Hoops Minded

Certified Mental Performance Consultant® @aasptweets || 1-on-1 & Team Mental Performance Coaching Service || Founder @dannyhoops M.A., Sport Psychology, CMPC®

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

It's those challenging moments of a grind that remind you to remember: the path you're on is worth it. #trustthepath

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

You’re going to a game.

You pack your bag.
You pack your ball.
You pack your kicks, your water, a change of socks.

Don’t forget to pack your trust.

Pack trust!
Trust your skills.
Trust the work you’ve put in.
Trust your prep.

Trust breeds confidence.
Trust builds freedom.

[DUC, Sport & Performance Psychology @Dominican_ASPP]

Upcoming Performance Masterclass with George Mumford! 🧠✨
Dec 6, 2025 | 10 AM–12 PM PST
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[Danny Ourian @dannyhoops]

In my work as a mental performance coach, I ask players if they love their sport. If they do, I ask them to describe their love of the game to me. This gives us a template of their intrinsic motivation for those days they’re not feeling like practice or training...

[Danny Ourian @dannyhoops]

This is a 🧵 on motivation that may be helpful to you

[Danny Ourian @dannyhoops]

Let’s not shy away from saying that sport can be a spiritual endeavor

You put your blood, sweat, tears and YEARS into an activity, let’s hope it engages your spirit

We too often keep it surface level. It can move to your core without defining you as a person.

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

Rushing your shot is a recipe for missing it.

Slow down your mind and speed up your game!

Presence > Panic

#mindfulness #basketball #mentalskills #presence #slowdown

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

The greats?
They don’t just react — they respond. There's a difference.

Mindfulness gives you the ability to pause between emotion and action.

Master the pause, master your mental game!
#PlayPresent

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

You don’t control the way the ball bounces once it leaves your hand. You DO control your response.

Turnover? Bad call? Missed shot?
Use your #resetroutine and move on to the #nextplay FAST!

Composure is a clutch gene

#hoopsminded #hoopsmindset #basketball #mentalskills

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

Before the crowds. Before the game. Before the lights shine bright, it’s just you and your breath.

🧘‍♂️ Inhale confidence
😤 Exhale doubt

Mindfulness as a key element to your pre-game routine is a no-brainer!

#HoopsMinded #mindfulnessforbasketball

[Danny Ourian @dannyhoops]

I went long-form on team fandom, love of the game, and these @nyknicks - hope you enjoy!

https://t.co/rvmD5JPaN1

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

As part of @Dominican_ASPP I have the opportunity to help support the mental performance of a few of our university athletic programs. 📸 here with Men’s Basketball, doing the work!

[Dominican Men's Basketball @Dominican_MBB]

Special thanks to @hoopsminded and @dominican_aspp for helping us build our family! We appreciate the help. #WIN

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

It calls for you to attend to it regularly, just as you do your on-court skills and your strength/conditioning.

Will you do so?
How much do you want it?

/end

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

🧵 Let me put it bluntly:

You want to be good? You have to know in your bones that as a result of the REAL WORK you’ve put in, your game is nice as hell.

That when you shoot the rock you know that thing is good. That you know you’re going to bring it.

And. And! /1

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

Much of THAT work, of course, can’t be done on the court. You can’t only look at the court for that work. You have to look inwards.

Much of the REAL WORK is internal. It’s reflection. It’s intention setting. It’s imaging. It’s managing stressors.

/10

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

That’s if you’re in the rotation (no guarantee, and a whole other set of concerns/mental challenges if not).

You have to be fast. You have to be strong. You have to be skilled, first and foremost.

/4

[Hoops Minded @HoopsMinded]

The game, as you get better, just gets harder. To the uninitiated, basketball isn’t as hard as other sports: throw a ball in to a hoop, what’s so hard about that?

/3