Playing soccer can improve basketball skills. It can teach you how to move without the ball and how to read passing lanes. I was online, bored, one day. I sat there, staring at my screen, just scrolling down the page. Then, for whatever reason, I decided to look up some Jason Kidd highlights. This took…
Are you looking for ways to increase vertical jump but don’t want to use weights? Here’s a method that suits your needs (and it’s super easy to do). If you’ve read “how to play the old man game” on this blog, you know explosiveness and athleticism aren’t part of the core tenets. But being able…
Want to learn a quick, new basketball conditioning workout? Then you should try this full-body circuit (it’ll also fix muscle imbalances, thus preventing injury). Only playing basketball is not enough. Okay, well it actually is. But I really wanted to get your attention. Anyway, solely playing basketball is enough to be healthy. But if you…
Wanna become a better perimeter defender in basketball but don’t know how? This article will talk about the importance of defense and the drills you can do to improve your D. Defense wins games. I’m sure you’ve heard this phrase many times before. And it’s true. There has never been a defensively bad team that…
Curious about how to use that odd kettle-looking thing at the gym? Well, ponder no more because here are the best kettlebell exercises for basketball. TL;DR: The best kettlebell exercises to do to get stronger are swings, clean-to-press, squats, lunges and farmer walks. I first learned about kettlebells many moons ago when I started listening…
Here is one of the best sequences to do to improve your mobility on the basketball court. It was 2011 and James Harden and the Oklahoma City Thunder were trying to get to their first NBA Finals. Harden was only in his second year. During this time, he wasn’t stepping back for threes every shot….
Are you looking for a home workout? Well, here are 3 resistance band exercises that you can do to condition yourself for basketball. TL;DR: The 3 best resistance band exercises for basketball conditioning are band squats, push-ups and rows. Resistance bands are basically giant elastic bands. People use them to work out and/or to assist…
Dwyane Wade had a pretty old man game. The moves he pulled off in his final season were extraordinary. If you want to copy him, try Wade’s go-to basketball drills. TL;DR: The best way to score inside the paint as a guard are to do Dwyane Wade’s version of the Mikan Drill, where he adds…
Looking for some drills to teach basketball? Here are the 7 best drills to teach kids how to play basketball and more importantly, the fundamentals of the game. TL;DR: The 7 best drills to teach kids how to play basketball are lane dribbling, lane jogs, Around the World, lay-up lines, the Mikan Drill, the 2-on-1…
Don’t have a lot of space to work on your ball handling? Well, here’s a solution for you –the Steph Curry Ball Handling Workout: Home Edition. TL;DR: To have handles like Steph Curry, you have to do a warm-up sequence of front dribbles, alternate rhythm dribbles, crossovers, between-the-leg dribbles and between-the-leg to behind-the-back dribbles regularly….
