Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Basketball Tip of the week
Al Horford of the Atlanta Hawks shows that extra work pays off in improving his game. click here for article form Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Blazer Creed
Our Blazer Creed
WORK ON YOUR WEAKNESSES UNTIL THEY BECOME YOUR STRONG POINTS
REMEMBER THAT A GREAT EFFORT IS USUALLY THE RESULT OF A GREAT ATTITUDE
DEDICATE YOURSELF TO A MIGHTY PURPOSE
WIN WITH HUMILITY, LOSE WITH GRACE
IGNORE THOSE WHO DISCOURAGE YOU
WORK TO IMPROVE YOUR MORAL AND SPIRITUAL STRENGTHS AS WELL AS YOUR PHYSICAL ONES
REMEMBER THAT HOW YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF OFF THE FIELD IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS HOW YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF ON THE FIELD
TALENT IS GOD GIVEN---BE HUMBLE, FAME IS MAN GIVEN---BE THANKFUL,
CONCEIT IS SELF GIVEN---BE CAREFUL
DON'T ASK TO BE DEPRIVED OF TENSION AND DISCIPLINE--THESE ARE TOOLS THAT SHAPE SUCCESS
DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE, WHEN IT HAS TO BE DONE, AND AS WELL AS IT CAN BE DONE
REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU ARE NOT WORKING TO IMPROVE, YOUR COMPETITION IS.
ALWAYS GIVE YOUR BEST
PRACTICE LIKE A CHAMPION
PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION
WORK ON YOUR WEAKNESSES UNTIL THEY BECOME YOUR STRONG POINTS
REMEMBER THAT A GREAT EFFORT IS USUALLY THE RESULT OF A GREAT ATTITUDE
DEDICATE YOURSELF TO A MIGHTY PURPOSE
WIN WITH HUMILITY, LOSE WITH GRACE
IGNORE THOSE WHO DISCOURAGE YOU
WORK TO IMPROVE YOUR MORAL AND SPIRITUAL STRENGTHS AS WELL AS YOUR PHYSICAL ONES
REMEMBER THAT HOW YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF OFF THE FIELD IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS HOW YOU CONDUCT YOURSELF ON THE FIELD
TALENT IS GOD GIVEN---BE HUMBLE, FAME IS MAN GIVEN---BE THANKFUL,
CONCEIT IS SELF GIVEN---BE CAREFUL
DON'T ASK TO BE DEPRIVED OF TENSION AND DISCIPLINE--THESE ARE TOOLS THAT SHAPE SUCCESS
DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE, WHEN IT HAS TO BE DONE, AND AS WELL AS IT CAN BE DONE
REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU ARE NOT WORKING TO IMPROVE, YOUR COMPETITION IS.
ALWAYS GIVE YOUR BEST
PRACTICE LIKE A CHAMPION
PLAY LIKE A CHAMPION
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Dr. Paul Welter's book "How to help a Friend"
Here is a link to Amazon on Welter's book: "How to help a friend"
He talks about the levels of difficulty and we can go to two extremes mild and severe
Here is what happens when you go from the mild to the severe.
It goes in this order:
(Good to know for anyone that wants to be a better friend, anyone working with kids or any parent).
1. Problem
2. Prediciment
3. Crisis
4. Panic
5. Shock
He talks about the levels of difficulty and we can go to two extremes mild and severe
Here is what happens when you go from the mild to the severe.
It goes in this order:
(Good to know for anyone that wants to be a better friend, anyone working with kids or any parent).
1. Problem
2. Prediciment
3. Crisis
4. Panic
5. Shock
How to ride out the storm-getting through the tough times in life
I love to listen to Chuck Swindoll and read his books. Lately I have been listening to a lot of his talks on MP3. To me he has a very effective way of communicating his message. For those that are hurting here is a powerful way to get through the tough times in life.
By Chuck Swindoll
Riding out the storm-Getting through the whirlwinds of life
(Go to his website Insight for Living or you can go to ITunes to download his talks)
1. Pray
2. Face the consequences realistically
3. Turn it all over to the Lord and claim Scriptural truth
4. Refuse to give up
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Basketball Tip of the Week
While coaching at the University of Alabama I was blessed to coach some very talented basketball players. One of those players was Gerald Wallace who now plays for the Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA.
Gerald came to Alabama as the #1 player in the country and left after only one season playing at the college level. He did not score a lot of points during that season. You could see he had the potential to be something special. It has taken him a while to reach the All Star level in the NBA, but he is there now.
He has developed into quite a worker and when I see the ticker go across the screen at night while watching ESPN and I see the Bobcats score and he usually has double figures in points and rebounds.
Here is an interview with ESPN.com that was posted that gives an insight to how he has worked hard to make himself a better player. It also gives insight into how he has worked hard in the off-season and listened to his coaches instructions.
Wallace
Five questions with Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace:
Q: How do you jump from where you were as a rebounder to where you are now? What's your secret?
A: I just try, each year I come back, to be better at something. When I came in this year, the coaches were harassing me about rebounding. They want the 3s and 4s to go to the board every time offensively, and on defense, they want all five guys to go to the board.
I had [games of] 18 and 20 [rebounds] in the beginning of the season, and it felt great. It was something that I felt good about, something I felt like I could do on a regular basis. All it takes is a little effort. That's all rebound is. A little effort.
Q: Your size [6-foot-7, 220 pounds] isn't a disadvantage?
A: Size don't stop nobody. Spud Webb and Muggsy Bogues played in this league forever. Size is something for a person to [complain about] when they don't feel like tryin'. It's an excuse.
Q: Have you been sneaking a peek at the league leaders to see where you are in the rebounding race?
A: Yeah. I think so. [Laughs.]
Q: I know you guys have struggled on the road, but is this the Bobcats' best chance to finally make the playoffs now that you've brought [Stephen Jackson] in?
A: yeah. This is the best opportunity we've had. We've got a great opportunity to do some good things. … You name it, [Jackson has] done it. Offensively, defensively, [being] vocal. You name it, he's done it. He's turned this team around.
Q: Are you getting impatient about getting to the playoffs with this team?
A: No … because you've got to understand where we came from. This is the only sixth year of the franchise. We've had three different coaches, something like 130 players in a Bobcats uniform. I think this is the first time we've had a consistent coach on a high level and consistent players on a high level.
(Footnote No. 1: Wallace has increased his rebounding average from 7.8 boards per game last season to 12.1 boards per game this season entering Saturday's trip to Miami. That puts him on pace to record the second-largest rebounding increase on a season-to-season basis for players who averaged at least 35 minutes in both seasons since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-77. Only Truck Robinson, who went from 10.8 rebounds per game with Washington and Atlanta in 1976-77 to 15.7 rpg with New Orleans in 1977-78 can top Wallace's rise.)
Gerald came to Alabama as the #1 player in the country and left after only one season playing at the college level. He did not score a lot of points during that season. You could see he had the potential to be something special. It has taken him a while to reach the All Star level in the NBA, but he is there now.
He has developed into quite a worker and when I see the ticker go across the screen at night while watching ESPN and I see the Bobcats score and he usually has double figures in points and rebounds.
Here is an interview with ESPN.com that was posted that gives an insight to how he has worked hard to make himself a better player. It also gives insight into how he has worked hard in the off-season and listened to his coaches instructions.
Wallace
Five questions with Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace:
Q: How do you jump from where you were as a rebounder to where you are now? What's your secret?
A: I just try, each year I come back, to be better at something. When I came in this year, the coaches were harassing me about rebounding. They want the 3s and 4s to go to the board every time offensively, and on defense, they want all five guys to go to the board.
I had [games of] 18 and 20 [rebounds] in the beginning of the season, and it felt great. It was something that I felt good about, something I felt like I could do on a regular basis. All it takes is a little effort. That's all rebound is. A little effort.
Q: Your size [6-foot-7, 220 pounds] isn't a disadvantage?
A: Size don't stop nobody. Spud Webb and Muggsy Bogues played in this league forever. Size is something for a person to [complain about] when they don't feel like tryin'. It's an excuse.
Q: Have you been sneaking a peek at the league leaders to see where you are in the rebounding race?
A: Yeah. I think so. [Laughs.]
Q: I know you guys have struggled on the road, but is this the Bobcats' best chance to finally make the playoffs now that you've brought [Stephen Jackson] in?
A: yeah. This is the best opportunity we've had. We've got a great opportunity to do some good things. … You name it, [Jackson has] done it. Offensively, defensively, [being] vocal. You name it, he's done it. He's turned this team around.
Q: Are you getting impatient about getting to the playoffs with this team?
A: No … because you've got to understand where we came from. This is the only sixth year of the franchise. We've had three different coaches, something like 130 players in a Bobcats uniform. I think this is the first time we've had a consistent coach on a high level and consistent players on a high level.
(Footnote No. 1: Wallace has increased his rebounding average from 7.8 boards per game last season to 12.1 boards per game this season entering Saturday's trip to Miami. That puts him on pace to record the second-largest rebounding increase on a season-to-season basis for players who averaged at least 35 minutes in both seasons since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-77. Only Truck Robinson, who went from 10.8 rebounds per game with Washington and Atlanta in 1976-77 to 15.7 rpg with New Orleans in 1977-78 can top Wallace's rise.)
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Self-discipline is the key
President Harry S. Truman said:
"In reading the lives of great men, I found that
the first victory they won was over themselves...
self-discipline with all of them came first."
The same can said of any successful athlete or coach. I spend a lot of time reading and studying successful coaches. One common theme they have is self-discipline. It may not correlate with how they act away from the job, but when it comes to the job they are extremely well focused.
The same is true for any good athlete. There has to be a high standard of discipline and understanding that they will pay the price and be dedicated to their particular sport. It takes a tremendous amount of self-discipline to get to the top.
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