Old School Basketball

I got an email from a coach the other day and in it there was a section that talked about Keeping it Real: Old School Basketball Values.  It was written by Herb Welling from Omaha Central High School.  I liked it and thought I'd share it with you.  

We value the ball

We take good shots

We share the ball and we make the extra pass

We sprint back on defense and we give up no lay-ups

We defend the ball and we help our teammate guarding the ball

We contests shots and we don't foul

We box out

We rebound and we run the floor

We dive for loose balls

We take charges

We respect the game, officials, coaches, opponents, and more importantly our teammates

We have good body language

We compete hard and we play with passion

We have no excuses and we have "next play" mentality

We listen with eyes and ears

We only care about one stat and that is the final score

We are responsible and accountable to the team on and off the floor

We play as a team