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HOOP CAMP - day 3

LIFE LESSON

Showing Love AKA Respect

“Respect is the foundation of everything. If you want to be respected, you have to respect others.”
— Chris Paul

Showing love and respect in sports means playing fair, being kind to everyone, and cheering each other on. It also means following the rules, thanking coaches and referees, and being a good sport whether you win or lose.

HOMEWORK

1. How can showing love and respect to your teammates, even when you disagree or make mistakes, help build a stronger team?

2. Why do you think it’s easier to work hard and succeed when you feel respected and valued by your teammates?

3. How does showing respect (like making the extra pass or encouraging others) help a team succeed compared to just focusing on yourself?

HOOP CAMP - Day 2

LIFE LESSON

Fall in love with failure

Fighting Through failure

“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
— Michael Jordan

Falling in love with failure means embracing setbacks and mistakes as integral parts of the learning and development process, rather than viewing them as reasons to give up.

HOMEWORK

Based on the video:

  1. What challenges and hardships did Jeremy Lin face before his rise to stardom?

  2. How did Jeremy Lin prove stereotypes wrong during his "Linsanity" streak with the New York Knicks?

  3. Come up with one question to ask Jeremy Lin at camp tomorrow.

HOOP CAMP - day 1

LIFE LESSON

Hunger

““Success is born out of faith, an undying passion, and a relentless drive.” ”
— Stephen Curry

In sports, hunger metaphorically represents an intense desire, determination, or drive to succeed and achieve one's goals, often associated with relentless effort and ambition.

HOMEWORK (Mandatory)

Based on the video:

1. The coach mentions, "we're going to be in every moment... give everything you have." How does this focus on presence and effort reflect the team’s competitive mindset, and why is that crucial in high-stakes tournaments?

2. The speaker highlights that only 58 teams made the tournament and says, "we’re the only team from NorCal." How might this "us against the world" mentality fuel competitiveness, and what advantages (or disadvantages) could it create for the team?

Physical “Daily Deposits” Homework (Optional: for HUNGRY players only, those who want to be GREAT)

Do as many of these “hand release” push-ups as possible in 1 minute. 3 rounds. Keep Track of totals each minute and write it down to track progress over all FOUR days of camp.