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Ep 2044 Why Are Your Players Still Running Suicides?
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The problem with line sprints. Suicides build fatigue, but not basketball fitness. Basketball is a game of short bursts, changes of direction, and decisions made while tired. Coach Collins explains why straight line running misses most of that.
Running as punishment backfires. When conditioning is used as a consequence, players learn to dread the very thing that makes them better. Separate accountability from fitness.
Conditioning through competition. Continuous full court drills like three on two into two on one, eleven…
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