Single Leg and other Strength Work

Although athletes gain balance and force using two legs to jump and move, training each leg individually helps.

Pistol squats.

Warmup and three single leg exercises. You don't need fancy equipment. Find something in the yard or even jump over a pillow.    

Mixed upper and lower body workouts.

If you've watched, watch again. If not, take some notes or refer back. 

1) To do step downs, you don't need a box. Use the first step on stairs. 

2) Do rear foot elevated split squats with your foot on a folding chair or ottoman. 

3) Don't like pogos? Use your jump rope, which has more aerobic benefit. 

An empty plastic half gallon of milk filled with water weighs about eight pounds. Two empties filled with water gives a pair of dumbbells that cost nothing after you drink the milk. Don't spend a fortune. You don't need to. 

And remember, find a workout partner. 

Lagniappe. UCLA basketball coach John Wooden used to give players a new ball at the end of the season. They had to return it, used, at the beginning of the next season. Coach Scott Celli and his staff won't have to ask who worked out. They'll see it.