About two weeks ago, I was at an AAU event promoting my new recruiting service for high school student athletes called The Highlight Reel and I was able to catch a few of the basketball games. Although the skill level was high and the games were exciting, I could not help but notice that something was glaringly absent from every player’s game…the back-dribble.
What Ever Happened to the Back-Dribble?
A Simple Message that Makes a Big Difference
While attending The Rising Stars charity dinner about a month ago, I looked around the room of the New York Athletic Club, and could not help but notice the likes of Jayson Williams, formerly of the Chicago Bulls and current ESPN analyst; New York Giants great, Michael Strahan; Jeff Nelson, former pitcher and world series winner with the New York Yankees; Chris Duhon of the New York Knicks; Marcellus Wiley, former NFL Pro Bowler for the San Diego Chargers; and many other great stars.
On Court Strength and Conditioning
In the last few years, I have become a huge fan of strength training outside of a weight room. In fact, it has changed my whole philosophy on strength training for basketball. This is not to say that I do not believe in working out in a gym, but being inside a gym can get monotonous and annoying with some of the nonsense that goes on around those places
Are You a Basketball Warrior?
My Elite Basketball Training workouts always focus on developing great skills while getting you in the best basketball shape possible. I want them to be warriors on the court so my workouts are always harder than the games themselves. Honestly, what good is a basketball player who can make all their jumpshots while standing around and shooting but is not in good enough condition to get open or even get up and down the court?
Agility Ladder One on One Drill
When I create my basketball workouts for the players that train with me, my goal is to keep them as efficient as possible. This means incorporating as many different skills as I can into the drills used in the workout. This includes the obvious skills of dribbling, passing, and shooting but also the skill of agility which is highly important yet often overlooked.
