| Core training is one of the most important factors of a | | | | basketball have a lot of to do with the core being |
| basketball player's body. Don't get me wrong, you | | | | active and this is why you must train it properly and |
| need quickness, agility, strength and overall skill in the | | | | effectively. Once you have a strong core, your body is |
| sport but the core is what gives you that competitive | | | | balanced and it moves in one smooth movement. |
| advantage or "umph" into it. | | | | Today, I will be giving you two exercises that will |
| For effective basketball training, you must train the | | | | strengthen the core and give you more stability in your |
| whole core area which consists of the abdominals and | | | | movements: |
| lower back. The core is the area that connects your | | | | 1) Plank: This exercise is a very popular core exercises |
| upper body and lower body and this is what brings | | | | because it absolutely provides hard-hitting results. To |
| momentum into any part of your game. When you're in | | | | do this exercise, in a push-up position and instead of |
| a game, your body does the following actions: | | | | balancing on your hands, balance your body with the |
| 1. Jump to rip down rebounds | | | | forearms also in a line with your body.a. Stay in this |
| 2. Elevate to dunk or lay-up | | | | position for as long as you can. Your goal should be 2 |
| 3. Elevate to rebound | | | | minutes at least on each reptition. Rest 60 seconds |
| 4. Push body forward to pass | | | | and redo the plank position again.b. The point is to keep |
| If you didn't notice yet, the most important factor to the | | | | your body in a straight line throughout the 2 minutes |
| intensity of those actions may not be the core but it | | | | interval |
| does have an effect. Here is an example: When you | | | | 2) Superman: Lie down on your chest with your hands |
| are jumping to get a rebound, most of the time, you | | | | and legs straightened out. Raise your hands and legs |
| don't jump directly up. You bend your legs, pull back | | | | straight up as if you were to put your arms and legs |
| your hands and then jump. If your core is weak, there | | | | together. Hold up for 10 seconds at each repetition. |
| is a good chance that you will not be able to get the | | | | Rest for 5 seconds and hold the superman position for |
| highest you can and there may be a kink in your | | | | another 10 seconds. |
| movement. Most of the movements in the game of | | | | |