How to Set Improvement Goals for Basketball Skills

In basketball, like most things, there is no improvement without hard work. Even the great Michael Jordan worked as hard or harder than anyone in basketball did when he played the game. A key component of this hard work is the setting of improvement goals for a person's basketball skills. Without goal setting, the hard work simply has no direction or purpose.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Establish improvement goals that are definite and measurable. For instance, do not set a goal like being a better shooter, instead set a goal like making 50 percent of jump shots. These concrete goals make achieving them much more likely.

2. Make the improvement goal attainable. Some people are just unrealistic when they set improvement goals. Therefore, it is crucial that you understand your abilities and establish improvement goals that you can actually accomplish. If the goals are to unrealistic you will most likely not attain them.

3. Tell others close to you in detail about the improvement goals. If you set these goals but then do not tell anyone about them, there will be no external pressure to achieve the goals. Peer pressure can be a good thing in some instances. In addition, they can provide support and encouragement that can help you achieve the goals you set.

4. Use rewards as part of the goal setting process. Make the reward something you really want but not something that will interfere with any future goal setting.

5. Create deadlines for the improvement goals. If you use specific time frames it creates a sense of urgency to reach the goals. Without deadlines, most people tend to procrastinate.

6. Copy the goal setting practices of other great basketball players. While a person may not be able to perform like a professional basketball player, he can provide inspiration and an improvement goal setting template, just on a smaller scale.

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