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Success, no matter how small, stays with you for a lifetime. Make that high school basketball team and you will forever look back fondly at all the hard work, fun and friendship. But it's a hard-earned goal. Use a little foresight and be willing to sacrifice, risk and work.
Get into Basketball Shape
Fierce physical contact, sharp changes of direction, hard sprints, bounding, leaping, reaching and jumping -- your body needs to be able to endure the rigors of basketball. Form your body into basketball-specific shape at least eight weeks before tryouts. Stronger muscles perform actions with vicious intent, so get on a full-body lifting routine. Plyometric workouts train your body to jump and change directions. Agilities make you quicker and sprint work increases anaerobic stamina. Work out four to six days per week for at least an hour per day, focusing on what makes you more athletic on the court.
Practice Makes Perfect
Show up at the tryout ready to hit the ground running by practicing skills with a partner, by yourself and during pickup games. Use a partner to shoot off of picks, practice passing and post-up moves. Focus on the fundamentals by yourself, performing dribbling drills and shooting free throws. And find a competitive local pickup game featuring more experienced players. Work on boxing out, playing tenacious defense and keeping up with the quicker crowd. Your high school-aged opponents will appear in slow motion during tryouts.
Fuel Your Fire
Most athletes don't get enough protein, which can ruin all those muscle gains you've worked so hard for. Try to ingest one to 1.7 grams of protein for every pound of body weight during your preseason workout routine. This can be a difficult task, but a whey protein supplement can help. For reference, one chicken breast supplies about 24 grams of protein. Eliminate processed and sugary foods, including sports drinks. Get your nutrients from whole foods. Eat sweet potato and fresh fruits for carbohydrates, and get your healthy fats from avocado, oils and nuts. Good nutrition will help you lose weight, gain muscle, get quicker and stay mentally sharp on the court.
Do the Little Things
At tryouts, focus on what you can control. You can choose to play defense with everything you've got. You can elect to set a pick or box out. You have the power to listen to coach and execute a play correctly. But you can't control whether or not your jumper is falling that day, or if the player you're defending scores, or which way a rebound bounces. A good basketball coach wants a player that hustles, listens and fits into the overall scheme. Show coach you're in shape, playing at game speed, can hustle and listen, and that you've put yourself in a good position to make the squad.
Get into Basketball Shape
Fierce physical contact, sharp changes of direction, hard sprints, bounding, leaping, reaching and jumping -- your body needs to be able to endure the rigors of basketball. Form your body into basketball-specific shape at least eight weeks before tryouts. Stronger muscles perform actions with vicious intent, so get on a full-body lifting routine. Plyometric workouts train your body to jump and change directions. Agilities make you quicker and sprint work increases anaerobic stamina. Work out four to six days per week for at least an hour per day, focusing on what makes you more athletic on the court.
Practice Makes Perfect
Show up at the tryout ready to hit the ground running by practicing skills with a partner, by yourself and during pickup games. Use a partner to shoot off of picks, practice passing and post-up moves. Focus on the fundamentals by yourself, performing dribbling drills and shooting free throws. And find a competitive local pickup game featuring more experienced players. Work on boxing out, playing tenacious defense and keeping up with the quicker crowd. Your high school-aged opponents will appear in slow motion during tryouts.
Fuel Your Fire
Most athletes don't get enough protein, which can ruin all those muscle gains you've worked so hard for. Try to ingest one to 1.7 grams of protein for every pound of body weight during your preseason workout routine. This can be a difficult task, but a whey protein supplement can help. For reference, one chicken breast supplies about 24 grams of protein. Eliminate processed and sugary foods, including sports drinks. Get your nutrients from whole foods. Eat sweet potato and fresh fruits for carbohydrates, and get your healthy fats from avocado, oils and nuts. Good nutrition will help you lose weight, gain muscle, get quicker and stay mentally sharp on the court.
Do the Little Things
At tryouts, focus on what you can control. You can choose to play defense with everything you've got. You can elect to set a pick or box out. You have the power to listen to coach and execute a play correctly. But you can't control whether or not your jumper is falling that day, or if the player you're defending scores, or which way a rebound bounces. A good basketball coach wants a player that hustles, listens and fits into the overall scheme. Show coach you're in shape, playing at game speed, can hustle and listen, and that you've put yourself in a good position to make the squad.
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