About Carbon

The culture defined by Coach JJ:

 

"Carbon is for competitive players who want to play varsity basketball & college basketball.

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I focus on teaching high IQ decision making and great skill technique.

 

Every drill I do is built to translate to the game, otherwise I think it's pointless.

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My coaching philosophy starts with joy, honesty & connection.

 

Joy: I love basketball and I make basketball as fun as possible for the players I work with.

Most players quit when it stops being fun.

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Connection: Building relationships is more important than teaching players how to get good at basketball. I can't teach someone I don't understand & players don't listen when they are not first understood.

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Honesty: I teach players how to be honest with themselves and I am honest with players about their strengths and weaknesses. That is the first step when it comes to achieving goals so I focus on that in order to take the right steps towards a player's goal.

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On the court: Players are pushed to their limits and made uncomfortable when they come to Carbon because I have a high standard of how things need to be done.

 

They are asked to do the fundamentals with extreme accuracy and max intensity for the entire time consistently. If they can do that, they will be mentally tougher and they will be better than even they thought.

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I teach players to not be embarrassed, not make excuses and not to complain. Getting better becomes easier when they learn these three things.

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