The Official Forum  

Go Back   The Official Forum > Basketball

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old Mon May 21, 2001, 12:29am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Posts: 95
OK. another officiating-unrelated question but i'm sure you can answer it

a lot of times when i play 1-on-1 when i start losing by 4 or more i stop playing. i try to tell my self "Ok. i gotta put my bes tgame together now" but i just end up not trying. What can i do to get more confidence in myself? This occurs especially when my jumpers stop falling. I miss 3,4 in a row and every next miss i get frustrated. i understand that this will happen a lot (look at Iverson ), but what can i do? Just keep shooting so i can get my confidence up once i make some? Or just believe in myself?

I hoep you guys can help me out. If you know a good site where i can learn more, please give me the URL. Thanks
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old Mon May 21, 2001, 07:23am
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 247
Send a message via AIM to Love2ref4Ever
Talking Relpy

The site that may help you is http://www.Nogame.com
__________________
Welcome To The Wonderful World Of Basketball!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old Mon May 21, 2001, 12:46pm
Do not give a damn!!
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: On the border
Posts: 30,463
Well.

It sounds like a personal problem to me. You either have the confidence or you do not. And the more you practice, the more time you play, the more confidence you will develop. Other than that, the rest is up to you.

Peace
__________________
Let us get into "Good Trouble."
-----------------------------------------------------------
Charles Michael “Mick” Chambers (1947-2010)
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old Mon May 21, 2001, 01:05pm
In Memoriam
 
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Houghton, U.P., Michigan
Posts: 9,953
Question

Quote:
Originally posted by ilya
OK. another officiating-unrelated question but i'm sure you can answer it

a lot of times when i play 1-on-1 when i start losing by 4 or more i stop playing. i try to tell my self "Ok. i gotta put my bes tgame together now" but i just end up not trying. What can i do to get more confidence in myself? This occurs especially when my jumpers stop falling. I miss 3,4 in a row and every next miss i get frustrated. i understand that this will happen a lot (look at Iverson ), but what can i do? Just keep shooting so i can get my confidence up once i make some? Or just believe in myself?

I hoep you guys can help me out. If you know a good site where i can learn more, please give me the URL. Thanks
ilya,
What's this jump shot stuff?
I thought you were working on your dunking this year.
You have been working those weights haven't you?
mick
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old Mon May 21, 2001, 04:56pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 9,466
Send a message via AIM to rainmaker
Ilya --
I suggest you think of another goal besides winning in points. Aim for 10 blocked shots out of 50 shot, or only letting the dribbler past you once, or 40% 3-point shooting, or some such goal. When you make your goal, feel good like you would when you win by points. When you don't make your goal, try to analyze what went wrong and how you might do things differently. As long as you're not playing in the state championships, the point don't really matter as much as all the other skills. Think of your 1-on-1 sessions as developmental, not crucial.

Reply With Quote
  #6 (permalink)  
Old Mon May 21, 2001, 05:53pm
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Posts: 95
mick - i'm working on both. i got about 4 inches in 4 weeks of airaler II (www.airalert.com). starting week 5 now. i hope i can dunk by december, as i have a bet with a friend of mine about it
but i'm shooting more now too. i'm working on my freethrows a lot too as i'm a slasher. i like to drive inside

rainmaker:
my goal is to hit 75/100 FTs consistantly. also, i have a goal to shoot over 40% from downtown, like you said. i set it a couple weeks ago and really started working on 3s. i'm a lot more confident on 3s now, that's for sure

thx for your replys!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:27am.



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.3.0 RC1