15 Minute Weak Hand Development Series for Basketball

DeMatha Basketball Pre-Game Warm-up: Stationary (2011)

Lukas Wilgosh #4 - Single Game Mix - 21 pts 8 assts 5 steals

Spurs - Side Line Out of Bounds (End of Game)

DeMatha Basketball Pre-Season Conditioning Workout (2011)

Girls Basketball Strength - Speed - Jumping - Conditioning

Bob Hurley Basketball Conditioning

Dare to be Great Video-Truly Inspirational

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OycVuUd-iPA&feature=player_embedded

Pre-Season Conditioning Workout

http://youtu.be/doXlJXOVrME

Core Training Intense Level

http://youtu.be/KMhpgxxXtzY

Conditioning Workouts

http://youtu.be/-r0utbpvFak

Jump Training for Basketball Part II

Tennis Ball Warm Ups

http://youtu.be/fgTe0ualjeU

A Free Lesson With: Kobe Bryant

Basketball Speed Test

http://bcove.me/qk3m7y02

Another great warmup

http://youtu.be/Vzf4lB3Et8g

Kentucky Basketball Off Season Workout

http://www.youtube.com/embed/1GU4lL9_AIA"

Desire

by Alan Stein 20. April 2011 01:51

Each and every off-season workout, you have a choice to make. You can choose to work hard or you can choose not to work hard. Not working hard is a choice. You are 100% in control of the effort you put forth. For this off-season to be as productive as possible, you need to choose to work hard all of the time!

You need to choose to have a strong ‘want to.’ I want to jump higher or I want to start on varsity next season. Most player’s ‘want to’ is just lip service. They say they want something but they don’t make the sacrifices necessary to make it happen.

Think your ‘want to’ is strong? Let’s say your goal is to gain 10 lbs. this off-season. If I weighed you on May 1^st and told you on September 1^st I would weigh you again, and if you were 10 lbs. heavier I would give you $1,000,000 cash, would you accept my offer? Of course you would! Think you would achieve your goal? I guarantee you would. You would be so focused and determined you would probably gain 15 lbs. Your ‘want to’ would be unstoppable!

To maximize your off-season you need to find a way to tap into your ‘want to’ with that type of conviction (even though there isn’t a million dollar prize involved).

Too often players’ ‘want to’ gets weakened by the little voice in their head that says…

"I don’t ‘want to’ work out today. I will get up extra shots tomorrow. I will lift weights tomorrow.”

If you let that little voice win, your ‘want to’ is weak. If you let that little voice win, you won’t be successful.

How strong is your ‘want to’?

Strengthening your ‘want to’ is not easy. It is OK if you need some help. In fact, I recommend you get some help. Find someone who pushes you to be the best you can be. Someone that holds you accountable. Someone that motivates you, inspires you, and encourages you. Someone that tells you what you need to hear; not what you want to hear. Someone that gives you energy. Someone who supports and strengthens your ‘want to’.

Do you have a person like this in your life?

Train hard. Train smart.

Bodyweight Training for Basketball (With Ball)

Common Training Mistakes

 Alan Stein 25. March 2011 01:09

7 common mistakes with off-season training:

1.    Players get caught up in the latest fads.  While there are a ton of valuable tools you can use to get stronger and more powerful, you don’t need any goofy shoes or gizmos and gadgets to get better.  You need to intensely and progressively work the muscles of your entire body through every plane of movement and angle of motion.  This can be done with a combination of fundamental exercises (squats, pull-ups, deadlifts, etc.) as well as a variety of modalities (med balls, bands, etc.). However, if you spend your entire workout standing on one foot on a BOSU ball; you are not getting stronger (and you look ridiculous).

2.    Players pay little attention to proper footwork and technique.  Your footwork is critical in shooting as well as in your agility training. Proper landing, planting and cutting is important for injury prevention as well as efficiency on the court.  Don’t reinforce bad habits when you are training.

3.    Players who casually follow a workout program. There is nothing magical about a program that comes from a famous player, coach or team. This includes my programs! Following a program does not guarantee success. It’s not what you do; it’s how you do it! Effort, consistency and progression are the key to success for any training program.

4.    Players follow a program not specific to their needs. Strength & conditioning for basketball is a means to an end, not an end itself. You are not a bodybuilder, football player, marathon runner, or Olympic lifter; so you should not train like one! There are valuable exercises and concepts from each of those domains, but you need to follow a program specific to you as a basketball player. Are the resistances you are using appropriate? Are you working the right movement patterns (defensive slides, jumping, back pedaling, etc.)? Are you working within appropriate work/rest ratios?

5.    Players constantly over train.  Basketball is already very plyometric in nature, no need to overdo it with excessive amounts of plyos. If you played in a few AAU games over the weekend, you don’t need to do 4,000 reps of depth jumps on Monday. Not getting enough rest in between workouts is another problem.  You don’t need to lift every day of the week to make progress.

6.    Players have poor nutritional habits.  I will make this simple - eat like crap, play like crap. 

7.    Players don’t work on their fundamentals. No matter how fit or strong you are, if you can’t shoot, pass, defend or handle the ball you will never be a good basketball player!  Basketball fundamentals are only improved through task specific repetition.  Thousands and thousands of repetitions at game speed!

Workouts don’t have to be long. Short, intense workouts done consistently and progressively will get the job done. 

“If you only work hard on the days you feel like it, nothing will ever get done!”

Commit yourself to excellence every workout. One day at a time.  Build your success brick by brick. Over the course of the entire off-season you will make great progress.

Next season’s success is determined by what you do today!

Speed Ladder Training for Basketball

Playoff Time!

by Alan Stein 22. February 2011 00:33

It’s finally here.

It’s playoff time.  It’s win or go home time. It’s the time of year that players and coaches have been preparing for since the off-season.

This quote reflects our team’s outlook:

“Respect every opponent; don’t take anyone lightly.  On any given night, you can beat anyone.  On any given night, anyone can beat you.” 

If we execute and ‘Play Present’ for 40 minutes… we will win.

If we don’t… we will lose.

It’s that simple.

Our preparation won’t change.  Although we recognize that everything is heightened during the playoffs, we will continue to emphasize the same things we have all year long: 

·         Play hard! In the blink of an eye, this season will be over.  There is no reason to hold back. Leave all of your heart, soul, and love on the court. Play with passion. Play with a sense of urgency. For seniors, your next game could be your last high school basketball game ever. 

·         Play smart! Value the ball.  Think the game. Make the easy play. Make the right play. Don’t try to be the hero, do what you do best. If you miss an easy shot, commit a stupid foul, or make a careless turnover… quickly move on to the ‘Next Play.’ Don’t let one bad play turn into two.

·         Play together! Love your teammates.  Be unselfish. Regardless of your role, do everything in your power to help your team be successful. Have pride in your program. Stay focused and committed to your coach’s game plan. Don’t let anything distract you… on or off the court.

·         Have fun! Don’t get nervous, get excited! Be thankful for the opportunity to play the game you love. Enjoy the journey.  You will remember this for the rest of your life.

Deron Williams Nike Basketball Skills Academy

2010 Chris Paul Elite Guard Basketball Camp

Great Players

Coach Eastman is an assistant coach with the Boston Celtics and is the Director of the Nike Basketball Skills Academies.  He is a brilliant coach and works as hard on his craft has any coach I have ever met.  He truly inspires me. 

Coach Eastman wrote a recent blog entitled, ‘Characteristics of Great Players.’  It was a bulleted list of what the best players in the league do on a daily basis that makes them special. 

The fascinating part is – every bullet point on his list is 100% controllable! The ‘characteristics of great players’ are things that every player at every level can do. You don’t have to be Paul Pierce or Rajon Rondo to do these things.

Here is a slightly revised list of Coach Eastman’s ‘Characteristics of Great Players’: 

·         Great players have tremendous focus during the entire practice or game (‘Play Present’).

·         Great players listen with their eyes and ears whenever a coach or teammate is speaking.

·         Great players want to be coached. They crave coaching because it makes them better.

·         Great players want to work out and want to practice. They know that is when they get better.

·         Great players go just as hard in practice as they do in games.

·         Great players stick with a drill until they get it right.  They aren’t satisfied with average.

·         Great players pay attention to every detail. Everything is important.

·         Great players can’t stand lazy teammates (or coaches).

·         Great players very rarely miss practice for any reason.

·         Great players want to hear the truth – not have people ‘blow smoke.’

·         Great players hold themselves accountable for everything they do. Everything.

·         Great players hold their teammates accountable for everything they do. Everything.

·         Great players are committed to excellence in all areas – mind, body, and spirit.

·         Great players hate to lose.  They want to win every drill, every sprint, and every game.

If this list describes you, can you use your leadership to positively influence your teammates?

If this list doesn’t describe you, you have no one to blame but yourself.