Basketball conditioning drills are so vital to your overall speed, coordination, response and basketball jumping ability.
It is not enough to just practice your layup, free throw and learn how to dunk, you need to be an exceptional athlete to be a good basketball player.
Below are four of the top basketball conditioning drills that you should be participating in to be a better player.
Suicide Drills Suicide basketball conditioning drills involve both acceleration and deceleration as well as changing direction.
You will begin on one baseline and then sprint to the closest free throw line and then back.
Next you will sprint to half court and back, then to the further free throw line and then back and lastly, to the opposite baseline and back.
It is important that every time you return to your original baseline, your foot has to actually touch the line before you can turn and sprint to your next destination.
You should only rest for around 90 seconds between suicide basketball conditioning drills.
Four Step Drills Four step basketball conditioning drills have you running from sideline to sideline across the court.
You will being on one sideline and sprint to the opposite sideline for four sprints total.
Rest 30 seconds.
Now you will sprint back and forth for eight sprints total there and back and then rest for one minute.
The last set of sprints in four step basketball drills consists of 16 sprints total.
Your goal is to be able to complete this last set of sprints in under one minute.
Build Your Jumping Basketball Conditioning Drills Build your jumping drills allows you to increase your stamina and leg strength.
You will start by jumping off of two feet as high as you possibly can.
You should have your hands high above your head and use them to help you jump higher by rotating them.
As soon as your feet land, you will immediately jump right back up.
Repeat this for a total of 25 times.
Rest for one minute.
Now you are going to jump 25 times on your left foot and then 25 times on your right one.
Rest one minute.
Now you will jump and aim to bring your knees into your chest 25 times.
Rest one minute.
Jump 25 times and try to kick your heels to your butt.
Rest one minute.
Lastly, you will bring your legs in front of you and try to touch your toes 15 times.
Build your jumping basketball conditioning drills are idea to build your stamina and really increase vertical jump performance.
Bench Jumping Basketball Conditioning Drills Bench jumping drills really require explosive power to be put into your jumps so they build muscles in your legs and really help you jump higher come game time.
You need a bench that is about one foot tall or slightly higher.
You will begin by facing the bench and jump over it and then jump backwards over it for 30 seconds.
Rotate your body and jump the bench from side to side for another 30 seconds.
Count how many total jumps you complete and aim to beat that number everyday that you perform bench jumping basketball jumping drills.