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Practice Psychology In the early part of practice, the results came easy because the skills that I was practicing were simple and it was only a matter of time before I learned and mastered them. However, as the skills got more advanced, dribbling multiple basketballs, positive progress did not come that easy. Since I didn't know better, I struggled with practice because I was expecting similar positive results with every skill I set out to learn. Like everybody else, I measured my practice progress with results. If I was not getting positive results, I was getting nowhere Overtime and through my understanding of practice psychology, I realized that sometimes, positive results won't come overnight. Further analysis of physical progress revealed some amazing results. Unlike mental aspect like cramming the night before a test, practice hard a day or two before a game will make you an better. Physical success takes a long time to manifest it self. Too Many Factors are Involved in the Learning Process When you are learning a physical skill like dribbling or shooting a jump shot, there are many facts (internal and external) that are involved in the process. Internally, you must be able to coordinate all the muscles involved with dribbling or shooting to work together precisely. Externally, you must be able to get away from the defensive player quicky, and still maintain control of the basketball (dribbling) to succeed. Coordinating these facts to work together takes time. From my practice psychology study, I found out that it takes at least two years for one to learn, master, and perfect a skill before one can use the skill in pressure situations. I Have Been Playing Sports for a Long Time Most argument I hear from athletes is that my assumptions are wrong because they have been playing a certain sports for many years, and they should already be proficient with certain skills based on the two year window. What I tell them is very simple, you must isolate a skill, and understand it before you can maintain it with regular practice and be successful using it in a game. Lets take walking for example. Most of us have been walking and running since we were two years old, thus we are capable of performing most activities while walking or running. Now, consider tightrope walking. The skill is similar to normal walking on a float surface, however, the tightrope walker must also include balance, and concentration in the process. Even though you have been walking for so many years, if you were to try tightrope walking, you will fail because you have never practice walking under a tightrope conditions. The same concept applies to dribbling. Most basketball players have been dribbling basketball since they were toddles (normal walking), however, they have never really taken the time to think about dribbling seriously, and extend it under game situations (tightrope walking). In a real game when the TV lights come on and the opponent is breathing behind your back, most casual dribblers (normal walkers) will fail (fall off the tightrope). Success Secret through Practice Before your next practice, I challenge you to check out Success Secret through Practice. I guarantee there are a lot of things that you just don’t understand about practice that are holding you back. With the right knowledge and understanding of practice, you can very easily attain your goal of becoming a superstar within a very short time if you apply the strategies outlined in Success Secret through Practice. Dribbling is a Skills just like Shooting, Passing, etc. Dribbling is a skill just like passing, shooting, playing defense, etc., that you must take time to practice diligently to be good at. You have to learn, master, perfect, and develop the confidence before you can use it under pressure. People Don’t Become Good by Default (Chance or Mistake) When I was doing my research on how to become a better athlete through practice, I noticed that some athletes that I talked to did not know how they became superstars. They fall in the category of “success by default.” There is a very small number of athletes that falls in this category. Most had or have coaches who know what they needed to succeed. You can choose to go this route, however, you better have a coach who knows what they are doing. If not, I hightly recommend that you check out Success Secret through Practice and find a sure guide to allow you to do what you choose to do better to success in practice. My Study Prediction Either way, an athlete will have to use the Success Secret through Practice strategies by choice or default to become a better athlete through practice. If you have never take set a side time to practice your dribbling skills or other skills that you are struggling with in your respecive sports, you will continue to be one of those mediocre players that picks up a basketball after one or two dribble for fear of losing the basketball. If you want to change that, click Dribbling Workout (One Basketball). for a program that will improve your dribbling in just three weeks. |
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