| Practicing with your team is obviously important for a | | | | Sprints are important in basketball training to |
| player to reach his personal best, but it's not the only | | | | strengthen short twitch muscle fibers. When fighting |
| way to maximize your game. Equally important are | | | | for the ball on the court your body needs to explode |
| the personal challenges that you put yourself through | | | | out of its actions - being a step behind could cost |
| in your own work-out sessions. It takes speed, | | | | your team points. Find a friend on the team to |
| agility, and strength to be the best player on your | | | | workout with. That way you can help each other get |
| team. | | | | through tougher workout sessions. |
| The good thing is that these 3 goals are absolutely | | | | There are many movies that show football and |
| attainable with a bit of effort. To achieve | | | | basketball players flopping their way through a ballet |
| whole-body strength you need to work out every | | | | class. This actually isn't such a bad idea for |
| muscle group. Spend a few days a week in the gym | | | | players...enroll in a hip hop dance class to attain poise |
| working on weight machines, doing chin ups/pull ups, | | | | and structure in your movements. If dancing is not |
| push-ups, and sit-ups and you will be in a much better | | | | your thing, play other sports in the off-season to |
| situation than if you simply ran the drills in team | | | | keep your body in shape for basketball season. |
| practice. Get to the track as often as possible. | | | | |