Shaping Lives And Motivating the youth of today to become the future leaders in athletics and fitnes
Weighted ball work and some 1-on-1 with the guys this morning!
Great burnout drill at the end of the workout! It works on conditioning, footwork, reaction, and finishing through fatigue! 🦾🦾
Another good one from my guy (and not just because he’s mentioning me🤣). Being coached hard is something that a lot of young athletes avoid these days. They prefer environments where they won’t be held accountable, won’t receive constructive criticism, and where things will be less structured. The worst thing that can happen is players “winning” games at these “tournaments” while avoiding the things mentioned above. These “wins” are reinforcing bad habits that are being created, and most players and parents don’t even see that it’s happening.
The thing they don’t realize is that even the most talented person/athlete needs those structure/plan, accountability, constructive criticism, etc. to meet their full potential. So when you’re not the most talented you really can’t afford to avoid those things, and by the time they realize that it will be too late. Parents need to understand that too.
Brandon (Coach Barnes) is one of the hardest working individuals that I’ve ever had the pleasure of coaching. That’s why he was so successful on the court, and why he’s so successful off of the court! I’m a tough coach to play for and train with. I’m hard on players, I push them, I expect a lot, and I’m never going to let up on those things. However, I’ll also celebrate, encourage, and empower even harder than I coach! There has to be a balance. Like my old coach use to tell me, If I stop saying something to you that’s when you should be worried!🤣
Love you B, and I’m proud of you! Keep shining!
06/05/2023
Another tournament in the books. Started out on a high note by winning a close game against a team that blew us out in our first tournament, and ended the learning a lesson about the intensity we need to play with by taking a couple lumps from a really good and team! We’ll get back in the gym, take what we learned, and get better! let’s get it!
05/23/2023
Improvement & Development!
Proud of our guys for making it to the championship game of the YBOA North Georgia Shootout this past weekend!
We finished in 2nd place after losing really tough championship game game down a starter due to injury.
Having a chance to win a championship after losing every game but 1 in our last two tournaments is a testament to how much work they’ve put in over the past two months. Getting better every day is always the goal, and it sounds good, but it isn’t easy. It takes A LOT of hard work and consistency. We’re proud of our guys and can’t wait to see how much more they improve over the summer now that school is out.
It’s only up from here! LET’S GO SLAM!!
Baby Girl Getting Back In The Groove!! Let’s Go!!
05/01/2023
2nd Tournament of the summer didn’t end the way that we would’ve liked, but the guys got better. Back in the lab to get ready for the next one!!