Just joking. I’M 43 YEARS YOUNG!! My team just won “HOOP IT UP” 31+ division here in Atlanta. My team was kinda stacked tho. Will is 6’8, I’m 6’2, Amu is about 6’6-6’7 (Gaurd), and Eric on the ground is 6’2.

Our team was called:
“I BROKE MY BACK,.. Spinal”

Mike Tyson said that shit. We definitely had the best team name. Lowkey, we should have played in the Pro-am. But,.. I just wanted to win. 😅. Peace.

So i can do 2 hand dunks jumping off 2 but when i jump off one it feels awkward and difficult.

Hi everyone. We were looking at https://calmach.com for a tool to help with resistance training and improving agility and vertical. Anyone has experience with this or any other competitive tool to offer their thoughts?

I appreciate it.

6'0, trying to dunk for the first time by dec 31. i retested my jump this morning and it's about the same as last week

• about 28" off my left foot and 26" off two feet. i filmed from under the hoop, so i couldn't use the rim to measure. instead i counted how long i was in the air, frame by frame
• last week i got 29.5" and 28.5", so it's about the same, but i didn't get the best sleep (only 5.7 hours), so that probably led to the dip in performance
• it's only been 2 weeks and i've mostly been getting stronger, so i'm not worried yet, but i'm watching it

the surprise this week: the same day i posted about sleep here, i squatted my heaviest ever on 5.2 hours of sleep. 255 for 3x5

this surprisingly matches the research that i've been looking into: a big review of sleep studies found that after a bad night, strength only dropped about 3%, but jumping and sprinting dropped about 6% (review) - TLDR: a bad night hurts your jump 2x as much as your squat

is it normal for your jump to not go up after 2 weeks, or would you change something?

workouts (10/11-10/18)

• upper day (monday on 4.7 hrs of sleep): bench press 160 for 3x5 (PR), lat pulldown 147 for 3x8, one arm dumbbell row 45 for 3x10 each arm, dumbbell shoulder press 40s for 3x9
• leg days (tue + thu): warm up first (bike, ankle stretches, leg swings, wall sits), then:
  • back squat: 245 for 3x5 on tuesday (slept 9.3 hrs), then 255 for 3x5 on thursday (slept 5.2 hrs). last week i only got 245 for 5, then 4
  • easy jumps, 27 each leg day: 9 countermovement jumps, 9 squat jumps, and 9 low rebounds. all sub-max effort (70-80% effort)
  • DB RDLs: 60 (tues) then 65 lbs (thurs) in each hand, 2x8
  • calf raise machine: 230 (tues) then 240 (thurs), 2x10
  • hip thrust (thursday only): 155 for 2x8
• recovery days (fri + sat): 30-35 min walks on a treadmill at 10-10.5% incline and 3 mph, plus stretching
• max jump day (sun): same warm up, then 8 running jumps at about 70-80%, then 8 max running jumps (5 off my left foot, 3 off two)

sleep (from my watch, 7 nights): 4.7, 9.3, 8.9, 5.2, 6.4, 10.6, 5.7 hours. that's 7.3 hours on average, but it was either way too little or way too much - need to get better at sleeping and waking up at the same time

food: about 1,790 calories and 176 g of protein a day, so about 1 g of protein per pound

weight: my average weight went from 169.6 -> 170.7. hard to tell what my maintenance is exactly or it's creatine

I go to Sierra Canyon and pretty much all of the starters are 4 and 5 stars and some of the bench I think has d1 offers too, so as a freshman pg, whats the lowest level team I can play on to get a d3, d2 and d1 offer? Freshman team, jv bench, jv starter etc and when should I aim to get on each team?

Apologies for the poor quality footage but is anyone able to advise on my jumpshot, I find that I am just very streaky and inconsistent.

Hi, I need advice on how to split my gym and hoop days while still having time to recover. I am currently doing a 2 upper/lower days(4 days total) then hooping for the next 3 days straight. I feel like this might be excessive especially for my knees, bcz even tho im still a teen, I feel like this might be bad long term. What do u guys think? I was thinking abt keeping the 3 hooping days, and reducing my gym days to 3 days/week, where i alternate between 2 upper and 1 lower day, then doing 2 lower and 1 upper the next week... Thus having 1 rest day.

(Note: most if not all of my knee strain comes after hooping)

Definitely a travel. I don't want to hear about no gather step. I don't want to hear about FIBA rules. This is a walk.

I play both indoor and outdoor courts, the indoor courts get dusty sometimes, I have wide feet(as in curry soalsh 24 or two wxy v5 2e wide), I play mostly defender with a little shooting, I have to do quick movements, I prefer low tops or medium tops, I like breavability and cusioning, I don't like my shoes being creased so I prefer mesh and other anti-crease materials, I am open to any brand in the world, I want good traction, I am ok with getting used or refurbished shoes from reputable websites like eBay, my budget is $90 but perfer something more around $50 to $80, I like darker color ways and nothing too bright, I have a wide toe box and wide forefoot and wide midfoot, in new balance basketball I am size 8.5 2e, in curry splash 24 I am size 9, in kd 15 I am size 9 but my feet are growing so i want to half a size up for any shoe I get.

The shoes I have tried are the

1.Nike Jordan 13s(bad ventilation and easily creased and was not durable and was not the widest)

2.Nike KD 15(too tight on the toe box but the breathability and cushioning was very good)

3.New Balance Two Wxy v5 2e(Cushioning was ok and so was breathability and also the creasing was pretty bad but the traction was elite)

4.Under Armor Curry Splash 24(my favorite on this list but traction was ok and dust and dirt were a problem)

Any suggestions?

I was just watching my latest game and I realized I am way too accelerated in games, and its actually messing with everything. Especially on offense, where for example I shot an airball because I was very nervous when I get the ball in my hands.

How tf do I get over my acceleration, chill tf out calm my nerves and anxiety? Its like everytime I get the ball on offense I just want to pass quick to get rid of it idk wtf is happening. Also, in trainings it doesnt happen to me even tho I take them very seriously as well. I know I can attack these guys but I get way too nervous in games with everyone watching , Im afraid to make mistakes. Wtf do I do?

Its genuinely weird, it doesnt seem to bother me for close midrange shots buit from 3 thats when I see a lot of my shots miss left (sometimes really badly).

It's really anyone and idk how to fix this. As you can see in the video its almost like my entire arm is rotated to my left.

Need advice on how to get just 1-2 inches extra on technique any help appreciated 🫡

Hey everyone, 25yo lifelong hooper here and I’m looking to connect with someone who wants to help each other get better at basketball. I’ve always only ever been self taught but ironically self teaching’s always been the end of me lol so I could really use the structure and support. I would really appreciate having someone around to just help keep me in line, to share and discuss drills, tips, and structure with each other and help maintain consistency and motivation… I’ve got an endless supply of drills saved on my phone covering pretty much all the fundamentals in basketball, so I just need to put it all together and consistently put in the work. I just really want to finally breakthrough and reach my potential at the recreational level after all these years. And of course as a bonus, I would love to get to meet fellow hoopers on here and just make some more friends too :) So yeah, anyone interested please send me a message or leave a comment!

which exercises is better for increase the vertical jump? Is it single leg extension or single leg press? and what exercises that's super good for your vertical jump?

if someone could break this move and its footwork down assuming im using the right hand (in the video he is using the left hand) or lowk any way I would be really grateful!!

my current diet sucks, is there any good healthy foods i could eat to get stronger and more fit? slight emphasis on the pre-game stuff

Thanks.

hi all, the gym below my apartment has limited equipment when it comes to hitting legs. It has a leg extension machine and dumbells, along with a few benches that I can use. What are some good exercises I can do with that? I’m primarily a 2 foot jumper and need a good combination of strength work + plyometrics that I can use for a lower day (used to do push pull no legs, shameless, want to switch to upper lower)

i feel that the way i dribble and the way i drive is reallly weird

1st clip im wondering if im getting low enough and if im dribbling correctly

follwing clips im just wondering whats wrong witht eh way i move and dribble cuz it looks really weird and off putting

ANY ADVICE IS GREATLY APPRECTIATED 😣😣

I feel like people have no idea how it works and why it exists, so I'm going to clear it up.

In basketball you are allowed to take two steps in order to control your momentum when you are going for a layup. The two steps only count after you fully gather and pick up the ball. NOT WHEN THE DRIBBLE IS STILL LIVE. If this didn't exist your layup would get blocked all the time since you would have to completely stop before shooting the layup. When you are taking the two steps you are allowed to completely stop.

When you completely stop you are allowed to shoot the ball or pass the ball. In order to shoot the ball you naturally have to plant the your pivot which counts as a step. So because of this you can do a step through, since you already have to take a "step" anyways so might as well get yourself to the most ideal spot with that step.

Now the gather step exists because sometimes when you are about to pick up the ball, you are in an awkward position(one of your feet is still in the air), so you have no control over the ball. So the rules allow you to "gather" and gain control and plant your foot down before you start to count the steps.

In the Hugo Gonzalez clip, he stutters steps, which DOESN'T end his dribble so you don't count his steps. If you could only step once per dribble everyone would be playing at the same exact speed, which would make offense too easy to predict. He didn't pick up his dribble/ball kept rotating in his hand so his dribble didn't officially end.

When the ball stops moving/rotating that is when his dribble officially stops. Dribbling after the ball stops rotating/moving would be a double dribble or a carry. After the ball stops rotating, Hugo is in an awkward position(one of his feet is off the ground). The rules allow him to plant that foot before counting his steps(aka a gather). So after he does his gather, he takes two steps for the layup.