Midwest Takeover

Midwest Takeover is a non-profit organization created to provide athletes a forum to develop their fundamental basketball skills, while teaching life lessons

[Basketball HQ @BasketballHQ]

"Well-coached teams are never surprised; they can adapt to anything they see."
- Jack Ramsay

[Basketball HQ @BasketballHQ]

"All the successful teams I’ve ever seen have 3 characteristics: They play unselfish, they play together, and they play hard." — Larry Brown

[Midwest Takeover @MidwestTakeover]

Take 1 and Take 2 6th Grade Girls tryout results have been emailed. Congratulations ladies. Time to get to
work....Time to Takeover!

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Keys to making our teams: listening, following directions, asking questions, controlling attitude, effort and hustle (even to get water)

[Wise Michael Jordan @itsMichaelJ]

Never let anyone tell you you're not good enough.

[Tommy Verdell @CoachTommyV]

In team settings, when 'me' comes before 'we', you're taking L's!!!

[Alan Stein, Jr. @AlanSteinJr]

"If you always do what you've always done, you will always be where you've always been."

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Training Saturday. 11am, Riverview East Academy and Sunday, 1030am, Hartwell Elementary.

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Midwest Takeover will be adding an 8th grade girls team this year. Check website for details. http://t.co/X9pCQoVt

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

We can't do it alone. Relationships are the foundation upon which winning teams are built!

[Dena Evans @dena10]

Brad Stevens on his composure after buzzer beater to beat Gonzaga: "We don't chest bump here in January."

[Midwest Takeover @MidwestTakeover]

Believe you can and you're half way there!

[Coach John Wooden @WoodenTeachings]

The team is the star, never an individual player. #wooden

[Alan Stein, Jr. @AlanSteinJr]

"Be more concerned with what you can do for others than what others can do for you. You'll be surprised with the result."

[Basketball HQ @BasketballHQ]

Basketball HQ New Drill: Wall Tennis Ball Toss Behind the Back Ball Handling Drill http://t.co/K4747Juu #Basketballdrills

[Basketball HQ @BasketballHQ]

After every game you should sit and think about what you did well and what could have been done better. Always be learning and improving.

[Midwest Takeover @MidwestTakeover]

Keys to making any team: listening, following directions, asking questions, controlling attitude, effort and hustle (even to get water)

[Midwest Takeover @MidwestTakeover]

"Your role cannot be larger than our team goal" - Lou Holtz

[Basketball HQ @BasketballHQ]

Everybody has an important role to fill on the team. Are you doing the absolute best job that you can with your role?