intro

As a parent, you want what is best for your child. You want to feel sure that you are setting your child up for success and doing everything necessary to help them avoid any major pitfalls along the way. Of course, all of this is much easier said than done. Everyparent wants what is best for their child, but how do you know what “the best” is? What can you do to help your child become a the best person they can be?

 I often hear parents – especially dads – say that their children won’t listen to them. If you have ever said this yourself, then you know all too well how frustrating this process can get. You have seen firsthand that almost none of it seems to come easy, unless you are working from the right mindset. I am going to go into all of that in more detail, but first let me tell you a little about myself.

 For a long time, I have immersed myself in basketball. I played college ball at the highest level, competing for Boston University, where I also studied psychology, learning the inner workings of the human mind. For about ten years, I have put all my knowledge and experience to use for developing players, serving as a basketball trainer. I think i’m pretty close to having 10,000hrs as a trainer and a player.

 As a trainer, I coach between sixty and seventy kids every week. Parents are constantly asking me what they can do to help their kids and what they should avoid. They want direction and guidance – some idea of what they can expect out of this process.

 Because this is a passion for me, I never tire of offering direction and guidance. Still, there are some questions and challenges that seem to come up more often than they need to. This is where a little preparation can make a world of difference. I know that, more than anything else, knowledge and awareness will help you make the most out of this process and position your child for the future.

 While our “stated goal” may be to learn basketball, mastering on-court skills, the real goal is always to help the children grow into more confident, more capable people. You and I want the same things: we want to see your child succeed. When things go wrong and life runs off course, which it will, we want your kid to feel ready to respond.

 That can start right here and now – through basketball. Let me explain how.

I’ll continue in a few weeks… Thanks for making it this far…