I use the following analogy about practice and how it goes. Picture a basketball player — an amazing basketball player who is one of the starters on his team. He’s an awesome, well-seasoned, diverse and talented athlete. Most games he racks up the most points. He has an excellent lay-up, he dribbles well and his 3-point shot is stellar. He’s also a great team leader and his teammates respect and look up to him. What could be wrong, right?  He sucks at free throws. SUCKS! How can he have a stellar 3-point shot and suck at free throws? No clue. Maybe it’s the pressure, the paused stance, the exact distance from the hoop. Who knows? But it’s awful. It’s become so bad the coach has to take him out of the game near the end so he doesn’t get fouled. Other teams know his weakness too, so he’s an easy target for fouling because they know he’ll miss. It’s a problem.  Does this make him less of an athlete? Some might argue yes, I’m well aware. I’ll argue no, he just needs dedicated practice at free-throw shooting. Ding, ding, ding!!! Wait, we are not done. So he commits to free-throw … Continue reading Nothing But Net