You don’t have to be the most talented player in the gym to separate yourself. You don’t have to be the tallest. You don’t have to be the fastest. You don’t have to have the best handle. And you definitely don’t have to wait for your coach to give you an opportunity. Start with the 3 things that require ZERO skill. 1️⃣ EFFORT If you aren’t the most skilled player, make up for it with your effort. Sprint every transition. Run the floor. Crash the glass. Defend. Make the extra rotation. Finish every drill. There is no excuse for giving less than your best. 2️⃣ ATTITUDE You control this. Bad call? Next play. Missed shot? Next shot. Turnover? Get back and defend. Not getting minutes? Stay ready. Anybody can have a good attitude when everything is going their way. Your character shows when it doesn’t. Be the teammate who brings energy into the gym. Be the guy who encourages others instead of bringing everyone down. 3️⃣ HUSTLE This one gets overlooked. A lot of players get into good enough shape. Elite players get into ELITE shape. Be the first guy down the floor. Be the guy diving on the floor. Be the guy sprinting into every closeout. Be the guy who keeps playing hard when everyone else is tired. Hustle creates opportunities. It gets you extra possessions. Extra rebounds. Easy buckets. Deflections. Second-chance points. And sometimes… it gets you on the floor. Your coach notices. Your teammates notice. And yes, college coaches notice too. You might not be able to control your height, your athleticism, your role, or how much natural talent you have. But you CAN control your effort. You CAN control your attitude. And you CAN control how hard you hustle. Stop looking for ways to separate yourself that require talent. Start dominating the things everyone has access to. EFFORT. ATTITUDE. HUSTLE. Do those three consistently, and you’ll become very difficult to take off the floor. 🏀 Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries.

Hey guys I’m speaking at my youth group on Wednesday night. Pray my message goes well. I’ve been having so much on my plate recently so I haven’t had time to write my message so I’m like 20% done and I speak Wednesday so I need to lock in and focus. Pray God brings the stuff to my mind that he wants to use me to speak to the other students.

If you’re transferring from a bigger school to a smaller school, there’s one thing you need to understand: You are NOT automatically the guy. Just because you transferred down doesn’t mean you should expect to start immediately. It doesn’t mean you’re entitled to 30 minutes a game. It doesn’t mean the coaches owe you a bigger role. And if the reason you transferred was because you weren’t good enough to play at your old school… transferring schools doesn’t magically make you better. The competition might be different, but there are still good players everywhere. There are kids at that school who have been putting in work for years. They’ve built relationships with their teammates. They know the system. They’ve earned their coach’s trust. You’re the new guy. So don’t walk in expecting everyone to move out of your way. Walk in ready to earn it. 🏀 Build relationships with your teammates. 🏀 Build trust with your coaches. 🏀 Learn the system. 🏀 Compete every single day. 🏀 Be willing to do the little things. 🏀 Earn minutes instead of demanding them. 🏀 Let your work speak for you. And most importantly, check your ego at the door. Your first goal shouldn’t be “How do I become the star?” It should be: “How do I help this team win?” If you’re good enough, your opportunity will come. But you have to prove it. Transferring can give you a fresh start. It cannot give you an automatic spot. Earn the respect. Earn the trust. Earn the minutes. Don’t expect your new school to hand you what you didn’t earn at your old one. Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries. Train Like a Pro!

I have my first trial for next season in 3 days but I'm rlly rlly nervous because I'm in travelling in another city for a nonsporting competition and its been almost impossible to train because we've been working on it and the two days beforehand I've been travelling to get here. I only have maybe 3 hrs total of training for the next 2 days. what should I work on? after that I have a development camp which I will hopefully have a chance to work on stuff but I'm worried because I have no time to get good reps with defense. I'm just rly worried because I haven't had the chance to work as hard as I should and now I see that accountability yk