Less than month left for collegiate athletes to get back to school and probably a few weeks later start basketball preseason.  For those in high school you still have time to get your game together. A couple of months ago I came across a private basketball coaching website that seems pretty neat. Players are able to send in their tapes/video/dvd to VideoCoachMe.com and the coaches give you detailed instructions how to improve your game.

Coaches from a wide variety of experience such as amateur, international,  and professional basketball coaches.  You receive a step by step analysis of your game. Then you take that knowledge and go work on it before the season begans. You don’t get ready for the basketball season during the basketball season. Everything happens in the off-season! Also, the great thing about Video Coach Me is that you can try it for free. I remember when I first visited the website it was all paid, now you can try it and decide later its value to you. But I’m sure from the example videos and testimonials you’ll be happy with the services.

Here are the list of Elite VideoCoachMe.com coaches:

• Ed Schilling
• April McDivitt-Foster
• Dr. Hal Wissel
• Ken Barer
• Alan Lambert
• Shelly Till
• Hernado Planells
• Dale Osborne
• Avi Meyerson
• Nadine Domond
• Myndi Hill
• Jerry Jones
• Scott Fields
• Gilad Shoham
• Al Morales, Jr.
• Mike Nicols
• Dymetrius Ware
• Brian Huber
• Jeremy Russotti

You can’t go wrong with a trial. And if later you decide the pricing is great a well: $49 (30min session) & $89 (60min session) and it includes:

1. A LiveEvaluation™ – private session with the top coach you selected
2. A step by step analysis of your game
3. The undivided attention of a leading coach
4. The coach will walk you through your game, analyze your performance and help
5. you understand what it takes to reach the college level

Check out VideoCoachMe.com and tell them that I sent you! Good luck!

The last basketball workout post was really popular and many people seemed to have liked it. I know in the past I received emails from basketball players who wanted not only basketball workouts, but weight lifting and strengthening programs for basketball players. Travis Sawyer from StrongBaller has informed me of his free basketball workout.

Download the Free 4 week basketball program

I was able to download it and check out the workouts and they are good. It is a pdf with descriptions of basketball strength exercises with photos and he has Youtube channel with videos of workouts as well..

I recommend anyone interested in strengthening exercises for basketball players to visit the Strong Baller website. Name does offer a more detailed workout when you purchase the full workouts, but it is not required! However, I’m sure you’ll like the paid version as well!

Make comments if you’ve checked out the workouts!

Recently I created a basketball workout and yesterday I received a comment by Dee Sharma which included a workout that I will present below. If you want to contact Dee Sharma please leave a comment or send her an email.

try doing this workout:

Basketball Workout

0:00 – 0:05 stretching, 40 push-ups, lunges full-court back, jog
full-court back with and without ball

0:05 – 0:20 elephant , elephant dribble, behind the back, jump stop
behind the back, spin move, crossover, threw legs, spin move 2 dribbles back
then go, in and out, in and out cross, in and out behind the back, threw legs
cross, double threw legs, and in and out threw legs, do each 2-3 times up and back

0:20 – 0:25 water break

0:25 – 0:35 Steve Nash warm up jumpers, banks, floaters, lay-ups, step
backs, turnarounds, hook shots, and 3ptrs

0:35 – 0:40 slide dribble

0:40 – 0:55 ball slaps, Finger tip touches, Ball wraps, Corkscrew,
wraps around each leg(both ways), figure 8 wraps(both ways), one hand dribbles
around each leg(both hands),figure eight dribbles around both legs(both ways),
Ball drops(one hand front one hand back), Ball drops(both hands front and back)

0:55 – 1:00 water break

1:00 – 1:10 catch and shoot(spin ball out), shot fake one dribble
pull-ups left and right, and shot fake two dribble pull-ups left and right (5 times)

1:10 – 1:15 jump rope 3/30

1:15 – 1:20 dribble right hand crossover half court and left hand back (twice)

The elphant drill or crab walk is when you are going threw your legs but not dribbling going in a straight line up and down the court.

If u have any questions or need another workout contact Dee Sharma at teamplayaz06@yahoo.com

Do you want to be a great player? Do you have the main 3 qualities?

1. Confidence

• Gained through repetition of the fundamental basketball skills
• Adverse situations are a challenge that you look forward to conquering

2. Aggressiveness

• Playing with relentless determination, constantly trying new things to make you better. Winners are never afraid of losing.

3. Unselfish

• The team must come first!!! Everything you do has an effect on the team. Make sure it is a positive one.

Have you wanted to improve your vertical jump or your explosiveness? I’m sure at one time in your athletic career you’ve done Stair Exercises. It can be a pain in the a$$ but it’s worth it and the conditioning is excellent.

A buddy of mine Virgil has created a Stair Exercise Program for all athletes. He has trained many professional players in the WNBA, MLB, Police Academy and many company SEO’s. Below is a video of some techiques he has.

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Virgil Aponte has many options if you would like to purchase his DVD, book or combo. He has a great program. It’s highly recommended.

Most guys at least who reach the height of about 6″0 can probably dunk the basketball. If you’re very athletic it comes a lot easier to dunk even if you’re 5″9. At 6″2 I dunked the basketball “once” that was when I was in top shape and lifting weights like crazy. Dave Moore has a system for all you ballers that haven’t reached the rim but have come close. Well even if you can touch the net you are only inches away from dunking the basketball.

My buddy Dave Moore almost promises that you will dunk sooner than you’ve probably been hoping. Its really not difficult. Head over to his site to read the dunking tips to be unstoppable!

Going up strong is no hype and you can become the best rebounder also. Take a look at his site:

http://www.goupstrong.com

An easy to follow system that will help you to make more shots quickly and with confidence!

Improve your team’s odds of winning that close game!

1)Does your team shoot inconsistently from the field?

2)Does your team shoot erratically from the free throw line?

3)Does your team keep making the same mistakes?

4)Are you unsure why your teams shots aren’t going in?

5)Are you tired of losing games by just a few points because of easy missed shots?

(Did you know most youth games are decided by 5 points or less?)

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