Why Basketball Players Shouldn’t Do Olympic Lifts, What Exercises Are Great At Power Development for Basketball Athletes with Lower Risk Reward, Talking Kobe Out Of Olympic Lifts in the Twilight of
There’s no doubt that Olympic lifting can help athletes build strength, speed, and power. But having successfully prepared players at every level from prep school to the pros, former Lakers S&C coach, TD Athletes Edge founder, and Basketball Strong Podcast co-host Dr. Tim DiFrancesco has seen that the risks often outweigh the rewards.
Because of their long spines, legs, and arms, basketball players’ bodies are typically ill-suited to the demands of the snatch and clean and jerk. Unlike some other team sports, they also need to develop fine motor skills. Plus, it can take years to master Olympic lifting, not to mention the difficulty of supervising large groups of players with just one or two sets of coaches’ eyes. In addition to detailing such issues in more depth, TD provides viable alternatives to the Olympic lifts that every coach can put into practice.
In this episode, TD shares:
Learn more about developing basketball players’ durability with the Basketball Strong online training program and TD’s Instagram feed.
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