At Elite Basketball Training, I am always looking for new and creative ways to train my basketball players in a way that is functional to basketball. The Bowtie Agility Drill is no acception. This drill combines agility ladders with defensive slides, thereby making it more specific to the game of basketball.
Bowtie Agility Drill
Post Relocation Drill
The post relocation drill is a great drill to use if you are working out a guard or wing and a low post player. This drill will teach the post player how to relocate on different angles of penetration from the guard or wing player while allowing them to learn to make that pass to the post players in their new area. At the same time, it teaches the post player how to score from those areas with proper footwork and solid finishing moves.
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.
Don’t Miss This (Basketball Agility Drill)
I hope that you all enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start to summer. With that being said, we are less than a month away from the first week of Elite Basketball Camps. Don’t miss out on all of the programs Elite Basketball Training offers to get your son or daughter ready for the 2010-2011 basketball season.
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
