Source: Where’d You Get Those? New York City’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987
By: Bobbito Garcia
We’ve spoken about practice here before.
I love how Bobbito not only kept his off season workout sheet (written by coaching legend Morgan Wooten) into adulthood, but also published it in his book – Where’d You’d Get Those?
Coach Wooten’s off-season workout regimen is a reminder of the importance of practice. Remove the word “basketball” if needed and replace it with painting, forklifting, clarineting, YouTubing…
Whatever skill or hobby you’re wanting to improve at, creating a specific practice routine will help accelerate your progress.
Basketball is a game in which you either get better or you get worse. It has become so highly competitive that in order to perform to the best of your ability at all times, you must work to improve constantly. The summer is the time when a player can work on individual fundamentals that make him a better player.
Coach Morgan Wooten
1. BALL HANDLING (15 minutes) A. Pound the ball both hands B. Finger tip drills C. Pass ball around your mid section D. Single leg circle - both legs E. Around legs and body both ways F. Figure 8 both ways G. Figure 8 and drop both ways H. Crab run both ways I. Side catch J. Front catch K. Spin ball on finger
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