{"id":2055,"date":"2016-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-15T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/be-a-complete-player-know-your-abcs\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:57:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:57:53","slug":"be-a-complete-player-know-your-abcs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/be-a-complete-player-know-your-abcs","title":{"rendered":"Be a Complete Player + Know Your ABCs!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Be a Complete Player + Know Your ABCs!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been around thousands of basketball players in my life. As a player, and now as a coach, I&#8217;ve seen good players, bad players, talented players, highly-skilled players, strictly shooters, simply rebounders, just dunkers, players that just play defense, and players that can only dribble. However, the <em>complete<\/em>&nbsp;player is what <em>all<\/em>&nbsp;players should strive to be. The basketball ABCs is a simple, yet descriptive breakdown on the makeup of the <em>complete<\/em>&nbsp;players. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s begin with the <strong>A<\/strong>. The attitude of a player has to want to get better daily. Players must want to be coached and accept the criticism and direction they&#8217;re given. As a coach, the attitude of a player is the first thing I look at in evaluating a player. A bad attitude can and will lead to dysfunction within a team and, over time, will destroy a team&#8217;s chemistry.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>B<\/strong>&nbsp;in the Basketball ABCs is the simplest in the attributes of a complete player &#8212; it&#8217;s their basketball skills, of course. Shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and defense are the five primary skills of a <em>complete<\/em>&nbsp;player. Players such as LeBron James, Larry Bird, Tim Duncan, and Michael Jordan are all players that demonstrated a very high basketball skill set. These skills can be developed by putting in the time in the gym working on them &#8212; which is important to remember. You can be super talented and come up short because you weren&#8217;t willing to work hard &#8212; nothing comes easy!<\/p>\n<p>The last of the basketball ABCs is the <strong>C <\/strong>&#8212; which is their <em>conditioning<\/em> +&nbsp;<em>confidence.<\/em>&nbsp;Let&#8217;s talk about conditioning first, as that&#8217;s the ability to compete at a high level without tiring out, something that most elite athletes don&#8217;t consider in their training. Being strong and well-conditioned allows players to maximize their talent and skills throughout a game.<\/p>\n<p>As for confidence, players of all ages and at all levels struggle with this one. Confidence is the most important because it could affect everything&nbsp;if it wavers. Confidence could make a good player great and a great player just average &#8212; it is the final missing ingredient. Believe in yourself. 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