Its time to concentration on the ONLY things that will get you a basketball scholarship guranteed and ignore all the noise confusing young basketball players.  Learning the newest combination dribble or mastering all 10 zillion types of step-back 3’s will NOT prepare you for the next level or help coaches at any level notice how valuable you are to their team.  The truth is and the only secret you need to grasp is that getting buckets at a high percentage is the only thing that can truly get you a basketball scholarship.

The main transformation that we are after is taking young players and transforming them into fundamentally sound scoring machines that every coach would kill to have on their teams.  So what is the best way for younger player, regardless of his or her current talent level, to make this transformation into the type of player every coach would kill themselves trying to recruit?

• Master fundamental concepts and Improvise Advance skillsets over-time – What types of things are coaching looking for, is it advance dribbling that breaks full courts presses or is it a shooter than can out combo dribble the entire 5 man defense for an amazing layup?  No, coaches are looking for fundamentally sound, coachable players, that can take simple skills and get buckets during the game.
• Focus your training and game play on scoring, in particular scoring from the 3 point line- the single biggest common denominator in the game today that levels the playing field for players and teams is the ability to score from behind the 3 point line.  What coach doesn’t want  or need this?  Young players need to embrace this and focus their efforts on mastering 3 point scoring concepts.
• Basketball training is only effective when it is very structured and performed as the most intense level – basketball development takes structured training, dedicated basketball play in the driveway only allows a lower level of skill development.  Structured workout programs allows players to develop past beginner, intermediate, and advanced skill plateus.  We know the skills need to advance beyond developmental ruts and also the type of training that can allow players to explode through developmental barriers to get to the next level.  Game speed training and doing drills full game speed is the only way to training and prove mastery.
• Basketball training and players development from a holistic approach – out playing other basketball players and standing out among the best takes way more than advanced basketball skills.  Players looking to crush their opponents and take away their scholarships need to also concentration on strength, agility, quickness, and vertical leap training.
• Mastering Game Concepts – Great players that coaching are looking for do things on the court that go beyond shooting, dribbling, and rebounding.  Mastering team concepts and individual tricks are also essential to gain the attention of coaches at every level.
• Defensive minded players with hustle mindset is what coaches cannot help but be drawn to, these are the intangibles that win games in many respects.