ScottThom.com Elite Basketball Strength Training & Player Development

3 minutes a day is all it takes to strengthen, stabilize, and mobilize natures shock absorbers. The ankle is an amazing joint that needs some attention, it needs to have a balance of strength, stability, and mobility which can minimize the risk of ankle injuries. Landing on a foot in a basketball game can be unavoidable at times but, when …

These bands are great and very versatile you can take them anywhere and get a little resistance training done. I just cover a couple exercises that you can do. I call it the “Han-Bone” Band Workout because it’s my buddy Duck’s favorite saying, everywhere we go he just yells out “Han-Bone”!!!! Take care and Create a great day!!!! -Coach T

Foam rolling is great soft tissue work. I used to wonder what those cylinder looking things were, lying around the gym. I was missing out, foam rolling is the @#*&^!!!!! Helps to relieve muscle soreness, breakup knots and trigger points (which unattended can lead to overcompensation and injury), and when you are all finished you just feel ready to rumble!!!!! …

Here are a couple of exercises to increase your grip strength. A strong grip can make a huge difference in many sports especially when you need that rebound at the end of the game. You’ll be amazed on how much harder pull-ups can be when you throw a towel in the mix!…….”Get A Grip!!!!!” and create a great day!!!

Walk around the gym especially on a Monday and 90 percent of everyone is hitting up Bench!!!! Go to the average workplace and 90 percent of everyone is hunched over typing away on a computer (like I am doing now)… this can lead to upper-cross syndrome which is an overdevelopment of our pecs and front deltoids thus giving us a …

These exercises are great to increase leg strength and improve knee stability. Single leg box squats by themselves are great for all levels and strengths, be careful when you load with a medicine ball or sport cord. Make sure you’re strong enough and experienced enough, I don’t want any accidents! Sprinkle them in with your leg workout, take care and …

This is a great workout to spice up your routine. All you need is a good workout partner and a medicine ball. I use many of these exercises with my basketball players during pre-season conditioning, often we are on a track with about 60 kids and not much equipment so, partner them up based on similar builds and strength levels …

Here are two exercises that will increase your vertical jump. Make sure before you attempt these that you are familiar with plyometrics, and are strong enough to perform these exercises. We start off with Hand MB Depth Jump which when landing off of the box overloads your body eventually helping you to gain more power in your vertical jump. The …