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Single leg balance

How To Perform This Basketball Drill

Stand straight on your injured ankle and make sure you hit 3 points of contact with the ground — big toe, pinky toe, and a heel.
Create the arch and then bring your opposite knee up in about 90 degrees position.
Engage your glutes and core to stay stable.
Stay like that for 30 seconds.
If that is too easy — close your eyes.
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Required skill level:
Beginner
Total reps:
Total time:
min

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Coach Dan

Coach Dan Speaks:

To work on basketball shooting and improve balance, it is important to include single leg balance drills in training sessions. These drills involve standing straight on an injured ankle and hitting three points of contact with the ground — namely, the big toe, pinky toe and a heel. By creating an arch and bringing the opposite knee up in about 90 degrees position, basketball players can strengthen their glutes and core for greater stability. All this should be done for at least 30 seconds; if this is too easy, basketball players should close their eyes for even more challenge! With regular practice, basketball players can significantly improve their shooting accuracy.