If I play basketball every day, Will my vertical jump increase?

Question

I know drills and workouts that help increase vertical jump, but should I train my legs to jump higher or just play basketball everyday and not worry about it?

Answer 1

yes i guess

Answer 2

you should wear weights everytime you play

Answer 3

only if you try shooting

i play netball (cos i am a girl)

my vertical jump has increased but only cos i am usually goal or defence so i have to block the ball

i wouldn't worry about it cos vertical jumping is useless unless you play sports

Answer 4

yes, you may see increases slowly over long periods of time if you're still young enough to be growing. Otherwise, maybe maybe not. Starting a good program is definitely the way to go if you really want to jump high. Read this for training info if you're interested. http://verticalleaptraining.blogspot.com

Answer 5

Playing a lot is always going help with skills and technique over time but you will not maximize your potential unless you work on an aspect more specifically. It depends on how fast you want to increase your jumping too. This article might help some:

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Two Steps For Increasing Vertical Leap

Your vertical leap is an integral part of your general athleticism and for certain sports it is a defining part such as basketball, volleyball and many track and field events. Increasing vertical leap can seem frustrating for many as you continually try to improve vertical height in your jumps but get little benefit from whatever jumping programs and exercises you are applying to do this and many fail because they confuse what is really needed to jump higher.

There are two basic components in training your muscles to improve vertical leaping and those are strength and power. Some people cannot see the difference between these two concepts but they are separate entities in sports terminology.

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Answer 6

If you want your vertical jump to increase.  Wear ankle weights 24 / 7 and when you practice.  Also, doing squats will help out.

Answer 7

You need to do things that help your vertical. You could play basketball all day and you won't get a better vertical.

Answer 8

Yeah if you play everyday you're bound to do a lot of running and jumping and going for rebounds. You'll naturally get more adept to the game and your vertical will naturally increase. If you want faster results though, you should use weights and do drills after you play. Jump when you're tired because that's when you get better, not when you're fresh