Ok, so here’s my situation. I am 12 years old. I didn’t make my local town travel team. I am currently playing in a church CYO league. I didn’t try out for the school team.

    On my CYO travel team,I play a 3 or 4, mainly 4. I hate playing the 4 because I’m really undersized for my age (5’2 roughly), and my team is pretty small too. I really want to be a 1 or a 2, yet we have some pretty good guards on our team, but I want to prove to my coach that I can play there.

    I am getting a membership to the Y for Hanukkah, and I plan on going there to practice. My main sport is baseball, and I have been playing baseball since I was really young. I weight lift at the high school and participate in strength training at a nearby Frozen Ropes. I don’t know if it is because it’s just basketball season or what, but basketball is starting to become really close to baseball as my favorite sport. If I get better at it, I’m considering making it my first priority.

    I have started to put together a binder for practice at the Y. So far, all it includes is a list of shooting and dribbling practicing things (for example, 5 shots from left elbow and 3 minutes of crossover dribbling down the court), and a spreadsheet of the shots and the completion percentages per practice. I need help to become a better player and get a better training routine. Can you guys help me become an elite guard? It is really my ball handling and shooting that needs help. I need a routine like shoot 5 jump shots from the baseline, and along those lines.  I am really starting to question baseball and basketball... Always have loved baseball, one of the best ones in my school at it. Basketball?  You know  the story...