by Goetgeluck | Nov 23, 2021 | Academy Players, Athletic Development
Warming up before training or playing a game is an important physical habit we want to develop with our players. In our Academy we’ve decided to teach a club-wide warm-up to our teams. All of our players know the movements from the variety of athletic...
by Goetgeluck | Oct 13, 2021 | Academy Players, Athletic Development, Relaxation
The more relaxed you are the better you are at everything you do. When you are relaxed, you see more options, your body is looser and life has a lightness to it. When tense however, your vision narrows down into a tunnel, your legs feel heavy and new things seem...
by Goetgeluck | Aug 9, 2021 | Athletic Development, Communication, Mindset, Player Development
I don’t know how it’s with you as a coach, but we get a lot of DM’s from our players through Instagram. Initially I was responding to these messages 1 by 1 until I realized that some of the questions kept returning. The most common DM’s I get...
by Goetgeluck | Jun 28, 2021 | Academy Players, Athletic Development, Player Development, Public
A player came to me last week describing how he had pulled his left side hip a little bit. He showed me how it had happened: he stood in a ready position and then exploded into a first step. After doing some light massaging and a mobility exercise to ease his nervous...
by Goetgeluck | Jun 8, 2021 | Academy Players, Athletic Development, Off-Season
Off-season is a time when we have always tried to help our kids to develop both their athleticism as well as their basketball skills. Often one of the first things that gets lost during in-season is physical training. That is why we try to create good habits during...
