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The eballv elite sports training program was developed by H.C. DeBoard III in 1998 and has been perfected over the past decade. He has combined successful training techniques from coaches he has observed and coaches he has played under and his own studies and practices. The program was originally built to combine elements of physical and psychological training that together, should increase an athletes performance levels. We say "should" because in the end, it is entirely up to the athlete. They must have the DESIRE to get better and the MOTIVATION to complete the training. For example, in our highly sought after FINDING THE ZONE training, some of the areas we cover are:

  • Cohesion – Group cohesion refers to the extent to which a team or group shares a sense of shared task or social bond

  • Imagery – Refers to 'imagined' sensations, for example visual imagery is known as 'visualization'

  • Attention Focus – Being able to block everything out, e.g., a crowd.

  • Motivation – There are two types of motivation: intrinsic motivation, meaning inner motivation, e.g., self accomplishment, and extrinsic motivation, meaning outer motivation, e.g., money or awards.

  • Internal Monologue - Maintaining positive thoughts during competition by keeping a running conversation going in one's mind

  • Criticism - A tenet of motivational theory that is necessary to improve performance. The delivery is imperative as criticism can either better performance or drastically reduce it. There are three types of criticism- Destructive, Self, and Constructive. The best utilization of constructive criticism is through the sandwich approach. In using the sandwich approach, you would first a compliment, then offer directions and critical feedback, and then follow up with another compliment.

  • Muscle Memory - A strong component of the training where we train the body to perform to spite the condition of the thought process of each player. See more about muscle memory here.

Simply put, this program, if taken seriously by your players, will produce higher scores and more wins in your conference. It provides players with a realistic map of where they are in their skill level and where they want to go. And most importantly...it shows them how to get there using intense work ethics.

Training programs vary from sport to sport, but all contain the basic principles of eballv originally designed by Coach DeBoard.

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