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Another example of a dynamic warm-up routine. The mechanics aren't perfect on all the exercises, but it gives you an idea of exercises to use in a basketball warm-up.

Here is an article that explains some of the basic ideas:

http://outside.away.com/outsid…..ork_1.html

Some highlights:

Cutting-edge fitness research has uncovered a network connection between your brain, your muscles, and your athletic performance.

“Strength is speed-specific,” says Owen Anderson, running coach, exercise physiologist, and editor of Running Research News, a newsletter that covers the sport's most recent theories. “If you're training slowly, you'll be strong at those slow speeds, but not at the higher speeds you need to compete. If you want to be a faster athlete, it's crazy to practice being a slow one.”

For neuromuscular training, two things matter: one, that you work out at the level at which you plan to compete, and two, that you teach your brain to anticipate—and work through—the burning in your muscles that accompanies intense effort.

The idea is that with quick skips, short sprints, etc. you practice at the proper intensity of movement that you plan to play at. Warming-up with these movements prime your neuromuscular system for the actual practice or game which require the same intensity, while slow jogs do not.

Here is another article with some good information:

http://www.elitefts.com/docume…..aining.htm

another good article on dynamic warm-ups:

http://www.elitetrack.com/arti…..read/4371/

Good explanation from L.A. Galaxy:

http://www.lagalaxy.com/news/2…../warm-wrap