16/30 yrs HS 🏀; DLH 2031 🏀 New Bremen 🏀; Personal Excellence is the Ultimate Rebellion
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Brian Patch retweeted
UNC basketball player Isaiah Denis recently shared that when he wasn’t getting much playing time last year, he started treating practices like his games.
He couldn’t control his minutes, but he could choose how he used the opportunity in front of him. Every practice gave him a chance to compete, improve, and prepare.
It’s easy to get so focused on the opportunity we want that we overlook the one we have. But how you approach today can help or hurt your preparation for tomorrow.
Are you using this moment to become more ready for the next one? #TheConfidentAthlete
Brian Patch retweeted
THE LOS ANGELES DODGERS ARE YOUR 2026 NL WEST CHAMPS!
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Brian Patch retweeted
I’ve been involved in girls basketball for close to two decades, and one thing I’ve noticed is that a large amount of players NOT ALL, of course will choose a college 6 hours or less of home.
Throughout their college careers, many women’s basketball players want to stay close to family, and some will even transfer closer to home during their 4/5 years of college basketball.
So when choosing AAU circuits and tournaments, be careful about breaking the bank!!!
You may travel 7+ hours for tournaments, spend money on hotels, food, gas, and entry fees, but there’s a good chance your daughter will ultimately attend a college much closer to home.
I don’t know nearly as much statistically about boys AAU basketball, so I’d love to hear from some of the boys coaches. Is it similar on the boys side?
Brian Patch retweeted
Urban Meyer believes people should stop claiming they want to reach their dreams when their daily habits say otherwise
“I always like to say, you’re here, and you want to get there. The fastest way is draw that straight line and stay away from anything that pulls you off of that straight line.”
“There’s a great quote actually right over there that says, ‘Do your habits reflect your dreams and goals? And if not, then change.’”
“When I had my son, I changed that quote. My son has it up in his bedroom right next to his bed: ‘If your habits don’t reflect your dreams and goals, change your habits, or change your dreams and goals.’ Don’t lie to yourself.”
“I hear people say, ‘I want to go play in the NFL,’ but you’re acting like this. Don’t lie. You lie to me, it’s fine. But don’t lie to yourself.”
“Then you’ve got to look in the mirror and say, ‘Do I really want to be a first-round draft pick and I’m doing this?’ That’s when usually it hits home.”
Brian Patch retweeted
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Brian Patch retweeted
Here are some of the things I’ve been working on in the off season to better my game.
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Brian Patch retweeted
I had a great time competing at today’s elite camp at @SAUCougarsWBB. Thank you @JW4coach, @RandyFieldqxhx, and @CoachAl_Scott for putting on an amazing camp! #JOY #UBUNTU
Brian Patch retweeted
Spacing/Respacing requires you to be able to read the floor, not your man.
Understand spots on the floor, rotations of a defense, who’s responsible for who in scramble situations. Read 1-2 passes ahead of the ball getting to you.
I compare it to WRs running routes against a zone coverage. Make yourself available in a soft spots and until the QB finds you. Everybody has scramble drill rules.
Brian Patch retweeted
Hardest thing to teach, get HS players to understand is spacing and respacing.
Their brains are wired to catch dribble, catch hold, call for a ball screen or stand.
Its why so many resort to calling sets. But sets don’t teach them how to play off the action.
Brian Patch retweeted
Today's basketball often celebrates difficult shot-making.
Elite basketball celebrates creating easy shots.
Open layups.
Paint touches.
Corner 3s.
Free throws.
Advantage attacks.
The best offensive players don’t prove how tough a shot they can make.
They prove how easy they can make the game for themselves and their teammates.
Brian Patch retweeted
A “next play” mentality isn’t about ignoring reality—it’s about accepting it. Stop focusing on what just happened and lock in on what needs to happen next.
Brian Patch retweeted
Excited to start school basketball up again, as we are going to @Onuwomensbball , @LadyCougBBall , and @SAUCougarsWBB for team camps! I’m ready to grind this summer, push myself and teammates and get better. @NewBremenGBB @DLHoopstarsHS @DLHoopstars @CoachBPatch @JDabbs86
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Brian Patch retweeted
PLAYERS: You're either making things better or making things worse for your team. You're never a neutral teammate. You're either helping your teammates or not. You're either encouraging or not. You're either providing a good example or not. Great teams have great teammates!
Brian Patch retweeted
One of the biggest differences between average players and elite players is processing speed. Most elite level offenses are built around the “0.5 rule” ... within half a second of catching the ball, you either shoot, drive, pass, or create another action. The defense is too athletic and too connected to hold the ball and overthink.
The game at high levels is less about who can dribble the most and more about who can recognize advantages the fastest. Slow decisions shrink spacing, kill driving gaps, and allow defenses to reset. Basketball IQ is not just knowledge... it’s speed of recognition under pressure.
Brian Patch retweeted
The best offenses attack gaps, not defenders. The goal isn’t always to beat your defender clean... it’s to shift help one step too far, force an extra rotation, and create an advantage chain. Great offense is about manipulating defensive structure possession after possession. Paint touches. Long closeouts. Scramble situations. Finding/creating the advantage.
Brian Patch retweeted
Kara Lawson shares a message every competitor needs to hear.
"Don't give me the power to affect your self-esteem, who you are as a person, and how good a practice you can have. Don't ever give someone externally the power to touch you in that way."
Your mindset is yours. Protect it.
"If you give someone externally the power to impact how good a day you're gonna have, what type of attitude you're gonna have, how hard you're gonna work - you're ceding something that's really, really valuable in life."
"You control that. Don't give me that power. Don't let me control whether you're gonna have a good day or not, or whether you feel good about yourself."
You choose how you want to show up.
"No one gets to own you. I don't get to own you. Nobody does. Nobody should."
"Don't give anyone that power. That's important."
Take ownership of yourself, your attitude, your effort, and your confidence.
They all belong to you.
(🎥 @DukeWBB)
Brian Patch retweeted
Ready for our final tournament before the June break! At the Classic in Louisville @2028DLH @DLHoopstarsHS
@NewBremenGBB @CoachBPatch
Brian Patch retweeted
Success isn’t about motivation.
It’s about friction.
Discipline = “I’ll do it anyway.”
Motivation = “I want to do it.”
Obsession = “I can’t not do it.”
You can build discipline.
You can spark motivation.
You can’t manufacture obsession.
But if you have one, direct it.
Because over time, obsession cools into identity.
What looks like discipline… is just who you’ve become.
Brian Patch retweeted
Excited to play in another tournament with DLH Elite. I’m ready for another opportunity to get better and play with my teammates. @PGH_Ohio @JDabbs86 @NewBremenGBB @2028DLH @DLHoopstarsHS
Brian Patch retweeted
👇👇👇Yes and it applies to the ball field and beyond!!!
Every player I ever coached was asking me the same 3 questions.
They never said them out loud.
It didn't matter what the lineup looked like.
It didn't matter what the scoreboard said.
They just needed to know 3 things.
And every leader, every coach, every parent is being asked the same ones.
Here they are.
Question #1: Can I trust you?
Trust isn't given. It's earned.
You earn it through transparency and honesty not when things are going well, but when things are hard.
How I built it:
• Do what you say you're going to do
• Tell them what they need to hear, not what they want to hear
• Show up the same way whether you're winning or losing
You lose trust fast. You build it slow.
Question #2: Can you make me better?
This one is on you as a leader.
They're not just asking about their swing or their stats.
They're asking: do you see me clearly enough to help me grow?
Question #3: Do you care about me?
This is the most important one. And you can't fake it.
You can't lead anybody if they don't believe you care about them beyond what they produce on the field.
Three questions. No stat tracks them. But they determine everything.
