SLAM DUNK AND BASKETBALL
When you think of March you think of……?
Basketball right?
NCAA tournament, watched by millions.

Basketball takes training, teamwork, timing, and talent, not to mention sweat. So does life!

There is strategy when a basketball team plots what it takes to win. Quick decisions and fast action sometimes with the clock ticking. The players are all well aware of the game plan. They’re on the same page or in this case the same court, all in agreement of what needs to be done. Players have faces of concentration no multitasking here, no texting allowed. Everyone is focused on trying to score. One of the most exciting moments in basketball is the slam dunk. It looks so easy and scoring points in a slam dunk is almost guaranteed. One person scores but it is not possible without teamwork. It is also not possible if you don’t let go of the ball. Sometimes we like to hang on to the ball and then the perfect time to let go is gone.

Life- We can learn a lot from basketball.
If life were like a basketball game, players would have faces of concentration, living in the moment, not thinking about the next game or the one we play in a month.

Our team would be together, planning strategy and practicing. Decisions we make made easier and faster because of the training and because we have a team to lean on. Yes, there would be exciting slam dunks because we earned them, and our timing was right.

It takes work to win basketball games. Victory and success is achieved because of training, teamwork, timing, and talent not to mention sweat.

Victory and success in life takes training, teamwork, timing and using our talents, sometimes we don’t even recognize we have talent.

Remember basketball games are not played alone neither is life. When a basketball player lets go of the ball he can score or someone else helps.

PS. A good coach can make the difference between winning and losing a basketball game. A good life coach can do the same. A good life coach is on your team, helping you recognize your talent, and training you to seize the perfect time to let go of the ball and score. Having a coach makes the sweating in life much easier and leads to the celebration of victory.

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