For any AAU basketball player, there are plenty of simple things you can do to dramatically improve your game. It can be on-court or off, but focusing on the small details can help you make the most of your practice time and improve the key skills that coaches look for in a player during games. And if you want to improve your game, here are 10 simple tips every AAU player should follow:

1. Give maximum effort on every possession. Set an example for your teammates and let them feed off your energy. A little extra effort can pay off big in every game.
2. Help your teammates improve. There are four other players on the floor and each one has unique strengths and weaknesses. Know when to help on defense and when to make the extra pass so that you can all succeed.
3. Have a specific improvement goal in mind with each drill you do. Keep your head up when you dribble, change speed, learn to keep your fingertips on the ball and push yourself. 
4. Have a BEEF. During shooting drills, focus on Balance, Eyes, Elbow, and Follow Through to keep your shooting form sharp. When working on your shooting technique, always start near the basket and gradually push farther away. 
5. Always be on the move without the ball. Remember, there are five players on the team and you should always be involved in the play, even when you don’t have the ball in your hands. Work to support your teammates and draw away defenders. Make sure you always cut hard, have your hands ready and can go back door if you’re denied on the wing.
6. Keep low on defense. Use your hands to block an opponent’s vision when you’re on the ball. Keep in front and be ready to box out your opponent or to deny them an advantageous offensive position. 
7. Play defense off the ball. The same concept applies to the defensive side of the ball as it does on the offensive side. Ball-You-Man, eyes on the ball all the time, bump the cutters and always be prepared to help.
8. Make quick transitions. After every offensive rebound or change of possession, transition run wide on the wings. Always push the ball up the floor, get down the court, and finish every possession with points.
9. Practice shooting every day. Repetition counts. Take 500 shots every day and track how many you make. Shoot with scenarios in mind. Rip through, dribble once, and shoot, then tip through, dribble twice and shoot. 
10. Jump rope four times a week for better stamina and agility. Start with a set of 10 30-second repetitions and then add more time to each week to build up your aerobic capacity and agility.