The Winner's Circle

Basketball and injuries go hand in hand…

The most important things to know about them are 1) how to best avoid them and 2) how to return to playing after they happen.

As a parent of a very high achieving basketball player, who has several injuries and comes back from them, I wish someone had given me the perspective I have now……

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Always Be a Good Sport...

It's my first day at conditioning training. Coach sets the tone by ordering everyone to run a "suicide". A "Suicide" is a conditioning drill: you start at the baseline, run to the first free throw line, tap the line with your hand and run back to the baseline. Then run to the half court line. Tap and return to the baseline. Next run to the far free throw line. Tap and return to the baseline. Finally, run to the far baseline. Tap and return to the starting baseline. 

“Go!” Coach orders. We sprint a "suicide". “Go!”. Sprint. “Go!”. Sprint. “Go!”. Sprint. “Go!”. Sprint.

 “Coach...I need to go to the bathroom”...


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