• Assume athletic stance with plyo box to right
• Hold med ball in front and have partner provide bungee resistance from left
• Push off left leg, open right hip toward box and place right foot on top of box
• Explode up onto box using right leg, while simultaneously raising med ball overhead and driving left knee towards chest
• Step down to start position; repeat for specified reps
• Perform set on other side

Reps: 1x9, 1x13, 1x16
Benefits: Improved explosion, balance and stability
Hess: A basketball player’s first three steps are among the most important things, [especially for] a point guard. This exercise not only works on getting AI’s quads, hamstrings and glutes to fire in the correct sequence, it also simulates his holding a basketball, while it works on his stability and balance.