Fundamentals of Dribbling

It's like driving: when you can dribble (drive), you can go anywhere you want to go.  You have to have your eyes up, you have to pay attention, but you can go wherever you want to go.

When you drive, you have to keep your eyes on the road and you can't look down.  It's the same when you dribble - you have to keep your eyes up.  When you are looking up, you can see everything around you.  When you look down, you can only see what is below you.

Stay low in a good stance so that if the defense crowds and pressures you, you can quickly and explosively get away.  If you are standing up tall, the defense can crowd you and pressure you backwards.  Be ready and in position to attack.

Use your fingertips.  Learn how to make music with the basketball.  Play with the basketball.  Have fun with the basketball.

Let Your Light Shine

Last night, I made a mistake - I held you back when I should have let you shine.  I taught you a terrible lesson that I will work hard to undo - we work hard and we should be proud of our gifts, blessings and the work we put in to get the most out of what we have been given.  I won't do that to you again.  I am sorry.  Let your light shine so that in you others can see Gods blessings in and through you, and the work you put in to show your appreciation for those blessings.

You look forward to your games, and your family looks forward to those games.  You work hard for those games and we all love watching you play.  We travel to watch you play.  It's not fair to anybody to not let you play more because you are better than others.  What would be fair would be for me to play you as much as you work.

Matthew 5:16 New International Version (NIV)

16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.