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Is stamina important in basketball?
Basketball is a very varied game, which requires very varied training and different abilities from the players. Coordination, maximum strength, explosive strength, and naturally stamina – all play an important part. During the game, one has to make high jumps, fast sprints and perform perfect passes and shots. For that we need a very high vertical jump, explosively quick ability to spurt and good coordination. But it is difficult to do all that if we have weak stamina. Image credit: basket.ee Therefore stamina training has to be relatively varied also. In addition to general stamina, also strength stamina is important, as it has to ensure powerful vertical jumps, nice passes and shots. Also technical skills and general stamina are in a close connection, as in a tired state the athlete will make more mistakes! On the average, during a game a basketball player covers 4 km, of which 25% by walking, 75% by running and 5% with spurts. The running capacity of centers is approximately 5% less. Guards make approximately 300 changes of direction and 200 changes in running pace. All that requires for the player to recover quickly, so that technique does not suffer. But fast recovery is mainly … Continue reading
What are the pros and cons of plyometric training?
When training vertical jump, we cannot leave out the plyometric training method, which has been approved and is used by many coaches. Yet, this method has both pros and cons. Or to be more exact, plyometric training can be used correctly and wrongly! The main thing is to use correct strain and proper technique when performing the exercises. If you wish to run faster or jump higher, you should pay attention to these two points. Now we will look at the main pros when doing plyometrics and also what you should not do under any circumstances. High intensity and improvement of intramuscular coordination creates great increase of strength, but muscular mass and body weight remains same. Along with other methods, it has a very good effect on speed strength, explosive strength and speed. Therefore it is an irreplaceable part of developing vertical jump. Also helps to additionally increase strength in speed strength fields. This is why plyometrics has an important part in sports games. Yet it is suitable for many other sports! Depending on the applied strain, plyometric training can be used with different physical form and age. It stabilises muscles and helps to prevent injuries! Also, in the case … Continue reading
How to increase vertical jump?
There is so many vertical jump programs out there. Many of them don´t talk about basics! where our jumping power is coming from and so on. The first thing i want to talk about is explosive strength! This is the key. In order to jump higher and run faster, maximum strength is not the main attribute to train. The absolute strength potential of a muscle is important, but not exclusively so. Your body must be strong! It is obvious that your body should be both strong and prepared. This will significantly decrease the risk of injury. The efficacy and concept are based on increasing explosive strength and muscle elasticity. Some exercises directly stimulating the central nervous system are also included, since they affect explosive strength directly. The explosive effect is guaranteed by the sequential expression of the following subtypes of strength: The absolute speed of muscle contractions (V) Starting strength (Q) Acceleration strength (G) Maximum strength (P) So how we can increase our explosive strength? There is one extremely good exercise-depth jumps! Depth jumps require special preparation, consisting of extensive barbell and jumping exercises. One should begin with a smaller height, and then raise it, until optimal height is … Continue reading
