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Basketball Training Programs

This section of Hoops U. is loaded with basketball training programs. Utilize these individual basketball workouts as well as entire basketball training programs.  You will find an ever-growing supply of basketball training articles and complete workout programs for basketball strength and speed training, vertical jump training, ball handling skill training, shooting workouts, mental training, and much more.  These basketball training programs are for in-season, offseason, postseason, preseason and everything else; so you can have your entire year covered!  Whether the workout is on the basketball court or off, you can bet your athletic and basketball performance will improve greatly -- you will become a better basketball player or you will improve your basketball team!

You will also find even more basketball training programs and performance enhancement drills at HoopsUInsider.com. Become an Insider member for complete 24/7 access to that and so much more!

Browse the list below to begin improving your basketball and athletic skills...

The Mentally Tough Shooting Workout: Become a Dominant Scorer

The Mentally Tough Shooting Workout: Become a Dominant Scorer is a basketball shooting program that will help you become a more dominant scorer! It is much more than your typical shooting workout; it is designed to improve scoring ability and mental toughness. If you think that you or your team has room to improve, use this workout to help you get there.

The workouts in this program are designed to challenge even the best of shooters. This is not a simplified basketball shooting workout where you just take some shots around the court. The Mentally Tough Shooting Workout will test your skills and challenge your focus, concentration, and overall mental toughness. If you put forth the effort, this workout will help your overall shooting percentage, your ability to create and score, and your mental toughness.

The Mentally Tough Shooting Workout places a great deal of emphasis on 'Mental Toughness'. The mentally tough basketball player has the ability to stay calm under pressure. He has the ability to score under pressure. He has the ability to hit the clutch shot. He doesn't quit when things get tough. The Mentally Tough Shooting Workout will test all of those areas and more. When things are hard and the pressure is on, how do you react? When you're playing in the big game, are you ready to dominate? When the game is on the line, are you prepared to step up? The more you perform this shooting program, the more prepared, ready, and confident you will be when the pressure rises.

It does not make a difference what level or caliber of player you are ... let The Mentally Tough Shooting Workout guide you as you strive to become a more dominant basketball player. If you want to get ahead of your competition, the time is now.

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The Complete Basketball Strength and Speed Training Program

If you are looking for a complete, easy to follow, and year-round training program to help improve and develop strength and speed for basketball -- look no further! This book from Hoops U. is designed as an overall basketball training program specific to basketball players. I also developed this program to help you - coach, player, or parent -- take the difficulty out of putting together your own program.

You may be able to find a lot of training information out there, but most of it is incomplete so you end up spending more time trying to put it all together rather than actually utilizing the concepts you've found and becoming a better athlete. This basketball strength training and speed training program is much, much more than just weight training: it includes all the weightlifting, speed and agility drills, core training and more that basketball players need to perform if they want to become better athletes. This basketball training program includes everything needed for off season and in season basketball training...with log sheets listing all the exercises to perform and the sets and reps to utilize. The hard part is already done for you -- You do not have to figure anything out on your own!!!

The Complete Basketball Strength and Speed Program is available in 2 formats: Paperback and eBook! The paperback version comes complete with a comb binding and covers so that it is easily accessible and readable. The eBook version comes to you with an instant download so that you can immediately have it on your computer. This helps eliminate waiting and added shipping costs.

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Basketball Skills & Training Videos

Utilize this fantastic feature available here at Hoops U! Watch -- for free and right from where you are sitting at this moment -- basketball skills and training videos! Brought to you by The Hoops U. Basketball Video Network, this basketball training video playlist is just what it says; basketball training videos! Watch and learn new training exercises, basketball drills, basketball fundamentals and skills, and much more. Watch basketball training video clips from professional trainers and professional athletes.

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The Basketball IntelliGym

You train your body to become a better basketball player -- now you can train your brain! The Basketball IntelliGym™ is the first trainer in the world to deliver basketball skills and instinct directly into your mind. Utilize this amazing software program to improve and enhance your basketball IQ, mental capacity, court awareness, peripheral vision, mental toughness and more. This is a truly phenomenal program that will give distinct results!

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Vertical Jump Training Workout

Basketball players can always improve their vertical jump -- it is an important aspect to the game. Follow this plyometric training program to give you an edge over other players. This program will improve your vertical jump, but will also increase your speed and explosive power. Enhance your game on the court by working at it off the court.

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Tony Bennett's All-American Ball Handling Workout

This is the ballhandling workout performed everyday by Tony Bennett, Men's Basketball Coach at the University of Virginia. He played his college ball at UW-Green Bay where he still holds the NCAA career 3-point % record (.497). He played professionally for the Charlotte Hornets and then was a star player/coach in New Zealand. Having watched him play often at UWGB and through working camps with him at the University of Wisconsin, I have seen him go through this series. He is one of the quickest players I have seen with the ball. Even if you are not the fastest or quickest athlete, being quick with the ball will make you a difficult player to defend.

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Stair Workouts

Personal trainer and coach, Virgil Aponte, of StairExercisesforAthletes.com contributed this great article. Stair training is a simple, effective way to improve your strength, power and endurance. If you want to add some variety to your workout or do not have access to adequate weight facility, then this is a great program for you. Read through this four-part article and see how you can incorporate Virgil's techniques to benefit you and/or your athletes. Also, be sure to check out the website at StairExercisesforAthletes.com.

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John Wooden: Thinking Like a Champion
John Wooden's 'Thinking Like a Champion' has just been reissued on DVD. In this Q & A with former UCLA great Keith Erickson recorded in 1994, Coach Wooden discusses his philosophies on life and athletics.