For the upcoming season, you want to make sure that you’re in tip-top shape. A lot of players focus their basketball fitness program  on running, whether it’s on a field, on a track, or even doing suicides or sprints on the court by yourself.

Whatever your basketball fitness program is, the key is to constantly push yourself to a higher level. The only way to improve your conditioning is to go out and get it done.  When you’re training hard, you’re going to have to feel some pain, and you’re going to feel like your lungs are burning.

Consistency
Abide by your basketball fitness program religiously. Someone watching you train shouldn’t see you overly exerting yourself. Conditioning is an everyday thing and you need to stick with it in a consistent manner to improve.

Gym Trainer Time
During the season, you may want to focus a lot on weight training and building up your strength level as the season progresses. Back squats, dead-lifts, Romanian dead-lifts, clean pulls and other exercises of that nature are examples of strength training. In the off-season, stronger is better but also combine an agility program and skill drills. Work on improving 1 or 2 aspects of your game and just get on the court to shoot 500 – 1000 makes a day.