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:

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Make Every Shot Count

Copyright 2006 Delker Enterprises, Inc.

Let's Hear It For The Girls

What can girls or young boys do to build up their
shooting strength?

Rhythm and timing and leg strength can produce
good range on your shooting, but sometimes you
do need to build up specific muscle groups.

Donna Bruneau-Lester wrote to a coaches forum
I frequent and had the following to say:

"As a rule girls usually don't have the strength to
shoot from behind the arc [till they're older], but it
doesn't have to be that way. I could shoot a ball at
11 from behind the arc and still have good form."

Donna says what she did to achieve that was do
pushups, pushups, and more pushups. It's a good
way to build strength without building bulk.

To work the part of the arm usually weak in a
woman she recommends pushups with your hands
turned inward toward each other. You can vary
the distance apart, and also move the hands further
up toward the face for developing the upper body
further.

Also key to Donna's young training regimen was
doing a lot of 1 handed shots starting near the
basket and working outward after hitting 5 or 10
straight. Remember to keep your arm in a perfect
"L" for the best results.

Don't forget to work on your non-dominant hand
too.

If you want to add variety to Donna's pushups
and build core strength, you owe it to yourself to
explore Matt Furey's politically incorrect
bodyweight training program. Matt teaches a
Hindu pushup that looks like a cross between
yoga and pushups, and comes complete with
power breathing and mental imaging so it works
out your mind too.

One of his other core body weight exercises is
called the Hindu squat. It's like no other leg
exercise you've ever seen and it works every
muscle you can think of in the lower body.
Couple that with some hill or stair sprints and
you have a 15 minute workout with star power.

Get your kids started on body weight exercises
like that and sit back and watch them mow down
their competition today. Get the lowdown on real
functional strength and endurance today at:

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

Shoot For the Stars,

Dean - The Dean of Shooting Hoops

P.S. Hal Wissel also stresses the one-handed shot
for mastering proper shooting form. Whether
you're 6 or 60 if you're shot's not consistent Hal
can show you why. Catch the shooting fever
today at:

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