As a teen-aged girl, I went to my basketball practice, next to aerobics with my mom, then doing my own little workout in my bedroom before I went to bed.

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Louisville basketball players have been weighed before and after practice, Grout said, and they can sweat enough to fill their water bottles.

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Coach Nate McMillan decided to hold a practice on the NBA-size basketball court on Allen's estate and told the players that they were either going to run hard or take it easy.

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Every senior executive needs to watch the video of former Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice verbally and physically abusing his players during practice.

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For example, when the one game he went to see Ellsbury was rained out, they watched him lift weights, had a batting practice session with him, and for good measure, watched him dunk a basketball.

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L.A. basketball coach John Wooden, at the first squad meeting each season, even had his players practice putting their socks on.

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