Comments on: Early Off-Season Training For Basketball Players – Skill Development Is King http://dannymclarty.com/2012/04/early-off-season-training-for-basketball-players-skill-development-is-king/ Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:25:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: danny http://dannymclarty.com/2012/04/early-off-season-training-for-basketball-players-skill-development-is-king/comment-page-1/#comment-466 danny Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:14:25 +0000 http://dannymclarty.com/?p=3859#comment-466 Hey, Heather. You're exactly right. That's what most players do far too often... lazily just dribble around and casually shoot. Well, now you can learn from your past mistake... make sure you go into every set in the weight room with a purpose. Kill it on every rep and think about what the results will be when you're on the beach in a swimsuit this summer (or whatever motivates you)! :) Danny Hey, Heather. You’re exactly right. That’s what most players do far too often… lazily just dribble around and casually shoot.

Well, now you can learn from your past mistake… make sure you go into every set in the weight room with a purpose. Kill it on every rep and think about what the results will be when you’re on the beach in a swimsuit this summer (or whatever motivates you)! :)

Danny

]]> By: danny http://dannymclarty.com/2012/04/early-off-season-training-for-basketball-players-skill-development-is-king/comment-page-1/#comment-465 danny Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:11:06 +0000 http://dannymclarty.com/?p=3859#comment-465 Thanks, Steve. Yep, it's important for coaches/athletes to realize that we don't need to "be on top" of every aspect of our game 24/7/365. Attempting to do so would lead to subpar results and most likely increase the chance of injury/burnout. Keep up the good work! Danny Thanks, Steve.

Yep, it’s important for coaches/athletes to realize that we don’t need to “be on top” of every aspect of our game 24/7/365. Attempting to do so would lead to subpar results and most likely increase the chance of injury/burnout.

Keep up the good work!

Danny

]]> By: Heather http://dannymclarty.com/2012/04/early-off-season-training-for-basketball-players-skill-development-is-king/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Heather Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:56:26 +0000 http://dannymclarty.com/?p=3859#comment-464 Doing everything with a purpose is so important and was always the hardest part for me when I played ball. It's so easy to lazily just dribble around and casually shoot! Doing everything with a purpose is so important and was always the hardest part for me when I played ball. It’s so easy to lazily just dribble around and casually shoot!

]]> By: Steve Stark http://dannymclarty.com/2012/04/early-off-season-training-for-basketball-players-skill-development-is-king/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Steve Stark Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:03:46 +0000 http://dannymclarty.com/?p=3859#comment-463 Good stuff. I really like the "hierarchy" of off-season training. I have two linemen that I have been working with over the past three months on skills training. We have been emphasizing technique and strength and really talking about why steps, hand placement, punch, body postion, etc. are so important. Now, as we move closer to summer I am trying to gradually increase the pace of our sessions so that as the season approached they are still working the skills but also improving their conditioning. It's much easier to get kids to bust their butt in drill work than it is to convince them to run 300 yard shuttles or timed 40s. It's more fun too. Good stuff. I really like the “hierarchy” of off-season training. I have two linemen that I have been working with over the past three months on skills training. We have been emphasizing technique and strength and really talking about why steps, hand placement, punch, body postion, etc. are so important. Now, as we move closer to summer I am trying to gradually increase the pace of our sessions so that as the season approached they are still working the skills but also improving their conditioning. It’s much easier to get kids to bust their butt in drill work than it is to convince them to run 300 yard shuttles or timed 40s. It’s more fun too.

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