by Goetgeluck | Oct 12, 2020 | Academy Players, Communication, Mindset, Sports Parents
This three part series was initially shared as part of our parents education program at our Elite Academy. The intention of this series of three articles is very simple. It is, in short, to make a change in an aspect of sports that is often ignored or labeled as too...
by Joerik | Oct 6, 2020 | Academy Coaches, Academy Players, Mindset, Player Development
Another coach asked a question this week that I get often: “what’s your definition of a ‘great coach’?” Over the years my answer has gotten less and less connected with anything basketball-related. Having thought about it a lot the last couple of days… and I...
by Joerik | Oct 4, 2020 | Academy Players, Offense, Player Development, Shooting
In this video you see our U15’s practice shooting in a competitive game. Here we are working on the following qualities: decision-making testing shooting performance under pressure passing and vision style of play making connections We make the game competitive...
by Goetgeluck | Sep 28, 2020 | Academy Players, Athletic Development
In-season athletic development (AD*) sessions and planning are a different beast than the time freedom we have during the off-season. Kids are on a school schedule and evenings at the Facility are packed. Right now this means kids come in and have 90 minutes on court...
by Joerik | Aug 19, 2020 | Academy Players, Culture, Podcast
Here’s a recent webinar I gave for Gold Ticket Sports that dives a bit further into our Academy Culture. Check out the PDF in last month’s post. JoerikJoerik Michiels is co-founder of Elite Athletes and is the Skill Director and soul of the Elite Academy....
by Goetgeluck | Aug 5, 2020 | Academy Players, Books, Mindset, Player Insights, Public
A running joke in our Academy that only a handful of the players are part of the Academy Book Club. One of our players, Deacon, asked me last year if there’s any book I’d recommend on “mindset”. I asked him what his exact challenges were and by...
