Tag Archives: Basketball Performance

NBA Pre Draft Training Olek Czyz Project

With Olek finishing up his 1st year with Virtus Roma in Italy and the NBA Combine starting up this week i thought it would be a great time to drop some heat on YouTube and look back to last years … Continue reading

Posted in NBA, Player Development, Sports Specific Training, Strength Training | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Increase Your Basketball Vert With This Step-Up Progression

Step Up Progression for Basketball from Mike Atkinson on Vimeo. Read the training progression on Stack! Increase Your Basketball Vert With This Step-Up Progression

Posted in Performance, Strength Training, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lateral Shadow Drill To 5 yard Transtion

Filmed on a Sunday competitive lateral agility and movement day -Feet can not cross -Offense Must touch two cones to signal transition -Defense Shadow the Offense and Mirror the cone touches Lateral Shadow Drill to Transition from Mike Atkinson on … Continue reading

Posted in Player Development, Sports Specific Training | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Reno’s Basketball Dojo

VIA KOLO CHANNEL 8 RENO NV, @parkerstremmel Mike Atkinson is no stranger to basketball. The Galena high graduate has played collegiately and professionally. Now, he’s training the next generation of basketball stars – specifically, those at the University of Nevada. … Continue reading

Posted in Performance, Player Development, Sports Specific Training | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments
Screen shot 2012-03-19 at 9.50.30 AM

Heslip’s 9 three pointers Footwork: Athletic Breakdown

9 Tre’s in The NCAA Tournament a testament to Footwork! We all watch dozens of highlights and often miss the details that got us there. Here is a quick lesson on shooting off the Catch by Baylor’s  Brady Heslip. While … Continue reading

Posted in Athletic Breakdown, Performance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Does your Game have an Invisible Ceiling?

Outcome and Expectation When we are young our sport environment bestows upon us certain beliefs and expectations that may encourage or discourage our  personal growth in many aspects of  life and sports. Our sport environment and genetic make up are … Continue reading

Posted in Performance, Youth Developement | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
Stack Basketball

Stack Magazine Basketball Experts- Mike Atkinson

Elite Pro Performance Trainer Mike Atkinson is now featured on the Basketball Expert page of Stack Magazine and Blog. Mike has contributed his expertise in movement and strength for the game of basketball with new content and videos for Stack … Continue reading

Posted in Player Development, Sports Specific Training, Sports Training, Strength Training | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment
Screen shot 2011-07-17 at 10.48.36 AM

Five Training Keys for gaining quickness on the court

Article by: Brandon | August 11, 2011 Being quick on the court isn’t all about genetics. According to Michael Atkinson, Elite Pro Performance national consultant and A.C.E. certified personal trainer, “While it may seem that some of the best basketball players in the … Continue reading

Posted in Performance, Player Development, Sports Specific Training | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Fueling Basketball Players

A small High School female player training for an hour a day may need only 2,000 calories per day but a 7 foot professional player may need up to 6,000 to 7,000 calories per day. Male athletes who train for … Continue reading

Posted in Nutrition, Performance | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment
Screen shot 2011-04-28 at 9.22.27 AM

D. Rose Spin Move and NASCAR an Athletic Breakdown

Due to the difficulty of the basketball “spin move” very few can create the power and control to produce in competition. Derrick Rose is the definition of power, he can create and transfer force better than any other PG in … Continue reading

Posted in NBA, Performance, Player Development, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment