I had the pleasure of  attending my Son Carters Basketball Tourament this past weekend.

 

Yes I am a biased father but the dude played his best tournament yet.

 

No he didn’t score a ton.

 

No he didn’t have dozens of rebounds

 

He did have at least 12 assists and multiple steals.

 

And unfortunately he missed what would have been the winning shot in the championship game.

 

But at 6th grade, it is about taking the shot and the first thing I told him after the game was ..

 

Buddy it took guts to take the shot and you did everything right.

 

The other thing I said was that the training he has been doing in the bands is starting to pay off.

 

He was basketball fast this weekend and was very calm when the pressure came.

 

I get alot of questions on is it good to have children train in bands??

 

Yes I think its fine as long as you teach them the drills and train in the right level of bands.

 

Carter only works out for about 20 minutes 1-2 times per week and typically he does it on his own or while I am working out.

 

If you are going to train your young athletes, please make sure you teach first and keep in mind they are in 6th grade.

 

Here is a look at a drill Carter does in our basement… It may look familar..

 

 

 

 

 

Training Beyond the Contraction

 

 

Dave

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