The value of Player Development is realized through it’s ability to propel athletes well beyond the field of play. BtL Player Development is about providing tools and information to build the person as well as the athlete. The value is best defined by the elements of the program itself.
BtL Player Development
- Mental Development
- Personal Development
- Athletic Development
Mental Development
Our Mental Development focuses on the mental side of sports and life. Sports teach us a lot as we develop but nothing tops the mental lessons within athletics. We must learn the mental aspect of performance and coping to compete at a high level. These skills stretch well beyond the field of play. They are some of the most important that we can learn from sports. These skills will direct everything we do and accomplish in life.
Our mental development program will focus on how we cope with failure. It will also tackle the fear of failure and how to persevere through life. There are many components that play into perseverance and the mental strength required to persevere. Therefore we will cover these items one by one and try to piece them together in a manner that all youth can use and benefit from in their lives.
Personal Development
Our Personal Development training material is devoted to teaching the person and providing strength to their beliefs. Society today provides our youth an array of input that points them in the wrong direction. At times, I’ve witnessed coaches, teachers and parents behave in a manner that negatively influences our youth. BtL Personal Development will support and teach the principles of right and wrong. The same principle that so many other parents and mentors are trying to instill. We will be a voice of reason in a world of chaos!
At the end of the day, we need to teach our youth right from wrong and how to exist in a world full of temptations and negative influence. They need to learn what it means to lead and what it means to follow. They also need to learn the traits that we should look for in those that we allow to lead us. After all, we want youth capable of rationalizing through life and making good decisions based on their standards and beliefs, not societies.
Athletic Development
Our Athletic Development is where we get to ‘DO’! Currently we are providing training material for football, basketball and speed. All material available today is free, however, in the future, we will offer online and in-person training opportunities for a fee.
We will provide training material designed for a variety of levels to help as many kids as possible reach their goals. So, if you are just starting out or you’re a little behind your teammates, we want to help you! How about if you are at the top of your game and trying to get the next level? We want to help you! Also, if you have a medical or developmental ailment that you are beating and you want to pick up a basketball or football, we want to help you!
Power of BtL Player Development
Sports should be inclusive for all people. No matter your situation, there is a sport for you. BtL will be there to help you along the way! The 3 legs of our program provide a stable foundation for you to build upon as you progress in ball and life. By combining the mental, personal and athletic, gives us an individual capable of forming good values in life, have the mental fortitude to stand up for those values and the work ethic to always be getting better! This is our goal!
Our actions will define our legacy! What do you want your legacy to be?
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