emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedin For a decade the loss of the Supersonics has left a void in Seattle. The franchise that helped define the culture of the Puget Sound by inspiring generations of athletes, artists, musicians, educators and business people alike has been…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedin“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty six times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinFor 22 years, Coach Watts has struggled with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Although it has been talked about many times before between family and friends, he made an appearance on King 5 New Day Northwest to open up for the first…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinAs coaches and adults working with children, one of our most important roles is to create lifelong learners and framing how to deal with success and failures is critical. Even more critical than that is establishing a scoreboard for learning…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinI think you’ll agree that youth sports is becoming more and more competitive with a heavy focus on winning and losing. The problem is that we lose track of our true objective: ensuring that kids have a positive experience in order…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinAnyone who has done any type of training, whether it be for work, for fitness or for sports, know that training isn’t a “one and done” action. There is a lot of thought and effort that goes into training. The…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinWith high school basketball starting TOMORROW, there are a lot of things that you are probably working out to excel in tryouts. Working on you skills, your footwork and everything else it takes to be successful on the court, building…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinHave you ever dealt with a coach that didn’t mesh well with your athletes? Ever dealt with a coach who didn’t mesh well with you as a parent? Well, did you do your research? We had the pleasure of sitting…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinNike Commercial Casting with Watts October 30, 2017 – Back in August many of you answered the call and tried out for the part of Dante in a national Nike commercial, with Watts Basketball. We saw a number of great…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinThe first thing anyone who wants to be a good shooter must do is create a standard of personal excellence, a target to shoot for. At Watts Basketball, our standard is 8 out of 10 or better, which we define…
Supersonics: A Celebration Of Seattle Basketball For 1 Night Only
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedin For a decade the loss of the Supersonics has left a void in Seattle. The franchise that helped define the culture of the Puget Sound by inspiring generations of athletes, artists, musicians, educators and business people alike has been…
5 Tips To Turn Setbacks Into Successes
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedin“I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty six times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And…
Coach Watts Opens Up About Past Struggles On King 5 New Day
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinFor 22 years, Coach Watts has struggled with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Although it has been talked about many times before between family and friends, he made an appearance on King 5 New Day Northwest to open up for the first…
Win or Lose, We Always Learn
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinAs coaches and adults working with children, one of our most important roles is to create lifelong learners and framing how to deal with success and failures is critical. Even more critical than that is establishing a scoreboard for learning…
4 Steps to Creating Lifelong Learners
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinI think you’ll agree that youth sports is becoming more and more competitive with a heavy focus on winning and losing. The problem is that we lose track of our true objective: ensuring that kids have a positive experience in order…
The Most Effective Training Process
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinAnyone who has done any type of training, whether it be for work, for fitness or for sports, know that training isn’t a “one and done” action. There is a lot of thought and effort that goes into training. The…
Are You Ready for High School Basketball Season?
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinWith high school basketball starting TOMORROW, there are a lot of things that you are probably working out to excel in tryouts. Working on you skills, your footwork and everything else it takes to be successful on the court, building…
5 Ways to Pick a High Quality Coach
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinHave you ever dealt with a coach that didn’t mesh well with your athletes? Ever dealt with a coach who didn’t mesh well with you as a parent? Well, did you do your research? We had the pleasure of sitting…
Want it all – Watts Basketball Casting for Nike
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinNike Commercial Casting with Watts October 30, 2017 – Back in August many of you answered the call and tried out for the part of Dante in a national Nike commercial, with Watts Basketball. We saw a number of great…
Develop Your Shooting Range and Arsenal With the 3 C’s…
emailFacebookGoogle+TwitterLinkedinThe first thing anyone who wants to be a good shooter must do is create a standard of personal excellence, a target to shoot for. At Watts Basketball, our standard is 8 out of 10 or better, which we define…