Basketball


Basketball

Proformance Sports Training evaluates each athlete's coordination, flexability, structural posture, and movement mechanics to understand what work they need. We then train each basketball player to jump higher, have a better first step off the dribble, dominate the boards, and run the floor. While working on foot speed and movements, we will put a basketball into the athlete's hands to train hand eye coordination and ball handling. This will allow the footwork to translate better onto the court. Proformance has trained several Division 1, 2, and 3 players who have gone on to have successful careers. 

Many basketball players struggle with staying low and using proper mechanics throughout the entire game. We work to build up the athlete's strength and endurance to stay low and play with proper form even in the fourth quarter or overtime. Staying low is needed on both side of the floor. On defense, athletes need to be able to stay low and get to spots before the offensive player. On offensive, athletes need to come off screens or attack the basket while staying low and creating the right angles to beat the defender. In a one on one situation, the player who stays low and explodes faster will be the one that makes the better play.

Basketball is also a game of changing speeds and directions while making quick decisions. Basketball requires both physical and mental acuteness in order to perform at a high level. Changing speed and direction properly is difficult for many athletes and can make a significant impact on an athlete's success. We train athletes to create the right angles and strengthen their muscles to be able to push out and explode from these movements. 

Basketball players frequently injure their knees and ankles, so at Proformance we not only work on skills but also injury prevention. Many athletes need to strengthen their hips and leg muscles in order to prevent their knees from tearing or their ankle from spraining while changing direction at high speeds. Proformance has trained several Division 1, 2, and 3 players who have gone on to have successful careers, many who have experienced damaging injuries. An injury does not need to be the end of an athlete's career, but we want to prevent any time spent having to stay off the court.