Have Fun While You Practice - Part I

A problem that many young players face is the difficulty in staying focused during their individual workouts. There are a lot of distractions and probably, their friends are not as committed as they are to getting better. This isn't their job, they don't have a full-time trainer and they are not on a scholarship.

One way to keep workouts from becoming boring is to add some fun and challenging games to the workout. One game I like to use is a Free Throw contest against Steve Nash. Nash is a career 90% Free Throw shooter so he is a pretty good player to try and emulate.

Nash or Net
This is a free throw shooting game that makes you focus on not only making your free throws but making them cleanly. Also, it sets a high goal that you can work towards. Shoot free throws using the scoring system listed below until you reach a score of 20 pts.

• Nothing but net = 2pts
• Make but not clean = 1pt
• Miss = -2pts

Steve Nash, on average, would take 12 free throws to reach 20 pts. How many will it take you?

Remember...Practice Hard...PLAY HARD!!