Mark Lewis from Hoopgurlz.com wrote an excellent piece on getting ready for July. This is some good stuff that I have preached for years. The words may have been changed, but the meaning is the same.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/recruiting/basketball/womens/columns/story?columnist=lewis_mark&id=5317823
Four things that stand out!
1.Play each game as if it were a championship game
I've said it before, over and over and over. College coaches could care less who wins the game, if a player scores 30 or how nice the uniforms look. Play hard, no matter what the score is and never quit on yourself or your team
2.Work on the intangibles
What seperates you from another player with the same skills? Less than 4% of of all of those varsity players actually receive scholarships, so in case you need to bring something else to the table, please don't take something off with a bad or don't care attitude toward coaches, teammates, opposing players and even officials
http://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/percentage-high-school-athletes-ncaa-college.htm
3.Play within yourself
Don't try that weak crossover or behind the back pass that goes off your foot, in other words, don't try and impress any coaches by showing what you can't do. Play smart and do the things you do best and not the the things you can't. You also can't play scared, be confident in your game
4.Travel smart
I know many kids like to have fun on these trips, but here's the problem and I love saying this over and over. This is not a vacation, or at least shouldn't be treated as one if you are serious about playing at the next level. Treat this as a job interiew because unless you are over 6 feet, unless you are a can't miss or unless you've proven yourself before, in other words if you have nothing on the table, you have to sell yourself. Get your rest, eat properly and act sensible, this includes unruly parents in the stands because coaches watch EVERYTHING!
