CRITICAL PATH

CRITICAL PATH BREAKDOWN

Tactical 

• Mastering Fundamentals Constant Effort and Hustle

• Smart Team Defense Executing Defensive Commandments

• Dominate Rebounding Up-Tempo Executed Team Offense

• Value Every Possession Finish & Execute Under Pressure

• Un-Matched Team Unity Draw Fouls & Maximize Free-Throw Opportunities

Academic

Team & Individual GPA

• Your credentials in the classroom will take you further and last longer than any success that you might encounter on the court. (goal = 3.0+ Team/Individual GPA by having NO missed/late assignments or failed tests)

Mental

Routines

• Breathing, emotional control, performance routines (e.g., stretching before and after practice, warm-ups), pre – during – post.

Goal Setting

• Academic goals, life goals, team goals and on the basketball court performance goals with action plans will be mapped out on paper and monitored quarterly until achieved.

Motivation

• Themes and phases throughout the year with an emphasis on team building.

Functional & Fitness

Nutrition 

• Fueled for optimal performance. (goal = 4-6 healthy meals a day)

Sleep

• Consistent and in bed early. (goal 8-10 hours per night)

Strength & Endurance

• Building strength throughout the year. This will be accomplished by players being enrolled in a weights class or coming in before school to lift. Play longer and harder than anyone.  (goal = 5-6 hrs./week)

Range of Motion

• Flexibility. Pre-practice and pre-game Dynamic Warm-up. Post-practice and game cool down Dynamic Warm-up.

Core Values = Character Growth

• Excellence, Unity, Respect, Growth, Community