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Slide 1: ==== ==== For a great selection of discounted basketball equipment and books, please click this link. http://amzn.to/xUcyJA ==== ==== Since basketball's become more popular, a lot more people are doing focused basketball training and basketball drills. Many, however, could be gaining a lot more from their training than they actually do. Are you making this mistake? What is the basketball training mistake that I'm speaking of? It's not training at High Intensity. Take into consideration this common example: A player is a very good shooter when just shooting around, in warm-ups, in his or her driveway, etc., but for some reason, when they get into a game they can't buy a bucket. What is the common factor for these players? When they practice shooting they take more time than actual game situations allow. How can someone expect to make game-type shots when they don't practice game-type shots? Before going further, though, let me clarify this: When first starting out in basketball training, then yes, you need to take it slower to get the proper form down or the feel for the ball when doing ballhandling drills, etc. But, once you have the basics down, then you need to start training at game speed. This is actually my #1 basketball tip: to play and train at high intensity. Makes sense, right? The #1 tip should be to avoid the #1 mistake! Not only that, but basketball is a high intensity sport. If you want to train to be better at it, then you need to train for simulated game situations. This, again, means training at high intensity and high speed. If you practice shooting by staring at the rim for 5 seconds and with no hand in your face, then what's going to happen when you have 1 second and someone closing out on you? Shooting's not the only situation, though. Similarly, if someone starts to pressure you and all you've done is practice dribbling while stationary, then how do you expect to dribble around them to get to the rim for an easy bucket? So, now that I've probably repeated myself too many times, go out and take this basketball advice: go out and perform your basketball training at game-speed. This applies to all non-weight training done for basketball, whether it be working on your skills like dribbling and shooting, or doing conditioning or speed and agility training. The same principles apply either way: If you're not conditioning at high intensity then you could be getting in better shape; if you train for lateral quickness and don't train quickly, then you're slower than you should be. I could obviously go on and on, but I think you get the idea by now. So, get out there and (once you have the fundamentals and form down) begin your high-intensity basketball training!
Slide 2: About the Author Shawn Baune is a full time profit analyst and former basketball player. He has a passion for basketball and still plays on a regular basis in his spare time, gaining respect from others on the court. Perhaps an even bigger passion, though, is sharing (especially with his nephew) his basketball tips on what he's learned. These basketball tips come through Shawn's experiences, research, and mistakes made in basketball training. Shawn has also been developing http://www.basketball-tips-and-training.com in his spare time to help share his passion for basketball. If you found the article helpful, there are plenty more free basketball tips where that came from at his site, including training tips at http://www.basketballtips-and-training.com/basketball-training.html © basketball-tips-and-training.com Reproduction allowed with credit to website Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Shawn_Baune ==== ==== For a great selection of discounted basketball equipment and books, please click this link. http://amzn.to/xUcyJA ==== ====