Basketball Components Of Fitness

I will be analysing three components of fitness of which are of particular importance to a performer from the sport of Basketball. The components include muscle endurance, flexibility and power. This discussion will address the physiological adaptations to training and how the principles of training could be applied to develop three of these key components to further enhance performance and health.
Basketball mainly comprises of techniques such as of shooting, passing, and dribbling, as well as specialized player position each with their own levels of physical requirements, the game is played at a fast pace, with explosiveness being one of the many components.

Due to its fast pace, intensity and various physical challenges such as contesting goal shots, rebounds and running up and down the court, basketball participants require the ability to endure such adversities for a successful performance and outcome. Muscle endurance training is key component for participants in achieving this. The higher the level of competition the more competitive and intense it is, therefore a higher the requirement on muscle endurance and training intensity. A key principle to keep in mind when training muscle endurance, is to focus training on muscles used when playing, in order to achieve expected results regardless of the training method, this principle is referred to as specificity (Study guide, 2008). When playing basketball the quadriceps and hamstring muscle groups as well calves, knee and ankle joints are constantly in use, thus being the body parts that need focus on as it will help improve performance and reduce injury. Muscle endurance can be trained by using both isometric contraction training, “holding a muscle in a contracted position” (OU E112 Study Guide, 2008) such as timed wall sit would help improve poser and endurance around quads, hamstrings and knee joints. This