Basketball Conditioning To Improve In Agility Ladder Drills

February 28th, 2008
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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
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    Get Slamming With Cyberdunk!

    February 19th, 2008
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    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 …

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    The Complete Guide to Foam Roller Exercises for Improved Performance

    February 7th, 2008
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    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 …

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    Early Offense - Early Push

    February 4th, 2008
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    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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