Basketball is one of the world’s fastest and skillful sports. Played on a small court, players have to master the ability to manoeuvre their way to the ring with five aggressive opponents trying to steal the ball from them with (pretty much) any means available.
There is so much to comprehend the skills of the game, including awareness, ball control, long-range shooting and more, and for this reason many people find the sport incredibly difficult to play.
But for those ballers who have the dedication to improve their skill and understand the game it can be one of the most rewarding sports you can imagine playing!
With this in mind, here are a few reasons why dedication to craft – including in-and-outside of team training – is akin to becoming the best player on the court:
Dedication helps you improve your skills
The world’s best players would be nowhere without dedication to their craft. So, grab a 36ers, Melbourne United or official Brisbane Bullets basketball and start training today. Whether you have a driveway ring, a court at the local park or access to a club training facility, there is always a good spot to dedicate yourself to the practice of becoming a pro-level on the court!
Sure, you might have natural talent, but how far can this take you if you expand on that talent? You might be able to shoot three-pointers with ease, but if you don’t work on them with a strong dedication then you’ll likely have a hard time bringing those awesome shots to a match situation.
Dedication is the one true way you can become a great player. The world’s best coaches and talent agents have seen countless naturals that have fallen off because their natural ability made them complacent. Complacency will only see that natural skill fall behind the skills of players who put in the work to constantly improve their game and optimise their skills.
With this in mind, dedicating yourself to training will help you become a top player who stands out among the rest on and off the court!
Dedication is a skill in itself
We should all learn to dedicate ourselves to our passion. And, if your passion is basketball, then you have the perfect outlet to dedicate yourself to the sport. Dedicating yourself to training will not only improve your game, but it will also improve your skills in dedication.
So, even if you’re a great baller who is not actually looking to turn pro, you will still be teaching yourself the ancient skill of concentration, focus and a dedication to your craft that you can take with you wherever you go in life. This will help in all other aspects of life, especially those in your chosen professional sports field, and this is another reason why dedicating yourself to practice is akin to success.
And, after all, training is fun
Who doesn’t like picking up the prune and taking it out into the driveway? Basketball training is always a lot of fun and a great way to stay physically and mentally healthy. Dedicating yourself to training may sound “boring”, but if you do so in a way that you enjoy i.e. creating training drills that you actually enjoy, then you will likely find yourself actually enjoying the journey towards becoming a focused player.
All of these elements will combine to make you an ultimate player – it’s a guarantee!