Basketball Conditioning – Ultimate Basketball Stamina Drill

Special thanks to Rob for sending this one in.  If you’ve ever struggled to come up with new ideas for basketball conditioning drills, you should try this out!

You know how the kids really dislike suicides so I developed what I call my Power Suicide. It’s a stamina basketball drill with eight stations all designed to build strength and stamina. You know as well as I know some times getting kids to not be tired while playing is a tough task.

Station 1 is half way between foul line and the outta bounds beneath the basket there“  the“  kids perform 5 jumping jacks.
Station 2 at the foul line perform 5 push ups
Station 3 machine gun running in place for a 5 count
Station 4 at half court have kids do 5 crunches
Station 5 at the top of the three point line of the opposite basket kids perform what I call donkey kicks first stretch hands above head“  then touch the waste line then dropping to the floor kicking out legs beneath them and back up to starting position 5 times.
Station 6 sit-ups 5 times at the foul line.
Station 7 again half way between the foul line and the out of bounds line kids perform a imitation rebound jumping up as if grabbing a rebound and elbows out turning left and right then back up again.
Station 8 here kids perform a one minute jump rope then turning around facing wall and having kids go in a side to side defense stance backwards going back to original starting point.

Well, there it is, the ultimate basketball stamina drill. I usually do this basketball conditioning drill only with the 13 and older kids. Also I limit it no more than two per practice.