IBCA E-Newsletter

Training Trips

1. If you want to be a great athlete make sure you set enough time aside for in-season training. Practice is, of course, a vital part of an athlete’s preparation but athletes also need to train for performance as well.
   The goal is to maintain in season, not to lose speed and strength. Be sure to devote one day a week in season to maintaining your speed, agility, strength, and flexibility.
2. Become multidimensional! On the court athletes need to move both left and right and forward and backward. Great athletes can move quickly and safely in all directions. When training for speed and agility make sure to train in every possible direction. You never know where the ball is going to bounce, so make sure you are ready to respond and react more quickly than the opponent.
3. Get strong to improve your vertical jump. In order to improve your first step quickness and vertical jump height you need to be strong. The vertical jump and a first step are power movements. In order to become a powerful athlete, the athlete first needs strength. Therefore taking time to do proper squats, lunges and single leg exercises is important; it will help your vertical jump.