High School Basketball: Just Keep Working

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If you want to be a good basketball player, you have to be exceptional in your work ethic. You have to “Just Keep Working” no matter what.

Fall (September – November)

October

  1. It is October, the last full month of the high school basketball off-season… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  2. It is Homecoming… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  3. It is Columbus Day… JUST KEEP WORKING!

September

  1. If it the 1st day of school… JUST KEEP WORKING!

General

  1. If your parents do not support you… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  2. If you are talking to college coaches… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  3. If you are not talking to college coaches…. JUST KEEP WORKING!
  4. If you are not reclassifying… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  5. If you are reclassifying… JUST KEEP WORKING!

Winter (December – March)

  1. Freshman Year: If you make the freshman, JV, or varsity team… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  2. Sophomore Year: If you make the JV, or varsity team… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  3. Junior Year: If you make the JV, or varsity team… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  4. Senior Year: If you make the JV, or varsity team… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  5. If you made a game winning free throw?… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  6. If you made a game winning shot?… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  7. If you missed a game winning free throw?… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  8. If you missed a game winning shot?… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  9. If your parents support you… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  10. If start or are the last player on the bench… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  11. If you get a DNP CD (did not play – coaches’ decision)… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  12. If you earn a starting position… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  13. If you lose a starting position… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  14. If you are on a league championship team… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  15. If you are on the worst team in the league… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  16. If you do not make the state tournament… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  17. If you win a state championship… JUST KEEP WORKING!

Spring (March – June)

  1. If you make the top AAU team, bottom AAU team, or get cut from an AAU team… JUST KEEP WORKING!

Summer (June – August)

  1. If it is the last day of school… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  2. If you are attending a Summer Basketball Camp… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  3. If you are playing summer league… JUST KEEP WORKING!
  4. You did not get selected to play summer league… JUST KEEP WORKING!