Two Basketball Training Drills That Will Increase Your Vertical And Speed

We all want the crowd to go wild when we play basketball! But to be a pro it takes a strong work ethic, a passion for the game and a strong desire to learn the basketball training skills it takes to win. Increasing your vertical jump and speed are the most important basketball skills you can learn.

One of my favorite exercises that help me out when I do my basketball training drills is calf raises. A lot of people neglect their calves when trying to improve basketball fitness. There are many other basketball training drills that work the calves but I think Calf Raises are the most important. By doing Calf Raises they help me get that extra few inches on my vertical jump. Here's how to do Calf Raises properly:

Put the balls of the feet on a raised step. Hang the heels unsupported over the edge. Begin with pushing your body weight up with your toes. Keep your body up for a 3 seconds. If you complete the calf Raise the right way your heels should be lower than your toes. Do 10 repetitions, give yourself a few seconds of rest, then repeat for a total of three sets.

When you first start out doing Calf Raises your calves will feel like they are burning. This is normal and the pain will go away after a while.

The Sprint and Dunk is one of the fun basketball training drills. In order to learn how to jump higher the best way is to jump in a real basketball setting. You are going to do a lot of running back and forth down the court so make sure you get the basketball court all to yourself.

You can do the Sprint and Dunk after you have done all of your other basketball training drills as a warm up.

To do this basketball training drill complete the following steps:

With a basketball in your hand put both feet on the baseline behind the backboard. Continue to the opposite end of the court. Tap the other baseline with your foot. Quickly turn around and run all the way back to the other backboard.

As you get close to the hoop jump up and try to dunk the ball with both hands. If you can't do a two handed dunk do it with one hand at first because it is easier. Catch the basketball on the way down touch the baseline and do it all over again. Always continue doing these basketball training drills until you can't lift a finger anymore.

Doing a lot of these basketball training drills you will increase your speed and vertical jump within a few weeks.