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THE SHOOTING NEWSLETTER - DECEMBER 2001
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By Tom Nordland, Shooting Coach
Volume 3, Issue Number 12, December 2001
Editor: Tom Nordland
E-mail Tom
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IN THIS ISSUE
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1. Welcome from the Coach
2. Purpose of this Newsletter
3. An Indexed Review of Previous Newsletters
4. Training Coaches
5. Please Bookmark this Website
6. Shooting Clinics / Private Coaching
7. How to Subscribe / Unsubscribe
8. Contact Information
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1. Welcome from the Coach
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Welcome to my Monthly Basketball Shooting Newsletter. This will
be a forum about the skill of shooting in the great game of basketball.
I invite your questions and will answer them in this Newsletter.
Remember: Great Shooting CAN be taught!
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2. Purpose of this Newsletter
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This Newsletter is a vehicle for communicating what I know about
shooting. I see the game in deep trouble because there arevery
few great shooters any more, and few people know how to coach
great shooting. Coaches and players everywhere lament the decline
in this master skill. Wonderfully designed plays are run to perfection,
a player is opened up for a 10-15' shot or a 3, and then the
shot is missed. Players are fouled at critical times and then
miss the free throws. It even happens so often that coaches and
players aren't surprised when the shot is botched. Failure is
kind of expected, but it's still disappointing.
Articles are written about this dilemma,
and people are looking for an answer. I feel I can provide that
answer. If you agree with what I'm saying, please help me get
my coaching methods out there. Refer people to my Website and
be in communication with me. Thanks.
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3. An Indexed Review of Previous Newsletters
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In the final Newsletter for a year, I generally create a Review
of the various writings I did on shooting for the prior 11 months.
This time, I am going back the full 2 1/2 years (31 months) for
the Review, plus I'm indexing the items by Subject so you can
quickly read a number of articles on the same general subject.
Here is the Index of Subjects, alphabetically
organized:
ARTICLES, VIDEO REVIEWS, SWISH WEBSITE
COACHING
COLLEGE GAME
CONCENTRATION, CONFIDENCE, THE "MENTAL" STUFF
GENERAL SHOOTING/BASKETBALL
KIDS - ASKING FOR HELP
KIDS - LEARNING
KIDS - PERFORMING
KIDS - SUGGESTIONS
LEARNING
NBA/WNBA GAME
OLYMPICS
PERFORMANCE, DOING YOUR BEST
PETE NEWELL'S BIG MAN CAMP
POOR SHOOTING
Q&A's
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR
START OF A NEW SEASON
SUMMER PRACTICE
SWISH VIDEO
TESTIMONIALS
WHAT'S NEW
Here are the articles, with direct links
to each Newsletter so you can quickly click on the link and then
scroll to the # for the item:
ARTICLES, VIDEO REVIEWS, SWISH WEBSITE
7. Reviews of
my "Swish" Video [June '01]
8. Links to My
Site [July '01]
5. Video Clips
now on my Website [Aug. '01]
6. Links to Four
Major Articles on Shooting [Nov. '01]
COACHING
4. Coaching in
Atlanta [Sept. '99]
4. Clinics Given
-- Seattle & Pennsylvania [June '00]
4. Clinics Given
& Indiana Girls' Champs [July '00]
6. Comment on
Clinics in Texas [July '00]
4. A Summer of
Clinics [Aug. '00]
5. A Shooting
Package for College and Pro Teams [Dec. '00]
3. What Can Be
Done Right Now Re: Shooting [Jan. '01]
3. The Best Coaching
is Asking Questions! [Feb. '01]
4. Elbow Under
the Ball? I Doubt It! [Feb. '01]
5. Elbow Under
the Ball? Feedback... [March '01]
5. Newspaper Article
on my Coaching [June '01]
7. Check Out My
Coaching [July '01]
4. Coaches --
I Want to Empower You! [Nov. '01]
COLLEGE GAME
3. March Madness
- Offensive Spurts Win Games [March '00]
4. NCAA 3 Pt Championships
Winners [April '00]
3. 2000 NCAA 3-Pt
Championships [May '00]
4. A look at the
NBA and College game [Nov. '00]
3. Congratulations
Notre Dame - Women's Champs! [March '01]
4. Congratulations
Duke - Men's Champs! [March '01]
CONCENTRATION, CONFIDENCE, THE "MENTAL"
STUFF
3. The Role of
Intention in Shooting [July '99]
4. Is the Problem
"Mental"? [Oct. '99]
7. Confidence
-- Conditional or Unconditional? [March '01]
5. A Great Description
of Concentration... [Sept. '01]
GENERAL SHOOTING/BASKETBALL
3. The State of
Shooting in the Game [May '99]
3. Basketball
season coming / Bill Bradley [Sept. '99]
3. Great Shooting
/ Poor Shooting [Jan. '00]
5. Great Sites
for Basketball Info/Stats [April '00]
3. "A Good
Man," the life of Pete Newell [July '00]
6. Basketball
Movies and Films [Aug. '00]
4. The State of
Shooting in the Game Today [Sept. '00]
5. Coaches &
Parents - What's needed [Sept. '00]
3. Observing the
Shot Motion: Is it "Repeatable"? [Nov. '00]
5. How self image
can hold us back! [Nov. '00]
5. Shooting failures
in college and NBA games [Jan. '01]
5. A Note about
the Ladies' Game [Feb. '01]
3. Why are many
athletes less coachable than they could be? [Sept. '01]
3. "Pure"
Shooting [Oct. '01]
5. Making a Perfect
Shot Can Throw You Off! [Oct. '01]
5. Start a Conversation
FOR Great Shooting [Nov. '01]
KIDS - COACHING
5. KIDS' KORNER
-- For Youth Coaches [Feb. '00]
KIDS - LEARNING
5. KIDS' KORNER:
Goofing Off or Learning Something [June '99]
5. KIDS' KORNER
- The importance of Awareness for Learning! [July '99]
4. KIDS' KORNER
- A Focused Summer? [Aug. '99]
4. KIDS' KORNER
- Value of Keeping Things Small & Slow [Aug. '99]
5. KIDS' KORNER
- How to Watch Yourself and Others Shoot. [Nov. '99]
6. KIDS' KORNER
- Watching NBA games [April '00]
5. KIDS' KORNER
- Awareness -- the Key to Learning! [May '00]
5. KIDS' KORNER
- Coach Yourself with your Opposite Hand! [June '00]
5. KIDS' KORNER
- Observe Yourself Shoot! [July '00]
6. KID'S KORNER
- From Looking Good to Learning (A Journey of Discovery)!
[April '01]
7. KIDS' KORNER
- Seeing Means "Owning!" [Oct. '01]
KIDS - PERFORMING
5. KIDS' KORNER
- Go All Out! [Oct. '99]
9. KID'S KORNER
- Anticipating Shots [June '01]
KIDS - SUGGESTIONS
4. KIDS' KORNER
- What to Look For When Watching Basketball [March '00]
5. KIDS' KORNER
- Please Love the Game! [Oct. '00]
6. KIDS KORNER
-- The joy of sports and basketball [Nov. '00]
6. KID'S
KORNER - Be Curious! [Jan. '01]
7. KID'S KORNER
- General Suggestions [Feb. '01]
8. KID'S KORNER
- Seek Out Mentors, Ask Questions [March '01]
7. KID'S KORNER
- Be Curious [May '01]
6. KIDS' KORNER
- Shooting Can Be a Joyful Exploration! [July '01]
7. KIDS' KORNER
- Fear and Discomfort can be your "Teachers!" [Aug.
'01]
6. KIDS' KORNER
- Make Your Shot Beautiful! [Sept. '01]
8. KIDS' KORNER
- How to Coach Your Friends, or, Gasp, Your Parents! [Nov.
'01]
LEARNING
4. How Do We Learn
Something New? [June '99]
5. Can Shooting
be learned as the season unfolds? [Sept. '99]
4. A Yugoslav
boy in Italy has a Breakthrough... [Jan. '01]
4. 150 in a Row!
[May '01]
6. Shooting as
a "Mastery" Practice [June '01]
4. How Coachable
Are You/Your Players? [July '01]
NBA/WNBA GAME
4. Comments on
the NBA Playoffs [May '99]
3. Comments on
Shooting in the NBA Playoffs [June '99]
4. Shaq's Performance
at the Line Nov. '99]
5. Internet Connections
- Inside Info on NBA Teams[Jan. '00]
3. NBA All Star
Competition [Feb. '00]
4. Shaq's Roller
Coaster ride at the Line [Feb. '00]
3. NBA Playoffs
-- how to watch TV Basketball [April '00]
4. Poor Shooting
in the NBA Playoffs [May '00]
3. NBA Draft [June
'00]
6. Finding Stats
for NBA Games/Players [Oct. '00]
4. A look at the
NBA and College game [Nov. '00]
3. NBA Playoffs:
Shooting spells - hot and cold! [April '01]
4. NBA: Is Hack-a-Shaq
still alive? [April '01]
3. NBA Playoffs
[May '01]
3. NBA Playoffs
[June '01]
4. Quote from
a WNBA player [June '01]
3. Reflections
on the Summer Pro League - The Ukrainians Are Coming!!! [July
'01]
3. WNBA Playoffs
[Aug. '01]
4. NBA Season
Starting! [Oct. '01]
7. Stats for NBA/WNBA
players [Nov. '01]
OLYMPICS
3. Comment on
the Olympics [Sept. '00]
PERFORMANCE, DOING YOUR BEST
4. Do you need
a Sports psychologist? [July '99]
PETE NEWELL'S BIG MAN CAMP
3. Pete Newell's
Big Man Camp in Hawaii [Aug. '99]
3. My Experience
at the Big Man Camp [Aug. '00]
POOR SHOOTING
3. Poor Shooting
Stats in College and Pro Games [Nov. '99]
3. Season Gets
in Gear, Shooting Still Questionable [Nov. '01]
Q&A's
6. Sample Q&A
Items from Swish Website [June '99]
6. Sample Q&A
Item from Swish Website [August '99]
4. Questions Answered
[Jan. '00]
6. Sample Q&A
Item from Swish Website [May '00]
6. Q&A
[June '00]
7. Q&A
[July '00]
7. Q&A --
A Repeat [Aug. '00]
4. Q&A
[Oct. '00]
6. Q&A: Streaky
Shooter? Things to look for... [March '01]
5. Questions and
Answers [April '01]
5. Questions and
Answers [May '01]
8. Q&A
[June '01]
5. Q&A
[July '01]
6. Q&A
[Aug. '01]
4. Q&A's
[Sept. '01]
REVIEW OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR
3. Review of 1999
Newsletter Items [Dec. '99]
3. REVIEW OF YEAR
1999 [Dec. '00]
4. REVIEW OF YEAR
2000 [Dec. '00]
START OF A NEW SEASON
6. KIDS' KORNER
- As the Season Approaches [Sept. '99]
3. The Season
is Gearing Up! [Oct. '99]
5. KIDS' KORNER
- For the New Season [Aug. '00]
6. KIDS' KORNER
- As the Season Approaches [Sept. '00]
3. New Season
Beginning [Oct. '00]
4. A New Season
upon us -- Simple things you can do [Aug. '01]
SUMMER PRACTICE
5. Suggestions
for Summer Skill Building [May '99]
6. A Summer Program:
Quality vs. Quantity [May '01]
SWISH VIDEO
7. "Swish"
Video is Guaranteed! [Oct. '00]
TESTIMONIALS
6. Recent Testimonials
for my Video [Feb. '00]
5. More Testimonials
[March '00]
7. A recent and
remarkable Testimonial [Nov. '00]
6. An Interesting
Testimonial for the Video [Feb. '01]
6. Tremendous
Testimonial [Oct. '01]
WHAT'S NEW
6. What's New
on my Website [May '99]
5. What's New
on my Website [Aug. '99]
6. What's New
on My Website [Oct. '99]
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4. Training Coaches
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As I said in the Nov.
2001 Newsletter, I am committed to developing coaches to
coach this Swish Method. It this interests you, please let me
know and I'll add you to the database and give you some simple
first steps on the path.
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5. Please Bookmark my Website
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I invite you to bookmark my Website (Swish22) so you can go there
easily to catch my latest comments on shooting. You can read
about my video there (including endorsements, testimonials, reviews
and an Overview of the video), my coaching, and the many articles
on shooting I've written. You can see archived back issues of
this Newsletter and, of course, subscribe, if you're not already
getting this on a regular basis.
Please tell others about my site and my
video. Send them the URL (http://www.swish22.com) and let them
know there's a proven method for better shooting.
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6. Shooting Clinics / Private Coaching
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See my Website for the latest news about
Clinics, Camps and Private Sessions.
If you'd like to organize some clinics
or camps with me, call or email
me.
Here's a direct link to the Clinics
& Camps page
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7. How to Subscribe / Unsubscribe
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To UNSUBSCRIBE from this Newsletter, just
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8. Contact Information
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Tom Nordland, Shooting Coach
Boulder Creek, California
Website: http://www.swish22.com
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Tel: 888/SWISH-22 (888/794-7422)
or 831/338-4647
Fax: Call above #'s to get fax # and to get fax turned on.
E-mail Tom
Creator of the video "Swish - A Guide to Great Basketball
Shooting"
Remember: Great Shooting CAN be Taught!!!
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Special thanks to E-ZineZ.com for helping format this Newsletter.
(http://www.e-zinez.com)
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(c) Copyright 2001 Tom Nordland
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