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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

New Training Ideas...

This season I have gone away from traditional conditioning that many of us coaches have always used.  Not only have I gone away from the old school, but I have cut way down on the actual conditioning time.  Crazy?  Maybe.  I am hoping that this new style of conditioning better prepares us for the season ahead.

Components:

5 days per week @ 30 minutes per session
5 different styles of workout

  • Track Day - Sprints of varying distances (400 or less) for time, very little rest
  • Plyo/Explosion Day - Jumping and explosive movements in differing directions and planes
  • CrossFit Day - Exercises of varying movements, levels, and difficulty based on game movements
  • Agility Day - Various exercises working on footwork and agility
  • Game Day - Play a modified game like Ultimate Football, or the Game Time workout simulating 4 quarters of movement in a game.
It is different from the norm, but I am willing to give new and exciting ideas a try.  We name our 5 workout days after our 5 toughest opponents (those who stand in the way of Championships).  Is it tough?  Heck yeah, but it is 30 minutes of non-stop hard work.  It is not spread out over an hour or hour and a half, nor is it meant to just build stamina.  It is created to condition basketball players and that is it.  It is all simulations of game movements.  I for one think it is going great and any student-athlete that has been involved in it has felt the same.  Short and sweet, but full of intensity and heat!