Workout Documentary

The topic that I chose to write about for this documentary is the process of a post -season workout in women’s basketball.  In the photos taken, I have taken step by step photos to show what a player does to get ready for a workout, and photos to show what the workout is like.  Each individual player has their own unique routine that they do to get ready for a workout, but when its time for the workout everyone must be on the same page.

            Out of all the topics in the world, you may be wondering why I choose this topic? I choose this topic because I am also an athlete on the women’s basketball team and I am very passionate about what I do, and I love showing my dedication as well as the hard work my teammates and I put in.  I also choose this topic because all of my time is spent training and working out and I felt it would be inspirational to someone else that may need that extra motivation to achieve their workout goals.

            As much as the pictures show hard work and what its like to workout in the off season there is an underlying importance about the photos.  My team is my family away from home.  We spend so much time together that we are all basically like sisters to one another.  Even though these pictures show one person working out, during the time when we are all working out together we push each other and motivate each other to get better.

            The pictures that I have taken of my teammate are also important because she was ranked one of the best defensive players of the year averaging about 5 steals every game.  She consistently works on her game to get better and as a leader on the team I feel that she shows the true definition of working hard and never giving up.

Here my teammate is stretching which is very important before any workout to prevent injuries. This stretch is for your hamstrings.

Here is another stretch that we do before every workout to stretch our quads and groin.

After stretching we also do a warm-up.  After out warm-up we go into ball handling and it is important that we do this daily to become better handling ball.  Daily ball handling increases your finger tip strength, and hand speed, which are important components  to become a better ball handler.

This next photo is more ball handling.  In this drill my teammate is practicing staying low and dribbling with her head up while running at full speed.

This photo shows her doing a change of direction drill and finishing through the baseline to complete the ball handling workout.

This photo is the beginning of a shooting workout.  Here my teammate is in a ready shoot position, waiting to receive the ball to explode up into her shot.  It is important to practice good habits when shooting because a great shooter becomes great shooter from repetition.

Here she has caught the ball and is in the upward motion to release the ball.

This picture shows the last step and here she has released the ball and is holding her follow through up.

Not only does basketball require you to work on your skill set, but it also requires strength, agility, endurance, stamina, and quickness.  All of these things named require us to workout in the weight room with a strength and conditioning coach.  So after a workout we head to the weight room for some more training.  In this photo T is doing a roll out progression which is an exercise done to strengthen the abdominal and core area.

Here she is performing a squat.  Squats help strengthen your core, quads, but, as well as improve your quickness to explode in a upward motion.

The last and most important part of any workout that is done is hydration.  It is important to hydrate to keep the body healthy, and to replenish what the body looses during a workout.