Steven Johnston
@StevenJNODAT
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🏀Player Development Coach | 🏀Coach @southkenthoops |📍CT | NY | Podcast : The Basketballists | NODAT Training
Connecticut, USA
Joined January 2013
🧵 THREAD: Thinking about a Post Grad year or where to level up your game? Here’s WHY South Kent School should be at the top of your list 🔥📚🏀 Want: ✅ High-level hoops ✅ Real skill development ✅ Academic support ✅ Legit College Exposure? This isn’t hype. This is what we
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DEEP Freshman class on the mens side
Some Freshman debuts from today Koa Peat: 30p, 7r, 5a, 3s, 1b - 11/18 FG Darryn Peterson: 21p, 4r, 3a, 2s, 1b - 7/11 FG AJ Dybantsa: 21p, 6r, 3a - 9/18 FG Caleb Wilson: 22p, 4r, 3a, 1s, 1b - 8/10 FG Tounde Yessoufou: 24p, 7r, 1a, 1s - 10/16 FG Nate Ament: 18p, 9r, 1a - 6/11 FG
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Form Shooting 🔁 Pro hooper Jaiden Delaire getting reps in with form shots before the workout. Some days you just need to see the ball go through the hoop and fine-tune your mechanics. This is one of the most under-appreciated actions before getting into your session. Be
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Happy College Game Day! This is one of my favorite times of the year — seeing players I’ve worked with chase their dreams on the college stage. It’s what makes all the hours in the gym worth it. To the NODAT family — love y’all. Keep growing, keep competing, and enjoy the
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Merry Christmas, college basketball fans. Let another journey to the madness begin!!!
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You think Queens is ready for this? It’s not even 7 am and these guys have ENERGY!!!
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Let’s goooooo
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Basketball Sequence: Inverted Through The Legs ➡️ Euro Start with an inverted through the legsto shift your defender. Work the pull-back inverted through the legs to create space — then explode downhill. Finish the action with a smooth euro step + inside-hand lay to keep your
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DID YOU PREPARE!? 🏀🔥 Season’s right around the corner — here are 3 things you NEED to bring to tryouts if you want to stand out: 1️⃣ Know Your Strengths — Be self-aware and showcase what you do best. Make it impossible for coaches to miss it. 2️⃣ Elite Conditioning — Show up in
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Live Drill: Hand Swipes ➝ 1v1 🏀🔥 Here’s a great way to bridge the gap between drills and the game. Start with hand swipe actions, then flow into live 1v1 downhill attacks. This helps players connect the movement patterns to real situations and build confidence using the swipe
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Next step of her evolution is to be more of a creator off the dribble.
Young Hoopers should study Sonia Cintron Her game is not complicated She isn’t going to beat you with 700 dribble combo moves She is efficient in her movements, highly skilled, gets to her spots, makes shots Simple done great, wins
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We’re in the process of witnessing the most competitive basketball season in history. NBA. WNBA. College. High school. Every level is loaded. In the league, players battling to keep their spot at the professional level. College & HS players are battling talent, age, experience,
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Today’s Word: EMPATHY 🧠💛 Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person — to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and truly feel what they might be experiencing. There are three types: 💭 Cognitive Empathy – understanding what someone feels ❤️
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DHO ➝ Dribble Pull-Up 🏀🔥 Here’s a great drill for team or group settings to work on a game-like sequence: coming off a dribble handoff, then attacking with a 2-dribble, 4-step pull-up. 💨 This action teaches players to read the defense out of DHOs, build rhythm into their
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The leadership by a freshman in his 1st true road environment 🫡🫡 Cam Boozer checks every box ✅
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Basketball Moves: Half Turn ➝ Dribble Jabs 🏀🔥 This sequence works on engaging defenders and creating space to attack or make them back off. Start 1-on-0 to dial in the form, footwork, and feel of the action before adding live defense. Mastering these movements helps set up
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Basketball Sequences: Punch Drag ➝ Counters 🏀🔥 Coach Steve breaks down how to use the punch drag as a base move, then flow into multiple counter options depending on the defender’s reaction. 💨 The key? Attacking with pace and understanding how to control it. Once you master
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Gratitude is something that needs to be practiced. Amidst the chaos, grief, hardships, triumphs — the good and the bad — it takes practice. It matters because it: ✨ Keeps you grounded in the present 🧠 Rewires your brain for positivity 🤝 Strengthens relationships with
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Here we break down how @paytonpritch3 uses physicality to move Jalen Duren and create space to score. Major keys: 1️⃣ Get outside the defender’s hip to create an angle. 2️⃣ Drive with a low shoulder — it gives you stability and leverage. 3️⃣ With that leverage, he can bump using
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