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Basketball: Vertical Jumps- Dynamic Warm-up

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Players will walk 2 steps in a direction and then perform a vertical jump. When they land they will walk 2 steps in another direction and then perform a vertical jump.

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A player will do this over the width of the court 4 times.

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Zig-Zag Hops- Warm-Up:

Players will zig-zag across the court hopping on 1 leg.

Once the player gets across the court, they will switch legs and go back the other way.

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Squats thrusts.:

Have your feet underneath you as if you were a sprinter about to begin a race, shoot the feet back into a press up position and return to the start.

Repeat 15 – 20 times

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Squat Rotations- Dynamic Warm-up:

Squat using proper technique, so that the knee joint is at a right angle.

One the squat has been completed, the player will rotate and face the other way where they will squat again.

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Square Jumping- Plyometrics:

The players will jump (2 footed) as far as they can forward, left, back and right.

They will continue this for 45 seconds.

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