I can remember when I was younger, a coach once told me:  “When you are resting at home, someone else is working and when you meet up with them, they will beat you because they are more prepared!”

That is something that stuck with me, regarding an under-used “skill” – WORK ETHIC!!!

Too many players these days try to get away without working on their games or playing basketball on a daily basis.  Some say it is because of twitter, facebook, xbox 360, PS3, Internet, Instant messaging, Cell phones, texting, etc.  That kids are busy using these advancements in technology rather than outside or in a gym playing and working on their games!

In my experience, all of the players that I have worked with and have been successful in the game of basketball are those who put in the work daily.  If players put in just an hour a day, consistently (7 days a week), they would see enormous gains in their individual games.   In the words of a good friend of mine…”TIME WAITS FOR NO MAN!!!”

DON’T WASTE ANYMORE TIME, PUT IN THE WORK DAILY, WORK HARDER THAN THE NEXT MAN!!!  Be that player who is always working while OTHERS are resting!!!