P-15 Workout: November 30, 2014

The P-15 Workout is an opportunity to get an extra 15 minutes of individual practice in before or after team practice. You decide if you want to do the workout everyday this week or come up with your own schedule.

This Week’s P-15 Workout: 2 Ball Dribbling Dribble 2 basketballs 15 times with stationary dribble as shown by Skylar Diggins in the video. Then count to 20 for a break. Repeat 2 more times. Dribble 2 basketballs 15 times with alternating dribble. Then count to 20 for a break. Repeat 2 more times. Dribble 2 basketballs 15 times with side to side dribble. Then count to 20 for a break. Repeat 2 more times. Dribble 2 basketballs 15 times with front to back dribble. Then count to 20 for a break. Repeat 2 more times. Shoot free throws with the remaining time.

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On-The-Job Training with Basketball

A lot of things have to come together in order for college basketball teams to be successful. The coaching staff and players work hard at season preparation, team building, game preparation and strategy, skill development, goal setting, program promotion, leadership development, problem solving, community service,  individual and team motivation. If you think about it, majority of the things I mentioned are what’s necessary for small businesses and corporations to be successful also.

Below is an interesting article on how athletics help women in business.

In research released by the EY Women Athletes Business Network and espnW, the majority of women executives surveyed say that a sport background can help accelerate a woman’s leadership and career potential, and has a positive influence on hiring decisions.

The research report, Making the connection: women, sport and leadership, based on a global online survey of 400 women executives, was conducted by Longitude Research across Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific, with the top five responding countries being Brazil, Canada, China, the UK and the United States. Half (49%) of those surveyed were in the C-suite, meaning that they serve on the board of directors at a company or in another C-level position, such as CEO, CFO or COO. The remaining 51% surveyed were in other management positions.

Ninety-four percent of the respondents have participated in sport and close to three-quarters (74%) agree that a background in sport can help accelerate a woman’s leadership and career potential. Close to two-thirds (61%) say that past sporting involvement has contributed to their current career success and that a background in sport has a positive influence on their own hiring decisions, with more than two-thirds (67%) highlighting a background in sport as a positive influence on their decision to hire a candidate.

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P-15 Workout: November 23, 2014

The P-15 Workout is an opportunity to get an extra 15 minutes of individual practice in before or after team practice. You decide if you want to do the workout everyday this week or come up with your own schedule.

This Week’s P-15 Workout: Finishing at the Basket. (Layups) Make 10 layups with your strong hand using the left-right-up or right-left up (traditional) footwork methods shown in the top video. Using your off hand, attempt 15 layups using the same method. With the remaining time, work on the different variety of layups explained by Skylar Diggins in the bottom video.

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I would love for you to leave me your comments about this workout below.