Docentz

Note: This is not our research but found it both interesting and accurate enough to repost...

42-47 seconds. This is what my research showed me most players touch the ball in a full basketball game.

I followed one player around during an entire weekend AAU tourney many years ago. I timed the length of time the ball was in her hands. 42-47 seconds was the average over 5-games in a weekend.

This player was in 6th grade, but going to be a 7th grader after summer AAU.

This player, the parents, and others on the team were spending a lot of money to play AAU for 42-47 seconds of handling the ball per game.

I approached the parents and said one hour in the gym working on her skills, improving her limitations, learning how to shoot properly, how to finish at the rim properly, learning how to be fearless going to her left hand, and how to pass with variation... would benefit her so much more then getting 42-47 seconds of touch a ball while playing AAU.

This might be the conversation you need to have with many players who are sold the story that AAU is the only way. It is an option, and a great one for a small percentage of players who need it. The large majority of players need to get in the gym and train!

Well as I am sure many of you have seen collegiate fall sports and in person education options continue to dwindle. However it doesn't mean that student-athletes should sit around and do nothing. Luck favors the prepared, and it will be obvious which continued to put in the work both in their class and sport and which ones did not. Be ready , stay prepared !

As promised, would provide an update on the student Visa situation...so far the injunction is holding so continue to train for now and plan for school! As of yesterday 7/14 the government is walking back the restrictions!

Harvard, MIT say ICE rule affecting international students rescinded - Boston Business Journal Federal government officials agreed to rescind the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement's new rules for international students that roiled colleges and universities this week.

School is back in session!