Basketball Conditioning To Improve In Agility Ladder Drills

Basketball Conditioning To Improve In Agility Ladder Drills

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These types of drills are commonly used in other sports like football or soccer, but they can also offer a lot of benefits to basketball players in terms of improving their foot speed and agility.
There are many types of drills you can perform with an agility ladder. Here are some of the most basic ones:

  • The one foot hop-this involves going through each box by hopping on one foot at a time and then repeating the whole course with the other foot.
  • The two foot hop-this is exactly the same as the one foot hop, only this using both feet. High knees-this involves going through the boxes while lifting your knees up high.
  • Two feet in each box-this involves running through the ladder by first stepping into a box with your right foot and then placing your left foot into the same box, going through all the rest of the boxes in this manner
  • One foot in each box-this is the same as the “two feet in each box” drill, but with only one foot landing in each box.
  • Sideways one foot in each box-this is done by sliding to your side while putting one foot in each box.
  • Sideways two feet in each box-this is the same as the above drill, but this time both feet hit the ground in each box.

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    This entry was posted on Thursday, February 28th, 2008 at 10:24 am and is filed under basketball conditioning. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.


    Get Slamming With Cyberdunk!

    If you like basketball and you spend a lot of time on the Internet, there is no better way to combine the two than by playing Cyberdunk.

    Cyberdunk is a Basketball MMORPG, or Massively multiplayer online role-playing game that you can join by logging on to www.cyberdunk.com. The game is primarily browser based so you can play it from virtually any computer with a reasonable fast Internet connection. The “massively multiplayer” part of the name comes from the fact that the game currently has more than 5,600,000,000 players in over 300 leagues, playing from 150 countries across the world!

    The website allows you a wide variety of actions that you can perform, such as coaching your own player, or even your own team. To get started, all you have to do is signup for an account on the website. Don’t worry, it its totally free to join! After you have signed up, you can log into your own personal account, where you will be provided an account control panel. This is where you can create a new player. Once you have a new player, you can perform a whole lot of actions with him by going into your player’s “crib”. From there you can get him started on training, joining a league, or have him outfitted with sports equipment.

    When you have set up your player, you can then join the games that are played every night at midnight GMT +05:00. There is a timer on the website that shows you exactly when the games start so you don’t miss out on the action.

    When you have played enough games with your player, you may want to think about managing your own team. To do this you will have to earn or purchase Cyberpoints, which you can also do from the website.

    To guide you through the intricacies of the game, the website has a FAQ that you can check out, and there is also a forum where you can ask and answer questions from members around the world. Any new developments in the game are also posted in the news and blog section.

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    This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 at 2:34 am and is filed under basketball. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.


    The Complete Guide to Foam Roller Exercises for Improved Performance

    The worldwide trend in increased awareness of fitness and health has resulted in a lot of exercise related equipment being released in the market. This is by and large a good thing, and the fact that so many people are becoming aware of the need to develop healthier habits bodes well for the future.

    One of the newest pieces of exercise equipment introduced to the public is the foam roller. Long used by professional trainers and athletes, it is now widely available to the general public. At its most basic form, foam rollers are an invaluable aid for both sports conditioning and rehabilitation. It is also one of the more inexpensive pieces of exercise equipment around, and it can be used for a wide variety of exercise routines and physical rehabilitation procedures. Foam rollers provide a fast, safe, and efficient way to enhance and develop athletic performance by improving muscle and joint flexibility, as well as core strength. Exercises developed specifically for foam rollers can be tremendously useful for a wide variety of athletic disciplines and they can be easily adapted for both individual and team use.

    To ensure that you are able to get the maximum possible benefit from your foam roller, you may want to pick up a copy of The Complete Guide to Foam Roller Exercises for Improved Performance. This amazingly useful and informative video guide demonstrates how you can best use foam rollers in a wide variety of applications. The guide covers a broad range of exercises that help you develop core strength, flexibility, stability, balance, and many other useful athletic qualities.

    To make it easier for you to go through the exercises, the video covers each routine starting from the easiest to the harder, more advanced exercises. This way beginners avoid injuries or losing interest by proceeding at a rate that is comfortable for them, and more experienced athletes can enjoy a more challenging workout without getting bored.

    This foam roller video will also aid both coaches and athletes in quickly finding the proper difficulty level for each exercise depending on the particular athlete’s core strength and other physical attributes. As you may have guessed, core strength is one of the main focuses of this guide and a considerable part of the video is devoted to building core strength in the interest of improving athletic performance.

    The video guide features two authorities in the fitness and medical health fields, namely Staffan Elgelid PT, Ph.D., CFT, who is an associate professor of physical therapy at the Nazareth College of Rochester, and Irene McCormick PFT; who is the director of fitness at the Des Moines Area Community College. Together the two bring their considerable knowledge to the fore in bringing you useful exercises that target specific parts of the body, as well as effective rehabilitation exercises that address certain sport-related injuries.

    With this video guide, you will have in your fitness arsenal a comprehensive program that will allow you to gain maximum health and fitness benefits from your foam roller.

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    This entry was posted on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 at 1:43 pm and is filed under basketball. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.


    Early Offense - Early Push

    Early Offense - Early Push

    A good early offensive flow prevents the defending team from setting up their pre-planned defense by forcing the defenders to “react” rather than “act”. When the early offense is able to advance the ball into the operating area within 2-3 seconds, it forces the defenders to break down of their organized defense. This scenario can force a 1 on 1 situation and if the offensive player is creative enough, he may be able to produce a high percentage field goal attempt. Pushing for early offense before the defense can set-up can also create mismatches to the disadvantage of the defending team. Most early offense plays depend on quick inbounds and pass advance to reach the offensive operating area before the defenders can set-up in the front court.

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    This entry was posted on Monday, February 4th, 2008 at 10:45 am and is filed under basketball. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.



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