Significance

• Generally, basketball games last for 48 minutes. A good amount of this time is spent running up and down the court.
  
  

Sport Specific

• Cardiovascular training has to be sport specific.This means it has to be done just like the game is being played.
  
  

Features

• Some features of cardiovascular training for basketball involve long duration cardio sessions, high intensity short bursts and agility training.
  
  

Long Duration

• Long duration training is at the base of any cardiovascular training protocol. This type of training, like jogging, should be performed for 45 to 60 minutes.
  
  

Interval Training

• This is sport specific to fast breaks where one minute you're jogging and the next minute you're sprinting. Perform it by alternating bouts of high intensity running with lower intensity running.
  
  

Agility Drills

• Agility drills are important for quick, short movements on the court. They can be done with the use of a rope ladder. Lay the rope ladder on the floor and perform forward, backward and lateral drills like one-ins, two-ins, bunny hops, shuffles and skips.