coach Patrick Chylinski knows a lot
about offensive flow. It's his bread and butter.
He can show you ways to put yourself in the
"zone" and stay there longer.

And he has now distilled all his experience into
a concise report you can use to develop yourself
into a 20 Point Per Game scorer.

You'll have to supply the "want to" and put in
the time, but you can find the information you
need today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

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It Feels So Good When I Stop

It's the New Year, and I'm going to recommend you
not make resolutions or set goals this year. They do
work sometimes, but I believe most of the time
that's because there are other factors already in
place that make it possible.

For the average person starting with goals or
resolutions is a recipe for failure and frustration. It's
like trying to build a house without first laying a
foundation.

Goals can work when you're in the right frame of
mind, and the right emotional state. If you focus
on them too soon though you'll probably not follow
through with them for very long.

I think it was Groucho Marx who used to tell the
joke about a guy standing on a street corner and
repeatedly hitting himself over the head with a
hammer. A fellow comes along and asks him why
he’s doing such a terrible thing to himself, to
which he replies,

"Because it feels so good when I stop."

What I want you to do to feel good is stop beating
yourself up for your past failures.

It's called forgiveness, or letting go, or grace, or
detachment, or just plain releasing, and it the
main tool you have for lessening negativity in your
life.

It's not so easy to do until you understand why it's
such a necessity, but once you experience it's power
you'll be a believer.

Tomorrow I'll show you the other side ofthe coin,
i.e. how to increase and magnify the positives in
your life.

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. No matter what you've done or haven't done in
the past, you have the right to burn those bridges
and let go of the negativity and doubt. Then you'll
be ready to move forward and take action.

Patrick Chylinski has been a 20 point per game
scorer and more in high school, college, and
professionally. He is now a private coach in the
Los Angeles area where he charges up to $100
an hour.

For a fraction of that though you can get hold of
a unique 41 page report Patrick has put together
on how to be a prime-time scorer. Isn't it time
to let go of your past, and see how Patrick can
put you on a more positive path today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

In The Blink Of An Eye

Happy New Year!

One of the books I'm reading this week is 'Blink:
The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking'. It's
by Malcolm Gladwell who also recently wrote the
bestseller, 'The Tipping Point'

'Blink' is about how the intuitive choices we make
in the blink of an eye with seemingly little
information many times can be better than long,
drawn-out, well-reasoned decisions. Sometimes
too much information interferes with seeing the
most important factors.

It's also about how decisions born out of the
subconscious mind can be better than those the
conscious mind would make. And it's about how
to make yourself better at that kind of seat-of-
the-pants thinking.

One of the factors that's always drawn me to
basketball is the number of real-time, high-speed
decisions that need to be made in a game.

In football you get some of that with audibles,
broken plays, and scrambles, but with basketball
you get it all the time. And shooting is no
exception. That's want makes it all so exciting to
me.

And I'm also really excited to announce today you
can now get the high-level special report from ex-
high school, college, and European professional
Patrick Chylinski on 'How To Average 20 Points
A Game'.

Patrick does private coaching in the Los Angeles
area where he charges up to $100 an hour, but
you can get his report for much less than that.
See what I mean today at:

http://www.deandelker.com/20ppg.html

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

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Anybody Know A Shortcut

I love the true meaning of Christmas and the spirit
of giving it inspires, but good as that is for your soul
people sometimes get the wrong impression. I'll let
Coach Ray Lokar explain.

"I get players (and coaches) asking how they can
improve any number of different skills.
Everybody`s "wish list" is a little different - some
are thoughtful and some are ... interesting.

Players usually want to know how to increase their
vertical, or dunk in no time flat. Rarely do they ask
how to execute a proper jump stop, bounce pass, or
mid-range jump shot off the glass.

Some coaches want that one drill or play that will
turn their team into championship contenders. It`s
good to add drills and plays to your arsenal - as long
as you don`t forget to teach players HOW to play.

The amazing thing about the game of basketball is
there are NO short cuts. It`s different than
Christmas. There is nothing "magical" that is going
to happen in one day, nothing that is going to show
up under your Christmas tree that will make you
instantly better.

Santa Claus is not going to bring you an amazing
vertical or a pure jump shot. Kris Kringle will not
make your team a group of turnover free, tenacious
defenders. There is no one tip or one special play
that will make a player or team instantly better.
Just hard work and repetitions. Over and over
again. The right way."

The closest thing you'll find to magic on the court
though is what you can do with basketball
cybernetics. And it's not like some outside force
giving you powers. What happens is you learn to
use more of your potential. You still have to do
the work and the repetitions but you get more
out of your efforts when your mind is acting
cybernetically.

You can find the only true hoops short cut at:

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

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. You can catch more of Coach Lokar at:

http://www.basketball4all.net/

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Bah Humbug

Through an entry in Wikipedia today I found out
what a humbug really is. Now the Scrooge story
makes so much more sense.

In the 1800's entrepreneurs often engaged the
public in good natured hoaxes for entertainment's
sake. They were called "humbugs". Think of them
as something akin to our modern day tabloid
stories of Bigfoot's love child or aliens. Most know
they're not true, but people still pay to read about
them. P.T. Barnum was just such an entrepreneur.

In the late 1860's evangelical preachers spoke
often on the subject of giants in the land from the
Old Testament. When George Hull an archeologist
from upstate New York happened across a gypsum
quarry in the Midwest and came up with a money-
making idea.

He had a big slab cut off and shipped incognito to
Chicago where an expert stone cutter turned it into
a stone replica in of a giant who had died in the
throes of agony. The detail was amazing and sulfuric
acid and stain were used to age the figure.

Hull then had the statue shipped by rail to the farm
of a relative and buried in the dead of night. There
it lay for a year until genuine fossils were found in
the area, and the cousin had some well-diggers
"discover" the giant supposedly turned to stone.

Soon thousands a day were coming from all around
and paying 50 cents to see the fossil giant. Ten days
later two-thirds interest in the giant was sold to a
local banker David Hannum for $30,000. Because
of Hull's credentials the banker was convinced the
find was genuine, and it was moved to an exhibition
hall in Syracuse where they charged $1 a head to
view it.

P. T. Barnum then made an offer of $50,000 to
buy the piece, but was turned down so he hired
a crew of workers to carve a giant of his own.
Within a short time, Barnum unveiled HIS giant
saying Hannum had sold the original to him and
Hannum was now displaying a fake! Because of
his reputation more people than ever flocked to
see Barnum's giant.

It is at this point that the banker Hannum --
NOT BARNUM -- was quoted in the newspapers
as saying "There's a sucker born every minute."

Still under the impression HIS giant was authentic,
he was referring to the thousands of "fools" that
paid money to see Barnum's fake and not his
authentic one.

Hannum brought a lawsuit against Barnum, but
when it came to trial Hull stepped forward and c
onfessed the original had been a hoax. The judge
ruled Barnum could not be sued since Hannum's
giant was a fake after all.

Now though Hannum's name has been lost to
popular history while Barnum is left with the
misplaced stigma of being the one to say
"There's a sucker born every minute."

While the fundamentals of good shooting are
pretty much universal I'm sure you've heard
some things that have made you scratch your
head. Even conflicting information or
misinformation.

Keep your elbow in. Don't worry about the
elbow, just get it above the eyebrows. Relaxed
wrist, firm wrist. Focus on the front rim, back
rim, net holders, etc.

Well meaning and effective shot coaches do
disagree which is why I expose you to a variety
of approaches. You have to make the instruction
yours through practice and decide what works
best for your body type and mental approach.

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I like Hal Wissel's shooting approach because
I believe the points he emphasizes are the ones
that matter most. In his DVD though he's working
with shooters who are mature physically. That
doesn't mean it won't work for younger players
too because I know Hal and his sons do teach kids,
but I think it would be best for athletes who've at
least gone through puberty. Check it out for
yourself at:

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

I'll Take Those Odds Any Day

I hope you're having a blessed Christmas and
spending time loving those closest to you. My
daughter just reminded me a few minutes ago
the word holiday comes from holy day. And
every day is a holy day if love dwells in your
heart.

In my mailbox this morning was another story
from my friend Coach Tim Kauppinen about his
daughter who's playing 6th grade hoops this
year. I think it has a message for all of us.

'My daughter's 6th grade basketball season is in
full swing - her team is undefeated so far but she
has been unhappy with her play.

The reason? To me, it looks like she's simply
been afraid to shoot the ball.

So, the two of us had a little chat about it - because
I want her to enjoy bball as much as she has in the
past.

"Why aren't you taking shots in the games?" I
asked after a Saturday tournament.

"Because, if I miss, my team will be mad at me,"
she answered.

Now, I know this wasn't true but try to tell that
to your 11 year old... no way she was going to buy
what I had to say. No matter how many athletes
I had coached. So I had to try a different
approach.

"Tell me what can happen when you take a shot"

"Well, I could make the basket. Or my teammates
could get the rebound. Or I could get fouled and
get to shoot free throws. Or I could miss and turn
the ball over."

"So," I continued, "3 good things could happen if
you take a shot, and only one bad thing (which
really isn't all that bad anyway)... sounds like
pretty good odds to me. How about this - next
game, you take at least 5 shots when you are
open and see what happens."

"And," I continued, " What will happen if you
don't take any shots?"

"Nothing."

She didn't promise me anything at the end of our
little talk but I guess she took it to heart.

Next game, she took a couple of early shots. She
missed the first one, but the center from her team
rebounded and put in an easy bunny shot. Then
she made the next three shots she took.

And guess what?

She started having fun again. She started getting
more steals and rebounds herself. She made some
great passes which turned into assists when her
teammates scored. She looked faster and more
explosive the whole time she was on the court -
and she was kept out there a lot because she was
hustling her buht off. All because she started
taking shots.

Of course, she only took 4 since I told her to take
at least 5... hey, she doesn't want to let her Dad
tell her what to do, does she?

After the game I congratulated her (they won
big) and reminded her of a very important fact.

"You'll miss every shot you never take."

Same goes for you. What "shots" have you taken
lately.

Don't let fear of failure paralyze you. The only
way to truly fail is to do nothing.

And heck, you can make something positive
out of most the shots you take, and in so doing
you'll improve your health, your life, and your
wealth like never before.'

Those are words anybody can live by. Thank
you Tim.

Make Every Shot Count,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you want to to run like a cheetah, be quick
as a cat, and explode out of your stance like a
pouncing lion, Coach Tim is your man. I've told
you about his uphill sprinting program many
times, but you can check out all his speed secrets
today at:

http://www.makesyoufast.com/

Shalom on Earth

Get The Most Out Of Your Team Picture

You'll never get much of a chance to shoot if you
don't have good administrative support for your
team. If you are coaching at a school here's a
great tip for you. And if you are a player you can
suggest this to your coach.

ALWAYS have your athletic director and/or
principal in your team picture . Tell them several
days in advance to make sure their time is freed
up, but I guarantee they'll appreciate it and love
you.

After you get the picture back buy a nice frame,
put the picture in it, and have your team make a
big deal of going and giving it to the AD and
principal. I'll bet they put the pics up on their
office walls.

Coach Billy Gillispie, Head Basketball Coach at
Texas A&M University gave me this tip through
retired Texas Coach Duane Silver. He says last
year one coach he knows did this, and the lady
principal started crying.

After she calmed down enough she said in 30
years as a principal no one had ever asked her
before to be in the team picture. It meant the
world to her.

That's how to get the most out of your team
picture, and it emphasizes the "Power of We" to
your team. Besides it being good school politics,
it is also a nice subtle lesson in the value of
teamwork and honoring those who support you.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. You can also build tremendous unity and
chemistry if your whole team feels they can shoot
the rock. Some will always excel more, but if your
least-skilled player is confident shooting don't you
think they'll work that much harder on the rest of
their game?

Coach Tom Nordland has designed the recently
published Swish 2 DVD to teach you not only a top
notch shooting stroke, but also how to teach
shooting to others. Catch Tom's vision today and
watch your team soar at:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

The Value of Time

To realize the value of ONE YEAR...
Ask a student who failed his exams.

To realize the value of ONE MONTH...
Ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.

To realize the value of ONE WEEK...
Ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of ONE DAY...
Ask a daily wage laborer.

To realize the value of ONE HOUR...
Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE...
Ask a person who missed the train.

To realize the value of ONE SECOND...
Ask a person who just avoided an accident.

To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND...
Ask the person who won a silver medal in the
Olympics...

Treasure every moment that you have!!

YESTERDAY is history.

TOMORROW is a mystery.

TODAY is a gift.

That's why it's called...


The PRESENT!!


Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you want to make the most of your time on
the court you need to be focused on great shooting.

They say we only use 5 - 10% of our brains, but
Coach Stan Kellner wants to show you how to use a
lot more than that with basketball cybernetics. See
how his "How To Be A Prime-Time Shooting
Machine" can do that and save you a lot of time today
at:

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

What Icing Can Teach You

I'm not talking about that rule in hockey I don't
really understand. I'm thinking of when coaches
call time outs to"ice" the shooter in critical
freethrow situations.

You can use that to remember two simple tips from
Shot Doctor Basketball Camp instructor Bob Topp
(coachtopp@verizon.net)

Bob and most shooting coaches teach some variation
of what he calls "lift and freeze"

"Lift" means simply to get the elbow above the
eyebrow for good arc on the ball.

"Freeze" means to hold the follow through in place
until the ball hits the basket.

And when you're practicing, why don't you go ahead
and speak those words out loud to remind yourself
what you're doing and why.

Those two simple things help keep shots from
clanging long off the back rim with too shallow a
trajectory, and from falling short because the hands
drop too soon.

Easy to explain, but you have to get out and practice
to make it yours. - To really own it and make it
automatic.

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you haven't seen it yet Coach Tom Nordland
has a section in his Swish 1 DVD where he shoots with
his eyes closed. You can find out how it's done today
at:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Dinosaurs Walk The Earth

Dinosaurs still walk the earth. I had lunch with one
about a year ago, and lived to tell about it. Brooks
Kubik is his name.

During the day Brooks puts on his Clark Kent suit
and tie and does some of the best lawyering south
of the Ohio River, but when he goes home at night
he turns into DinoMan, a 5-time national bench
press champion who has turned from the iron
game and embraced the lost secrets of training
and development, and he's bringing a whole host
of athletes with him.

Take a minute and see what I mean at:

http://www.brookskubik.com/dinosaur_bodyweight_training.html

I got an email from Brooks today and the message
was so powerful I had to pass it along to you
verbatim. I'll just let Brooks do the talking:

"I tried something new the other night in my
workout, and it was so tough I barely finished my
training session.

It was a simple idea -- not one that they write
about in the muscle mags, not one that the so-
called "champs" practice, not one that the self-
proclaimed "experts" preach. It was just an idea
that popped into my head one day. Something
that sounded like it might work.

So I tried it.

And it almost flattened me.

In a little under half an hour, I was dripping with
sweat, breathing like a race-horse, and wondering
if I would have the strength to make it from the
garage where I train to the house. At one point,
my left thigh cramped so badly that I had to hobble
out of the garage and into the alley in a sort of semi-
squatting position to try to "walk it off" -- except it
was more like "limp it off" or "stagger it off."

It was new, it was exciting, it was fun, it was
different, and it was a HECK of a workout. The
operative words are "new" and "different." New
and different [in this case] is good.

Remember, I'm 49 and closing in on the half
century mark - with almost 40 years of serious
physical training to my credit. By conservative
estimate, I've had over 10,000 workouts in my life
-- and yet, even after FOUR DECADES of serious
training, I was able to think of something new,
different, exciting, productive, interesting and
demanding that I had never done before.

There's a lesson there for all of you. Never think
you know all there is to know about physical
training. Never assume there's nothing left to
learn. Never believe you "know it all."

Life is growth. You are either growing, gaining,
and progressing -- or you are shrinking, losing
and diminishing. There is no staying in one place.
If you're not going forward, you're going
backwards.

Far too many trainees stop growing because they
stop learning."

Brooks' wisdom is true about any skill, especially
shooting the basketball. If you're looking for
something new to try on your quest to become a
hoops sharpshooter you'll find plenty to work on
today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I talked to Patrick Chylinsky and his secret,
underground report on how to become a big-time
scorer and average over 20 points per game is
ready. I just need to do my part now. Sorry,
but I've been helping my wife with a business
project of her own. Forgive me for frustrating
you like this again, but as always you'll see it
was worth the wait.

To Your Success.

You Owe This Guy

Paul Arizin was cut from his LaSalle High School
team in Philadelphia, but after high school he
continued to play on church and city league teams
and later enrolled in college to study chemistry.

Little did he know the Villanova coach that year
would see him in a pickup game and be impressed.
After the game Coach Severance approached Paul
and asked if he'd like to go to Villanova.

Arizin said in his polite, humble voice, "Coach, I
already go to Villanova."

Coach was no fool and quickly put Paul Arazin on
his team, and after a successful college career he
went on to become a 10 time All-Star even with
losing 2 years eligibility during the Korean War.

He averaged almost 23 points and 9 rebounds a
game over his career with the old Philadelphia
Warriors, and in 1978 he was elected to the NBA
Hall of Fame. Then in 2000 he was chosen as one
of the century's top 50 greatest players.

Arizin died in his sleep at 78 Tuesday night, and
the words you'll hear most often spoken about him
are dignified, classy, enthusiastic, and humble. And
whether you realize it or not you owe him a huge
debt of gratitude because it was he who developed
the modern jumpshot.

Although short for a forward at 6'4" he was a
jumping jack, and said he developed the jumpshot
because in those days they held dances in the
gyms, and the floors would get very slick. When
he couldn't always get his feet under him to
shoot a proper hook shot, he began to use his
jumping ability to shoot over taller defenders
with a new 1-handed shot in mid-air.

Aren't you glad Paul Arizin didn't listen to the
people who told him he wasn't good enough to
play high school ball?

Don't let your missteps and disappointments hold
you back either. Let them always be the stepping
stones that propel you to new heights.

And you'll need good coaching along the way. Your
dad or your coaches may not have the expertise to
develop you into a top-notch shooter. That's why
I'm assembling a stable of great shooting DVD's to
help you reach the top of your game. I'm just
getting started. There will be much more to come.


There are a lot of good shooting coaches, and only
you know what you need to see and hear next.
Believe in yourself and trust your instincts while
you you jump on over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Another of the big ideas of Psycho-Cybernetics
is forgiving and forgetting your failures while using
them as feedback to zero in on the successful results
you want. I think Paul Arazin is a walking example of
that, don't you.

Coach Stan Kellner has spent 30 years adapting the
principles of cybernetics to basketball, and most
recently to shooting. You can draw on all his
expertise today and save time zeroing in on your
dreams at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

dean@deandelker.com

www.deandelker.com

I'd Give My Right Arm For...

My friend Clayton Haslop who is a world-class
violinist told me this little story the other day.

Fritz Kreisler was a legendary Austrian violinist
and composer, one of the most famous of his day
(1965-1962). At the height of his popularity a
woman came backstage after one of his concerts
and enthusiastically gushed at him.

'Sir, I'd give my life to play like that.'

Kreisler responded simply, 'Madam, I did.'

It's true. There's no way around it. If you want to
be one of the greatest of all time at anything, you
WILL devote your life to it. Not forever, but as
long as you want to stay at the top and your body
and soul cooperate. Ask Michael Jordan. Ask
Picasso. Ask Jerry Rice. Ask Wayne Gretsky. Ask
Walter Payton and Emmitt Smith. Ask Larry Bird.

If you want to be among the best shooters on the
planet it's going to take single-minded dedication.

If, however, you want to derive personal pleasure,
a feeling of accomplishment, and personal growth
from playing basketball and especially shooting,
you can give less. And don't feel guilty about that.
Those are all worthy pursuits, and your training
will put you in great stead in any other field you
enter.

Learning to shoot is learning to hit targets.
Learning to hit targets is a learning to hit goals.
And training like that goes to the core of who we
are. It is priceless.

Dr. Maxwell Maltz pointed this out in 'Psycho-
Cybernetics' his classical book on the workings the
mind, success, achievement, and happiness.
When we learn how to work with the internal
tools we've been given by the Creator life WORKS,
and it's not a struggle. In fact, one of the key themes
running through Dr. Maltz' stuff is how what was
once hard can be made easy.

If you want to learn how to find the 'Easy'
button in your life you would do well to study any
of Dr. Maltz' works. There is a new version of the
original book out which I really like. It's updated
and edited by noted direct marketing ace, speaker,
and business coach Dan Kennedy, and it's called,
'The New Psycho-Cybernetics'.

But if you are really serious about wanting to get
the most out of your life there is a 12 week course
in a massive workbook and CD format which gives
you the most comprehensive exposure to what Dr.
Maltz has put in print or the spoken word.

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In the 60's Coach Stan Kellner read Psycho-
Cybernetics, and ever since he's been putting it's
powerful ideas in play on the basketball court.
If you want the easy way to take your shooting
to the next level there's nothing else out there
like Stan's "Prime-Time Shooting Machine" DVD.

Give it a spin today unless you don't mind getting
left in somebody else's dust.

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Don't Look Back

Don't look back. That wasn't just good advice for
Lot's wife, and here's why. You might not turn
into a pillar of salt, but looking back can mess up
your future if you let it.

I know it used to be James Brown, but for my
money now Warren Haynes is the hardest working
man in the music business.

Not only does he front his own band, Gov't Mule,
carry the vocal load, and fill arena's with his versatile
guitar work, but he also plays one of the lead guitars
and sings his heart out in the current incarnation of
the Allman Brothers Band.

And if that weren't enough he puts in countless guest
appearances with other great bands both live and in
the studio.

Up till a couple of years ago Gov't Mule was a
unique, kick-butt power trio the likes of which hadn't
been seen since the days of the Jimi Hendrix
Experience and Cream.

Then Warren and longtime drummer Matt Abts had
to cope with the unexpected death of close friend and
bass player Alan Woody. Though they were
heartbroken the two chose to pick up the pieces, and
the Gov't Mule recorded two innovative albums of
original songs using 14 famous guest bassists. Finally
they added a permanent bass player and a full-time
keyboard player, and their newest recording 'Mister
High and Mighty' is going great guns.

Warren says he was helped by what he learned from
his bandmates in the ABB who had coped with the
loss of their band's leader, lead guitarist, and major
creative force in the early 70's.

"If you look back to the time when Duane Allman
died, it was an admirable decision those guys made
to move on and replace Duane not with a guitar
player, but with piano player [Chuck Leavell].

I'm sure that decision was controversial, but it
seems to be the right choice. Having worked with
those guys everybody agrees the last thing you
want to do is try to look for a clone of that person
and chase the lost chemistry. You try and
discover a new chemistry that rivals the old, and
that's the best you can do."

When you're faced with adversity in your shooting
don't necessarily try to resurrect your past either.
If you are in a slump first check your fundamentals.
If that doesn't pull you out of your tailspin it's
probably time for change and growth. Don't try to
breathe life into your old ways, but look for that new
spark, that breakthrough, that new chemistry that
will make you an even better marksman.

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I believe Coach Stan Kellner's work with
basketball shooting cybernetics is the kind of spark
you can always use to rise to a whole 'nother level in
shooting.

See how bright your future can be when you check
out Stan's Prime Time Shooting Machine DVD at:

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


Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

And You Thought You Had It Rough

At a Castro Valley high School in north California
recently a group of parents were in an uproar over
the girl's varsity basketball coach and demanded
her team be chosen this season by an impartial
six-person panel. But when the team roster was
posted last week none of the disgruntled parents'
daughters had made the team. Some would call
that karma or poetic justice.

Of course the parents think the panel was made
up of hand-picked stoolies of the coach, but an
ombudsman appointed by the school board who
observed practices and oversaw the whole
process gave the coach a big "thumbs up".

Even though the coach knew nobody on the panel
beforehand, the parents continue to insist a
conspiracy is underway, but the ex-principals and
coaches on the panel have decided the coach might
be a bit too direct at times, but that she'd done
nothing really wrong.

That's a sad story from the coach's standpoint, and
not all that uncommon. Parental meddling at some
schools is legendary, but I can't help but wonder
what would have happened if the parents had
simply helped their daughters become better
shooters.

Instead they tried to use the legal system. News
flash. You don't have a civil right to be on
a basketball team. Well maybe you do
California, I don't know.

If you want to avoid situations like this though
now's the time to get your son or daughter,
nephew or niece the expert help they need to
become a pinpoint shooter.

If your son or daughter is a novice I think Tom
Nordland's Swish 2 is the great place to start.
Otherwise I recommend Hal Wissel for shot
mechanics, and Stan Kellner for the mental
side of shooting.

See for yourself what best meet's your needs
today at:

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

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you can relate to the stress that California
coach must be under you'll want to take a deep
breath and relax.

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

And You Thought You Were Busy

Today is the busiest day of the year according to
the post office. Over 900 million items mailed.
Mostly cards and gifts I would imagine.

I feel like I've already gotten a big Christmas gift
with the Florida Gators getting to play for the
National Championship in college football. The
Gators have the rare opportunity of winning a
national title in both basketball and football in
the same season. I don't think it's ever been
done before.

Those athletes have worked their butts off and
have overcome a lot of adversity (and made their
luck sometimes) to get to this point. I know they
deserve it, but you can make a good case for the
Michigan Wolverines too. The two were just
separated by one-thousandth of a point in the
convoluted BCS system.

It's time for a playoff. There will always be some
controversy on who gets into a playoff, but I'd
rather the controversy be with the 7th and 8th
ranked teams than with the 2nd and 3rd.

I feel a little bad for my buddy John Wood who
played some ferocious defensive end for Michigan
a couple of years ago, but I know John's not
whining about it. He's is a winner in every sense of
the word, and he knows grumbling and complaining
have no place in the life of a champion.

If you want to be a champion shooter you should
study the lives of great shooters, but also successful
people in all walks of life. You can learn from all of
them. Success is success wherever you find it, and
success leaves clues.

Another friend of mine J.P. Maroney who is a joint
venture broker and business coach says two major
stumbling blocks that keep people from getting
what they want are:

1. Pouting about the past
2. Doubting the future

And the two are interconnected. If you can't let go
of the junk from your past you'll drag it into the
present, and it will almost always cloud your future.

Think about it.

Coach Stan Kellner is a master at training you to
rebound from bad shots. As great as that is you'll
also be learning how to bounce back from your
other failures and missteps. And that's just one of
dozens of powerful mental breakthroughs you can
experience listening to Stan.

You'll never be the same again when you get a
taste of what's possible with just you, a basketball
and a hoop today at:

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

Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In honor of the proud, valiant Michigan football
team let me remind you how you can have the hands,
wrists, and forearms of a true champion by making
use of John Wood's battle-tested know-how and gear.
Get started now with the Cadillac of all hand grippers
at:

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

P.S.S. Notice how these grippers make perfect
stocking stuffers for the athletes in your life, and
really who doesn't want to sport a King Kong grip
when they're shaking hands.

And you can now even get in-between sizes for
every strength level. Start using these puppies, and
you'll never worry about getting balls stripped out of
your hands again.

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Be The Dominator

Here's another quick tip from Patrick Chylinski, ex-
college and professional player who personally trains
hoopsters in the LA area.

He teaches this trick to all his private coaching
clients and said I could reveal it to you. It's so easy
we all should have thought of it.

Establish yourself early.

By dominating from the get-go you can intimidate
a weaker opponent and take him right out of his
game. By making a statement from the tip-off you
make it known you have come to play. You are a
big-time player, and your opponent is going to
have a tough time trying to guard you tonight.

If you're playing against a strong, confident player
you've also let it be known you're not going to back
down. He or she is in for a battle. You let them
know they've met their match.

Either way, establishing yourself from the start of
the game will set the tone and let it be known
you're a big-time player who's come to dominate.

To be that dominant you're going to want a
conditioning edge too. Coach Tim Kauppinen from
the Madison, Wisconsin area is fast becoming the
king of high intensity training. It's a relatively new
discipline based on the latest research, but Tim's
made it easy for you to stay on the cutting edge.

Tim's done all the research. You get to reap all the
benefits. He's laid out the plan for you to achieve
super-conditioning. All you have to do is follow his
lead. It's easy if you sprint over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Patrick is excited about being able to share his
winning ways with a larger audience. As soon as he
can get his report updated you'll be able to get it
here.

You'll still be able get it in plenty of time to make a
big difference in your season.

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

How To Be A MVP

How do you become the most valuable player on
your team?

Well it's not by sitting back and being passive.

Patrick Chylinski former college and pro player at
www.basketballsuccess.com does basketball-
specific personal training in the LA area. Patrick
suggests 6 ways you can be more valuable to your
team. Here's one of them.

"Becoming a big-time force on the offensive end of
the floor will get you more playing time and help
your team win more games. The better you are on
offense the more the opposing defense has to
worry about, and the more effective your
teammates will be too.

But being an offensive threat and helping your team
win games is more than just you being able to put
the ball in the basket.

You can also be more aggressive.

No matter how aggressive you think you are, you
can be even more so. The next time you take the
floor, whether it's a dribble-drive to the basket, a
pump-fake and power move, setting a screen, or
crashing the offensive boards, you can turn up the
intensity.

Make up your mind the next time you take the
court in practice or a game you'll be a more solid,
stronger, more aggressive player every second .
Not bull-in-a-china shop agressive mind you, but
selectively, strategically aggressive.

To finish plays with your new found aggression
you're going to need a smoother even more
accurate shot to finish plays.

With Hal Wissel's 2nd Better Shooting DVD you will
learn to shoot at full speed like the pros. Let Coach
Hal show you all the good stuff today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Coach Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Be on the lookout for Patrick's super star
report we're going to bring you on how to become
a 20 point per game scorer without becoming a ball
hog. I'll let you know just as soon as it's available.

Till then...

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

When It's OK To Be A Yes Man

My kids sometimes can't get enough of the social
networking sites like myspace and youtube.

Another one that can be be very addictive is "Hot
or Not". That's where kids rate the pictures of other
kids for "hotness". It is all about looks and the bar is
set very high, so we make sure our kids know where
true beauty lies, but isn't it so human nature want to
to rate things.

On www.HoopsU.com Coach Tony Alfonso has a list
where you can rate yourself as basketball player.

If you can answer "yes" to enough of Tony's
questions you're well on your way toward being an
outstanding hoopster.

Here are some sample questions:

Are you always on balance before shooting, passing,
or dribbling?

Do you typically sprint between the 3-pt lines when
changing ends?

Do you keep a daily shot chart and measure your
shooting progress?

What about you? Have you started charting your
shooting yet? Why not? Don't be afraid it will point
out how bad you are. If you see this kind of
recordkeeping as anything other than a learning
tool, you need to change your mind. All the
numbers are is feedback so you can tell when and
where you're making progress.

And if you're not getting better, you want to know
that so you can find out why, ASAP. Also keeping
written records will work as a goal reminder to shoot
your targeted number of baskets each day.

Try it, even on a small scale, and see if it doesn't
propel you to more success at putting the ball
through the basket which is what really matters.

Coach Stan Kellner can help you retool your mental
attitude toward shooting too with his, "How To
Become A Prime-Time Shooting Machine" DVD.
Find out how you can become automatic with your
shot today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I just read a super e-book on how to become a
big-time scorer, and I'm working with the Patrick
Chylinski the author on being able to carry his book
in my product line.

Keep you're eyes and ears open to find out how YOU
CAN AVERAGE OVER 20 POINTS A GAME. It's
not good enough to be a good shooter, as valuable as
that is. Defenses are getting tougher and tougher
every year. You can have the purest stroke in the
world, but if you can't get open looks you'll never be
very effective. But don't despair. Help is on the way.

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Full Speed Ahead

I'm sure you all know there's more to being a
scoring machine than being a good shooter.
You have to have a scorer's mentality, and you
have to be a superior ballhandler, for instance
or you'll hardly ever get off a shot.

Something else you need to do is duplicate
game speeds and intensity in your practices.
Too many people practice at half-speed trying
to conserve their energy. That's a big mistake.

You are what you practice in many ways. When
you're working on your shot make sure you go
all out. Even if you're by yourself always
work at full speed and work against imaginary
fierce defenders. Then when you get in a real
game you won't have so much speed-shock.

Coach Hal Wissel goes thoroughly into shooting
under game conditions on his 2nd Better
Shooting DVD. If you want a leg up on your
competition get those puppies pumping now and
zip over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Hal's 1st DVD will teach you confidence,
consistency, and control while you are
developing a quick-release jump shot. Then
when you fly around at full-speed you're shot
will be under control. Get on your horse and
make a quick visit to:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

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.

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.

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.

Gimme 3 Steps, Gimme 3 Steps Baby

'Gimme three steps, gimme three steps baby...

Lynyrd Skynyrd

You are just 3 steps away from becoming a blazing
success at shooting, business, relationships, spiritual
growth or whatever you want to accomplish.

According to Napoleon Hill who interviewed 100's
of successful people from all walks of life to write
'Think And Grow Rich' in the 30's all
accomplishment starts with 'desire', burning desire.

The intensity of your desire governs how big of an
obstacle you can overcome. If you have a desire of
40 out of 100, for instance and you come up against
a blockage that's a 55 things won't go well with you.
If you have a desire that's a 100 though, look out
world because you'll probably be unstoppable.

From Al Diaz author of 'The Only Option' I get your
2nd step which is for you 'require'. Require what you
desire.

That means you lay claim to it, take ownership, take
responsibility, and demand that it happen. And that's
a mental & emotional demand.

The first 2 steps are internal. They involve mind, will,
emotions, attitude, expectations, and faith. The third
step though is all about action, and the word to
remember is 'acquire'. That's where you make plans,
and put them into effect.

So remember Desire, Require, and Acquire.

And don't forget you can always prime the pump and
get things started. You can build desire by allowing
yourself to dream.

That's what Coach Tom Nordland did about 10 years
ago. He had a dream of helping young and old become
masters of shooting hoops, and using himself as a
guinea pig he figured out the key ingredients to
shooting and published that as the Swish Method
seven years ago.

He continued to teach, put more stuff together, and
refine his methods over the years though till last
year he felt he had doubled his knowledge and
needed to come out with Swish 2.

It's twice as long, filled with twice as much
information, has twice as many drills and exercises,
and it will probably propel you to shooting greatness
twice as fast.

See for yourself by finding out more today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Red Auerbach has been the consumate Coach,
General Manager, or President of the Boston
Celtics for most of my lifetime. He and his teams
and his players have inspired my life in hundreds
of ways.

From the biographies I've read, Red was that rare
blend of toughness and compassion. He loved
basketball and he loved people. He might have
been the game's greatest ambassador. We've lost a
great one, but I believe we'll see him again.

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006
Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Masters Of The Universe

'Master's Of The Universe' the 1987 movie
adaptation of the 'He-Man and the Masters of the
Universe' children's TV cartoon sounds like it
would be cheesy, but it's not.

It's a surprisingly good movie. If you like science
fiction, fantasy, comic books, or graphic novels
you will like it.

It's curious though that when we talk about mastery
these days we put it in terms of a cartoon or a
fantasy. It's not something we dwell on very often.
Today's society thinks more in terms of the quick fix,
fast buck, and instant success.

Mastery, on the other hand, requires patience and
dedication over time. It's all about the process and
has long term goals, but is most concerned with
daily improvement.

George Leonard, author of the book 'Mastery'
describes it as, 'the mysterious process during which
what is at first difficult becomes progressively easier
and more pleasurable through practice.'

If mastery's what you want you've come to the right
place. Coach Tom Nordland talks a lot about it in his
shooting camps, and the Swish Method naturally
builds it. See how he can inspire you to a true love
of practicing and perfecting your shot today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. You can't really master the universe. That's an
egotistical fantasy worthy only of the likes of a Lex
Luthor. But you can learn to flow with the
universe in the right way and produce tremendous
results in your life.

One exciting blueprint for making that happen is
found in a 12 week self-study course called 'Zero
Resistance Living' from the Psych-Cybernetics
Foundation though. I've seen it revolutionize my
life. You can too today at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Do I Have To?

Do you have to shoot 1000 shots a day to be a
superstar?

No, you don't HAVE to. As an ex-coach used to
tell me, you GET to.

I thought he was just being sarcastic at the time.
Now I realize how right he was.

It is a privilege to want to be a great shooter (or a
great anything) because within that desire are the
very seeds of your success. All you need to do is
value those desires and nourish them, by doing
what you can to further your dreams along.

So don't look at the price you're going to pay.
Instead look at the dream you have. Look at the
result you want, and see yourself living that
dream with all the emotion you can muster.

The Bible even says that for the joy set before Him,
Jesus himself endured the agony of the cross.
When you set your joy in front of you and focus on
that, you will have all the juice you need to pay the
price.

Coach Tom Nordland will help build or rebuild your
dream of becoming a superstar shooter with his new
Swish 2 DVD. Get that and you'll see yourself wanting
to practice shooting every chance you get. Start today
at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Tim Kauppinen and I believe it's counter-
productive to use sprinting, running stairs, and other
sprint conditioning drills as punishment. They are too
valuable a part of your overall health and fitness to be
left as an afterthought, and a negative one at that.

The benefits of sprinting have been one of the best
kept secrets in athletics, but thanks to Coach Tim
Kauppinen. the cat is now out of the bag. See how less
work can get you to your dreams faster now at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Get A Tune-Up Today

I think we all realize how much stress interferes with
our performance. Intentional relaxation and deep
breathing are two of the tools we've already talked
about to combat stress and become better shooters.

There's a new kind of stress on the block though.
It's called electromagnetic frequency stress (EMF
stress) and it results from our modern hi-tech
equipment. So many gadgets, and since the body is a
network of electromagnetic fields itself interference is
inevitable.

If you suffer from unexplained:

- headaches
- poor digestion
- trouble sleeping
- anxiety
- fatigue
- negativity
- new allergies
- moodiness
- irritability
- anxiety
- poor concentration

EMF stress could be a contributing factor.

If I told you there is a revolutionary technology
that reduces and repels EMF stress, and gives
you more clarity, focus and energy would you
think I was crazy?

Don't answer that, but I have to be honest. I
would have thought that if I hadn't experienced
Q-Link technology for myself.

Q-Link is a resonance technology developed by
scientists at Stanford and UC-Irvine. It is worn
as a pendant with a microchip/tuner and amplifier
which acts like a high-tech tuning fork
strengthening your body's bio-energetic field.

You don't have to trust my subjective opinions
though. There is a lot of scientific evidence
coming to light.

Dr. R. O. Young, a microbiologist reports when
patients had worn Q-Link for 72 hours red blood
cells under a microscope were more healthy in
appearance and form than they had been when
the experiment started. And white blood cells
were more active and mobile than before.

But you don't have to believe me. You can check
it out for yourself, or even try to prove me wrong
by gliding over to:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. A clear mind makes for a better shooter.
and Q-Link can give you phenomenal clarity. I
know it sounds like science fiction, but so did
most of the technology we take for granted
today 50 years ago. Give it a chance today at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

A Tale of Two Brains - Continued

I play bass guitar and can do most of what I need
to now without thinking. It has become automatic.
What was once hard has now become easy. If not
I'd have trouble expressing the music that's in my
heart. Having to think about it too much would
defeat the process.

The same with typing, riding a bicycle, driving a
car, walking as a toddler. We've all done enough
repetitions of those acts to master the skills.

Your number one goal in learning anything is to
convert conscious thought and actions to automatic,
subconscious thoughts and actions. Shooting the
basketball is no exception.

But is there another way to convert knowledge
from the conscious to the subconscious mind
besides repetition?

Yes, there is. A very good way.

There is one activity we all do that acts as a bridge
between the two brains I talked about last time.
Believe it or not, that bridge is breathing.

Breathing is automatic most of the time. And that's
a good thing, right? We can sleep or even get
knocked out and we keep breathing.

But breathing can also be conscious. You can hold
your breath or slow your breathing at will. It's
under the control of your conscious mind. And
when you consciously control your breathing while
practicing a skill you tend to integrate the two
thinking systems much better and faster.

You probably think you know how to breathe, but
that's not necessarily the case. Many of us breathe
too shallowly. That won't get the job done when
you're trying to learn or improve a skill though.

But hey, I'm just a newbie at all this stuff myself.
Fortunately I do know an expert though. Karen
Van Ness. Karen is a Certified Fitness Trainer
who played high school and college basketball. She
also holds Black Belts in Tae Kwon Do and Karate.

Let Karen show you how you can supercharge your
breathing and you'll be equipped to lock in automatic
shooting faster than by just using repetitions today
at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. The Zen Master of the Internet Matt Furey also
features breathing prominently in his "Combat
Conditioning" course. See how he uses it do build
strength, flexibility, and endurance by flying over
to":

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

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Two Brains Are Better Than One

I'm not talking about the 1983 Carl Reiner comedy
starring Steve Martin "The Man With Two Brains".
And neither has J. Phineas Barnum come back from
the dead.

I'm talking about you.

You have two brains. Maybe more because scientists
are discovering the heart probably has distributed
intelligence too.

Maybe not two brains like you're thinking, but two
different functions and parts of the brain, for sure.

The first you're familiar with. It's the part I'm
talking to right now. Left and right brain working
together. What some call the conscious mind.

You know what it does and how it works. Some
work better than others. It makes reasoning,
rational thought, and learning possible.

Another brain function goes on without your
conscious awareness. It takes care of things like
breathing, pumping your heart, and adjusting
your body chemistry. It works like clockwork
because your life depends on it. Consistency is
it's middle name.

It also takes care of activities you do that are
automatic, like walking and driving a car. Were
it not for these automatic processes your
conscious mind would be overwhelmed.

But what many call the subconscious mind is also
involved in more than controlling your body. It
handles anything the conscious mind has learned
and repeated enough times with enough intensity
to become automatic. It's involved in habits, in
other words.

Shooting the basketball is the process of converting
what you have learned into subconscious habit
patterns. You are trying to become automatic with
your shot. That's when it works best.

That will take a lot of repetitions, period, but it also
helps a lot to be repeating the right thing. That's
where teachers like Dr. Hal Wissel are worth their
weight in gold. Get a good foundation by finding out
how to shoot it right on Hal's two DVD's today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. The other way to make your learning more
automatic is to understand better how the
subconscious works. Coach Stan Kellner has made
a 30 year study of Dr. Maxwell Maltz' Psycho-
Cybernetics and applied it to the game of
basketball.

Recently Stan has condensed all his cybernetic
knowledge on shooting hoops into a single DVD he
calls, "How To Be A Prime-Time Shooting
Machine".

I don't care how good a shooter you are Stan's
methods can make you better, more consistent.
See what I mean today at:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

How To Tell A Pro

If you know what to look for you can tell a pro
every time.

I once saw a video featuring Red Auerbach and
Larry Bird talking about shooting. I wish I could
find it on DVD. Red was interviewing Larry, asking
him how he held the ball, cradled it, lifted it,
followed though, etc. Beautiful stuff.

Then they came to the part where Red asked him
to shoot wrong. They were showing all the common
mistakes shooters make. Very educational. You can
imagine.

But something kept happening that was hilarious.
No matter how bad Bird made his shot he still kept
hitting everything he threw up.

Finally Auerbach looked at him like, "Can you
please stop that". All Bird could do was look at him,
shrug his shoulders, and say, "Sorry, Coach".

Being a pro is not just about work. Amateurs work
hard too. And very hard because of their love for
the game. They work, and work, and work till they
get it right.

But the pros are willing to go a step further. They
work and work till they can't get it wrong.

That part's up to you and how badly you want it,
but you can find out what you should be working on,
and how, from Dr. Hal Wissel's two shooting DVD's.

Hal knows how to teach the professional. If you want
to shoot with that kind of consistency you owe it to
yourself to flash on over to:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Wissel also teaches you the tricks of the
trade that produce a quick-release shot. Form
doesn't matter much if you're getting the ball
slapped back in your face. Find out how to get off
more of your shots today at:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

This Is Your Lucky Day

We've got a beautiful 19 year old daughter who
makes us proud every day and is a joy to be
around. And oh yeah, she was born on Friday the
13th. So forgive me if you are the superstitious
type, but I can't buy into your fears today. I'm
opting out. Today is my lucky day.

I do believe our expectations go a long way in
creating our experience though, so if you fear
the worst today you'd better be careful. No
skydiving or bungee jumping for you.

To help you get through this traumatic day, have
I got a deal for you. Maybe before the clock
strikes midnight tonight you'll be able to say
today is your lucky day.

I hope you remember my friend Tania. Tania is
currently living her dream with her Hollywood
soundtrack concertmaster hubby Clayton and
daughter Clara in the beautiful hills of Asheville,
North Carolina. All because as a pianist and
composer she has learned to tap into the power
of positive energizing music.

The kind of music Tania makes creates the
atmosphere where positive feelings abound.
And positive feelings are just as crucial to your
success as positive thoughts.

Enpowering music has been scientifically proven
to boost productivity, flood your brain with
endorphins, relax tense, knotted muscles, increase
stamina and endurance, promote laser-like focus,
induce profound relaxation, and create heightened
mental clarity. Every great athlete will tell you
when the body stays relaxed the mind becomes
more alert and your performance soars.

Do you think any of that would help you become a
better shooter?

You're absolutely right, and one reason I say you
are lucky is because there's really not a facet of
your life which couldn't be improved likewise. Talk
about bang for the buck and multi-tasking.

And that's not even counting the fact Tania has
overlaid some of her music with the positive,
uplifting, enpowering spoken word, and she also
teaches you how to get the most out of your
musical listening experience.

If you haven't already skipped ahead to order
Tania's amazing package find out why people call
her works a "musical bath for the soul" today at:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. It's not too early to be thinking about Christmas, and I think you can find something you like for the hoops lovers, athletes, or other success- minded people in your life. Now is the time to act at:

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

God Bless

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

How To Take Out Your Trash

"What we achieve inwardly will change our outward
reality."

- Plutarch, Greek historian and philosopher

Like I said yesterday I believe by the grace of God
our lives and our achievements are built from the
inside-out using constructive thoughts, feelings,
beliefs, and inspired action. We are co-creators.

But we live in a world that's often negative, and have
picked up a lot of junk along the way. Some of it our
own doing, some not. Some we're aware of, but much
more socked away in our subconscious where it
affects what we do automatically. Too much of the
time that means were building up results we really
don't want.

Question is how do we change and become the kind
of builders we want to be? In shooting how do we
become master of the free throw, for instance? One
thing's for sure - the negative stuff doesn't help one
bit.

One way I mentioned yesterday to jetison the
mental riff raff is first to become aware of it, and
then make a conscious effort to drop it. You don't
want to reason with it, analyze it, or do battle
against it. Just let it go.

That's not always enough though. Sometimes
stronger measures are needed.

I have a friend Mike who handles it this way:

"Everytime I catch myself thinking a negative
thought or someone drops bad news in my lap I
immediately say to myself, 'Thanks for sharing
that. CANCEL. CANCEL. CANCEL. And I
smile. Always I smile.""

Or I know of another gent who wore a big thick
rubberband on his wrist for a month. Everytime
he caught himself being negative toward others
or more often toward himself, he'd pull that band
out to about 10 inches and let it go against his
wrist. Hard enough to draw a welt. I think that's
called aversion therapy, but call it what you will it
gets the job done.

Coach Stan Kellner is also a master at helping you
overcome the negativity that comes out in learning
to become a skilled shooter. See for yourself what
Stan calls the secret of the Cybernetic Loop in his
Ultimate Shooting Method DVD.

Give yourself an unfair advantage today by racing
over to:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. I'm leaving in a minute to go hear Dick Vitale
speak on campus at the University of Florida, and
Midnight Madness is tomorrow night for all the
college teams. I'm getting psyched.

I hope you'll get fired up too and shoot for your
hoops dreams with all your heart this season. Write
and let me know how your shooting is going.

Stan Kellner is also fired up and it shows in his book,
his CD, and his shooting DVD. Grab yourself some
of Stan's magic today at:

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

Life Is An Erector Set

I'm sure you remember some of the toys of your
youth. Some of my favorites were the "Erector"
sets. I had the 1958 "Amusement Park Set" with
hundreds of metal wheels, levers, channels, nuts,
bolts, spacers, etc. I think it even had a couple of
motors. I just looked it up and if I'd saved mine
intact it would be worth $1500 today.

I also had old-fashioned "Alphabet Blocks" when I
was younger, and "Lincoln Logs" later. Since then
the world has given us "Legos", "Geomax", "K'Nex"
and dozens more.

And girls have their dollhouses, Barbies, outfits,
paperdolls, tea sets, etc. They are more into
building people, relationships, and lives, but let's
face it. We all like to build. It's part of our makeup.

"To learn how to make every thought and action
constructive is to master the secret of all
attainment."

Wallace D. Wattles (1860 - 1911)

Wally Wattles was one of the pioneering success
writers in America and while he never played
basketball I think he can still help us all become
better shooters.

Any achievement you ever have will start with a
thought, be nourished by enpowered ideas, feelings,
beliefs, and actions. The key is to learn how to focus
your mental and physical faculties so they both can
contribute toward goals and dreams you have.

If a thought, or feeling, or belief, or action doesn't
help build toward what you're trying to accomplish
though common sense says you should ditch it at
the first opportunity.

As a shooter you should seek to rid yourself of any
thoughts and actions that don't contribute to great
shooting. Start paying attention and soon you will
notice distractive, destructive, hateful, critical,
judgemental, negative thoughts even while you are
practicing and playing. Try letting go of those next
time, and see what a big difference a clear, positive
mind makes.

And you can let Coach Stan Kellner show you how to
build a whole new vocabulary of shooting success.
Learn dozens of powerful thoughts that when
nourished will make you a superstar shooter.

It's time to start building your shooting future today
at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Go Gators

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Are We Having Fun Yet

To succeed in any undertaking, any art, any trade,
or any profession, simply keep it ever persistently
fixed in mind as an aim, and then study to make all
effort toward it play or recreation. The moment it
becomes hard work, we are not advancing.

- Prentice Mulford (1834-1891)

In other words don't forget to have fun. You have a
goal, an aim, a target. You have visualized it and felt
it, and you're ready to take action.

Make sure that action you take is in the direction of
excitement, fun, and enthusiasm though. If you are
striving, and struggling, or using raw willpower to get
the job done, before you know it your well will run dry.

You will find yourself in a shooting slump, with
writer's block, running out of creative ideas, having
negotiations come to a halt or any number of similar
breakdowns. Believe me, that's not the way to get
anything done.

Instead you want to learn how to live and act
without generating resistance which is another
word for friction. Having fun is a guaranteed
great way to make that happen.

If you want to learn dozens and dozens of ways
to live life without undue friction the ultimate
source is the "Zero Resistance Living" home-
study course from the Psycho- Cybernetics
Foundation.

Find out how you can live a more fulfilling,
productive, fun-filled live today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Coach Tom Nordland has figured out how to
put the fun back into shooting, and he wants to
teach you. Find out how fun it is to put up swish
after swish on the hardwood by hustling on over
to:

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

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Never Feel Like A Flunkie Again

When I was a young'un back in Kentucky I was
painfully shy. That's probably why I went into
computers. Frustrating as they could be, I always
knew where I stood with those digital chips.

I was especially shy around girls. It's funny how
that works. When I played in the "Lavender Hill
Mob" rock band from 65 - 70 I was never afraid
to to get up in front of as many as 15,000 people,
but you put me one-on-one with a lovely female
I was intimidated and tongue- tied.

I found ways to get through that, but if somebody
back then had told me to visualize myself being
successful and popular with the ladies, I don't
think I could have pulled it off. Not even in my
imagination. It was too big of a jump from my
reality. There was just too much resistance.

Maybe you feel the same way about shooting.
You're stuck. You need more confidence to be a
better shooter, but you need more success as a
shooter before your confidence will soar.

If I recommend you visualize yourself as a
shooting star hitting bucket after bucket from
every conceivable spot on the court, it's might
be too big of a leap of faith for you, so you don't
even try it.

That's O.K. I've got an idea.

Instead of swinging for the fences with an all or
nothing attitude, don't even worry about seeing
yourself as a superstar. Just see yourself feeling
more confident than you do today. How much
more, is up to you. 10% more? Whatever you
can believe. Just as long as it's an improvement.

Then when you have manifested that increased
confidence - and you will - be excited, be grateful
and raise the bar to the next level in your
imagination. See yourself even more confident.

If you are consistent in practicing this I promise
your confidence will grow and grow, and you will
be better at shooting, better with the ladies, better
with money, better at writing - whatever it is you
want to do.

Coach Stan Kellner teaches a technique called
"Filling Your Confidence Bucket" on his "Prime-
Time Shooting Machine" DVD. Do that and you'll
soon be hitting 2 and 3 pointers from all over the
court.

Start filling your bucket today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If I'd known about changing my self-image
with Psycho-Cybernetics I never would have
had to be shy for so long.

You're life doesn't have to be a struggle. The new
"Zero Resistance Living" home-study course from
the Psycho-Cybernetics Foundation will guide you
through the mine fields of life with ease and grace.
See what it can do for you now at:

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

Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Inside The Mind Of A Winner

Year 1 - Did not finish
Year 2 - Did not finish
Year 3 - 36th
Year 4 - Did not finish
Year 5 - Did not enter
Year 6 - Did not enter

If a NASCAR driver had a record in the Daytona
500 anything like this would you bet on him in
year 7? What if he'd taken the last 2 years off to
fight cancer?

Well that is exactly what happened to Lance
Armstrong in 1993 thru 1998. Not only that, but
he was also physically decimated by
chemotherapy in a sport that takes mountains of
endurance.

His situation was grim, but he did have a giant ace
in the hole. He had the mind of Lance Armstrong.
He had the mind of a winner. And that was enough
to win a record 7 Tour de France's in a row.

Do you think maybe Lance learned something about
winning while he was losing so much. He must have.
And do you think he learned how to use his mind at
the highest levels to overcome both cancer and build
his body back up to world class competitiveness.

How do you feel about losing? Does it eat away at you
and knock you off your game for an extended period
of time? Or can you let go of the pain and treat it like
the learning experience it is.

More relevant, as a shooter how do you react to
missing shots? I've said it before, but you really need
to learn how to miss before you'll ever become a great
shooter.

Coach Stan Kellner will teach you how to miss shots
and recover your confidence in moments on his new
"Prime-Time Shooter" DVD, and that's just one of the
ultra powerful mental techniques you can start
practicing in days if you order now at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. In his camps Stan has kids hitting 100 shots
in a row and more when he teaches them 3 magic
words that cause them to lock in on their target.
Find out how to execute the shooter's internal
success programming today at:

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