Michael Jordan's trainer Tim Grover: Basketball Strength and Conditioning

You can’t just play basketball to get better at basketball. Perfect passes and an untouchable jumper aren’t the only skills you need to wreck the court. You also need to be strong and well conditioned, which result from time in the weight room and on the track.

We know this doesn’t sound too appealing, because like most true players, you probably can’t get enough of the ball in your hands and your feet on the court. You love the game and live to play it. If you’ve got a choice between lifting and playing, you take the rock and head for the hoop.

Tim Grover’s NBA star clients feel the same way—from veteran players like Elton Brand and Shawn Marion to up-and-comers like Andre Igoudala, Devin Harris and Dwight Howard. These cats just want to ball. But they understand Grover’s efforts to maximize all aspects of their athletic potentials.

http://www.stack.com/2006/05/01/basketball-strength-and-conditioning-with-tim-grover/

Baseball Scholarships & Chances of Playing College Baseball

1,643 schools sponsored varsity level College Baseball teams during 2012

Chances of a high school athlete competing in College Baseball *						Men	Women
Number of High School Baseball Players						474,219	998
Number of College Baseball Players						53,241	-
% of high school players competing in college						11.2%	-

http://scholarshipstats.com/baseball.html

Tom Brady & The DOT Drill

The Tom Brady Experience: 'Almost' perfect

Alone in the garage, calves screaming, the 16-year-old boy bounces grimly, tenaciously, into the night.

In a 3-by-2-foot box, with five dots arranged as you would find them on dice, he works through five simple drills: both feet forward then back, around the perimeter, the left foot first and then the right in a figure-eight pattern, a two-footed bunny hop all the way around, always facing forward and, finally, the bunny hop with a 180-degree hopscotch twist to bring it home.

He does the routine five times -- each takes just over a minute -- then pauses to catch his breath, hands on knees, gray T-shirt darkening at his heaving chest. His football coach in San Mateo, Calif., has told him the only thing separating him from a college football scholarship is agility and speed. This is the solution, the way to close that distance.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/columns/story?id=3219092

How Michael Became "His Airness"

How Michael Jordan's "Breakfast Club" helped the Chicago Bulls win six NBA titles.

As evidenced by his 1985 Rookie of the Year award, Michael Jordan came into the league with amazing skill, unparalleled talent and immediate recognition. But as years two and three rolled by, critics began to voice concerns about his ability as a team player, and to wonder whether he was just a phenomenal scorer who couldn't D up. More questions ensued: Could Jordan take the Bulls beyond a .500 season? Would he ever get his team out of the first round? Would he ever win a championship?

In his fourth year in the league, Jordan picked up the pace, earning his first Defensive Player of the Year award and leading the Bulls to a 50-win season and their first victory in a playoff series since he joined the team. But Jordan and Company still weren't within sniffing distance of the NBA Finals, leaving room for critics to keep sniping at his game.

http://www.maxpreps.com/m/article.aspx?articleid=21539c5a-c29c-4572-a4a6-d15e01cb83af

Watch Troy Polamalu work out ((NEW AGE))

Troy Polamalu might look like he can bench press a Buick, but the Pittsburgh Steeler does not touch a heavy barbell when he’s preparing for the NFL season. Removing himself from the regular training camp, the six-time Pro Bowler works out at the Sports Lab in California where he undergoes an intense regiment of workouts known as iso-kinetics. Focused on building faster muscles instead of bigger ones, the exercises put an emphasis on balance and quickness in an attempt to literally change the nerve system of the body. So instead of clean-and-jerks, Polamalu will do light squats while balanced on a BOSU ball. The idea is that the safety’s muscles will react so quickly that his hits will be more explosive. The highlight reels speak for themselves.

http://www.mensfitness.com/training/build-muscle/five-unconventional-training-techniques