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<p>Modern basketball game is becoming more and more physical, and coaches have reoriented their view on building strong athletes with speed, strength, and accuracy. Jumping ability is used in many moves in basketball, from rebounding, defending, jump shoot, blocking till interception and offensive game. The vertical jump is the primary and essential skill in the jumping ability of a basketball player. Our research focused on the result of a questionnaire with 20 respondents that were coaches at different levels regarding the importance of vertical jump in the basketball game. The conclusions highlighted that vertical jump is considered necessary also for small players (point guard, shooting guard) and tall players (short forward, power forward, center), with emphasis on small players who have to compensate for their height with an excellent vertical jump; also the contribution of coordination and endurance, nutrition and appropriate rest periods can contribute decisively to the jumping ability. Also, between the methods of developing vertical jump was underlined the plyometric and circuit training.</p>
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Modern basketball game is becoming more and more physical, and coaches have reoriented their view on building strong athletes with speed, strength, and accuracy. Jumping ability is used in many moves in basketball, from rebounding, defending, jump shoot, blocking till interception and offensive game. The vertical jump is the primary and essential skill in the jumping ability of a basketball player. Our research focused on the result of a questionnaire with 20 respondents that were coaches at different levels regarding the importance of vertical jump in the basketball game. The conclusions highlighted that vertical jump is considered necessary also for small players (point guard, shooting guard) and tall players (short forward, power forward, center), with emphasis on small players who have to compensate for their height with an excellent vertical jump; also the contribution of coordination and endurance, nutrition and appropriate rest periods can contribute decisively to the jumping ability. Also, between the methods of developing vertical jump was underlined the plyometric and circuit training.

Study Regarding the Development of Jumping Ability in Basketball Game

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Modern basketball game is becoming more and more physical, and coaches have reoriented their view on building strong athletes with speed, strength, and...

Study Regarding the Development of Jumping Ability in Basketball Game

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 198 - 208

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2021-0027

Keywords
vertical jump, basketball training, motor development

© 2021 Marcel Pomohaci et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Study Regarding the Development of Jumping Ability in Basketball Game

Published Online: Sep 27, 2021

Page range: 198 - 208

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raft-2021-0027

Keywordsvertical jump, basketball training, motor development

© 2021 Marcel Pomohaci et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
vertical jump, basketball training, motor development