Let’s honor and pray for those who are serving our country and for those that have served our great country. Hope everyone has a great weekend. I cannot believe that there is no NBA basketball this weekend. Game one is on Tuesday night. Who made this schedule? It’s crazy. The finals should be very enjoyable to watch just like the playoffs have been. Yesterday I started my 23rd year of summer speaking at camps. Hard to believe that I have been doing this for 23 years. I still love every minute that I’m in the gym. Love teaching the game of basketball. Nothing more rewarding than making an impact on a young person’s life. Camp started yesterday in CO and Mark Sharpley is responsible for making this camp one that I always look forward to. He always gets great numbers and the kids are always very respectful and they want to get better. Mark and I have been doing this camp for about 10 years and we do another in November. Before camp began today I broke my record of 25/25 FTs in a minute, with one ball and one passer. Hit 26/26 and will have it posted on YouTube, Facebook, etc.. shortly. My passer was Jon Sanders a great kid and a great passer. The passer is key when doing this. Good passes lead to good shots. Started camp off on Saturday with my lecture hit 405/412 which is 98.3%. as you all know my goal is to end the year at 99%. have to step it up. July is always my best month because I shoot the most shots and speak at the most camps during July. Hope everyone enjoys the blog. Also follow me on Twitter as well as my new Facebook page Dave Hopla Coach. There’s been a lot of positive response to my phone app iHopla which is available on iTunes.. Thanks to everyone that has purchased it. Praise the Lord and tell your loved ones how much you love them.

My phone app is finally available on ITunes. You can download it here. It really is a great app, especially for any coach or player that wants to keep track of shot makes and attempts. When you see yourself improving then you gain confidence, confidence leads to success and success leads to confidence it’s an ongoing cycle. Once a player sees that they are improving then they want to practice more.With the phone app it’s really easy to track your shots, just click on the drill and punch in the number of shots that it takes you to make 10. It is a 500 make workout. Anyone can take 500 shots but how many are willing to work to make 500. This workout should take anyone just under 2 hours to complete if they hustle, if they have someone passing then the time is even shorter.A special thanks goes out to Andrew, Brian, Chris and Ryan without their hard work, research and passion this project never would have taken place. You guys are the best and words cannot express how thankful and grateful I am to you guys. A great job by a group of great guys.I have been using the phone app workout and find it to be fun, challenging and a great workout. Each day I try to get one shot better as well as trim some time off of the workout.When I do my spot shooting I use the HS 3 point line and the NBA 3 point line. Yesterday I was 500/528 and it took me 1 hour and 33 minutes. Today I was 500/527 and completed the workout in 1 hour and 31 minutes. That’s with me getting my own shots. So I was one shot better and I was 2 minutes quicker with the workout. Hope you enjoy the workout and challenge of getting better as much as I do.Some reviews are in and most are positive and naturally some are negative. The most common negative comments are that there is only one workout. This is true, but before you can advance and upgrade your workout you must be able to knock down shots from straight on and moving left to right as well as right to left off of the bounce as well as off of a pass. Everyone wants to get to the more difficult shots like a step back and they can’t even hit an open shot.The good news is that I am creating more apps for those who want more than one workout. This workout that is on my app is a workout that I use with players on all levels and I never let them go to something more difficult until they can do the basics. Most players want to go to the penthouse without rising from the basement. Becoming a great shooter is a process. If you can complete this workout in less than 580 then you should start thinking about adding more advanced moves and shots.Thanks to everyone that has purchased the app, spread the good word. if you haven’t already purchased the app, what are you waiting for? I am also working on getting the app ready for the Droid.Remember to give thanks to the Good Lord for all of your blessings. Again to get iHopla, DOWNLOAD IT HERE.

If anyone has seen me lecture over the years they know that I always ask for “someone to catch the ball out of the net” and a scorekeeper. I do not use the term “rebounder” rebounder’s get shots that don’t go in. The scorekeeper keeps track of my shots during my shooting demonstration. Over the years I have had many scorekeepers but none have ever been as detailed as my main man, Mike Procopio. Mike not only keeps track of the shots, he also grades the passer, gives the weather conditions and updates the current events. I have known Mike for quite some time now and I am blessed to have him as my friend. When I am not lecturing, I am practicing. Whenever I practice I keep track of my shots. By doing this I can see the improvement that I am making. Started doing this a very long time ago when I was a junior in high school. When you keep track of your shots and set goals for yourself you are becoming serious about becoming a better basketball player. Most players do not have a clue as to how to workout, what to work on, how many shots to take. How many players actually bring a notebook to the courts or the gym? Hardly any basketball players do this, but if you go to a health club or weight room the majority of the people are writing down what they are doing, how much weight they are lifting and how many reps they do. In all of my years coaching basketball, running camps, speaking and traveling the world I have seen about a dozen notebooks. I guess I wasn’t getting through to anyone. Kids would give me all kinds of excuses as to why they didn’t have them. They forgot to put it in their backpack, lost it, lost the pen or pencil, etc.. Some said they felt stupid writing things down. Now players will be able to record all of their workouts and shots on their phones. No more excuses. When you track or chart your shots, you will not only see the improvement because you are tracking it, but you will also gain confidence. If you never chart your shots how will you ever know if you are getting better? When you see yourself getting better, you will want to practice more. You need to see the numbers to keep you motivated and from becoming bored. My new app will eliminate the excuses and notebooks. Look for it soon on iTunes. Should be out real soon. Will keep you posted. Remember Sunday is Mother’s Day. Happy Mother’s Day to all the Mom’s out there. Mom I miss you so much, not a day goes by that I don’t think of you.