Turning Pressure into Performance: Smart-Decision Making for Youth Basketball Success

🏀 Struggling to get your players to make the right decisions under pressure?

Most coaches assume players just need more drills—but is that actually improving their decision making? In this episode, Coach Bill Flitter and Coach Steve Collins (with decades of hard-court wisdom) bust this myth and share the real secret behind smarter in-game choices.

How do your players handle pressure and split-second decisions?

Listen in to discover:

✅Why live reps beat endless drills for building game smarts.
✅How focusing on just a few priorities transforms your limited practice time.
✅The surprising importance of letting kids fail—and learn from it.

There’s even more practical advice waiting for you inside!

Let's change the game together!

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