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A lot of people are
putting together workout videos today.
PowerBasketball has reviewed a few
of them. As the founder and a coach, I continue to gather and learn more
from every video I watch. Some videos cover basic fundamentals, others
try to stick to a certain area. This video does a combination of both.
The use of narratives by the coach, Mike Saylor, and demonstrations by
the NBA's own Brian Evans provides a well balanced program. They don't
seem to dwell on any one area too long. Although, much of the workout is
based on shooting, which is what the game is all about, many different
fundamentals are necessary to achieve the demonstration that Coach
Saylor and player Evans offers.
The video workout is
a wonderful demonstration of shooting, cutting, moving, and dribbling.
The basic fundamentals. Coach Saylor runs through the workout rather
quickly with Brian Evans, an NBA player, demonstrating the proper
techniques. However, the coach does not take anything for granted and
explains the skills necessary to complete each drill. The video quality
is not the greatest but everything is clear and the soundtrack is good.
This is definitely a great workout for a player, everyone could use it.
The video reminded me of basics I had forgotten about some areas,
remember we can't remember everything all the time. The soundtrack does
help to control the flow of the workout and offers some good tracks to
keep it interesting.
Ball slaps, rim
flips, lay-up drill, free throws, Mikan drill, crossing jump shots, free
throws, bank shots, free throws, shooting drills. A short excerpt of the
workout. I won't spoil it for you, I did the workout and I enjoyed it.
You get the idea yet. This type of workout keeps you moving. There is no
time like the present to learn proper technique. The video teaches and
demonstrates. The best part is yet to come.
Coach Saylor also
offers companion CD's to help the player with his/her workout. There are
two choices, a 60 min. basic CD and a 71 min. advanced video. The CD is
basically the video only with no graphics or narrative. An excellent way
to keep a workout from becoming boring. Each soundtrack has a drill
attached to a specific length of time. The idea is to keep the player
moving, the CD workouts do just that. An approximate 10 second pause
between drills that last from 30 secs. to 90 secs. The CD does take for
granted you have watched the video to know the drills the coach
instructs you to perform. This idea is great. Others take note, a
companion CD of this type is necessary or your workouts will get boring.
Every player should own a copy of Coach Saylor's video/CD set. The coach
also indicates on his website that he will produce a soundtrack based
off of your choice of music, "sounds" good to me.
Guy Power
Basketball Coach at Martin County High School, Florida
Producer of The World Famous
PowerBasketball.com website
Not often do I so
fully endorse a product as I am with the workout video/package that
Terre Haute South assistant coach Mike Saylor has put together.
Seems anymore that
drill videos are a dime a dozen, but what hard working Coach Saylor has
done is both original and very much worth a closer look.
Teamed with former
Brave, Hoosier, and current NBA player Brian Evans, Coach Saylor has put
together the effective combination of demonstration video (featuring
Evans) and a unique audio CD that talks the player through the drills.
This CD is available with a number of different background music tracks
to satisfy cagers from Attica to Manual.
Coach Leigh Evans
Indiana High School Basketball Website
http://www.hickoryhusker.com/
