Athlete Minded: Stories

Today's episode is personal, because I talk to a friend and former teammate from Rowan University Allen Pritchett.  Him and I battled together in college and took similar paths once school ended.  He played in the ABA for a bit, then started his own clothing brand.  Now, he is doing something that's very meaningful to him, helping young athletes better their basketball careers.   Allen runs A1 Basketball Fitness in the South Jersey/Philly area and it's amazing to hear his motivation.  He mentions that he wants athletes to be realistic about their ability, but to also shoot for the stars, and take their sport as far as it can go.   Another interesting point was when we discussed his first venture with the clothing brand. After a few years he wanted to transition it, but everything he learned did not go to waste, since he is using that knowledge to build his basketball training program now.  It was also interesting to hear when he needed a break from basketball, and didn't want anything to do with sports for a