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.

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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/

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Resistance Is Futile

The fourth and final factor the Gunslinger shared
with me about his shooting success was allowing
his mind and body to relax.

He started relaxing with the familiarity and routine
of his pre-game rituals. He continued relaxation
techniques before the mental rehearsal of his
upcoming match. Then he got deeper into
relaxation during his controlled, deep breathing
routine.

Only then was Dwight ready to release himself
upon the competition at hand. You can do
likewise.

The secret, Dwight said was in knowing relaxed
minds and muscles both move more quickly and
accurately than tense ones. That's just common
sense, but it's been proven over and over in the
arena of competition.

Look at the greatest performers in whatever field
you want to think of. They all look like they are
barely trying. They make it look so easy. They
are cruising.

Part of that is because they have repeated the
movements so many times it IS easy. It's easier
for their muscle memory to do it right than to
mess it up. There is little or no resistance to
getting the results they want. The neural
pathways and muscles are trained and
conditioned to where the movement is quick,
automatic, and literally easy.

One of my favorite guitar players has always been
Duane Allman, founder of the Allman Brothers
Band. Of course I recognize Jimi Hendrix' talent
too, but of all the musical cats who died young I
think Duane's passing affected me the most. I am
facinated by what he had to say to Tom Dowd his
producer just days before his fatal motorcycle
ride.

"Just a little more, and this instrument is gonna
be so connected with my brain that my fingers
aren't gonna have to play it."

That was Duane's way of saying his body was no
longer resisting what his mind wanted to do. The
connection was there.

Repetition and relaxation the keys to that kind
of mastery.

Rest in peace, Brother Duane. You were right.

You can reach that kind of mastery in your life by
employing the principles of Psycho-Cybernetics as
taught by Dr. Maxwell Maltz.

And now the Foundation named for his methods
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Shoot for the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

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good feelings act like a pure water rinse, washing
away the junky, negative, constraining, stuck
emotions that keep you from doing your best.

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Make Every Shot Count

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