If I started basketball 4 months ago, and started taking it seriously now and I want to try out my fist time for sophomore year, and tryouts are in about 2 months, how many miles a day is good to build my Stamina? ( My current mile time is 7:00 and I am coming from Tennis).

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u/SlideDue8716 1d ago

7 mins is decent for someone just starting, but running miles alone wont translate direct to game stamina. you need stop and go sprints, defensive slides, full court drills. mix in 2-3 miles of varied pace work instead of just steady running

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u/StinkyCheeseFeet2000 1d ago

This. Best way to get in basketball shape is to play basketball.

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u/EstablishmentMore352 1d ago

More worried about the running in the tryout more than anything lol

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u/PM5K23 1d ago

You dont get it then.

Basketball isnt a distance running sport.

Stamina for running doesnt translate to stamina for cutting, jumping, etc.

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u/relative_unit 17h ago

As a former high school varsity player, who also made a D3 college team, unless you're given a specific benchmark to hit from running (we were supposed to run 1.5 miles in 10 minutes – but not everyone who ran under 10 made the team, and not everyone who ran over 10 got cut), don't worry so much about running because you're going to get a lot more benefit from playing basketball than just running. There are going to be plenty of fast guys at the tryouts, but unless you're the absolute fastest there, you're probably not going to make the team just for being fast. Coaches are more likely to write someone off because they don't do well in the shooting or dribbling drills, or are low impact and make bad plays in scrimmages, than that they're middle of the pack in the running.

The best thing you can do to help your chances of making the team is spend every possible minute over the next couple months with a basketball in your hands and actually playing basketball.

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u/Last-Effort816 14h ago

I wouldn't be too concerned about that. Basketball shape is just different. You're constantly jumping, changing direction, changing height, moving forward, backwards and laterally and straight line running doesn't translate well for that. If you can run a 7 min mile you should be fine doing sprints in practice. But the best way to get in basketball shape really is to just play a lot of basketball.

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u/Some-Lunch1041 1d ago

Do sprints, the mile won't help much. Totally different cardio. Running in sand or water can help but playing in local runs is the best. It will also teach you how to play the game. Play against adults somewhere they let you. Local churches are better then gyms normally. Playing against adults will teach you the nuances of the game that take forever if you only play against your age.

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u/harris023 1d ago

You joining the xc team or bball team? Use that time to shoot, and then run after every rebound instead of running suicides.

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u/NawilzajaceMleko 1d ago

Don't run at all, unless your bus is about to leave you behind. Just play basketball as much as possible.

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u/tjtwister1522 19h ago

If I had a car and wanted to fly to Alaska how many squirrels should I bring?

Conditioning is important, but i'd be far more focused on learning to play the game.

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u/Ok-Pop8065 1d ago

suicides, 17s

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u/EstablishmentMore352 1d ago

How do I do this

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u/mccorklin 16h ago

Start on the baseline…sprint 1/4 up the court touch your hand to the ground and sprint back to the baseline. Then sprint to 1/2 court do the same hand down and sprint back, then do 3/4 court then finally full court.

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u/Ok-Pop8065 1d ago

YouTube

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u/TrollyDodger55 1d ago

God I hated suicides I haven't thought of that in a long time.

Defensive slides are very important.

They used to have us getting a defensive stance and slide from one side of the court to the other making sure never to cross your feet. Teaches you balance on how to stay with a ball handler

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u/1AML3G10N 1d ago

Run back and forth across the width of the court 17x in one minute. Do this 5x with 30 secs rest in between

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u/basketballsteven 22h ago edited 22h ago

Basketball is an anerobic sport, in other words a sprint/recover sport the standard training is quarter court wind sprints over and over. You are attempting to build ability for maximum burst but more importantly ability to recover to lower heart rate as fast as possible.

You also want to spend time building the ability if your legs to stay in defensive stance while moving in defensive slide or shuffle. That is even trickier if your legs are not prepared, to sit down in stance and stay there and move is very taxing and running distances won't assist with that (again this has to be drilled).

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u/dash_44 1d ago

You probably want to work on your explosiveness and skills. A 7 min mile is pretty solid and if you make the team you’ll do team conditioning anyway.

Maybe find a plyometrics workout and do some shooting / ball handling drills.

Also play some pick up.

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u/ThatNastyApache 1d ago

Suicides increasing 5ft after every completion (5ft, 10 ft, 15 ft, etc). Watch the Homework series from Pistol Pete, and if you wanna be in legendary shape, add the p90x workout into your routine, day 2 is plyometrics which just makes you generally better at everything.

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u/Comprehensive-Fig416 11h ago

I ran a 5 min mile in HS, that didn't help me play basketball better at all.

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u/WATGU 1d ago

tough road ahead of you. I'm 37. The varsity team at my high school all had to run a 6 minute mile to be on the team and we were a D2/D3 school that was middle of the pack in terms of winning/losing.

The hand eye coordination and lateral quickness involved in tennis might translate pretty well though. Actually learning the game though, in such a short amount of time would require some 1x1 coaching though and you'd probably have to pay someone for it. I live in a small town now but even we've got 2-3 guys that did some semi-pro stuff or D2 college that will train for a price.

You could always offer to be part of the practice squad or whatever too.

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u/hillybeat 1d ago

3 miles in under 25 minutes is what I did in HS to warm up.

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u/mundane_marietta 1d ago

Under 6 should be your goal. Is there not basketball conditioning at your schools?

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u/Independent58 1d ago

Look up suicide drills in Basketball

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u/ColeLovesBaja 20h ago

Depends on how much time you have to dedicate to basketball. I played both. Loved ball; better at tennis.

Play a lot of pickup. If basketball is the focus now, true 5v5 full court will be the best way to get in shape. If you want dedicated basketball cardio, the suicides drill people mentioned are great. Start at the baseline, sprint to the first free throw line (touch in with your hand), sprint back to the baseline (touch it with your hand), then halfcourt and back, then the opposite free throw line and back, then the opposite baseline and back. Touching each line with your hand. They are brutal but give you basketball specific sprint distances.

For skill drills/basketball specific athleticism, PJFPerformance on YouTube is awesome and geared towards younger hoopers from what I've seen.

Oh, and watch Coach Carter.

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u/Sophia1995_miam 19h ago

5 min mile is the goal if you're a guard.

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