BASKETBALLPERFORMANCE.
Jump higher on the fortieth rep.
Rise. Land. Change direction. Do it all game.
THE FOUNDATION
BASKETBALL IS ABOUT
ELASTICITY.
A vertical jump measured fresh, once, off two feet, tells you almost nothing about a basketball player. The game asks for a jump off one foot, off balance, after forty minutes, and then asks again three seconds later on the rebound.
That quality is elastic — how fast the body loads and returns force through the floor. It is trainable, and it is not the same thing as being strong, though you cannot have it without being strong first.
Rise
Off one foot or two
Repeat
Jump after jump
Land
And go again
ATHLETE IN ACTION
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THE SYSTEM
WHAT WE
DEVELOP
01
VERTICAL JUMP
Built from strength first, then speed of force. A stronger athlete has more to express — the jump work turns that strength into height off one foot and two, which is how rebounds and finishes actually happen.
02
REPEAT JUMP CAPACITY
The second and third jump on a rebound decide possession. We train the ability to leave the floor again quickly, because a big single jump that takes a full reset is worth less than a good one that repeats.
03
DECELERATION & LANDING
Every jump ends in a landing and every drive ends in a stop. Absorbing force well is what protects the knee and what lets the next movement start sooner — the two are the same skill.
04
LATERAL QUICKNESS
Defence is played sideways. Hip strength and the ability to push hard off an outside leg are what keep a defender in front of a quicker player, and neither is built by running forwards.
05
ANKLE & KNEE DURABILITY
The two joints that end basketball seasons. Ankle stiffness and control, and knee resilience through cutting and landing, are programmed year-round rather than rehabbed after the fact.
TRAINING SESSION
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THE APPROACH
JUMP HIGHER.
LAND SAFER.
GO AGAIN.
Every session is built around one principle: training that transfers. If it does not show up in how high you get, how quickly you get back off the floor, or how you move laterally on defence — it does not stay in the programme.
The fourth quarter is where games are decided, so the programme is judged on what an athlete can still do when tired. A vertical measured fresh in March is a number; a vertical that holds up in the fourth is a result.
Included with every youth program
Their training.
In their pocket.
Every athlete is set up in the Take5 Athletics app on day one. Their program, their roadmap, their numbers — so the work carries on between sessions and you can both see exactly how far they have come.
A Roadmap, Not Random Workouts
Seven stages, from baseline assessment through force production. Your athlete always knows where they are and what unlocks next.
The Day's Work, Laid Out
Today's session and the full week's schedule on the home screen — plus recovery, hydration and fuel at a glance.
Every Movement Demonstrated
A full exercise library filtered by muscle or equipment, each with a video demo — so form is never guesswork when we are not in the room.
Fuel Built for a Growing Athlete
Calorie, protein, carb and fat targets with water tracking. Log a meal by search, barcode, label or photo.
The Six Inches Between the Ears
Journaling, guided breathing, mindfulness and pre-game routines — the part of sport most young athletes are never taught.
Progress You Can Point To
Personal records and session history in one place, with benchmark re-tests every six weeks. Real numbers, not a feeling.
Free with every youth program — set up at the free evaluation, no extra cost, ever.
PLAY ABOVE
THE RIM.
A vertical that holds up in the fourth quarter, landings that protect the knee, and defence that stays in front. Built for basketball athletes.