Increase Your Vertical by Correcting This...Without a Single Exercise!

 Let’s get your vertical leaps increased this offseason! - Increase Your Vertical by Correcting This…Without a Single Exercise! - Here are 3 tips to easily and quickly improve your vertiical jump. - Yes, Our Camps Teach Basketball Skills, But Also Something Else That’s Often-Overlooked...And You Need It to Be a BEAST on the Court: Skills + This = BEAST! (just in case you missed yesterday's email) Hope you can use these tips!  --------------------------------------------------------------- Increase Your Vertical With These 3 Easy Fixes…Without a Single Exercise! What if there was a way to instantly add inches to your vertical without doing a single exercise? Most players start with plyometrics or weight training to get stronger and more explosive. But the fastest and easiest way to increase your vertical jump is by perfecting your jumping technique. And you don't need to be a head-turning athlete to see these gains. Here are 3 form corrections you can make right away to start jumping higher... 1- Don’t Break at the Waist We see a lot of players bending forward significantly at the waist as they run into their jump. This creates a major energy inefficiency, where the momentum that could carry them UP ends up carrying them forward…and holds down their vertical as a result. Take a look at some highlight clips from any vicious dunker. You'll see their hips and core strong and engaged... With very little bend forward at the waist. Staying strong through the hips and core makes you more energy efficient. Which means more of the force generated by your lower body gets translated to your vertical jump height. 2- Accelerate Into Your Jump A lot of players hurt their vertical by slowing down right before they leap. Some examples of this are: - Reducing speed to gather themselves - Stutter-stepping to get their footing right - Coming in from an angle that requires them to turn before jumping Any deceleration before your jump will kill your momentum and reduce the amount of force you're able to create. Instead, focus on picking up speed as you approach your jump. You want to hit your Maximum Controlled Velocity right before you step into your launch which we'll talk about in just a second. (Your Maximum Controlled Velocity is simply the fastest speed you can run while still maintaining control over your movements.) 3- Utilize the “Penultimate” Step Track and field athletes put a lot of focus on their penultimate step, but it's often overlooked as a way for basketball players to improve their vertical jump. This is a signature element in the form of every great leaper, and perfecting your penultimate step can cause dramatic gains in your jumping ability. What is the penultimate step? It's the second-to-last step before you jump... - “Ultimate” means last - “Penultimate” means second-to-last As you approach your jump, you want to take a longer stride in your penultimate step, followed by a shorter stride in your final step before launching. Your penultimate step will lower your center of gravity... And your shorter final step will springboard you into the air. This lets you fully capitalize on your momentum to maximize your lift. So without a single exercise, you can use these 3 tweaks to bring gains to your vertical jumping ability. But if you find these aren’t bringing you the results you want, you may want to look into an athletic development program that focuses on proper technique so you don’t get any injuries while strengthening. We have a 12-week program by Cody Roberts, a highly-respected performance coach and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Iowa, you might be interested in… You can read about Cody’s program here: [Putting it All Together -- The BEST Workouts to Improve Your Vertical Jump and Athleticism](  --------------------------------------------------------------- Just in case you missed yesterday’s email… Yes, Our Camps Teach Basketball Skills, But Also Something Else That’s Often-Overlooked…And You Need It to Be a BEAST on the Court We structure our camp curriculum to teach essential basketball skills that develop high-level players… like footwork, shooting, ball handling, etc.… But there’s also a “hidden” benefit to attending our camps. It comes from not only a top-notch curriculum… But also from our coaches’ positivity and encouragement. It’s the skill you need to take your fundamental skills to the next level, to become a weapon on the floor who doesn’t stand around and wait for the defense to tell you what to do… CONFIDENCE. This is an intangible by-product of… - Learning new skills correctly - Seeing progress and taking pride in your accomplishments - Being positively corrected and encouraged by coaches and other players… Which results in higher self-esteem and assertiveness - in addition to skills to back it up - come game time. A while ago we started noticing all the survey comments that mention “confidence,” so we know our camps are working to give you that final piece to the puzzle to be a BEAST on the court... My son appreciated the pace, number of players per coach, and the positive feedback from all. He's a decent shooter, but the camp helped him improve the finer points of shooting, such as footwork, release, and overall discipline. He felt even more confident after camp! (Parent of Brandon, 6th grader) I saw my daughter's confidence strengthened. (Parent of Martha, 5th grader) My son really enjoyed the camp. He said he feels much more confident. When we came home he was practicing what he learned. I can't wait to see his improvement in the next season. (Parent of Louis, 9th grader) This was Matthew’s second time attending a breakthrough basketball ball camp. He most specifically had fun! He really liked having adequate time to apply newly taught skills. I believe this camp, like the other one, is a boost to not only his skill level, but also his confidence. Definitely worth attending. Thank you! (Parent of Matthew, 11th grader) You can view all [300+ summer camps across North America here]( and filter by your state or province. And here are some camps starting soon (May 13 to June 5)... [Spokane, Washington]( - May 13-15 - 10 Spots Left [Canton, Michigan]( - May 14-15 - Sold Out! [Lakewodd, Colorado]( - May 14-15 [Watertown, South Dakota]( - May 14-15 - 14 Spots Left [Abilene, Texas]( - May 31-June 2 [Bucyrus, Ohio]( - May 31-June 2 [Cincinnati, Ohio]( - May 31-June 2 - 10 Spots Left [Fairfield, Nebraska]( - May 31-June 2 - 6 Spots Left [Henderson, Nevada]( - May 31-June 2 [Hoover, Alabama]( - May 31-June 2 - 4 Spots Left [Kingsport, Tennessee]( - May 31-June 2 [Mesa, Arizona]( - May 31-June 2 [Nampa, Idaho]( - May 31-June 2 - Sold Out! [Anchorage, Alaska]( - June 3-5 [Fargo, North Dakota]( - June 3-5 - Sold Out! [North Little Rock, Arkansas]( - June 3-5  All the Best, - Joe Haefner Breakthrough Basketball  This email was sent to {EMAIL} because you indicated that you'd like to receive emails and updates from Breakthrough Basketball on 2016-12-16 05:42:39. If you don't want to receive such emails in the future, please [Change Your Email Preferences]( or [Unsubscribe All]( Copyright © Breakthrough Basketball, LLC. All rights reserved. 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