I can't jump and my coach wants me to be a power, what should i do?

Question

I can't jump and my coach wants me to be a power, what should i do?

Answer 1

do not wear ankleweights that is bad for your leggs after a while... drill my coach had us do..

bleachers.. run up and down stairs..

Jump rope really works...

but the one thing that sofar is the best.. jump in sand..... its really hard but once you get on the court... youll deff see a difference. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 2

If you want to be able to jump, wear ankleweights. I'm talking all day at school, mall, where ever. That will help you.

Answer 3

Jumping is obviously better than not jumping - get in the weight room and get on the hip sled and start cranking them out.  I'm not a weight coach, but find one and get on a program.

In the meantime, I'd work on different shots.  Work on your vision.  Be able to see the tops of the blocker's hands and bang the ball off of their fingers or on the outside blocker's outside hand.  Be able to see the backrow players and work the ball over the block and into the holes in the defense.  Work on cutting the ball away from your body or hitting across your body - when the block lines up on your body, you can easily hit around them by hitting away from your body.  

Some of the best athletes have a hard time playing the power position because there's a lot more thought and vision involved than people think.  Have three or four good shots and be able to hit them all effectively.

Answer 4

Do you want to be a power? If not then you have a problem. Ask yourself what it is that you want to be. Then ask yourself just how good you want to be. If you want to be good, then work hard..train to jump higher get faster quicker stronger smarter. If your ok with mediocre, then there you go....mission accomplished. Get my point?

Answer 5

If you definitely don't want to jump but your coach still thinks that you should be a power, try staying low in the back row and be THE defensive specialist. You can still dive, pass, and use your quickness to help the team.

Answer 6

If you have access to a pool, you can work out in the pool to increase your jump.  Get about chest deep in the water.  Crouch down and jump.  Do 10 jumps and take about 1 minute break.  Do another 10.  Try to do at least 10 sets of 10.  Jump training in the pool will help.  The water will act as resistance and help increase your training.  The water will also cushion your landing.  Your ankles and knees will thank you over training on land.

Answer 7

do NOT wear ankle weights .. in the long run it ends up not bein good for your legs

heres a good jumping excercise...

its gonna look funny at 1st but it gives you good results..

squat all the way down so either your ahnds or the ball (in your ahnds) is touching the court.ground .. then spring straight up .. repeat this excersise as much as necessary

preferably make it a lay up drill 2 .. spring up and lay the ball in and see how much higher you begn jumping

Answer 8

Try Plyometrics, it worked for me

Do a search on the internet. Here's a starting point http://www.weightsnet.com/Docs/plyometri...

It wont happen overnight but you will improve. Consistent hard work is the key.

Good luck

Answer 9

Find ways to work on your vertical....for one...BLEACHERS!

Answer 10

work on your jumping... our coach used to make us do jumping exercises that you could do in a school gym or even at home... with both feet jump up either a bleacher or a stair and just jump up and down from the base floor up a stair then back down (kind of like running in place). If you have a partner you can climb a stair and back down you want to go as fast as you can without injuring yourself. Dont go up the whole flight of stairs, just the bottom level and the stair above it. It will help build your leg muscles and before you know it you will be jumping high. Hope it helps!