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Methods for Jumping Higher in Basketball
Learning to jump high is quite easy but requires training and strengthening of your thigh muscles. Always start up with the warming exercises before proceeding further. Warming up will help your body to adjust to the movements of the exercises that will follow much later. Jumping exercises usually follow after the initial warm-ups. Crouch down with your knees up to your chest and your back straight. Then quickly, jump up as high into the air as you can and try to land in the same position as you started. Repeat this exercise until you feel that you have relatively increased your jump. Try to jump an inch higher everyday.
Explosive energy is required to jump higher in basketball. Doing wind sprints both increases your cardiovascular health and you're explosive energy. Sprint as hard as you can from one end of the court to the other, rest one minute and go back the other way. Start exercising slowly and then work upto 20 times the initial level. You will also need to be doing resistance training for all the large muscle groups of your body.
The jumping exercises can be practiced in various manners. However some of them are: Crouch down with your knees touching your chest, keeping your back straight. Then, jump quickly as high as you can, and try to land in the same position in which you have started. If you land properly, then only you will be able to jump again without wasting time in regaining your balance. You will able to jump higher and faster than your opponent.
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