You don't need to get that high above the rim. All you really need is two inches and you can kinda finger tip it in the rim. You really probably only 5-6 inches to get there.
-Main workouts you should do are leg and core focused.
-Plyos
-Sprints. Almost everybody I know that sprints fast can jump high and vice versa.
-Hire a coach that can teach you proper form. I remember in track I was practicing long jump for a meet to see how I would do. Did this with a few other people. Our high jump/long jump coach. He gave us all tips and had a trick to make our form right. Everybody increased their long jump 2+ feet in 2 or 3 practices just from proper form.
Good to remember just because you can dunk doesn't mean you will in games. Height was the main reason why a dude like Nate Robinson was good in dunk contests but almost never dunked in games.
-Main workouts you should do are leg and core focused.
-Plyos
-Sprints. Almost everybody I know that sprints fast can jump high and vice versa.
-Hire a coach that can teach you proper form. I remember in track I was practicing long jump for a meet to see how I would do. Did this with a few other people. Our high jump/long jump coach. He gave us all tips and had a trick to make our form right. Everybody increased their long jump 2+ feet in 2 or 3 practices just from proper form.
Good to remember just because you can dunk doesn't mean you will in games. Height was the main reason why a dude like Nate Robinson was good in dunk contests but almost never dunked in games.