Basketball · Point Guard
CURVA Coach understands exactly what Point Guard demands physically. Your programme is built around those demands — not a generic template.
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Point guards need to create separation from defenders in tight spaces and break into open court in transition. Multi-directional speed, reactive agility and the ability to change direction at pace without losing control are central to the programme.
Point guards often play the most minutes and run the most total distance. The programme builds a high aerobic base that sustains the decision-making quality and physical output that the position demands across 40 minutes.
Getting first step separation off the dribble, finishing at the rim through contact and pulling up for mid-range shots all require lower body explosiveness. Plyometric training and lower body power work are built into every training block.
Reading the defence and reacting faster than it can react to you is the core skill of elite point guard play. The programme develops the neuromuscular quickness that underpins first-step advantage — the physical quality that creates everything in the offence.
A Point Guard doesn't need the same programme as a Point guard. CURVA Coach builds around the specific demands of your position — then layers in your schedule, your body and any niggles you're carrying.
Every two weeks, your coach reviews your progress and updates your programme. It adapts across pre-season, in-season and recovery so you're always doing the right work at the right time.
And if you have questions — about movement, nutrition, an injury niggle — your coach is available 24/7 in the app.
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