The abilities to jump, shoot, and rebound are important for basketball. Resistance training can improve your athlete’s vertical jump, passing ability, and may improve a player’s shooting range by strengthening upper body muscles. The physical style of play increases as the athletes become older. It is important that basketball athletes have the adequate size and muscle strength to remain competitive.

Resistance training is an important component in player development. Lack of sufficient leg strength has been shown to contribute to susceptibility of knee injuries; thus, exercises to increase the muscles of the knee joint are important to basketball players.

Fast Forward’s Sports Conditioning provides exercises to increase the overall power and strength of your basketball athlete, as well as strengthen the areas so vulnerable to injury: knee joints, ankle.