Happy New Year to everyone! I sincerely hope each of you had a wonderful holiday.
I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to get some much needed rest over the past few weeks and completely recharge my mental and physical battery. I am 100% prepared to make 2009 a great year!
A good portion of my focus will be dedicated to my blog posts. The goal of my blog is simple; to inspire, to motivate, to influence and to help anyone who is passionate about basketball (and training).
While I chose to take the last few weeks off from conducting formal workouts and actually training clients, I made sure I was as productive as possible. In addition to watching a ton of basketball from high school to the NBA (mostly live) and taking notes on movement patterns, work to rest ratios, and scheming up new drills and exercises to use this coming off season, I spent at least an hour a day reading several very valuable books. I choose to read books from a variety of topics and authors, but all of which have an underlying theme of what it takes to be successful. I have always been fascinated by people who are extraordinarily successful in their field or industry and I try to learn as much about them, their habits, and characteristics as possible, believing in some way it will rub off on me! And then of course it is my goal to pass what I learn on to those I work with.
As always, I take pages and pages of notes from every book I read and find ways to take the concepts I learn and directly relate them to the game of basketball and to proper training. Remember, success is success. It doesn’t matter if it is on the court, in the weight room, or in an office, the fundamental building blocks are always the same and transcend every facet of life; academics, athletics, business, and social. Whether you are a college player, a high school coach, or a caring parent, I am confident my blog will be of value. If you like what you read, please check back at the beginning of each week as well as share my blog with anyone you think would benefit from it.
In addition to normal updates, tidbits, and quality behind the scenes insight into the practices, workouts and game plans of the nation’s top players, coaches and teams (like Montrose Christian, currently ranked in the Top 10 in the nation), I plan on really sinking my teeth into deeper topics. Here is a quick look at some of the initial concepts I will be addressing for the next 8 weeks:
1. Proper preparation (1/5)
2. Building solid relationships (1/12)
3. Importance of visualization (1/19)
4. Self motivation (1/26)
5. Dreaming big (2/2)
6. What college coaches look for, part II (2/9)
7. How to achieve true balance (2/16)
8. Ways to influence others (2/23)
I very much welcome any thoughts, ideas, or questions you have regarding my weekly blog, especially if you have an applicable topic you want to see covered in the future. Just drop me an email atAlan@StrongerTeam.com and I will do my best to integrate in.
Train hard. Train smart.
Alan Stein, CCS, CSCS