Throughout this semester of spec basketball, we’ve had the pleasure of working in depth through both offense and defence. Whether this be offensive drills and work outs or defensive set ups such as the shell drill. This has helped to greatly improve my in game skills and decision making producing an overall finer-tuned product.
Weekly Program
A 4 week program created specifically for the basketball season. Can be adapted in order to fit in with off season schedule.
Nutrition to be maintained throughout this course as follows:
- Carbs 2-3 hours before games / training
- Small amount of sugar after training
- Heavy hydration throughout entire week
- Small snack 40 minutes before game (banana, toast)
Skills
The skill I’ve been able to improve the most throughout this unit is my decision making whilst on offensive. Whether it be shooting, driving or passing, working through this unit has instilled a confidence within me that leads to better decisions.
The implementation of weekly games on Tuesday has also helped me with my in game scenarios. Being placed on different teams and having to adapt in order to achieve the greatest success has led to new found skills and confidence which was hidden previously.
Course
Throughout our unit, we’ve been treated to many visits from specialists in certain areas surrounding basketball. This ranges from strapping, recovery and even yoga. The course which I believe was most useful to me personally was the recovery course. It was able to provide a lot of insight into how your body actually recovers and what can be done to improve recovery rate. I was able to learn that cold showers are a major factor in recovery and have used this information to personally help my own recovery. I used to suffer from major muscle soreness after my basketball games but learning this has greatly helped me to combat this soreness.