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My name is Alan Stein and I am the owner of Stronger Team and the Head Performance Coach for the basketball program at DeMatha Catholic High School.  Your athleticism is the foundation of your entire game. And like a pyramid, the wider and broader you can make your foundation, the higher your potential peak.  That is why the best players in the world are in the best shape and move effortlessly on the court.  When you improve your athleticism, you will perform your skills (shooting, passing, rebounding, defending, and ball handling) at a higher level, with more efficiency and for longer before fatigue sets in. Improving your athleticism will also decrease the occurrence and severity of injury. Improving strength, mobility and joint integrity will help you bullet proof the body and keep you where you belong – healthy and on the court. This JETS training program redefines the conventional definition of athleticism. Most players and coaches define athleticism by high how a player can jump and how fast they can run.  But there is so much more to true basketball-specific athleticism. Balance is crucial. Every single skill in the game of basketball drastically decreases when you are off balance. So learning how to get in, stay in and move from a position of balance is paramount.  Speed is another. Basketball is played at a very fast pace, but it is not a speed game. Just because you run from baseline to baseline, uninterrupted the fastest is irrelevant in the game of basketball. Basketball is about starting and stopping. It is about reacting. It is about changing direction. So the key is developing basketball speed. And lastly is strength. I couldn’t care less how much you can bench press or squat. What I do care about is your ability to develop basketball strength (the ability to perform you skills, against contact and resistance, with minimal decline). Forget weight room strong; I want you to be basketball strong!