The One Man - One Hour Workout     

Two Man - One Hour Workout    

Conditioning For Basketball     

Rope Jumping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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One Man - One Hour Workout
1.     Points of Emphasis
A. Drill at game speed
B. Empasize proper technique
C. Keep accurate count of numbers and time
D. Imagine your opponents and teammates
2.    Workout Schedules
A. Stretch - flex - ropes ( 5 minutes )
B. Dribble - drive - lay up drills
(1)    Ten (10) drives to basket-right hand using change of direction and speed
(2)    Ten (10) drives to basket-left hand using change of direction and speed
(3)    Ten (10) drives to basket-cross over right to left with left hand short hook
(4)    Ten (10) drives to basket-cross over left to right with right hand short hook
         (All returns to starting point are with speed dribble using hand you shoot with)
C. Free throws five (5) - five (5) finger tip push ups for each miss
D. Rebound drills
  (1)     Ten (10) rip and power - right side
(2)     Ten (10) rip and power - left side
(3)     Ten (10) rip and release - both sides
(4)     Ten (10) tip ins - right hand
(5)     Ten (10) tip ins - left hand
E. Five (5) free throws
F. Shooting drills
(1)     Twenty (20) jumpers or sets - right and left alternate
(2)     Ten (10) baseline jumpers - right side
(3)     Ten (10) baseline jumpers - left side
(4)     Ten (10) back to the middle jumper or hook - right side
(5)     Ten (10) back to the middle jumper or hook - left side
G. Five (5) free throws
H. Defensive footwork drills
(1)     Ten (10) zigzags - baseline to ten second line - walk back
(2)     Thirty (30) second lane slide - rest thirty (30) seconds
(3)     Thirty (30) second X lane slide - rest thirty (30) seconds
I. Five (5) free throws
J. Passing and receiving drills
(1)     Thirty (30) seconds two hand chest pass - slide across lane and receive
(2)     Thirty (30) seconds two hand overhead pass - slide across land and receive
(3)     Thirty (30) seconds bounce pass - slide across lane and receive
K. Five (5) free throws

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Two - Man One Hour Workout
Warm Up
(1)     Stretch and Flex
(2)     Two Laps
Dribble Drive
A starts at half - court line on left side.  B starts at wing position on left side.
A dribbles twice, passes to B, V-cut in and breaks to left corner.  B passes to
A, V-cut out and breaks to basket.  A passes to B and bothers B on lay-up
attempt.  A continues to right wing.  B shoots lay - up: comes to half-court
line, reverses, and is ready to start on right side.  B goes to right wing
position.  B shoots ten from each side then A and B switch positions.
Improvement points:
a) Make the passes sharp and at a specific target
b) Make V - cuts quick and run hard
c) Take ball to basket strong
d) Defensive man put pressure on shooter
e) Shooter rebound own shot and throw good outlet pass
(Baseball or Two Hand Overhead)
Rebound
(1) 10 Offensive Rebounds right side - 10 Offensive Rebounds left side A puts ball
on board: rebounds it hard.  B puts pressure on and A uses power, up and
  under or short hook to score.  10 right; 10 left
(2) Rebound and outlet - A throws ball on board, rebounds with good form makes
quarter turn in air and throws good outlet pass to B at Right Wing Position.
(This pass can be thrown in the air or after landing B returns ball with good
two hand - chest pass top A who repeats.  B does 10 on each side after A.
Defense
(1) 1 on 1 in rectangle -  A gets in good defensive stance and hands ball to B.  B
using dribble moves; attempts to advance ball forty feet:  side lines of rectangle
should be twenty feet apart.  A tries to turn B and cut off sideline.  When A
crosses line, he hands to B who repeats procedure going the other way.
(2) Knee tag - A an B in Jump Circle try to touch inside of each others knee
while in defensive stance - 5 times 30 seconds and rest 30 seconds.
Passing
A and B start 15 feet apart at half court line.  Pass back and forth toward goal
with shot at th end,  Shooter rebounds own shot and throws outlet pass to
teammate who sprints to either wing.  Outlet man dribbles to half court line;
shooter sprints there and they repeat.  (Use two hand pass, bounce pass,
right or left hand flip, two hands overhead)  Each shoots 10 lay - ups.
Shooting
(1) Pivot Pass Drill - A dribbles from thirty feet out to right B trails.  A comes to
jump stop, pivots and passes to B for jumper.  A blocks B after shot, releases,
  and rebounds ball hit or miss.  A then returns to thirty and repeat. 
  10 right then 10 left.  A and B switch positions.
(2) 5 one minute shooting drills - A shoots from # 1 spot for one minute.  B rebounds
  and passes out.  B then shoots from #1 spot and A rebounds and passes out.
  This process is repeated #2, #3, #4 and # 5 spots
Improvement points:
a) Use proper footwork
1)    plant inside foot first
2)    be concerned about proper shooting form
3)
4)    Shoot for strings of shots hit without a miss
(3) Free throws - shoot for strings of shots hit without a miss.  Emphasize good form.
Improvement points:
a) Compete with one another for number of shots hit.

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CONDITIONING FOR BASKETBALL

The following is a detailed example of a six-week interval running program that is specific to the anaerobic nature of basketball.

Sample Six-Week Interval Running Program

Week Sprint Reps Distance (yds) Work:Rest Ratio Work Time Rest Time Workout Distance Workouts per week
1 3

2

880

660

1:1

1:2

2:30

3:40

2:30

3:40

3960 3
2 2

1

4

880

660

440

1:1

1:2

1:2

2:25

1:50

1:15

2:25

3:40

2:30

4180 3
3 1

1

4

4

880

660

440

220

1:1

1:2

1:2

1:3

2:25

15

1:15

0:35:

2:25

3:30

2:30

1:45:

4180 3
4 1

4

4

8

660

440

220

100

1:2

1:2

1:3

1:3

1:40

1:10

0:35

0:15

3:20

2:20

1:45

0:45

4100 4
5 1

8

10

10

10

440

220

100

50

30

1:2

1:3

1:3

1:3

1:3

1:05

0:30

0:15

0:07

0:04

2:10

1:30

0:45

0:21

0:12

4000 4
6 10

10

10

10

10

220

200

50

30

10

1:3

1:3

1:3

1:3

1:3

0:30

0:14

0:07

0:04

0:02

1:30

0:42

0:21

0:12

0:06

4100 4

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Rope Jumping
Purpose: To develop a high level of strength and endurance in the ankles, and to accommodate high volume running and jumping.   Cardiovascular conditioning.
Drills: In order of difficulty
a.  Skipping (SK)- jump rope with double bounce in between
  b.  Hopping (H) - jump rope with single bounce in between
c.  Single leg hop: left (L) or right ® - continuous jumping on one foot
  d.  Bicycle (B) - jump while running (left or right) in place
e.  Scissors (SC) - cross-open-cross foot pattern
f.   Skis (SK) - front to back foot pattern
g.  Crisscross (CC) - Cross rope in front after every hop
h.  Backwards hop (BII) - rope starts in front, use single hops
12 Week Rope Jumping Progression
Week Time Mins SK H L R B SC SK CC BH
1 6 2:00 2:00 *:30 :30 1:00
2 8 2:30 2:30 *:30 :30 2:00
3 10 3:00 3:00 *:45 :45 2:30
4 12 3:00 3:00 :45 :45 *3:00 :30 :30 :30
5 14 3:00 3:00 :45 :45 *3:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 :30
6 16 3:00 3:00 :45 :45 *4:00 1:30 1:30 1:00 :30
7 18 4:00 4:00 *:45 :45 4:00 *1:30 1:30 1:00 :30
8 20 4:00 4:00 *1:00 1:00 5:00 *1:30 1:30 1:00 *1:00
9 22 4:00 4:00 *1:00 1:00 5:30 *2:00 2:00 1:30 *1:00
10 24 4:00 5:00 *1:00 1:00 5:30 *2:30 2:30 1:30 *1:00
11 26 4:00 5:00 *1:00 1:00 6:00 *3:00 3:00 1:30 *1:30
12 28 4:00 5:00 *1:30 1:30 6:00 *3:00 3:00 2:00 *2:00
* Take a :30 - 1:00 rest period every 7 - 10 minutes or when necessary

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