Does anyone play collegiate basketball?
If so, were you a walk on or a scholarship athlete?
I am asking because I have a friend who is looking to walk on and wants to know if there are any specific drills to train for.
Obvious the sport specific skills will be looked at mainly, but are there any other physical aspects of a tryout that are universal to the majority of collegiate teams?
Thanks
I think Amsterdam Admiral played DI ball
A friend of mine recently walked on to a pretty high-level D1 basketball team. I also play NCAA but not basketball. If you have any specific questions, PM me and I can pass them along to him.
I’m kind of thinking that if he is going to try out for this team and doesn’t already know what he should be doing that he probably doesn’t have a great chance. But, I could be wrong.
If you want to walk on and your not already a superstar offensively really take this time to concentrate on your defense, then different basketball schemes, build your athletecism and keep a positive attitude. Unless your stellar offensively or tall this is what programs look for in a quality walk on in that order.
Defense because primarily thats what you will be used for. Not in games but in practice, you should be able to go 100% when other players can’t. Have to be really self motivated.
Understand where every player should be on differnt offensive schemes and defensive schemes, now how to set a pick, use a pick, always look up the floor where to be at in a press, where to push a person towards.
Athletecism is always a good quality to have, despite all the obviuos reasons against it everybody always thinks they can make an athlete into a great player.
Keep a positive attitude, your non scholarship which means they don’t need you, so if you give them shit then you can leave and they have no problem letting you know.
For offensive skills you didn’t list your players position, but I seriuosly doubt they would want him to be a swing guy who can play many positions unless he’s over 6’5. So He will have to specialize in skills specific to his position.