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:

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

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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:

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

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352-494-6572

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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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8413 SW 4th Place
Gainesville, FL 32607
352-494-6572

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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:

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

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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.

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Who's Got Your Blind Spot

Who's Got Your Blind Spot

"Phil Jackson knows how to coach me. He gets me
angry. When I get angry, I dominate. It's perfect."

-Shaquille O'Neal

Of course you know what happened this year with
Shaq under another champion-caliber coach, Pat
Riley. They've both got new world championship
rings. And how many did Michael Jordan and Phil
Jackson both collect in Chicago?

No matter how talented or gifted you are (or think
you are) at something, you can get better.
And probably much better.

Shaq has, and it took great coaches to channel his
unique individual abilities into a winning team
concept.

Most of the time a good coach can push you harder
and motivate you more than you would yourself.

If you have a good shooting coach locally do
whatever you can to sit under his teaching. It will
pay off in spades in the end.

But shot coaches are not a dime a dozen so you may
well have to get your coaching from a distance-ed
coach via power-packed DVD's. Nothing wrong with
that if you understand what you need.

If you need a vision for what you can accomplish as
a shooter I think Coach Tom Nordland's Swish 2
video is a tremendous resource. Get your passion
ignited or reignited today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. If you know you need rock solid shooting
mechanics that will hold up under game-time
pressures then Coach Hal Wissel is your man.
See how to pump up your confidence and act
like a shooter at all times by running over
to:

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

Make Every Shot Count

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I Got Rhythm

My 8 yr old grandson wants to shoot hoops every
time I turn around. It's hard to break him of the
habit of holding the ball low though. Shooting from
the hip might have worked in the Wild, Wild West,
but it's not the way to shoot a basketball.

It starts in younger players who feel they don't have
the strength to get the ball to the basket. I've seen
those same kids hit 8th or 9th grade though, and
they're still bringing the ball up from below their
waist. That's just asking for a block party in high
school. Much better to teach them right as soon as
you can.

Here's what Dr. Hal Wissel has to say about that:

"Rhythm is more important than strength in
shooting.

Although sometimes we have younger players use a
smaller ball and shoot at an 8.5' basket, we also have
7 year olds making shots at a regulation basket by
using the down and up action of the legs.

[Either way they don't teach shooting from the hip.
Ed.]

Confidence is the most important factor in shooting
but rhythm is a close second. Rhythm and range
come from the down-and-up motion of your legs
rather than from lowering the ball or stepping into
the shot.

Start with your knees slightly flexed: Then bend
your knees and fully extend them in a down-and-
up motion. Saying the keywords DOWN and UP!!!
(with confidence and rhythm, emphasizing the word
UP) to trigger your leg action.

Let your legs and shooting arm move together. As
your legs go up, your arm goes up. As your legs
reach full extension, your back, shoulders and
shooting arm extend in a smooth, continuous
forward and upward direction toward your target.

It is important to keep the ball high with your
shooting hand facing the rim."

From my experience keeping the ball high takes
some getting used to, but after a couple of days of
practice it feels very normal. It fosters a quick
release and also provides less margin for error.

To get more great teaching like this and more
importantly to see it in action you need to glue
your eyeballs to Hal's 'Confidence, Rhythm, and
Mechanics DVD available now at:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. When you're shooting off the pass the down
motion of the legs comes just before the catch and
the shot goes up as the legs go up providing for a
quicker more accurate release.

To find out how to use Hal's highly effective
shooting methods and footwork in real world,
game-time situations you need his second DVD
- 'Off the Pass, Off the Dribble, and In the Post.'

That is exactly what you need to be a shooter
who can create his own open looks. That's also
available now at:

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

Make Every Shot Count.