Basketball Training Articles
Basketball Off-Season Workout: Strength and Size
If you've spent any time talking with a strength coach—or browsing the articles on STACK.com—you understand that it's critical to focus your train...
5 Dynamic Stretches for Basketball Players
Do you feel "tight" before basketball games? Does it take you a couple minutes into the game to finally get warmed up? One of the reasons that y...
Kobe Bryant's 5 Most Beastly Moments in the Gym
Editor's note: Following the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, STACK remembers his legacy as an athlete whose incredible drive and work ethic inspired mill...
NBA Chiropractors Reveal 5 Keys to Healthy Knees and Ankles
Three of the four most common injuries suffered by youth basketball players involve the knees and ankles, according to the University of Wisconsin Sch...
3 Ways to Increase Your Vertical Jump During Basketball Season
Basketball season is in full swing and I'm getting questions from athletes, coaches and parents about improving vertical jump. This is an especially f...
14 Bodyweight Exercises You Can Do With a Basketball
Basketball is a game of finesse, and technical skills such as dribbling, shooting and hand-eye coordination are essential to playing the sport. But ba...
The Stockton Drill: Inside the Utah Jazz's Hellacious Conditioning Test
The Stockton Drill. Those three words are guaranteed to grab any Utah Jazz player's attention. Initially brought to the franchise by former head...
10 Keys to Being a Great Basketball Defender
When it comes to hoop dreams, most are filled with high-flying dunks, game-winning buzzer beaters and ankle-breaking crossovers. Very few young bas...
Luka's Secret Superpower: The Overlooked Athletic Trait That Makes Him So Good
A little over 90 games into his NBA career, Luka Doncic has soared past even the most outlandish expectations for him. After winning the Rookie of ...
The Complete Basketball Dynamic Warm-Up
This article will feature five different phases of a dynamic warm-up that should be incorporated into a successful warm-up for basketball. The dyna...
