Temporary vs Permanent

There are a lot of people that want microwave results. They want results right now and fast. Well in reality it's not that easy. It takes a lot of dedication and committment to see real results. Results that are permanent. I see basketball players doing this all the time. They go to the gym every once in a while and expect to see results that will produce habits that will change their game. Take a player that has a bad habit of dribbling with their head down. A coach can tell that player to play with their head up and he may for a few plays, but they will go back to dribbling with their head down. What does it take for a player to change a bad had and form a good habit? Some say 21 days. It could be 1 day, 3 months, or even a year. However long it takes to form a habit I can tell you this, it takes consistency.

So, this is what I want you players to understand. If you meet with a coach once a week to work on your skill set. Or if you attend a clinic, camp, or workshop to improve your fundamentals. You will only get better temporarily. When you are with that coach and he/she may give the information needed to improve, the drills to improve the skill, and the feedback on how you are doing, it's all temporary. To go from that player that dribbles with their head down to the player that has great vision you must practice that skill over and over and over again. Only you can make your skill permanent. Allow the coach of your team or your skill development coach to temporarily make you better, but it's up to you make it permanent.