Basketball Off-Season Programming
You’ll find a variety of movements and workout options for off-season training covering agility and plyometrics
For days that you’re in the gym, use the approach below to build out your workout:
- EVERY trip to the gym
- FOAM ROLL and stretch
- Do one or two movements from Agility
- Do one or two movements from Plyometrics
- One one workout from the strength
- Once a week, choose something from the cardiovascular
- Twice a week, do core work
Important Terms:
- AMRAP – As Many Rounds/Reps as Possible
- EMOM – Every Minute On the Minute
Plyometrics
- Depth Drop to Box Jump – 5 sets of 5
- Depth Drop to Broad Jump – 5 sets of 5
- Single Leg Plate Hops – 5 sets of 10
- Skaters – 5 sets of 10
- Quick Skaters with Pause – 5 sets of 8
- Bounding Box Jumps – 5 sets of 8
Agility
- 4 Cone Drill – 4 sets
- X-Drill – 4 sets
- Line Drills – side to side, front to back, X Drill
- Ladders x 2 – Fast Feet, Bunny Hops, Lateral Fast Feet, Scissors, Base Shuffle
- Double Unders – 5 Sets of :30 seconds on, :30 Seconds off
Strength
- KB Swings – 5 sets of 10 to eye level (heavier than normal)
- KB Swings – 5 sets of 10 overhead swings
- Ring Rows – 5 sets of 10 (make more difficult as you improve)
- DB Row on Bench – 5 sets of 10
- Bulgarian Split Squat – 5 sets of 10 (5 per leg)
- Push Press – 5 sets of 8 (goal is to go unbroken)
- Seated DB press – 5 sets of ten (weight should be something you do unbroken)
Core Work
- :20 seconds work – 10 seconds rest – Hollow Hold
- 3 sets – 1 minute plank, 1 minute rest
- 3 Sets – :30 center plank, :30 side plank, :30 side plank, :30 rest
- 4 sets of 20 Dead bugs
- 4 sets of 20 Knees to Elbows
- 100 sit-ups for time
Cardiovascular
- EMOM for 8 – 8 Burpees (if you get better at this, push to 9 or 10 burpees)
- EMOM for 8 – 12 Swings
- 5 Sets – Run 2 Minutes, Rest 2 Minutes
- 4 Rounds – Run 200m, 10 Burpees, 10 Jumping Lunges
- 4 Rounds – 10 Box Jumps, 10 Burpees
- 5 sets – Run lines, rest 30 seconds
- 3 Sets – 2 Minutes, Max Burpees – Rest 1 Minute
- 10 Sets – Run 100m, Walk 100m