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4 patterns: Ickey shuffle, in-in-out-out, lateral, single-leg hops. Eyes up, light feet, never look down.

Start straddling the middle. Sprint 5 yd right, plant, 10 yd left, plant, 5 yd back. Drop the hips to change direction — don't round the turn.

Box jumps: land soft and quiet, step down (never jump down). Lateral bounds: explode sideways off one leg, stick the landing for 1 second before the next. Quality over fatigue — stop the set if you slow down.

Bench or weighted push-ups, pull-ups or rows, overhead press. Leave 1–2 reps in the tank — you're building, not testing. Add 2.5–5% load only when every rep is clean.

Close-range one-hand → two-hand to groove the release, then 50 free throws shot in pairs (like a game). Low effort, high focus.

Pound, crossover, alternating, in-and-out — both hands, eyes up. If you never lose a ball, you're dribbling too slow. Push the edge.

Weave a 5-cone line at game speed, then string combos at the last cone: crossover → between → behind. Sell it like a defender's in front of you.

Mikan/reverse-Mikan for touch and footwork, then floaters, euro-steps, and off-one-foot vs off-two-feet from both sides. Finish high off the glass.

Two corners, two wings, top. Make a target number at each before moving. Game-speed footwork into every catch — no walking into shots.

Pallof press, plank variations, single-leg RDL (hinge on one leg, flat back, slow). This is the unsexy stuff that keeps ankles and knees alive.

Five makes per spot from the arc, then a "money" round: make 5 in a row from one spot before you're allowed to move. Same feet and release as your mid-range — just more legs into it.

Squat for force, Romanian deadlift for the posterior chain that drives your jump and sprint, Bulgarian split squat because basketball is a single-leg sport. Strong but controlled — stop 1–2 reps short of failure.

Chest over knees over toes, push off the trail foot, never cross your feet. Zig-zag the court, then closeout footwork: sprint → chop steps → high hands without fouling.

No pressure, no fatigue. Groove your shot, do relaxed stationary handles, and bank 50 free throws. You're sharpening the blade, not swinging it.

Full mobility flow plus ankle/knee prehab: single-leg balance (try eyes closed), calf raises, tibialis work. 10–15 min of foam rolling to close.

Quick combo-move circuit and a finishing set to wake up the hands and feet before live play. Short and sharp.

Chest, bounce, overhead, one-hand off the dribble against a wall or partner. Then in live play, deliberately hunt the right read — a forced pass to a covered teammate doesn't count.

Start 1v1 to isolate your moves, build up to full runs. This is where the week's work either shows up or exposes what's still fake. The games are also your conditioning — sprint the floor both ways.

Basketball is sprint-rest-sprint, so train it that way. Full-court sprints or 17s with work:rest near 1:1. Only add this if the live runs didn't already gas you.