--- title: Improve Your Basketball Performance description: Want to make an immediate impact on your performance? The best way to improve your basketball performance is to track and measure the amount of time that it takes you to complete a certain number of repetitions. Then challenge yourself to hit the advanced level. This will make an immediate impact. image: https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/hubfs/%5B%20Blog%20Content%20%5D%20-%20Ball%20Handling/SIlhouette%20-%20Ball%20Handling%20-%20Cristian.tiff --- [![Periodic Table Of Basketball Skills](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/hubfs/Skill_Development_Coach_March2018/Images/hs-logo.png) ![Periodic Table Of Basketball Skills](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/hubfs/Skill_Development_Coach_March2018/Images/SDC_logo.png)](http://periodictableofbasketballskills.com/) [Select Page](http://periodictableofbasketballskills.com) - [HOME](http://skilldevelopmentcoach.com/) - [HOW IT WORKS](https://skilldevelopmentcoach.com/#howitworks) - [SKILLS TABLE](https://skilldevelopmentcoach.com/skill-table-application/) - [MEMBERSHIPS](https://skilldevelopmentcoach.com/membership-types/) - [LOGIN](https://skilldevelopmentcoach.com/my-account/) - [BLOG](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/) # Improve Your Basketball Performance by [SKILL DEVELOPMENT COACH](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/author/skill-development-coach) | Jun 9, 2018 2:59:00 PM | [basketball skill development](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/basketball-skill-development), [basketball player development](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/basketball-player-development), [basketball skill assessments](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/basketball-skill-assessments), [deliberate practice](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/deliberate-practice), [basketball skills](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/basketball-skills), [muscle memory](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/muscle-memory), [Skill Development Coach](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/skill-development-coach), [how to improve at basketball](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/tag/how-to-improve-at-basketball) | [0 Comments](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/improve-your-basketball-performance#comments-listing) ********As a basketball player, it**** is easy to get distracted from what is ultimately going to make the biggest impact on your performance.  What matters the most is your confidence in yourself in games.  Improving your confidence in games comes a result of being more confident in your abilities (your skills). **Measuring your skills is the first step to improving them. ****** ****The best way to make improvements while you practice is to track and measure the amount of time that it takes you to complete a certain number of repetitions. then challenge yourself to ******hit the advanced level. ********** **********This will make an immediate impact on your performance. ** ******** *****Did you know that you ****can improve by as much as 30% in 5 days with our assessments?*** ***[![Start Your Skill Assessments Here](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2652298/19263338-bfa3-4885-8ca8-6899eb04c9e9.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2652298/19263338-bfa3-4885-8ca8-6899eb04c9e9)*** * ****Basketball is a game of confidence. **Confidence only comes through repetitions. Repetitions create muscle memory.  Learn more about [how to improve your performance as the next season gets underway](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/off-season-basketball-player-development). *** # ****CONFIDENT PLAYERS ARE NOT CONSCIOUS OF THE BASKETBALL. **** *****![image](https://blog.skilldevelopmentcoach.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image.png?width=1366&height=768&name=image.png)***** # ***PLAYERS THAT POUND THE BALL HAVE CONFIDENCE WITH THE BALL!*** ### Subscribe Here! ### Posts by Tags - 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