ProBall

Your teammate just missed two shots in a row.

What do you do?

A) Stop passing to them
B) Tell them what they did wrong
C) Throw your hands up so they know you’re frustrated
D) Give them the ball again when they’re open

I’m taking D.

And I think this is one of the most underrated skills in youth basketball.

Anyone can be a good teammate when you’re winning by 20.

The real test comes when someone turns it over, misses an assignment or bricks a shot you thought they should’ve made.

They already know.

They don’t need the eye roll.

They don’t need the hands on the head.

They definitely don’t need a teammate making them scared to make the next mistake.

Sometimes the best thing you can give a teammate is the confidence to try again.

Good teams don’t pretend mistakes didn’t happen.

They correct them.

Then they move on.

At ProBall, this is something we try to praise just as much as the points, assists and made shots.

Because talent can help you win a game.

Being someone other players actually want beside them can help build a team.

🏀 Players: would you pass it back to them? A, B, C or D?

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

ProBall

You schedule the basketball training.

You schedule the games.

You schedule the extra shooting.

You schedule the strength work.

But do you schedule the sleep?

That might sound dramatic until you do the maths.

If a 10-year-old needs to wake up at 6:00am and you’re aiming for 10 hours of sleep, they need to be asleep around 8:00pm.

Not getting into bed.

Not showering.

Not scrolling.

Asleep.

And that’s where youth sport gets interesting.

We’re constantly asking:

“How can my child improve faster?”

“Should they train another day?”

“Should we add another session?”

Sometimes the answer isn’t another hour of basketball.

Sometimes it’s protecting the hours that allow all that basketball to actually sink in.

🏀 Training matters.

😴 Recovery matters too.

Your child can’t out-train bad sleep.

Be curious to check tonight:

What time does your young athlete actually fall asleep?

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

ProBall

Your child forgets their water bottle before basketball.

What do you do?

A) Turn around and get it
B) Buy them another one
C) Let them deal with the consequence
D) Depends on their age

It sounds like a tiny parenting decision.

But sometimes forgetting something once teaches a kid more than being reminded 100 times.

Basketball gives kids hundreds of small chances to practise responsibility.

Packing their bag.

Checking the schedule.

Remembering their shoes.

Speaking to their coach.

As parents, sometimes the hardest part isn’t helping.

It’s knowing when not to help.

🏀 What are you choosing: A, B, C or D?

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

ProBall

We train kids to be faster.

Stronger.

Better shooters.

Better ball handlers.

But there’s another basketball skill we barely talk about:

The ability to pay attention when nothing exciting is happening.

Think about what basketball actually asks from a young player.

Listen while the coach explains a drill.

Remember what they just said.

Stay switched on when you haven’t touched the ball for 3 possessions.

Watch your player on defence.

Sit on the bench and follow the game.

Repeat something you’ve already done 50 times.

Reset after making a mistake.

None of that gives you an instant reward.

And that’s exactly why I think it matters.

Kids are growing up surrounded by short videos, notifications, games and entertainment designed to change every few seconds.

That doesn’t mean phones are evil.

But maybe we should deliberately give young athletes more chances to practise sustained attention too.

Read for 20 minutes.

Shoot without music.

Watch an entire basketball game.

Finish a repetitive drill.

Listen without checking a phone.

Even be bored sometimes.

Because you can have great handles and still miss the coach’s instruction.

You can be athletic and still lose your player because your mind wandered.

You can be a great shooter and still struggle if you mentally disappear when the ball isn’t coming your way.

The body isn’t the only thing we’re developing.

🏀 Parents and coaches: do you think young athletes have a harder time concentrating now than they did 10 years ago?

YES or NO?

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

ProBall

Years from now, what do you hope your child remembers about sport?

Most kids won’t remember every score.

They probably won’t remember every trophy either.

But they’ll remember the coach who believed in them.

The teammate who picked them up after a mistake.

The practice they didn’t feel like going to, but went anyway.

The confidence they built after trying again.

That’s why we believe youth sport is about much more than basketball.

Every training session is a chance to build resilience.

Every game is a chance to build character.

Every season is a chance to become a better person.

If those lessons stay with a child for life, then it was a season worth playing. 💙🏀

1 month ago | [YT] | 3

ProBall

Lot of kids don’t fail because they don’t work hard.

They fail because they work hard… inconsistently.

🏀 Shoot 50 extra shots every day.
Not 500 once a month.

🏀 Practice your weak hand for 5 minutes.
Not an hour when you finally feel motivated.

🏀 Arrive 10 minutes early.
Not exactly on time.

The gap between good players and great players is usually hidden inside boring, repeatable habits.

Question for parents and players:

What’s ONE small basketball habit you could realistically do every single day for the next 30 days? 👇

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1 month ago | [YT] | 5

ProBall

Question:

🚨 Would you rather your child be the best player on an average team… or the 8th player on a great team?

Most parents answer this instantly.

Then six months later they’re asking if they should change clubs.

Here’s what we’ve noticed after watching hundreds of young players develop.

The kids who improve the fastest usually aren’t the ones who have the easiest season.

They’re the ones who have something to chase.

A teammate who’s better.

A coach who expects more.

Practices that expose weaknesses instead of hiding them.

Yes, confidence matters.

But confidence built from never being challenged doesn’t last very long.

Sometimes less court time teaches more than playing the whole game.

Sometimes losing teaches more than winning.

Sometimes the hardest season becomes the one your child talks about years later.

So before changing clubs, don’t ask:

“Will they be happier?”

Ask:

“Will they become better?”

Those aren’t always the same answer.

👇 What would you choose?

🟦 A) Best player on an average team

🟥 B) 8th player on a great team

Let’s hear your reasoning. This should be an interesting discussion.

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

ProBall

MOST PARENTS ARE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION.

Parents often ask:

“Will sport help my child become a better athlete?”

I think there’s a better question.

Will sport help them become a better adult?

Because one day…

🏀 The games stop.

🏀 The trophies collect dust.

🏀 The uniforms get packed away.

But the habits stay.

Sport teaches kids to:

• Handle failure without giving up.
• Stay patient when progress is slow.
• Take responsibility for their actions.
• Work with people they didn’t choose.
• Keep showing up after a bad day.

Very few children will become professional athletes.

Every single one will become an adult.

That’s why the biggest lesson from youth sport has nothing to do with basketball.

It’s learning how to deal with life before life gets harder.

What’s one lesson you learned through sport that still helps you today?

I’d love to read the answers. 👇

1 month ago | [YT] | 2

ProBall

Most parents think improvement happens at training.

It doesn’t.

Training breaks the body down.

Sleep is when it rebuilds.

A lot of young athletes spend hours trying to become faster, stronger and more skilled…

Then stay up scrolling until 1am.

The problem isn’t just feeling tired the next day.

Less deep sleep means less recovery.

Less recovery means less adaptation.

Which means yesterday’s hard work produces smaller results.

The athletes who improve the fastest usually aren’t just the ones who train the hardest.

They’re the ones who recover the best.

🏀 Question for parents:

What’s your athlete’s biggest bedtime distraction?

🔘 Phone
🔘 Gaming
🔘 Homework
🔘 They already have a great routine

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1 month ago | [YT] | 1

ProBall

What’s the FIRST thing you ask your child after a game?

🔴 “Did you win?”

🟢 “What did you learn?”

Most parents don’t realise that one question quietly teaches a child what success looks like.

If every car ride home starts with the scoreboard…

Kids start believing results matter more than effort.

More than teamwork.

More than resilience.

But when you ask about what they learned…

How they responded after mistakes…

Or how they helped a teammate…

You’re teaching lessons they’ll carry long after basketball ends.

The scoreboard disappears.

Those habits don’t.

👇 Vote below. Be honest. What’s usually your first question after a game?

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