In order to reduce the risk of injury and increase the performance potential of your athletes, it is recommended that today's athletes participate in a year round strength and conditioning program. Coach Taylor takes you through some exercises that have been successful with athletes from the amateur to the professional ranks. Taylor begins with a body weight warm-up in order to increase the range of motion throughout the body. He then progresses to core training exercises including a band stretch program and ankle strengthening program, advanced overloads that can be used when strength training, a jump rope workout, basketball handling drills, and a myofascial release program utilizing a foam roller. In addition, Taylor shares a series of six on-court drills that are custom tailored to improve basketball specific skills within your athletic program. This balanced strength video will provide you will the necessary tools to more effectively prevent injuries and get the most out of your athletes year-round.

45 minutes. 2008.

BD-02982B: with Robert Taylor,
Loyola College (MD) Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

When it comes to injury prevention and maximum performance, expert advice is crucial. Coach Taylor reveals some of the techniques he uses to get the most out of athletes from the amateur to the professional ranks. He walks you through a number of exercises and drills that are designed to fit seamlessly into a 60-90 minute practice session. Starting with a quick stick workout, Taylor provides a series of on-court demonstrations that will increase the foot speed and coordination of all participants. The practice session then progresses to include sideline core training, jump and landing training, speed ladder exercises, hurdle workouts, and reaction drills. In addition, Taylor introduces a number of basketball court agility drills that can help your athletes make game situation adaptations in a few days, rather than weeks. The session concludes with a series of partner stretching exercises to provide your athletes with the health benefits associated with flexibility training. If you are looking to help your athletes perform at their peak while also minimizing the risk of injury, this balanced conditioning video has what you have been searching for!

46 minutes. 2008.

Coach O'Neill has coached at every level of basketball, from high school to the NBA. He believes that fundamentals help players get better, which makes the team better and leads to more wins. His passing drills are done with an emphasis on passing and catching with two hands and two eyes. Eight passing drills combine technique with in game type situations. The hand off is taught in the half court and is becoming a big part of the game. O'Neill introduces the half court passing drill, a combination of passing, shooting and cutting. O'Neill's shooting drills start with the elbow pin-down with and without dribble and he adds the catch and sweep, fade cut and shot, dribble pull up, curl shot and shot fake and shoot. He includes the backboard tip, Mikan drill, full speed lay-ups, baseline power move, middle drives, crossover drives, elbow spin dribble, hand off and lay-up, pull up shot, hesitation dribble, behind the back and the crossover dribble.

53 minutes. 2008.

Ganon Baker's endless energy and knowledge of training players is on display again in this great tool for developing wing players! His reputation is one of a great teacher of the game, forcing players out of their comfort zone to improve. By using tennis balls, Baker shows players how they can improve their focus and eye/hand coordination. Players handle the ball as they drop and catch the tennis ball, as seen in the Five-Cone Drill. Getting by the defender is made possible by using the shoulders to hip concept. Using a blocking glove, Baker makes players handle the ball with contact in the Door Drill. Many different finishes are taught including the floater. The explosive, low dribble is the foundation of every drill. Weak hand development is important and addressed in all drills. Chairs are a valuable tool in these drills, making players get very low to pick the ball off the chair. Some 2-on-2 play wraps up this information packed presentation!

63 minutes. 2008.

"It's not the drill, it's the skill" is a major theme of Ganon Baker's basketball training program. Skill training is imperative for becoming a complete player and Baker is one of the world's best! Post players must master the same skills as perimeter players, including ball handling, passing, driving and shooting. Baker teaches players to get their shoulders lower than the defenders hip. The first emphasis is based on ball handling with two ball dribble drills. Four drills challenge post players to handle the ball efficiently. Taking physical contact is important and is worked into many drills. More difficult are two-ball drills on the move with a finish at the end. Playing in the post is broken down into its most important parts. Footwork, use of body, contact and positioning are all elements of good post play. Scoring from the block area is necessary and Baker demonstrates where to catch the ball, the footwork involved and the specific shot to use for all post players. Competitive one-on-one post move drills put teaching into action.

62 minutes. 2008.

Ganon Baker expands and refines the moves that made up his original Street Moves DVD. He demonstrates the moves of NBA players from A to Z. Physical cues are a major part of every move in this presentation. These cues include a low center of gravity, hips dropped, hard/low dribbles and court vision. Keys to driving are the close dribble, body dribble and explode with the dribble to escape the defense. Street moves A to M start with Alan Iverson's side to side fake cross over. Baron Davis is known for the training wheel series. A great fast break move - courtesy of Carmelo Anthony - is demonstrated. Dwayne Wade's move is based on reading the sternum of the defender. Once the defender changes his stance, the drag foot technique to get open to shoot. The stutter move starts the Elton Brand move while Francisco Garcia's move is a behind the back -through the leg combo move. The 'sizzler dribble' belongs to Gilbert Arenas. Other moves are named for Hakeem Warrick, Ira Newble, John Lucas, Sr., Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Redd. The N-Z street moves begin with Nate Robinson's Double Drag Step move. Orien Green's famous move is based on reading the defender's hands. A big step between the defender's feet leads to the Paul Pierce move. Quentin Richardson is knows for his cross over move. Remaining moves come from Ray Allen, Steve Nash, Tony Parker, Udonis Haslem, Vince Carter, Wally Szczerbiak, Xavier McDaniel, Yao Ming, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Ganon wraps up the street move DVD with the five keys to great workouts; intensity, consistency, persistence, faith, and love of the game.

41 minutes. 2008.