Comments on: High School Basketball http://www.basketball.org/high-school-basketball/ Enhancing the abilities of basketball players, teams and coaches Sun, 23 May 2010 23:27:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Clarence Gaines http://www.basketball.org/high-school-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-1426 Clarence Gaines Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:44:20 +0000 http://www.basketball.org/?p=1929#comment-1426 Interesting observations. In regards to stretching, coaches should not have their athletes do static stretching before games. This takes away from an athlete's explosiveness. "New research has shown that static stretching decreases eccentric strength for up to an hour after the stretch. Static stretching has been shown to decrease muscle strength by up to 9% for 60 minutes following the stretch and decrease eccentric strength by 7% followed by a specific hamstring stretch." What should athletes of all sports be doing before a game? Dynamic stretching. Basketball players should warm up similar to sprinters. Check out this you tube video of Asafa Powell. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13ZpOZdJaaQ Static Stretching has it's place, but it's after the activity is finished. How many hoopers do that on a consistent basis. The other tough aspect of being loose in basketball is the substitution pattern that exists in basketball. Tough to be warm after sitting for 30 minutes. Soccer coaches have their athletes do all types of warm-ups before they substitute. Of course, they are only allowed to make three subs/game. Interesting observations. In regards to stretching, coaches should not have their athletes do static stretching before games. This takes away from an athlete’s explosiveness. “New research has shown that static stretching decreases eccentric strength for up to an hour after the stretch. Static stretching has been shown to decrease muscle strength by up to 9% for 60 minutes following the stretch and decrease eccentric strength by 7% followed by a specific hamstring stretch.” What should athletes of all sports be doing before a game? Dynamic stretching. Basketball players should warm up similar to sprinters. Check out this you tube video of Asafa Powell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13ZpOZdJaaQ
Static Stretching has it’s place, but it’s after the activity is finished. How many hoopers do that on a consistent basis. The other tough aspect of being loose in basketball is the substitution pattern that exists in basketball. Tough to be warm after sitting for 30 minutes. Soccer coaches have their athletes do all types of warm-ups before they substitute. Of course, they are only allowed to make three subs/game.

]]> By: Conor http://www.basketball.org/high-school-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Conor Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:05:59 +0000 http://www.basketball.org/?p=1929#comment-1361 Incredible article, George. Just gave me another 10 ideas for fundamentals articles for us to write up. Also, I agree so much with the warmup period. It is so hard to warm up in 15 minutes. Players should be running a full speed and shooting and dribbling as much as possible in that period. I used to shoot for 30 minutes at home before heading to the game, but then you have to sit and watch the game before you (JV), so there is really no way to be warm at all (other than stretching) prior to those 15 minutes. Use it to its fullest! Incredible article, George. Just gave me another 10 ideas for fundamentals articles for us to write up.

Also, I agree so much with the warmup period. It is so hard to warm up in 15 minutes. Players should be running a full speed and shooting and dribbling as much as possible in that period. I used to shoot for 30 minutes at home before heading to the game, but then you have to sit and watch the game before you (JV), so there is really no way to be warm at all (other than stretching) prior to those 15 minutes. Use it to its fullest!

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