Complete Conditioning for Basketball: 50 Court Drills for Players (book)

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Brand - Human Kinetics

Type - Book

Sport - Basketball

Department - Health and Fitness

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Take your game to a higher level! New York Knicks' strength and conditioning coach, Greg Brittenham, shares the exercises, drills, and training programs he's used to develop the physical capabilities of players like NBA All-Star Patrick Ewing. In Complete Conditioning for Basketball he provides a proven program for becoming a more athletic player.

Presenting court activities and drills, Complete Conditioning for Basketball shows you how to design a specific program that will enhance your athletic abilities--speed, power, endurance, agility, coordination, balance, and reaction time. The drills are designed to fit into your practice routine, so you can work on conditioning and basketball skills at the same time. As your athletic skills improve, so will your ballhandling, shooting, rebounding, and defense.

• specific principles and fitness requirements for basketball conditioning;

• guidelines and charts for developing a personalized strength training program;

• 15 flexibility exercises to help improve performance, avoid injury, and enhance workouts;

• 9 exercises to enhance the "center of power," abdominal and lower back strength;

• 9 movement patterns to improve agility, coordination, and speed for basketball;

• 50 illustrated individual, small group, and court team drills with variations; and

• 12 detailed sample workouts for the pre-season, in-season, and off-season.

The conditioning program is easy to follow, with full-page diagrams of all 50 court drills and 73 photos of veteran NBA guard, Doc Rivers, demonstrating the techniques and exercises described in the book.

In chapter 1, Brittenham explains how laying a fitness foundation with basketball-specific conditioning activities improves fundamental skills and consistency.

Chapters 2 through 6 cover flexibility, stength training, abdominal and lower back strength, footwork skills, and fitness testing. You'll learn fundamental movement patterns to improve your explosiveness and efficiency on the court as well as exercises to enhance your "center of power." Brittenham also includes guidelines for creating strength training programs that are safe and effective.

Chapters 7 and 9 are the heart of the book. Brittenham presents 50 on-court individual, small group, and team drills that are fun, challenging, and basketball-specific. You'll get in better shape and improve your skills without the boredom associated with most conditioning programs.

Chapters 10 and 11 show you how to put together specific conditioning programs for the preseason, in-season, or off-season. You'll also find an assortment of sample workouts for various team sizes and seasonal situations, each designed to show you exactly how to plan daily practice routines.

Complete Conditioning for Basketball helps you get into top condition so you can achieve peak court performance.

AUDIENCE

Trade book for basketball players. Reference for basketball coaches and strength and conditioning coaches who work with basketball teams

CONTENTS

Chapter 1. Fitness Basics for Basketball

Learn how to tailor your conditioning program to basketball and to your own style of play.

Basic information and easy-to-use charts for planning a personalized strength training program.

Gain speed, power, agility, and coordination through activities requiring 9 fundamental movement patterns.

Find out how to use the drills to maximize your basketball specific conditioning.

25 great court drills to work on your skills and get in shape at the same time.

Put it all together into effective off-season, pre-season, and in-season programs.

Individual, three-player, six-player, and team sample workouts for all phases of the training year.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Greg Brittenham is the strength and conditioning coach of the New York Knicks and has helped condition such NBA basketball pros as Patrick Ewing, Doc Rivers, and Derek Harper as well as players from the Orlando Magic and Indiana Pacers. He is also president of Sport Elite Ltd., a leading organization that promotes athletic performance, human health, and physical fitness through education, research, training, and service.

Brittenham has been a leader in athletic conditioning since 1978, and was codirector of the Center for Athletic Development at the National Institute for Fitness and Sport in Indianapolis. He holds a master's degree in kinesiology from Indiana University and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS). He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, and the National Basketball Conditioning Coaches Association.

An avid spokesperson for the importance of athletic conditioning, Brittenham has presented and demonstrated his training methods and programs to several prominent athletic groups, including the United States Tennis Association and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

Brittenham lives in Stamford, Connecticut with his, wife, Luann, and their two children, Max and Rachel.

WORDS OF PRAISE

"I have been through Greg's conditioning program, and I know it to be excellent in every phase. I consistently utilize Greg's program."

"The basketball-specific conditioning drills are great. They make this book one-of-a-kind. . . ."

"Complete Conditioning for Basketball is a Bible on how to prepare for basketball. There isn't a better text for players, coaches, and physical conditioners."

NBA Coach 1968-1989 and Member of Basketball Hall of Fame, Television Analyst for Miami Heat and ESPN

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"Very user friendly."
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Item Number:
HK-0-87322-881-2

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Human Kinetics


Our Price: $17.95