Work on your game & Learn in the Process!

I just read an article that talks about players and skill development and learning the game.

I think girl's need to find more time to work on their skills: shooting, dribbling, and offensive moves and stop relying simply on organized ball to get them better.

Once you've worked on your individual game find a pick-up game or two. But don't just play with the intent of improving your physical skills, improve your mental skills and basketball knowledge. Of course you need to be able to create your own shot and score the ball. But can you read the defense, do you know when to cut, curl, or flare, or can you make your teammates better by setting them up with a pass for an easy score.

Mark Lewis (ESPN Hoopgurlz) says, The reality of the situation may just be that we're too organized for our own good. I'm all for opportunity and any day you can be in the gym is a good day. At the same time, we need to find time to just play the game and turn simple basketball back into an instinct and reaction rather than thought-and-learned structure. Focus on two-on-two situations and three-on-three options and we'll see the game move to even greater heights. It doesn't matter whether you run the triangle offense, flex or some new innovative set, if you can't play the game within it, it's just movement.