How Important is Basketball Throw?

I did pretty well in several events but ran an 8:11 mile (I retook it about two weeks later and got a 7:47 with similar stats). 1300 CR+M, tons of leadership that is completely niche, and extra academics. Also languages went into play (Arabic).

I'm still waiting. Good luck, you seem strong!
 
An Admissions Counselor told my DS that as long as he didn't throw the basketball backward, he was fine! That's pretty near a direct quote! The Admissions Counselor said the most important items were the pull-ups (and for women, one pull-up beats out ANY length of a hang!), push-ups, sit-ups and the mile run. Said best showing is to get that mile in under 6 flat. To echo everyone else, don't give it another thought and go enjoy your senior year.

PS - DS was told by another Admissions Counselor that the bb throw was included more for USMA candidates -- that it was designed to see how far a soldier could throw a grenade.
 
GoNavy2020 said:
An Admissions Counselor told my DS that as long as he didn't throw the basketball backward, he was fine! That's pretty near a direct quote! The Admissions Counselor said the most important items were the pull-ups (and for women, one pull-up beats out ANY length of a hang!), push-ups, sit-ups and the mile run. Said best showing is to get that mile in under 6 flat. To echo everyone else, don't give it another thought and go enjoy your senior year.

PS - DS was told by another Admissions Counselor that the bb throw was included more for USMA candidates -- that it was designed to see how far a soldier could throw a grenade.
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BB throw probably isn't what makes or breaks the application in most cases. Incidentally, every time I practiced BB throw and people asked what I was doing (it looks foolish), they always remarked "Oh that's how far you can throw grenades!" I still struggle with that concept...to me, throwing grenades should be about accuracy not distance ;)
 
frenzymando said:
That sounds like a very good way to tear your rotator cuff...
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Definitely possible, but they do sell heavy basketballs. I have some 3lb basketballs we used for passing practice. They're good for youths that pass the ball too weak. We'd do 3 man weaves and such with them until their arms hurt. It helped them make crisper passes with the regular ball.

Those would be ok as long as you warmed up slowly enough.
 
Work on teqhnique first - I think it is about 75% of the process and core strength 25%. My DS started out with a junior sized ball to work on his overall technique and once he got the fluidity part down he went to the regular sized ball. He could only get 45 feet in the begining and as technique improved and his core strength developed (doing sit ups, crunches and pull-ups) he ended up at 90 feet with the regular sized ball. I know all this as I chased 1,000,000 basketballs across the yard. There is also a pretty good thread "oh no, the basketball throw" - interesting read.
 
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