My definition of a professional basketball player is someone that earns enough money playing basketball that doesn’t need to work to live. To some people my definition of a professional basketball player is not accurate. To some, the definition of a professional basketball player is someone that earns millions of dollars playing the game. In… Continue reading Play professional basketball with a minimalistic lifestyle
Author: Manoj
Basketball tryout ready training tips
Things you should be doing when working towards a basketball tryout There’s plenty of literature out there about basketball training and a good starting point is YouTube. As of the writing of this book YouTube has around 200,000 basketball training videos. Sorting through them will be a task, but as a start here are some… Continue reading Basketball tryout ready training tips
What is your morning routine?
What do you do when you first get up in the morning? Do you get up and get ready for school or work? That’s the normal thing to do, right? Well I want to challenge this way of thinking because for the last 8 months I have been doing something that has revolutionised my professional life in… Continue reading What is your morning routine?
A confirmed tryout date, best way to plan your basketball goals
Goal Setting 101 – Confirming your tryout date If you don’t have a tryout date or an approximate time how are you going to get ready? It’s like shooting without a target. How do you know where to aim? By confirming a tryout date you are able to start your preparation and start planning the… Continue reading A confirmed tryout date, best way to plan your basketball goals
Planning rest and recovery time
Why is rest important? Your body and mind needs it. If you want to play at your best during a tryout or game the last thing you want to be is tired or sore. That’s how mistakes are made and it make you look sh|t. Once you have a tryout date and you schedule your… Continue reading Planning rest and recovery time
How to schedule a tryout
So, you are finally ready to start trying out for some basketball teams. Brilliant! This is one of the most exciting parts next to actually attending a tryout session. Before you start scheduling in tryouts with teams there’s a few things I advise you to do. As a starting point I have given you a… Continue reading How to schedule a tryout
Personal Hygiene For Basketball Players
I can’t believe I am writing this article. But I guess it needs to be brought to some peoples attention. There’s nothing worse than having someone at a tryout smell of body odour. I’m not talking smelling a little bit funky, but a wafting odour that extends a radius of a meter sometimes more. I… Continue reading Personal Hygiene For Basketball Players
Are you overtraining?
I get it, you enjoy playing basketball. You just want to keep playing ball every minute of the day. But if you are trying out or playing for a team playing basketball every minutes of the day is detrimental to your performance. Playing basketball everyday for hours could leave you tired during a big training… Continue reading Are you overtraining?
Playing basketball in England
I can’t believe it has taken me this long to actually talk about playing basketball in England. Especially with the positive basketball experiences I have playing there. Added to my positive experiences is the amount of leagues you can play in and the accelerated rate in which basketball in England is improving. Why is playing… Continue reading Playing basketball in England
Why can’t you be the next Kobe?
This NBA season we said goodbye to Kobe. What a send off game. 60 points and a game winning shot which tops of an amazing 20 year career. I don’t think you could have a better send off than that. So how does someone get to be a Kobe Bryant or Michael Jordan? It’s true… Continue reading Why can’t you be the next Kobe?