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Merry Christmas.
We hope Santa brought you a nice new leather basketball. You never can have enough basketballs. We also hope he also brought you some other basketball Christmas gifts such as new sneakers, enrollment at a basketball camp, or tickets to a college basketball or NBA game.
If you are a high school basketball player, basketball is on your mind on Christmas and every other day of the season. Christmas Break is Week #4 of the Massachusetts high school basketball season. The 1st three weeks are a complete blur for the majority of players – tryouts, scrimmages, and first game.
Christmas Vacation week is unlike any other. There are practices, Christmas tournaments and non-league games.
On Christmas Day, enjoy time with your family. If you’re going to a big family gathering, and the weather is nice, shoot some hoops outside. Maybe go for a dribble walk with a grandparent or cousing in the neighborhood. But try to do something to get the ball in your hands in a fun, casual, and productive way.
Enjoy this week because basketball should be the only big thing on your plate. It’s school break so there are no classes. There should be little or no homework and all your focus can be on basketball. Christmas Vacation is the one window where a player can actually spend some significant time improving skills. The easiest way to do this is to show up early to practice and/or stay late.
it also is an opportunity for you to complete some individual workouts at a gym. Most communities have some opportunities where you can get to a basketball court. This may cost a little bit of money, but there are a lot of opportunities where players can simply drop in pay $10-$20 and get a workout in.
Focus on your shot and scoring moves. Do not simply just go play pick up. As a high school player, there are many areas of the game you can work on. Free throw shooting is probably the most important part of any high school basketball game as the season progresses. If you can be a top free throw shooter on your team, you will significantly improve your chances of being on the court at the end of the game.
Use HUDL to really analyze your game so far. Take some time and sit down with a coach, an older player, a teammate, or a parent that knows basketball. Really look at the finer points of your game. Look at your defensive rotations. Look at your positioning on offense. Look at where you catch the ball. Look at scoring opportunities. Analyze your shooting percentages.
Perhaps create a scoring move workout of all the moves you have attempted in a game. Simply practice those moves that you’re taking and hopefully making in games. These will be the same opportunities that be available in future games.
Evaluate your role within the team and possibly do a little more to expand your role. Coaches are pretty set with rotations at this point in season, but there are a few players who will earn more chances, while others might be sliding down the bench if they are making turnovers, missing shots, and not making hustle plays. If you are getting opportunities, make the most of them. If you get limited opportunities in games, work your tail off in practice to try to do a little extra to continue to get better, because at some pointm you will get a chance especially underclassmen.