I had a workout today with 2 high school boys who had never met before and had no idea who each other were. I was shocked at the beginning of the workout when I heard the words, “Good work Kyle” directed from one player to the other. Remember in the first sentence I said these were HIGH SCHOOL BOYS! This continued throughout the workout with words of encouragement and praise from the one player to the other. Needless to say I was impressed. Your words can be the most powerful influence you have on someone.
Exercise: Coaches have your manager or assistant coach track all the positive and negative statements made during a practice. I think you will be shocked at how negative we all can be. Be aware of your thoughts and statements and how they correlate to your actions.
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The founder of Mike Lee Basketball Services (formerly Playmakers Basketball), Mike is known throughout the country for individual player skill development. He has been a speaker at several events and has also recently authored several instructional workout DVDs, which will be released over the next year. Titles out right now include, 25 Killer Scoring Moves, Secrets of Unstoppable Guard Play and Secrets of Unstoppable Shooting. Since 2006 Mike Lee Basketball has trained over 3,600 boys and girls through their skill development programs. Dozens of players that Mike has worked with have gone on to play collegiate basketball, some at the NCAA DI level. In addition to his own basketball services, Mike is a Nike Girls Skills Trainer and a member of the Nike sponsored, Ganon Baker Basketball.
From 2001-2006, Mike participated as a player and assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. During the fall of 2006 he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Coach K and Duke University Leadership Conference in Durham, NC. In December of 2006 he graduated from the University of Wiconsin-Stout with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a self-planned concentration in Basketball Entrepreneurship.
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