Basketball Reaction and Quickness Drills

There are times when the ball would slipped out from your hand or maybe times when you got hit by the ball on the head (Consider that you were fantasizing about something.Take that for not getting your head in the game!Courtesy:High School Musical).Plus,you would see the ball rose high up in the air and you know that instant it will land in your hands when suddenly,*poof*,the ball is gone,stolen by the opponent faster than you.These are the common things that usually happen to players in basketball matches.The reaction that you're about to act is slow and you realise that yourself and you tried to react faster but couldn't.You tried to act quick and fast but your body won't let you eventhough you tried very hard in doing so.Why did these things happened?Basically,it's because of your body position when you're about to move.You can't run or sprint towards the ball when you're standing straight right?One other thing about reacting fast is that you can't react fast when you're focusing on two things,might be the cheerleaders at the side or maybe your opponents who are not holding the ball.

In a nutshell,you can react faster by focusing on the ball for where it moves (not alone but by external force of course).Keep your eye on the ball throughout the game but still,at the same time,be cautious so as not to get tricked by the opponents since he or she might trick you with the body movement.Your primary zone of sight will be on the ball and the second,will be the opponent.Besides that,you can also move to the ball quickly by lowering your body a bit with your feet apart from each other in shoulder width.Make sure your toes face in front at the same time.This stance will assist you in getting a proper position for getting speed to move quickly.Once you move,remember to always keep your body level low and move by sliding your feet quickly.Practice this every time you play and you'll soon realise the positive changes in your speed and stability.

Getting the fundamentals sure are not enough for you to improve consistently.Drills can make you stay 'up to date' with your speed of reaction and body movement.Here's a video I stumbled upon on Youtube that shows you various drills that could improve your reaction and quickness in basketball.The video is made to slow motion for easy viewing.They use a tennis ball for the drills to make you more focused in the game.What a creative idea!Make sure you implement the drills showed in the video once you're done watching it!I'll start first!