Athletic Development for Basketball Players - Improve Your Strength, Conditioning, Speed and Vertical Jump!
Athletic development is an important aspect of becoming a great basketball player. This includes your strength, conditioning, coordination, balance, speed, and agility.
Here are a few articles and videos to help improve your athleticism...
Injury Prevention and Warm Ups
Guide to Preventing Basketball Injuries
The 4 Sports Every Youth Player Should Participate In
Jump Rope Training Video - Prevent Injuries & Improve Athleticism In Just 3 Minutes
Increase Vertical Jump
Vertical Jump Test (How to Measure)
How to Increase Your Vertical Jump (Your Complete Step by Step Plan)
Jumping Form Tips That Will Increase Your Vertical and Prevent Injury
5 Explosive Exercises For Your Vertical Jump
8 Best Vertical Jump Exercises
9 Important Plyometric Exercises Top Trainers Swear By
Conditioning / Cardio
Basketball Conditioning Drills & Workouts for the Individual Athlete
20 Min AT-HOME Basketball Conditioning Workout
16 Conditioning Drills for Your Team
Strength & Weight Training
Strength Training Program for Basketball: Are You Doing it Right?
7 Essential Core Exercises for Basketball Players
4 Strength & Conditioning Drills for Basketball Players
11 Upper Body Exercises for Basketball
9 Essential Leg Exercises for Basketball
Speed & Agility Drills
How To Develop An Explosive First Step
5 Best Basketball Speed Drills
6 Essential Basketball Agility Drills
Cone Grab Drill - Develop A Faster First Step
2 Advanced Drills for First Step Speed and Quickness
Chaser Drill to Increase Agility and Improve Ball Handling
Lateral Quickness & Agility Exercises, a Great Workout for Basketball Players
Defense Improves Agility, Conditioning, and Athletic Development
One of the best things you can do is commit to become a lockdown defender!
By focusing on defense in your team practices and off-season workouts, not only will you become a more valuable player -- you’ll also dramatically improve your agility, coordination, and conditioning!
Playing GREAT man to man defense gets in you great shape, improves your foot speed, and improves your agility. This is a very efficient way to become a great basketball player.
Start by developing your on ball defense skills with these 6 Footwork Progressions For Elite Defenders.
Then focus on locking down your opponent in full court situations. One of the simplest and best things you can do to get in shape and improve agility is the 1 on 1 Full Court Defense Drill. And when you’re in pick-up game or scrimmages, guard your player full court too.
If you have a few partners to workout out with, try the man in the hole drill... this is one of the best drills to improve your basketball conditioning!