No matter how skilled you are in basketball, if you do not possess the speed, agility, and strength that result from proper conditioning, you will not be able to maximize your skills. In basketball it is important to increase explosive power, agility, and speed across the court. Mobility, stability, and flexibility conditioning can help increase game endurance and strength and help prevent common ankle and knee injuries.

To increase your vertical jump, CORE Fitness's basketball conditioning program combines lower body strengthening exercises with plyometrics to excite your central nervous system and stimulate your fast twitch muscle fibers so that you can generate force quickly during the game.  To improve lateral speed, one of the most important factors to becoming a better defender is the activation of your muscles so that they are capable of accelerating and decelerating in the hips and groin. Lateral squats, drop lunges, and the use of mini bands to squat-walk laterally help build endurance in leg muscles.

Driving the hoop on court can be improved in the weight room. Greater ability to extend hips for a transfer of force from the ground for explosive steps, improved hip rotation to aid in direction change throughout the game, increased stability in your shoulders and core to plow through the court and stand your ground in traffic, and improved balance and form can help you sink shots from a greater distance and with more power.

CORE’s specialized basketball conditioning program will enable you to get ahead of the game and reach the next level with a firm base of stability, strength, power, and speed.

Arianne recently was a guest speaker at the Red and White basketball camp hosted by Ursuline Academy in Wilmington, Delaware. She spoke to over 60 girls, ages 9 to 11, about the CORE methodology used to prevent injuries and enhance performance. Arianne's goal is to help young athletes realize their training potential while preventing common imbalances and muscle weaknesses that can lead to injuries. The session reviewed basic functional movement patterns, dynamic warm-up, mobility and stability, strength, speed, power, and regeneration/recovery. Arianne also impressed upon the girls the importance of fueling their bodies with the proper nutrition to perform at their peak.