Nervous Before Basketball Games? Never Again ✊ 

NOTE 🏀 This clip was originally posted in our "21 Ways To Train At Home" video (here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T0BxqbGb0Mg.html) , but we wanted to post a short version as well for any player who missed it, or wants to watch it again :-) Enjoy

Do exactly what he said..get the ball and GO ! You don’t want to graduate and look back and regret not playing your hardest and at that point it ain’t shit you can do because it’s all over with. And you’ll have to live the rest of your life wondering what would’ve happened if you said fuck it and played with confidence. Good luck to all the hoopers who read this

Who else was nervous just watching this. XD

The thing about me was I used to always care what people thought about me and I feel like that was the main reason why I would be nervous,But later on down the line when I was about 12 I started to not care what people think and that was a big help for me to handle me being nervous,but what I’m tryin to say is stop thinking or worry about what people say and you will play much better just focus on the game and don’t worry about nothing else that was a big help.

Thanks coach, I start at the 4 and almost never attack off the catch, and this tip will 100% help me!

Wish I had this 21 yrs ago in high school. Anxiety/Nervousness can change your life

This is really gonna help me with my lack of confidence

When it comes to pick-up or half court games, i actually play well. But when it comes to an actual or official game, I don't know why but I get so nervous that I can't play normally. I need help coach

When I play basketball and have a ball I always feel my heart pumping fast and my concentration is broke,my focus lose because many people watching is laughing at me Then I got shy to do my next move ,I try to build my confidence I hope I win

This is a great coach

Nervous Of Being Blocked And Messing up The Shot .. I Felt That

Watching this 3 days before going to spain playing for a team I’ve never played with in one of worlds biggest u19 tournaments as a 16 year old. Here in sweden I’m aggresive and playing good aint a problem for me. So this nervousness is new for me and this video helped me.

I feel like everyone's nervousness was different than mine. I constantly felt like I was gonna faint on the court. My nerves would effecty shot and my hands would be so sweaty I couldn't hold onto the ball

I myself when I'm on practice I always get nervous because I care about what coach thinks about me, but when we play official games all the stress disappear and I really do make crazy stuff (for example: " playing good defense, getting " and one " .. etc) , I wish I can always make these crazy stuff in practice too.. I'm really sad because coach doesn't know that I can do a lot of things. Thanks coach for this video by the way, this video helped me alot.

When I play with ppl I know, I play as good as I would want to, but as soon as it’s unfamiliar ppl who are very good, I lose all confidence smh.

GOD bless you all✝️✝️✝️

When I was younger, I would kill playing at the rec and the park. But when it came to real organized games, I would be so nervous that it would be as if I completely forgot how to play basketball. But once I started practicing more often, playing against better competition, received better coaching, and playing in more organized games, now I don't get nervous in games at all. The same way I play in pickup is the same way I play in an organized game. You can't tell the difference. They key is to practice often and practice hard. If your games are harder than your practices than you're doing the wrong thing. And more importantly do individual drills. Playing 5v5 and 3v3 is cool, but when playing live games you're only doing what you're good at. Doing individual drills will make you improve on what you're not good at, then take those new found skills to the live games and your game will take off to a whole new level 💯

i was always nervous to play my kind of game but dis really helped me get through it appreciate it coach

Thanks god that people like you existe ❤️🙏

Good luck whit you'r game tomorrow😉

I watched this before my game and I tried it and dropped 24 points so thank you

yo i watched this video and he is right every single time i hoop hard off the court but in gamei get nervous his words are so inspirational

thanks this helped alot i wasn’t to confident for my football and basketball game tomorrow but now im ready

Thank you for sharing this video and great tips.

I feel like after watching this I’ve been “enlightened”

This is great Coach I'm gonna show my boys this.

Thank you coach. I always had anxiety when playing. I'm scared to make mistakes. I'll try this out.

Good stuff coach, you know what you're talking about.

this helped so much thanks

Thx for the great content🔥🐐

Just came back from the gym. I’m going back now!!

thank you for the advice this really gonna help me

Out Of All The Basketball Videos I’ve Watched On This App This Was The Best One Simply Because This Is My Biggest Problem

Thx it will really help me 🔥🔥

Magical words!!

I’m good playing basketball with my friends that I know at the court I usually go to but when I go to the other court with my friends but also people watching us I can’t play thank you for this

Thank you for this

i think they've been posting this video a long time ago

Thank you sir

Thank you!

Thanks Coach

great advice

So real

Playing basketball is all about having faith in yourself, no matter what level you play in.

No Cap Showers Before Games get you right💯

I know i have skills, i know i can dominate and score.. but when i enter the game nervous shows i can't show my skills i feel afraid attacking the rim.. i feel bad for myself 😢

I have a game tomorrow so this comforts me

Gonna try this this Friday

The first advice is just faxx

By the almighty God I will Work on it thanks so much really get inspired from u .

Thnx a lot imma use it for game day after tomorrow

Thank you so much about this, coach. Im a 6'3 in a country where that is abnormal i mean... I've been playing alot with smaller players so i had this thing thats holding me back that i might hurt them and it just sucks so much for me

Good stuff here!

Me watching these for the 1st time. Damnnn evertime I play with a referee with many viewers. it's like I'm loosing my confidence. I can't hold or dribble the ball properly because I started to have a fear of what if I lose the ball or something or what if they laugh at me. But the 1st thing the speaker said was right. Attack when you got the ball. From there you will build your confidence back again.

Thanks coach

Thanks

Who are the 5 devils that disliked this video Thanks coach all the way from Nigeria 🇳🇬

so true

I am not a starter, i am like a bench warmer. So i came to this video because I got a game today, tomorow and at Saturday. This advice really hypes me up. I will let you guys know how it went.

Yoga helped cure my nervousness before games. Swear I never felt so relaxed.

The last time I was fully confident went 6/9 from triples

Some more heat

Thanks coach ima go do it next school 2k game

0:10 i bet that 50% are not starters

I will never forget about this *THE CURE FOR FEAR IS TO ATTACK THE FEAR AGGRESIVELY*

This video is amazing but I try so hard not to worry about it but when I get into game, all my confidence is just gone and I look like I've never played ball

Rly helped me. thx egt!! Just had a game today and was quite nervous cuz I hadn't hooped for a long time

When I get the ball when it’s pick up game, I feel just fine but when I get the ball in a game I panic a lot

I have big social anxiety and a little bit of anxiety in general so games get me very nervous for some reason

My final game is tomorrow morning this is my last game at the uni, jm so fkn nervous i dont wanna lose it , pray for me

Man I watched this before my game we got and I was like common lets win we got it until they just started dunking in the layup lines 😅

Coach, what do you think is the most important to master first when starting to be in more games?

I play basketball better when I'm a little tired and the pace is slowed down. I noticed when I'm hyped up, I tend to be overly aggressive and make mistakes. However, when you slow your energy burst, your awareness increases and you tend to take a little more time in your moves.

I need to make it to the playoffs this year

I started playing 2021 im 13 now not that much experience but when I play pickup games I get so nervous I don't play like myself.

W in the chat for this guy

Watching this before my game in 3 hours lol

how is something that happens after tip-off (first three times you have the ball in-game) going to help with nervousness BEFORE the game? 😉 good tip though, especially for me.. when i used to play in the youth teams, i would crush during workouts but in-game i played rather safe because i didn't wanna make mistakes.. this would've helped me back then 😄 but i want to start again, so it might be useful in the future too

Thank. You.

I love it all …but I would take a code 5 and tell the supervisor got my 40. I am out see you Monday.

Thanks Coach for this great lesson! 35 and I'm still playing pick up games with my Friends and this has been holding me back. Love the "1 over 3 trick" and that is something I will try next pick up game.

I start at the five. I had a good first two games and then these past two were worse then freshman year (im a junior) idk how to help or fix it

Yesterday I was so nervous

My mind really is my worst enemy, I don't know why I can't just please freely

I always get butterflies but once I step on the floor it goes away

Watching this right now got a game later

ya na mean

Good point coach. Ima tell this to my kids

You got this gang! Now go drop 15+ points

I’m just trying to get to d2 honestly I’m d3 now

How much do you have pay for this program

How h should I work in a day to not hurt my self? I have hearth hypertrophy.(hearth muscle is bigger on back side,all this because of too much loud of training. I every day feel like I'm wasting time,so to not feel that way I work 1h after every meal...(this shit is killing me!) And every third day I feel tired, then rest and agen 2days of hard work. How can I work smart? How much is enough?For me is all about not wasting time. What can I do? Okay it's sound stupid ,but that's realty,how can I bee best me ,if my stupid hearth is saying no!?

Even with unofficial game im nervous

Where can I join those talks tho? They in the states?

HOW CAN I SEND THIS TO MY COACH

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I know i'm just as good as everyone else on the court but i dont really have the confidence

who else get nervous for there first that they started practise for a team when there a bunch of people that have been there for years

Tyson attacked immediately

Bro every single time i got the ball im nervous as fk. When i always get the ball i just pass the ball