The Zig Zag, Closeout, Contain Drill is another great one on one drill that you can use if you have multiple players. This drill is suitable for all age groups including youth, middle school, high school, and beyond. It will work on a player’s ability to handle the basketball against full court pressure as well as the defensive player’s ability to closeout on a player in the full court and defend them.
Zig Zag, Closeout, and Contain Drill
One on One Combo Drill
I have stated before that playing one on one is a valuable way to incorporate the skills that have been worked on throughout a workout into a game like situation. The One on One Combo Drill allows players to work on offensive ball handling moves as well as attacking and finishing at the rim. This drill also takes on a new level by incorporating multiple aspects of individual defense
When All You Have is a Hammer…
At Elite Basketball Training, the goal has always been to make every basketball player that trains with me into a complete basketball player. What is a complete basketball player? The complete basketball player is one who can dribble, pass, and shoot as well as being stronger, faster, more explosive, and in better condition than their opponent. If a basketball player has all of these attributes, then they will be highly successful on the court.
As I was reading this weekend, I came across a quote by Abraham Maslow that is highly appropriate for my basketball training philosophy.
Game Shots at Game Spots at Game Speed
Too many times, basketball players go out and work on their jump shot and the work out does not consist of anything more than bouncing the ball a few times, firing up a shot from NBA range, getting the rebound, and repeating the process over and over again. This does not in any way produce a good jump shooter and will improve the players jump shot only slightly more than if they stayed on the couch and played NBA Live. Basketball players need to take game shots at game spots at game speed.
Three Weird Foods With Bigtime Nutritional Power
Until recently the only coffee options we have had were to use the seed of the coffee plant or using the roasted bean. Unfortunately coffee growers threw away the red fruit of the coffee plant because they didn’t know how to use it and it would rot quickly.
