An 8th grade girl, Kayla Hanley, used the Nash Scoop to “pin and extend” to her finish a couple weeks ago at our camp in Eau Claire, WI. I taught her this about 8 months ago when we worked out before I moved to Milwaukee. Some people probably thought I was crazy teaching her this as a 7th grader, but after a few months she got it down to the point where she can use it in a game. My point is that she is a rising 8th grader and is finishing with 1 hand. She never would have been able to do this without the tremendous persistence she applies to the rest of her game.
Her younger sister, a rising 5th grader is the same way. About 8 months ago I wrote about them on the blog:
I just finished up a camp today in Chippewa Falls, WI and was reminded once again that anything can be accomplished with passion and dedication. There is a pair of sisters from Chippewa Falls that I enjoy working with as much as DI recruits. They are always asking me after every camp for more 2 ball drills to work on or ways they can get better. It’s not just talk. The 4th grader can put 2 balls behind her back, at the same time as well as go between the legs simultaneously without a rhythm a dribble. How dedicated are you? If a 4th grader can have a workout chart with all the drills she does every single day why can’t you? How good do you really want to be?
Check out the video below of Lexi, the rising 5th grader. How many 2 Ball Skips can you get in 30 seconds? 46?!
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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