Hoopchalk - AAU Youth Basketball Podcast

The Hoopchalk Basketball Podcast is the best Youth Basketball podcast for young AAU basketball players and their families. NO MORE GUESS WORK! Our mission is to help young basketball players and their families successfully navigate the ever-changing world of youth basketball. In this podcast we will unlock all of the locked doors that have become road blocks for youth basketball players. Figuring it out alone is a pretty daunting task. My son Moses and I invite you to learn from our wins and our losses.

We are so excited to have James Parker the Director of Sports for AAU. This was a very informative interview. If you haven't ha a chance to learn about the actual AAU organization you want to hear it straight from the horses mouth. We are so grateful and honored to have had a chance to sit down and talk with him. Learn more about AAU at https://aausports.org/ Thank you Mr. Parker for being a guest on our show!

In this episode we talk about the practice of running up the score on a team. Is it Unsportsmanlike or Nah? We talk about the idea of what happens to the winning team who runs up the score and the losing team that has the score run up on them. Take a listen and be sure to visit Hoopchalk.com to learn more. Also follow us on Instagram Moses: https://www.instagram.com/moforeal05/ Troy - "Moses Dad" - https://www.instagram.com/troyhorneofficial/

The Hoopchalk Basketball Podcast is the best Youth Basketball podcast for young AAU basketball players and their families. Our motto is – NO MORE GUESS WORK! Our mission is to help young basketball players and their families successfully navigate the ever-changing world of youth basketball. In this podcast we will unlock all of the locked doors that have become road blocks for youth basketball players. We will also help those who dream, but have no idea how to move towards their basketball dreams.

Did You know that John Elway was a hold back? Did you know what being held back means? In one of our podcasts John Lucas talked about holding kids back or reclassifying. In this podcast we talk about our thoughts on reclassification. We would love to know your thoughts on hold backs! Would you hold back your kid?

How Do You Deal With Losing A Game! This week was a bit of a tough week. Moses went to the playoffs with two of the teams that he was playing with and in both championship games they lost. He was down because of the losses, but we talked about what to do when you lose. Every player will lose games throughout their basketball journey.The difference between the champions and the non champions is what they do when adversity strikes. Subscribe and don't miss an episode

Point Guards Are The New Big Men! This podcast is our analytical look at the game of professional basketball and it's so called height requirements. The game is changing and those who are aware of the change can focus on building skills for the New NBA! So many coaches and trainers talk about how you have to be 6'5 or 7'0 feet tall to play professional basketball, but that is not true. Take a listen!

On the show today we have Trey Harris of P.L.U.T.O basketball. Pluto stands for Players Like Us Take Over. Trey gives a look into the world of elite high school basketball! He trains a lot of top athletes and currently works with Team USA basketball on the U17 level. Coach Harris has always had a passion for basketball. Take a Listen!

On the show today we have Dre Baldwin from Dre All Day dot Com. Dre's story is amazing! He didn't start playing basketball until he was fourteen and then averaged 2 points a game in high school! Then he walked on in college and after not playing at all in his senior year he went on to play professional basketball the following year!  He used his will power to will himself to go pro and he did it! To learn more about Dre visit https://dreallday.com/

We DID IT! We were able to interview the amazing John Lucas! We loved this camp and Coach Lucas is one of the greatest mentors out there! The coaching, teaching, and basketball instruction was UNBELIEVABLE! Coach Lucas was the #1 Draft Pick in the 1976 draft selected by the Houston Rockets and played in the NBA for 14 years playing for the Houston Rockets, Golden State Warriors, San Antonio Spurs, and many more. Coach Lucas shares some of his knowledge here on the Hoopchalk Basketball Podcast!

Meditate To Keep It Straight! In this episode we talk about how practicing meditation will change your game and make your play better. So many players loose it on the floor because they are so distracted by things that have nothing to do with basketball. In this episode we discuss the advantages of being able to clear your mind and just play the game. In this episode we talk about how practicing meditation will change your game and make your play better.

Watch The Pros and Not the Joes! In this episode we talk about how watching professional athletes perform the skill that you want to perfect can help you become more proficient at performing the same skill. In this episode we talk about how "Talent Hot Beds" go from producing regular talent to producing world class talent. One of that techniques that they use is called the engraving technique. Take a listen!

Game Ready Is Coming Out Soon! Click Here To Be Notified First. http://hoopchalk.com/gameready In this episode of Hoopchalk my dad kinda goes IN! He's kind of passionate about mental training and giving young athletes the edge that comes with mental toughness. He did a little more digging and found out that Andrew Wiggins, Scotty Pippen and many others also use mental toughness training once they get to the league. Imagine the edge you will have once you start using it! Take a listen!

Game Ready Is Coming Out Soon! Click Here To Be Notified First. http://hoopchalk.com/gameready In this episode we discuss the power of visualization in sports. Visualization is a sports psychology well kept secret. Have you ever wondered why so many high draft picks have not panned out in the NBA? Have you ever wondered how a player who was not supposed to be successful can rise up to be one of the best in the world? The difference is mental training and mental toughness.

About 4 Years ago Moses had the privilege of training with 10 year NBA veteran Samaki Walker. For him it was what's supposed to happen when you are 8 years old and training to be in the NBA, but for me it was kind of surreal. After about a month or two of training with him I felt comfortable enough to ask him some for some sage advice about the basketball world and what he told me those many years ago led me on a search that has forever changed our basketball lives.