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- Hey, what's up guys? Coach Rocky here,
the official trainer here for I Love Basketball TV
and today we're gonna talk about
how to avoid getting cut in tryouts.
Let's get into it.
So, with tryouts right about the corner,
I felt that there was no better time than right now
to do this video for you.
Now, I've not only had experience
of going through many different tryouts
and things of that nature
and knowing what it takes to actually make teams,
but I've also coached at the varsity level for two years
as an Assistant Varsity Coach
and I kinda know the things that as a coach
that I was looking for in the players
when it came to making the team.
Now, I will preface this by saying that
as a coach, we pretty much knew
before tryouts even started
of the the players that we were gonna take,
especially at the high school level
because at the high school level,
they have open gyms, they have preseason open gym,
preseason workouts and things of that nature
and you should have been attending those
because there's no better way to make a team,
there's no better way to perform better in tryouts
than by getting the attention of the coaches.
So, by the coaches seeing you everyday at open gym,
seeing you putting in the extra work
in the preseason workouts
and off-season workouts if you did summer workouts.
There's no better way to get
in good standings with that coach,
so that it makes it easier for you to make the team.
Now, middle school ball is a little more difficult
because there aren't things such as...
There aren't as many things as open gym
and off-season workouts,
but it is still possible to build a good relationship
with your coach by just talking to the coach,
talking to the other people that
maybe were on the team last year,
becoming friends with those players.
Friends are gonna vouch for friends.
They're gonna want you on their teams.
Their teams are gonna look better.
They're gonna have better chemistry when playing.
So, if you're playing with guys
that played on the team last year
and you're hanging out with guys that
played on the team last year
and they've been where you're trying to be.
If you associate yourself with those players,
you're gonna start working like them,
you're gonna start building the relationships like them.
When they're around the coach,
you'll be around the coach.
So, those are some things that you should have
already been doing.
Now, if you haven't been doing that,
this video is gonna kinda bring to light
some other things that you can be doing
actually in tryouts to avoid getting cut.
So, whether you have been building relationships
with your teammates or your coaches
or, you know your future teammates and coaches.
If you haven't been building the relationships
or you have been, either way these eight tips
that I give to you today to avoid getting cut from the team
are gonna help you have more success during your tryouts.
Tip number one - hustle.
Hustling doesn't take any skills.
All it takes is heart and determination,
so if you want to play on the team, you have to hustle
because it's a must.
Again, there's no excuse not to hustle.
What do I mean by hustling?
Getting back on defense,
being the first one down the court on offense,
hustling for loose balls,
diving on the ground.
Again, these things take no skills.
If you're not willing to do it, somebody else will
and as a former coach, we look for the players
that are willing to leave it all on the court.
Somebody that we knew would
come to practice everyday and grind.
They would battle everyday.
They would hustle everyday.
These are the type of players that
coaches want on their team,
so tip number one, you have to hustle.
Tip number two - be a great teammate.
Again, this is another thing that doesn't take skills,
doesn't take talent.
All you have to do is be a great teammate.
What I mean by being a great teammate
is if there's a mistake, don't blame somebody else for it.
If you make a mistake, don't blame somebody else for it.
Even if they make a mistake, pat them on the back.
Tell them that it's okay.
Next play, keep it moving by staying positive.
What that's gonna do is it's gonna bring confidence
in your teammates.
They're gonna get more confident.
They're gonna get more confident in you
and if you're staying positive
and you're being a great teammate,
when you make mistakes, guess what?
People aren't gonna get on you
because you didn't get on them.
If you get on them,
then that kinda opens up Pandora's Box.
They're gonna get on you.
You're gonna get on them.
Then, everybody's bad teammates.
You can be a great teammate by staying positive,
patting other teammate's players on the back
even if they make a mistake, even if you make a mistake.
Stay positive.
As a coach, this is something that
we see and we value in players
because team chemistry is extremely important.
Tip number three, what do you know,
doesn't involve any skills.
Arrive early.
Be there early. Not on time.
If you have to be at tryouts at three,
on the court at three,
don't get there at 2:55 p.m.
As soon as school ends, get to the locker room, get ready,
get on the court, get some shots up.
Come warm, come prepared.
Get your mind ready.
There's always those players
that wanna hang out in the hallways,
wanna talk to their little girlfriends,
hang out with their friends,
walk them to the bus,
and then show up in the locker room at 2:50 p.m.
and then take forever to put on their shoes.
They come on the court at 2:59 p.m.
and tryouts start at three.
Do not be this person.
As a coach, I'm gonna be one of the first ones
on the court, getting the balls out for the players.
If I see you strolling in
with one minute before tryouts start,
I'm gonna think you're not serious.
I'm gonna think you're not focused
and I'm definitely not gonna be focused on you
during the tryouts.
You're automatically gonna put kinda that bad taste
in the coach's mouth before tryouts even start.
You don't wanna do this.
Arrive early.
Tip number four and you should be starting to see
a common theme in these tips,
is be vocal.
Again, doesn't take any skills, doesn't take any talent.
What I mean by being vocal is
compliment teammates, talk on defense, talk on offense.
By being vocal, it's gonna demonstrate
that you one, know what you're doing,
two, it's gonna cause attention to you on the court
and three, it's another great way to remain positive.
Comment.
If somebody hits a shot,
aye good shot, man!
Don't just give a high five.
Aye, great shot!
Good pass!
Good D!
I got help!
Talk loud. Let it be known that you're on the court.
Clap on D, clap on offense.
If your coach says something, say yes sir, no sir.
Be loud, be demonstrative and be confident
in yourself and your game.
One of my best friends used to tell me a good quote,
stick to what you know.
So, if you're on the court, don't be trying to
dribble between your legs, behind your back
if you can't dribble.
Stick to things that you know.
Stick to things that you do well.
Now, if you're a lights out shooter
but maybe you can't dribble,
then don't try and dribble,
have the guys that can dribble set you up for shots,
get screens, use minimum dribbles to get your shot off.
So, again stick to what you know and do what you do well
on the court.
This will always make you look good.
If you know you're the fastest person on the court,
then use that speed.
Sprint every time you can, whether it's defense, offense,
run the ball down the court.
Do what you do well
and your coach will notice
that, hey this guy can actually do somethings pretty good.
Tip number six - be in shape.
Come to tryouts in shape.
Now, if you have been going to off-season workouts
and playing in off-season open gyms
or preseason open gyms, I should say,
then you should be in pretty good shape.
If you haven't, and I know there're some players
that for whatever reason, whether they're scared
or they're insecure,
they come to tryouts not in shape.
They miss all the preseason workouts
because they don't wanna play with everybody else
and they come outta shape.
I'll tell you as a coach, the first few days we ran a lot.
We ran a lot of sprints
because I wanted to get the people
that were outta shape out the gym.
The best way for me to get rid of somebody
wasn't to cut them, it was to have them quit.
So, I will tell you, the first few days,
there's probably gonna be a lot of running.
If you're not in shape, you will get exposed.
Tip number seven - play defense.
Now again, all these tips, the majority of these tips
don't require any skill, besides maybe tip number five
where I mentioned do what you do well.
That requires a little skill but again,
defense doesn't require too much skill.
It's more heart and determination.
Now, there are some simple tips and techniques
you could use to become a better defender,
but with that being said,
if you wanna play defense and you wanna shut down your man,
then that's probably what you're gonna do.
Now, a lot of players just don't wanna play defense.
Defense isn't the most sexy thing.
It's not the best thing to do,
but I was watching the game the other day
and Patrick Beverley when he was
going up against Lonzo Ball,
shut him down and he took pride in shutting him down
and you know what he chanted
when he was done stealing the ball,
"First team! First team!"
He wasn't talking about first team All-NBA,
he was talking about first team all defense.
You need to have this same type of mentality
when you're on the court in tryouts
because again, as a coach we love players
that can play defense.
Maybe a guy can't shoot well,
maybe he can't dribble well,
but there will be a spot on the team
for the guy that can lock down any offensive player.
Tip number eight, last but definitely not least,
is demonstrating good basketball IQ.
Knowing where to be on the court,
knowing little things like boxing out,
knowing help defense,
knowing when to make the right pass,
knowing when to take the right shot.
Having a good basketball IQ
is a great way for a coach
to be able to pick out the players
because not everybody is going to be a great scorer,
not everybody is going to be a great ball handler.
Teams only have one or two awesome players.
Everybody else are players that kinda fit in
and they know the roles and they play their positions
and they know the game of basketball.
If you have good basketball IQ
and you know the game,
then there will be a spot for you on the team.
Good luck in your tryouts coming up
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