Suicides

Suicides are good fitness drills. They utilise the quick stop and change of direction that happens so often on the basketball court while incorporating a sprinting element. In the drill, you sprint to each of the lines in turn, however you must return to the baseline before you can sprint to the next line. For example, start from the baseline and sprint to the free throw line -1-, then turn and sprint back to the baseline. Quickly stop and turn and sprint to the halfway line (-2-), turn and run back to the baseline (repeat for all the lines).


A variation of this drill is to sprint forwards towards the lines but to sprint running backwards as you come back towards the baseline.