In this article today I'd like to
discuss several tips, tricks, and tactics that almost everybody can use to
become a basketball star no matter what.
Basketball is the greatest game ever
invented, without a doubt. Most people believe otherwise but the fact of the
matter is that it doesn't matter how tall you are and it doesn't matter how
athletic you are and it doesn't matter how coordinated you are, if you follow
the tips in this article you can become a basketball star no matter what; as
long as you have the discipline.
So what exactly does it take to
become a basketball star? It's not easy, but it may be easier than you think.
You basically have to focus on several main areas. Strength, speed, stamina,
and shooting or the four S's as I call them.
It doesn't matter what sport you're
playing, you need strength in order to succeed and basketball is no different.
If you want to be a basketball star you should develop a daily weightlifting
routine to focus on your shoulders, arms, upper and lower back, thighs, legs,
and abs.
Basketball is a very quick game and
therefore you have to build up your speed. Speed is essential for defense and
very necessary for offense as well and anything you can do to increase your
speed is beneficial. There are a number of different sprints that you can run
to help build up your speed and footwork but I'm going to focus more on this in
the next section when I talk about stamina.
Stamina is probably one of the most
important things to work on because basketball is an exhausting game where you
are running up and down the court practically nonstop. The person who gets
tired first loses, it can be as simple as that. It is essential that you build
up your stamina and there's only one way to do that, through long-distance
running.
You should begin each day by running
3 to 5 miles. Do this before school even starts during the off-season. If you
do this I guarantee you will run rings around absolutely everybody else in the
state. It will also help build up your speed as well, allowing you to kill two
birds with one stone.
Finally you have got to focus on
shooting because scoring is the name of the game. The best shooters in the NBA
practice 8 to 10 hours a day in the off-season and often come in several hours early
before the game starts to warm up. As a high school student you don't have that
much free time because you have school but you can easily get in for hours of
shooting practice everyday after school.
Create a focused shooting practice
regime were you do the same thing every day, take the same shots from the same
positions over and over and over until it becomes automatic. Make 10 baskets in
a row from all the major areas on the court everyday.
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