How do I get in shape for basketball season?

[iamme]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo
you're pretty good at NBA Live?

nah, the last basketball video game i really got into was NCAA for SNES

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: iamme
bottom line: run your ass off.

run suicides until you barf. (start at baseline, run to the FT line, back to baseline, run to half court, back to baseline, run to other far FT line, back, run to ther baseline, back.)

i'd stay away from constant, single paced runs. basketball is more stop/start and periods of sprinting.

practice harder than you would when you actually play a game. you may feel silly, but practicing with maximum intensity will make the actual games easier.

there's a basketball coach on AT here somewhere, he may offer some help.

That is the way to train.

Also if you have a partner get or in your training you should do other exercise.

Where one of you take the lead and side steps from left to right for 20-30secs and you "follow" them.

You need to also work your turning and 'agility running'. Bball isn't just about running in straight lines. You need a good change of speed and be able to change directions FAST.

Have cones or anythinga nd run in and out of them. Spread them at different lengths and distances apart from each other and not just in a straight line. Start off simple first.

Koing

 

[HamSupLo]

Hey Koing, does doing lifts like the snatch and the clean and jerk help your vertical jump?

 

[iamme]

btw, the quickest and easiest way to become a favorite on your team is to learn how to box out. boxing out and getting rebounds doesn't require much physically and helps you get rebounds from taller, bigger, and faster people.

once the shot goes up, know where your man is and get between him and the rim. keep your arms out and prevent him from getting in front of you. move your feet and use your butt too

become a tenacious rebounder and you'll become an asset on your team.

 

[puffff]

just play ball.

basketball is a combination of endurance, speed, and strength. you need to be able to 'go' in spurts. and unless you want to be a scrub just running up and down the court, you want to be ready to handle the ball and think the game. i play basketball fairly often, on occasions when work takes me out of the action for a month or so, i find it takes a while to get my coordination back.

if you want to get in shape for sprints, run sprints. if you want to get in shape for lifting, lift. if you want to get in shape for basketball, play basketball.

 

[HamSupLo]

Originally posted by: iamme
btw, the quickest and easiest way to become a favorite on your team is to learn how to box out. boxing out and getting rebounds doesn't require much physically and helps you get rebounds from taller, bigger, and faster people.

once the shot goes up, know where your man is and get between him and the rim. keep your arms out and prevent him from getting in front of you. move your feet and use your butt too

become a tenacious rebounder and you'll become an asset on your team.

yeah i box out my man, but it seems like i'm out of position to get the rebound still...like the ball bouncing off the rim and going to the opposite side where I am

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: puffff
just play ball.

basketball is a combination of endurance, speed, and strength. you need to be able to 'go' in spurts. and unless you want to be a scrub just running up and down the court, you want to be ready to handle the ball and think the game. i play basketball fairly often, on occasions when work takes me out of the action for a month or so, i find it takes a while to get my coordination back.

if you want to get in shape for sprints, run sprints. if you want to get in shape for lifting, lift. if you want to get in shape for basketball, play basketball.

while i agree that it's a good way to get into shape, you have to be careful about just playing games all the time. you need to practice and hone your skills. when you play games, you're using the skill set you've amassed from practicing. very rarely do you try new things or go out of your comfort zone when playing games.

definitely play games, but commit a good amount of time practicing alone or with a partner.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo
Hey Koing, does doing lifts like the snatch and the clean and jerk help your vertical jump?

Yes.

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/ph.chea/135cm_jump.mov

All sports that are 'explosive' or have explosive elements at the top level they will do some form of Olympic Lifting. Snatches/ Power Snatches/ Cleans / Power Cleans will increase your vertical jump. You just learn to be explosive and control it better.

BUT you also need to refine your 'jumping' technique also. The run up the drive how you use your knee once you jump and the use of your arms. OL'ers have some of the higheset verticals in the world. BUT the highest was from a Volley Ball player. He had a vertical of 120CM!!! FREAKING 47" VERTICAL displacement! So his could jump and his feet feet 47" inches off the dam floor!

Koing

 

[iamme]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo

Originally posted by: iamme
btw, the quickest and easiest way to become a favorite on your team is to learn how to box out. boxing out and getting rebounds doesn't require much physically and helps you get rebounds from taller, bigger, and faster people.

once the shot goes up, know where your man is and get between him and the rim. keep your arms out and prevent him from getting in front of you. move your feet and use your butt too

become a tenacious rebounder and you'll become an asset on your team.

yeah i box out my man, but it seems like i'm out of position to get the rebound still...like the ball bouncing off the rim and going to the opposite side where I am

yeah, it does suck when you have great position and the ball just takes an unlucky bounce or just goes in but you've got to play the odds. odds are if you continually keep good position and consistently box your man out, you'll get more rebounds than him. imho, a lot of it is mental too. you've got to be tenacious about getting that rebound.

look at two of the great rebounders of the NBA: Dennis Rodman and Ben Wallace. neither are extremely tall, but both were tenacious and always boxed their man out. they outrebounded guys taller than them all the time.

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: HamSupLo

Originally posted by: iamme
btw, the quickest and easiest way to become a favorite on your team is to learn how to box out. boxing out and getting rebounds doesn't require much physically and helps you get rebounds from taller, bigger, and faster people.

once the shot goes up, know where your man is and get between him and the rim. keep your arms out and prevent him from getting in front of you. move your feet and use your butt too

become a tenacious rebounder and you'll become an asset on your team.

yeah i box out my man, but it seems like i'm out of position to get the rebound still...like the ball bouncing off the rim and going to the opposite side where I am

Well from thats last comment I will say it is a reaction/ agility thing then. You can improve this. Doing sprints for say 5-10m (very short) will help you out. You are lacking the speed at the start. You just need to be aware of the ball and you can 2nd guess where it will go. This is about experience and awareness. But if your slow to it that will stop you. Short sprints will help but just playing will help this aspect of your game.

Sprint intervals liek iamme has mentioned is very good for building sprint speed and changing direction.

Do the cone running also.

Koing

 

[iamme]

how's the training going?

one thing you might want to focus on are your abs and back (core muscles, i believe). do lots of crunches and superman's (supermen?). i remember reading an article about Baron Davis, of the new orlean hornets, went on a weight training program last summer to strengthen his core. the following season, he had a breakout year.