Animal Walk Strength
Build foundational strength and body control with fun animal movements.
- Duration
- 6 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 1 item
- Difficulty
- Beginner
How to run it
- 1
Bear-crawl the length of the floor and back.
- 2
Crab-walk back the other way.
- 3
Bunny-hop 10 short hops, then frog-jump 5 long jumps.
- 4
2 rounds; rest 20 seconds between animals.
Coaching points
- Keep movements controlled, not sloppy.
- Bear crawl: hips low, knees bent.
- Frog jumps: land soft and reload before the next.
Equipment
- None
Why it works
Young bodies need general strength before sport-specific conditioning. The nugget: you can't jump, slide, or hold a stance without core, hip, and shoulder strength — and young kids don't have it yet. Animal walks build that strength in a format kids beg to do. A kid with a strong base from these moves will pick up every basketball skill faster, because their body can actually do what the skill demands.
Animal Walk Strength
Purpose: Build foundational strength and body control with fun animal movements.
▶How to run it
- 1Bear-crawl the length of the floor and back.
- 2Crab-walk back the other way.
- 3Bunny-hop 10 short hops, then frog-jump 5 long jumps.
- 42 rounds; rest 20 seconds between animals.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Keep movements controlled, not sloppy.
- ✓Bear crawl: hips low, knees bent.
- ✓Frog jumps: land soft and reload before the next.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Young bodies need general strength before sport-specific conditioning. The nugget: you can't jump, slide, or hold a stance without core, hip, and shoulder strength — and young kids don't have it yet. Animal walks build that strength in a format kids beg to do. A kid with a strong base from these moves will pick up every basketball skill faster, because their body can actually do what the skill demands.