Consultant, Entrepreneur, Basketball Coach and Mentor. 20 years of experience working in the youth sports industry and developing programs for athletes!
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Brandon Lafferman retweeted
Dribbles help SET the Defense.
Drives help CONFUSE the Defense.
Dribbles allow the Help to be in position.
Drives force the Defense to be in over helps.
Dribbles STALL an offense.
Drives IGNITE an offense.
Dribbles involve 1 player.
Drives involve all 5.
Drives
Brandon Lafferman retweeted
AAU should be fun! I’ve been thinking about that a lot during tryout season.
Don’t let a 10-year youth basketball journey become miserable because everyone is chasing a “maybe” scholarship.
Yes, compete. Yes, train. Yes, set big goals. But don’t lose sight of why your kids fell in love with the game in the first place.
Find a team that enjoys competing TOGETHER… and just as importantly, enjoys being around each other. Be part of something you don’t want to leave. When the season ends, you should miss the people more than the schedule.
Enjoy the road trips. Laugh in the hotel lobbies. Celebrate the little wins. Handle adversity together. Become better teammates. Make memories your family will still be talking about 20 years from now!!
If a scholarship comes, that’s incredible. If it doesn’t, your kids can still walk away with confidence, resilience, lifelong friendships, and lessons that extend far beyond basketball… oh, and still play at a non-scholarship level!
A college scholarship is a possibility. Childhood is a guarantee. Don’t sacrifice one chasing the other.
The scholarship might last four years. The memories, relationships, and experiences your family creates along the way will last a lifetime.
Choose accordingly.
Let’s go @petersuder1 - Primetime to Showtime 😎🍿.
Let’s go!
“I grew up a Pacers fan.”
@MiamiOH_BBall guard Peter Suder spoke about the surreal feeling of getting to workout for his hometown team and Miami’s undefeated regular season
Damn that’s kinda crazy - 😬 old
Brandon Lafferman retweeted
Carmel native Peter Suder has a Pre-Draft Workout scheduled with the Indiana Pacers, according to @CodyTaylorNBA of @RookieWire.
Solid thread - and along the same lines, there isn’t one path for Elem/Middle school kids either….You don’t have to travel and join super teams with kids from out of state in 4/5 grade to end up being good (fine if some people wanna do that, but it doesn’t mean it’s the end all be all)…….Follow the path that’s best for you.
Such an awesome experience for my squad!
What an opportunity for our 5th/6th grade Academy Ballers! Thank you Butler Basketball! @ButlerMBB @ButlerAthletics
Player development takes TIME
Team development takes TIME
If your kid spent multiple years playing in a program that taught zero basketball IQ and you decided to wake up and move them to a quality team with a quality coach, AWESOME for your kid and congrats on making a good decision.
Now re-read the first two lines! Patience. Value the process of learning. You cannot re-wire a bad basketball brain in a month. It likely will take multiple seasons 🤷♂️ and that is totally fine, especially if they are between 8-12.
Brandon Lafferman retweeted
The 10 Truths Parents Rarely See
1. Coaches lose sleep.
2. Decisions aren’t personal.
3. Playing time is complex.
4. Culture matters more than stats.
5. Accountability is care.
6. Coaches invest emotionally.
7. Development isn’t instant.
8. Hard feedback is intentional.
9. Wins don’t tell the whole story.
10. Coaches remember kids forever.
Perspective matters.
Brandon Lafferman retweeted
Trainers are still teaching kids 700 dribble combo moves
Meanwhile, Kon Knueppel is terrorizing the NBA as a 20 year old Rookie and barely dribbling
Every week, over and over, I see the same thing in the 3-6 grade weekend event space - “Here is your jersey for the weekend. We do not run anything on offense and we play zone so you should be good!”
For the life of me I do not understand it 🤷♂️.
For the coach: It makes NO sense. No real basketball coach wants to coach pick up basketball with zero consistency. What a crappy way to spend a weekend.
For the player: Being part of a team means something. Filling in every weekend with someone different is not going to help create quality bball habits or relationships.
For the parent: Just go to an open gym, workout or play on the driveway. More reps and it won’t cost you 50 dollars to get into a facility to watch bad bball.
Why is it so damn hard to commit to one roster and one coach and one group of teammates for a few months?
Brandon Lafferman retweeted
This is so important for young players to understand
There is only one basketball and scoring 30 is not always going to be the ticket to get you where you want to go
Basketball IQ, doing YOUR job, and winning are often the biggest keys
Brandon Lafferman retweeted
Small guards aren’t the problem… bad evaluation is.
March keeps exposing it.
Skill > Size. Always.
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