This is a plyometric exercise, and the purpose of this basketball vertical jump drill is to develop your quick jump ability. You are using the force of coming down off of the box against yourself on the next jump.
By using this force against yourself, you are training your muscles even harder and tricking your body into jumping even higher. Make sure that you are not doing these exercises on a hard surface like cement because the continual strain is bad for your knees.
Basketball Drill Overview
Drill Name: Quick Hops Basketball Drill
Equipment Needed: None.
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Goals of the Drill
- Improve Jumping, quickness, explosiveness
Coaching Points
- Focus on bouncing off the floor as quickly as you can, not the platform.
- You may need to perform one at a time until this concept becomes innate.
Basketball Drill Instructions
- Perform your Pogo jumps by jumping up to a low platform and back down to the floor as quickly as you can.
