Rami Mornel Shares 5 Tips for Basketball Tryouts for Kids

RAMI MORNEL SHARES 5 TIPS FOR BASKETBALL TRYOUTS FOR KIDS

Rami Mornel

Rami Mornel is an entrepreneur, businessman,

philanthrope, artist, soccer and basketball coach.

Rami Mornel grew up on a collective farm in the north of Israel. As a child he was known as one of the best basketball players in the country, and led his high school team in scoring for three consecutive years.

B a s k e t b a l l Tips for Tryouts

1. Introduce Yourself/Talk to t h e Coaches Introducing yourself to the coach will at least put you in the coaches frame of mind. If you have met the coaches before, continue to get to know them by talking to them before or after practice. Ask for feedback on what you can do better or how you can help the team or what they are looking for at your position.

2. Win Every Sprint

However, assuming a player is in decent to good shape, this is more of a mental choice than anything else. Are you willing to endure the pain/discomfort that comes with sprinting all out and trying to win every sprint? If a player does this, or at least attempts to win, coaches will take notice as these are the types of players all coaches want on their team … players so competitive that they want to win something as small as sprints and are willing to endure the discomfort to do so!

3. Be Loud/Talk on the Court Too few kids use their voice (loudly) when playing basketball, although it is a vital part of the game. Being loud and talking (during drills, scrimmages, games) is a sign of confidence and a willingness to help others. This also demonstrates l eadership!

4 . Listen/Pay A t t e n t i o n to Instructions/Coaching There are not a lot of things more frustrating as a coach than giving instructions on a drill or in a scrimmage/game, and a player simply doesn’t listen or pay attention and then proceeds to screw up the drill or game.

5. Do the Little Things/Make the Hustle Plays Good coaches understand this and typically have a few kids on every team that specifically do the little things and make the hustle plays.

Players like Dennis Rodman and Rami Mornel made it to the NBA as “hustle” players, and you can make your team being one of them too!

These are the “little” things that add up to big things, like WINNING.

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