The Secret Basketball Training Drills That Made Me a Star
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Man Who Sucked at Basketball Practiced a Few Basketball Training Drills and Now Rules the Court
"You have to do the right basketball training drills to even have chance to make it on the court today." My buddy Patrick said just after he did a 360 dunk with 2 hands. Patrick further explained, " It's all 'bout the basketball skills drills, man!"
Patrick continued to dribble the ball, back and forth between his massive left and right hands. Then in one deft move Patrick passed the ball between my legs and had effortlessly dunked another ball.
Thirty minutes later, I walked off the court humiliated by my loss of 21 to 0.
Where did this guy come from? I knew Patrick was some type of "street-pro" player who skillfully hustled the local courts, but I had never seen anyone play basketball like him.
I asked Patrick, "So, what basketball training drills should I be doing?"
As Patrick walked away he laughed and said, "Why would I give you my secrets?"
Patrick continued to dribble the ball, back and forth between his massive left and right hands. Then in one deft move Patrick passed the ball between my legs and had effortlessly dunked another ball.
Thirty minutes later, I walked off the court humiliated by my loss of 21 to 0.
Where did this guy come from? I knew Patrick was some type of "street-pro" player who skillfully hustled the local courts, but I had never seen anyone play basketball like him.
I asked Patrick, "So, what basketball training drills should I be doing?"
As Patrick walked away he laughed and said, "Why would I give you my secrets?"
My Search For The Best Basketball Training Drills
Patrick was a cool guy but sometimes he could be an........ Anyways, I was really embarrassed.I don't mind losing at a game of basketball but I don't like being shutdown like that. Vowing revenge and making Patrick public enemy #1 in my mind, I set out to find the best basketball training drills that would help me beat Patrick (or at least score some points on him.)
I started looking, into all the free basketball workouts on the Internet, for the best basketball training drills. What I found wasn't promising and basically amounted to torture.
A thousand heal lifts a day! The coach that advised this said, "this will strengthen your calf muscles to increase your vertical leap and jumping ability." I wanted to find ways to jump higher but geeee....sssh this was ridiculous.
I Found The Ultimate Basketball Training Program
The Basketball Training Skills You Can Learn Are Amazing
After trying many of these "free" basketball training drills, and almost crippling myself, I finally figured maybe it would be better if I bought a proven basketball training program.One of my biggest challenges in trying to beat Patrick is I have a case of, "White man can't jump."
Maybe I am not that bad with a 30" vertical jump but I had never perfected the art. The basketball training programs I found out there were really promising and I quickly purchased one.
Man, did I have the secrets now.
The basketball training program came with videos. I watched the awesome videos and I followed exactly what the coach in the basketball training program told me to do.
I started to practice all of the the basketball training skills I had learned on a daily basis. I emailed the coach for pointers and he actually answered my questions.
The Basketball Game of My Lifetime
After only 2 weeks, I saw a remarkable improvement in my game and decided it was time for a rematch. I called up Patrick and started telling him about all of the new "basketball skills drills" I had been practicing and and he agreed to meet me the following day on the court.Wow! I felt like I was in High School all over again. I was going to go out and fight the bully of the court. Just me and him....one-on-one....... I would redeem myself and win back my pride. Patrick showed up and and everyone gathered around the court.
They laughed when I said I was going to beat Patrick.....but when I started to play!
I took the ball first and then, I passed the ball between Patrick's legs and swoosh, a 360 dunk with 2 hands. The crowd went wild and even called Patrick a few bad names!!
Yes, I was playing now and I was serious. It was Patrick's basketball and he easily dribbled around me and threw a 3 pointer.
But I got the basketball on the rebound and placed an easy one-handed lay-up right in the net.
We started to go back and forth. I would score he would score and I started to see sweat pouring from Patrick's forehead.
Patrick finally said, "So I see you have been practicing some basketball skills drills. Ok. I'm done playing with you, fool!"
Patrick turned on the heat and I started to fall behind.
They Thought I Was a Basketball Star.....
Even Though I Lost
In a short time it was over. Patrick still beat me with a final score of 21 to 12. Like I said Patrick was good, one of the best I had ever seen but I had scored on him.I was the hero of the court that day. Everyone asked me where I had learned my new found basketball skills.
I was even asked to teach them a few moves they could use. I was so proud of myself and I felt like a basketball star.
I showed everyone a few moves then told them a little bit about the secret basketball training program..........
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Formosangirl
Sep 25, 2011 @ 11:27 am | delete
- This is awsome! Almost makes me wish I could play Basketball...
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ThomasJ4
Sep 7, 2011 @ 6:42 pm | delete
- Thanks for sharing your tips with everybody
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Tiara
Aug 23, 2011 @ 12:29 am | delete
- Around the World : basketball drills
This is one of the basic ball handling drills to get you started getting a natural feel of the ball and to limber up before any other basketball training drills you may want to do. You can do this by grabbing a ball and circle it around your waist, up to your head, down to your waist, between your legs, and back to your waist again. Do each rotation for at least 8 counts. Then repeat the whole process using a different direction.
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CanAnybodySing
Aug 17, 2011 @ 8:22 pm | delete
- Thanks for sharing your tips
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StellaSingles
Aug 6, 2011 @ 4:09 pm | delete
- i love basketball too. i hurt my knee and now its hard to think about. i can't wait until I can get back on the court again.
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