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Kansas Basketball Strength & Conditioning
Andrea Hudy Assistant Athletic Director for Sport Performance University of Kansas ahudy@ku.edu (785) 864-7127
Triple extension—the coordinated extension of the hip, knee, and ankle joints during running and jumping—is an integral part of our training program because it is in such high demand on the basketball
- court. Triple extension can occur vertically (jumping),
linearly (running), and laterally (shuffling/skating). If we can increase the amount of ground reaction forces a player generates in the weightroom while performing triple extension, that will transfer to the court in the form of better mechanical efficiency when the athlete is no longer under resistance. Basketball requires fundamental movements such as running and jumping and demands high power, high velocity movements across diverse planes of movement from a wide variety of positions. Therefore,
- ur basketball-specific weight training philosophy
begins with a foundation of functional ground-based strength and explosive exercises that mimic the coordinated movements occurring during competition. Mechanical efficiency is the ratio of work output to work input. In other words, it is the ratio of external work performed to total energy expenditure. If we can increase the amount of work a player performs while keeping his energy expenditure the same, then we are creating a better conditioned athlete who can stay more powerful for longer periods of time.
Speed Squat Test
Purpose: To determine lower body power for each member of the 2009 KU Jayhawk Men’s Basketball Team.
Power Output and the Force Velocity Curve
Strength/speed training Speed/strength training