Invest in your development💎 · Danny Cooper Basketball

Invest in your development💎

This summer interning with Danny, I learned so much on the court. But one of the most important things I learned wasn’t about basketball. He stressed to me the importance of investing in your knowledge and development.

That advice stuck with me. I am studying

abroad in Sydney right now, and have been looking for ways to get better as a coach while I’m out here. I followed Freddy Webb, founder of adapt basketball for a while and saw the value of his content and so I messaged him if there were any opportunities to get involved. He sent me a voice memo back on monday, and I booked the cheapest flight and hostel and arrived wednesday morning.

This experience was great, learning about player development from a new perspective backed by science. Beyond that, I met another great mentor and being there in person makes the learning process becomes so accelerated. When learning on your own, there is so much information and no one there to answer your questions. Being on the court, observing, and asking questions and reflecting after taught me so much. Got to experience youth groups all the way up to working with professional NBL players.

No matter what the career is, I’ve learned that being willing to seek out great mentors, investing in your knowledge even if it requires sacrifice, and staying consistent will put you ahead of most people in your space.

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Invest in your development💎