Basketball

Strength training for basketball is vital for success. Professional NBA players strength train during the duration of the entire season and off season, so why shouldn’t younger athletes do the same?
With basketball we want to focus on increasing:

• Vertical jump
• Explosive strength
• Agility
• Mobility
• Coordination
• Balance
• General physical preparedness
• Special physical preparedness
• Muscular strength
• And overall health of the athlete

We do different variations of jumping, strength, torso, conditioning, and focus on specific basketball skills. We will utilize boxes, as well as perform cone drills that will imitate specific movements an athlete will experience during a real game situation. We want to focus on the fundamentals of basketball, as well as build the athlete’s conditioning level. We will perform high intensive workouts that are similar to a game. Basketball is an aerobic/alactic sport. With basketball, it is important to perform for a long period of time while moving at a fast pace. Many injuries that basketball players deal with are due to lack of strength around certain joints (i.e. knee, ankle, and shoulder). We want to protect those joints through a series of pre-rehabilitation exercises. While the athlete is strength training, it is important to also have the athlete working on shooting drills. Strength training could affect the technique of the shooter, so it is important to practice shooting while strength training.