Basketball Body and Mind
"Basketball, Body and Mind" is a podcast that is dedicated to youth basketball players. Each episode will provide practical strategies for basketball skills, body and/or mind for performance on the court.
Basketball Body and Mind
Latest Episodes
How to Return to Basketball After a Knee Injury Safely
Episode 56 | Basketball, Body, and Mind This episode was a spontaneous recording during the camp in the Czech Republic. I decided to share how to return safely to basketball after a knee injury (usually ACL). To do that, we n...
Conditioning and Zone 2 Cardio Might Not Be the Answer for Tired Legs
Basketball Body and Mind In this episode I talk about one of the biggest conditioning myths in basketball: that feeling tired in a game means you need to run more. It does not. I explain why getting tired can actually be a si...
Chronic Ankle Instability: What The research Actually Shows
Your ankle sprain is not just “bad luck” and it is definitely not a life sentence. We walk through what I found while researching chronic ankle instability in youth athletes, including the one test that created the clearest separation between a...
Ep 32 | A Pro Big Man Explains How Injuries Changed His Mindset | with Jurij Macura
Eight knee surgeries is the part people don’t see. The standings don’t show it, the highlights don’t mention it, and most young players never hear what it feels like to sit on the sideline while your team practices. Former pro power forward and...
Ep. 31 | From Small Town Lithuania To Arizona Center | with Motiejus Krivas
A 7 foot 2 center tells you he nearly quit at 12, and somehow that’s the most useful part of his story. We sit down with Motiejus Krivas, Lithuania’s Šiauliai native who climbed through the Sabonis Academy and Jalgiris system before landing wit...