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:

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

Make Every Shot Count

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Copyright 2006,2007 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

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

dean@deandelker.com
www.deandelker.com

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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Copyright 2006,2007 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

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

dean@deandelker.com
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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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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.

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.

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:

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Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Confidence Is - As Confidence Does

How do you build confidence without success when
you need confidence to be a success?

The formula is tried and true. It has been working
for centuries and centuries. To become successful
you have to first act like a success.

Harvard-trained sports psychologist Dr. Stephen
Kraus explains it this way:

"Acting like a success begins to change how you think
about yourself ... You can use this process to enhance
your own success and motivation simply by choosing
an identity you want, and beginning to act accordingly.
Soon the expectations of others, and your own internal
need for consistency, will get cycles of confidence,
motivation, and action spinning in the right direction.

How do you take on the identity of a shooter?

Begin to act like a shooter. A shooter holds himself
like a shooter. His body language speaks volumes.
A shooter practices shooting every day. A shooter
has that knowing smile.

Dr. Hal Wissel spends a lot of time in his two
shooting DVD's emphasizing how you act like a
shooter in thought, speech, and action. Learn from
one of the best today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. One of Stan Kellner's constant refrains in his
Prime-Time Shooting Machine DVD is,

"Who Are You?".

And his students shout back,

"I Am a Shooting Machine!".

See how you can have something to shout about
too at:

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

The Catch 22 of Confidence

Building confidence in shooting is like getting a job
you want.

To get the job they want you to have experience,
but to get experience you need the bleeping job.

Frustrating, right?

Well it could be, but when it comes to shooting as
they say at the Texas Hold 'Em table you've got a
couple of "outs".

I'll tell you one of them now.

Start 6 feet from the basket, or closer if you are a
young player. Like many shot coaches, I favor the
one-handed shot we taught before as a warm up.
It reinforces the upper body form you will need for
longer shots and naturally trains you to keep the
shooting hand facing the basket.

As the ball rolls off the index finger and you swish
the shot it is very important you mentally celebrate
the made shot. Don't look at it as a 6 footer you
should have made, or a baby shot. If you want to
have supreme confidence you have to build up a
massive reservoir of made shots in your mind.

Coach Stan Kellner has you saying an enthusiastic
"YES" every time you make a shot. That simple
act builds chest-puffing confidence when it's
embraced and repeated over and over. Then once
you are confident in that shot, move back a step or
two and repeat the process.

Of course, you have to learn how to use misses to
build your confidence too, and Stan does a far better
job of explaining that than I would so I'm going to
recommend you invest in his 'Prime-Time Shooting
Machine' DVD today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Hal Wissel's DVD's also do a great job of building
confidence by anchoring keywords with your shot.
At the same time Hal schools you in rock-solid shot
mechanics. If you feel you need more help in that
area you may want to get Hal's DVDs first. You can't
go wrong either way, but catch Hal's confidence
boosters at:

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

I believe in you. You just need to learn how to
believe in yourself.

P.S.S. I always like to hear your success stories.
Please email me at dean@deandelker.com with all
the glorious details.

Be The Best

Remember John Wooden's definition of winning?

Do your best.

And if you do your best most of the time you will
BE the best.

Why?

Because hardly anybody else out there will be doing
their best. They'll be focused on winning and losing.

Sad but true, if you are focused on winning you can't
be focused on the task at hand. And that's a
disastrous recipe for shooting, by the way.

It's like doing an exercise on one of those big core-
training stability balls. If you don't concentrate and
focus on the movement you're doing you'll be falling
flat on one of your precious body parts before you
know it.

It's OK to focus on the result you want before a game,
or a practice. In fact, it's highly recommended. You
can even do it during a time out or before free throws.
Use your creative imagination to visualize and feel
exactly what you want to see happen.

But during the action just stay relaxed and let your
training and your practice flow out of you. Go with
the flow.

Good coaches understand the concept of flow, and
Stan Kellner fits firmly in that mold. He is so
confident in his mental methods his "Prime-Time
Shooting Machine" talks very little about the
mechanics of shooting.

He says he's seen umpteen hundreds of shooters
with picture-perfect form when nothing's on the
line, but who can't hit a shot to save their soul
when the pressure's on.

Ideally you want both. Great form and a steel trap
mind that reeks with confidence, but if you could
only have one I'd take the guy with the mental
toughness every time.

Get your mental edge sharpened today at:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Another way to get a mental edge is to listen to
enpowering music. I grew up on rock and blues and
folk and have played in bands off and on since I was
14. It has brought me wonderful relationships and
experiences. It is something I was created to do.

I'm sure you've got your favorite music too, but I've
recently discovered to be a true artist on the
hardwood it helps immensely to listen to positive
inspiring music.

I've got a friend, Tania Gabrielle French who plays
and composes like an angel herself, and who is also
a world class authority on effects of music on people.
If you want to take your shooting and overall play
to a whole new level, let her show you the power of
her kind of music.

You can find her at:

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

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.

The Hidden Benefits of Shooting Hoops

I wonder if you realize what you've gotten yourself
into wanting to be a great shooter? It's actually
possible to set yourself up for life.

When you visualize yourself putting the ball in the
hole you are expanding your self-image to new
levels. You are focusing on what you want, and
letting the inner image change. Then the doing
becomes easier.

When you see yourself as a shooter your life can
change.

You will have learned a ton about desire, belief,
confidence, your mind, goals, perserverance, and
I could go on and on. What you learn on the court
you can apply to most anything you do in life, and
come out a winner. That is priceless.

The processes you learn can also make you more
successful in love, relationships, money, career,
spirituality, education, research, business - every
good thing you want.

For instance I'm sure you've heard the phrase 'time
is money'. And that's true up to a point, but really
isn't it ideas that make money. Creativity is a mental
skill, and as you sharpen your mind on the court, and
apply those same skills to the money game you will
have a much brighter future.

The best, most comprehensive mental program I've
ever seen for basketball comes from Coach Stan
Kellner. I was raving about the book yesterday, and
there is a wealth of information there.

It may be the best buy I've ever seen. It sells for $15,
and there are hundreds of powerful ideas to act on.

The same holds for his 'How To Be a Prime-Time
Shooting Machine' DVD. There's nothing else like it
so I've made it easy for you to order it today at:

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

Shoot For The Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. My business and life coach Matt Furey has
the ultimate winners attitude, and he teaches it
through exercise, conditioning, and mental power
programs.

He's also the head honcho at the Psycho-Cybernetics
Foundation where he carries on Dr. Maxwell Maltz'
vision for self-image building. You would do well to
visit Matt's sites and absorb as much as possible from
him. His daily emails are an education in themselves.
Now is the time. Here are the places:

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

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

God Bless.