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Building a powerful, explosive, and resilient basketball player requires a broad mix of physical qualities due to the unique demands of the game, such as stopping, starting, changes of direction, and movements both horizontally and vertically.
It is crucial to tailor training methods to basketball players' specific needs. Hunter Eisenhower emphasizes the importance of his force system, focusing on maximizing hoopers' superpowers while also exposing them to kryptonite in training to ensure their health and peak performance.
Analyzing force time curves of jump tests provides valuable insights into an athlete's characteristics, such as elasticity, muscular strength, and hybrid qualities. Understanding these curves aids in tailoring training programs to individual athletes' needs effectively.
The concept of superpowers and kryptonite in training involves dosing athletes with qualities they excel in (superpowers) while also exposing them to areas they need improvement in (kryptonite) to ensure all-around athletic development. This approach helps individuals enhance strengths while addressing weaknesses, leading to more well-rounded performance outcomes.
In the podcast, the importance of tailoring training cues to specific athletic strategies is discussed. By adjusting cues during exercises like plyometrics based on the athlete's characteristics, such as being elastically driven or muscularly driven, coaches can enhance performance outcomes. For instance, cues focused on achieving maximal jump height may vary for different athlete types to optimize propulsive impulse and force-time curve shifts. This strategic cueing approach can lead to improved athletic qualities over a training program.
The podcast also highlights the significance of incorporating speed development in training programs for basketball players. Emphasizing the need for enhancing acceleration capabilities, the discussion stresses the value of quality speed work over extensive programming. By focusing on efficient speed training that aligns with on-court demands, coaches can enhance athletes' agility and accelerative abilities, contributing to overall performance improvement. Additionally, integrating yielding isometrics at global and local levels for tendon health and robustness is recommended, especially for high-minute in-season athletes to optimize training outcomes and balance workload with performance gains.
Hopefully we’ve all learned this by now, but you simply CANNOT train basketball players like powerlifters, or even football players.
With the unique demands of the game, all the stopping, starting, and change of direction, the need to move horizontally AND vertically, you need a broad mix of physical qualities if you want to build a powerful, explosive and resilient hooper.
And that’s why I’m so excited to have Hunter Eisenhower on the podcast today!
Hunter is the Associate Head Coach for Sports Performance at Arizona State University where he works with Men’s Basketball and Triathlon. He previously worked for the Sacramento Kings as an Assistant Performance Coach & Sport Scientist, as well as at UC Davis, Southeastern Louisiana & Minnesota State Mankato.
And today’s show is all about helping YOU build the best possible basketball player!
If the most jacked guys are the best basketball players, then we wouldn’t see the population we do in the NBA.
– Hunter Eisenhower
Force plates are in no way, shape or form new technology, but Hawkin Dynamics has brought them to the 21st century.
Hawkin Dynamics plates are wireless which makes them portable and easy to set-up and use.
You’ll have the ability to performance test your athletes in a matter of seconds, and give them immediate feedback on their strengths and weaknesses.
Their software interface is clean, intuitive and easy on the eye, so both you and your athletes can visualize what’s going on and how to improve their performance.
And last but not least, dual force plates allow you to see side-to-side asymmetries, especially in athletes who are in the return to play process.
With options to lease or buy, coupled with a 5-year warranty, Hawkin Dynamics force plates can take your performance facility to the next level.
To learn more, head over to HawkinDynamics.com or follow them on Instagram @HawinDynamics.
Or for direct sales inquires, feel free to reach out to Drake Berberet directly via email at drake@hawkindynamics.com or via direct message on Instagram at strength2.speed
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