12 Good Questions

I have begun working out a few younger players as of late.  I start by giving them this short list of questions and offer it to you for further reflection.  Besides question #2, if you take some time to answer these questions and reflect upon them a bit, I believe you can learn a lot about your game and clarify some things that will help you gain increased clarity as to how you can improve.  In fact, I just realized that I need to answer them!  

1.    Why do you play the game of basketball? 

2.    What position do you play?  

3.    What do you enjoy most about the game of basketball?  

4.    What do you like least about the game of basketball? 

5.    Why do you want to improve? 

6.    In your opinion, what is the strongest part of your game?  

7.    In your opinion, what is the weakest part of your game?  

8.    If you could perfect one or two things, what would they be?  

9.    Describe yourself as a basketball player using three adjectives (e.g. aggressive, intense, etc.) 

10. Do you enjoy watching the game of basketball?  If yes, why?  

11. Who is your favorite basketball player?  (At any level.)  Why? 

12. What are your basketball goals?