COMPLETE CONDITIONING
FOR BASKETBALL
GREG BRITTENHAM
ISBN: 0873228812
1996 264 Pages
US Price: $17.95 plus S&H
About Complete Conditioning
for Basketball...
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.
This must-have resource features specific principles and fitness requirements
for basketball conditioning; recommendations on strength training for basketball
players; 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; 11 fitness tests to determine individual training
needs; 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.
What they are saying...
"I have been through Greg's conditioning program, and I know it to be excellent
in every phase. I consistently utilize Greg's program."
- Rolando
Blackman, 13-Year NBA Pro, 4-Time All-Star
"The basketball-specific conditioning drills are great. They make this book
one-of-a-kind. . . ."
- David M.
Oliver, ATC, CSCS, Strength and Conditioning Coach,
Orlando Magic
"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."
- Jack Ramsay,
PhD, NBA TV Analyst for ESPN and Miami Heat, Member of Basketball Hall
of Fame
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
co-director 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).
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