The Play Practice Basketball Formula
Welcome to the Play Practice Formula Podcast! I am your host, BJ Mumford, owner of Play Practice Basketball and the Seacoast Hoops Lab based in Portsmouth, NH
We help 7th-grade basketball players perform at a high school level BEFORE their freshman tryouts!
Episodes
33 episodes
The Confidence Formula Offer - Fall 2024
Here is all we have to offer your 7th-10th grade player packed into a 12-week course called the Confidence Formula!
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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36:11
Our new programs for kids 10 and under - Exploration, Eureka, and Discovery!
Listen to an overview of our 3 fall programs, why exploration is important, and what the SOCK colors mean for this age group!
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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12:01
The Confidence Puzzle Q & A
Listen to Coach BJ break down The Confidence Puzzle, published in 2021, about our philosophy of training and the common obstacles and misperceptions parents face every day on the journey to high school basketball!
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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1:00:08
Are you the Right Fit?
Here are 8 questions we ask every client before moving forward to work with them on the court!What is your motivation for seeking training? What has your player's basketball experience been like so far?
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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11:42
How we help players understand efficiency and shot selection
4 different aspects are covered here:The Definition of SuccessThe problem with most measurement in basketballThe Points Per Shot ValueShot Selection Priority List
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44:27
How we help players learn to create shots
Most people think of a dynamic ball handler "creating shots off the dribble" as the only way to create shots. We work on shot creation in 3 categories before the catch, after the catch, and&n...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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27:44
The Inside Man - How we help players learn to use (and be useful) in the post
I was once a "garbage man" - cleaning up my teammate's misses by getting rebounds and putbacks. This is how I now help the "Bigs" learn to be useful, agile, and crafty around the basket!
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23:41
How we help players initiate the attack using situational skills
Ever seen your player freeze up like they don't know what to do?Here is our take on how we help players learn to make decisions based on game context by pre-loading situational skills so they can play faster without hesitation and keep ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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38:20
How we help players learn to shoot from deep range!
How deep is deep? For most players even a foot or two behind the high school 3 point arc can get uncomfortable. We work to expand both their mentality and standard for their definition of "deep", and give them the tools to improve ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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31:49
How we help players finish with any hand, off of any foot, at any time!
Listen to our approach to finishing around the rim, the thought process, strategy, and progression we have found most useful for helping players expand their universe of options, including:2-Step layupsMoves & countermo...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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20:41
The Unguardable Ankle Breaker - how we help players become more effective ball handlers
Ball handling is touted as an essential skill, but is practiced mostly in a stationary isolated environment. We work on effective ball handling - the kind to get past a defender and score - by focusing players attention on ju...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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25:07
How we help players learn foundational footwork
How to stop, as simple as it sounds, is the foundation of most basketball footwork. Whether your player is catching a pass to shoot, driving from a catch, handling the ball, or finishing at the rim, stop and go footwork is where the "sneakers m...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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9:30
3X3 with Devin Gilligan
Hear 3X3 professional player Devin Gilligan tell his story about the journey from NH to playing pro in Japan, why he decided to stick with 3X3 instead of pursuing 5v5 pro leagues, and his big vision for 3X3 in NH. Interested in pla...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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52:37
The Focus Funnel - our faster feedback loop!
How we help players focus in practice, get better faster with feedback, and set priorities that are measurable!
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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26:21
How we help players learn the "3 Pillars of Defense"
Do these 3 things, and your player will be successful 80% of the time as an on-ball defender!
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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23:30
How we help players discover "You are Here"
What is the Discovery process, and why do we spend SO LONG diagnosing before we get down to work?We have proven the method with a 94.6% success rate over 3 years. If you start with us before 9th grade, you will make your high school tea...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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10:23
How we help players learn "Concrete Confidence"
Here is a sample of our actual course content that our players go through during the Confidence Formula 2.0 curriculum!
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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24:02
Overview - what the Confidence Formula is all about!
Listen to Coach BJ describe an overview of our most popular program - The Confidence Formula - version 2.0, launching this March 2024!
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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54:52
The Brian Elkovich Interview
Listen as Brian talks about his family's experience at Play Practice. Their family has multiple kids who have gone through a number of different programs offered at Play Practice and this is the in depth response to how it has transformed their...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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23:44
The Sniper 2.0 Story
Listen as Coach BJ Mumford breaks down his journey and process over the years, involving a series of epiphanies and lessons from his mentors, for how he created The Sniper 2.0 shooting system.
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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28:55
Ingredient #10: Playable?
Is it playable? Is it game relevant? Is what we are asking this player to do something they will actually have a chance to do more than once in a basketball game? If not, we're probably wasting their time ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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11:15
Ingredient #9: Persistence
Every player has their thing where they have been doing it a certain way for a long time, and changing it feels terrible! Shots don't go in, and nothing feels right. Nothing works. They're not achieving success for a litt...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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22:29
Ingredient #8: Personal Mentorship
I firmly believe that by meeting the player where they're at and focusing on helping them learn, instead of focusing on what we can teach them, we are going to go farther and achieve more together. By taking the personal ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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15:28
Ingredient #7: Patience
Patience started as a personality trait for me - a mentality I've always had. I've always been very patient and willing to go through a lot of stuff that would frustrate most people enough to make them quit. The patience factor for play...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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14:50
The Confidence Journey: Understanding the 7 Stages of your player's progress, and what they need next!
Have you been looking for a map to follow for your player's progress? Coach BJ describes the 7 stages your player will go through at 3 different phases of their basketball career, and how you can help them maintain perspective, con...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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31:11