Optimizing Player Health Recovery And Performance In Basketball Volume Ii

Optimizing Player Health, Recovery, and Performance in Basketball, volume II

This Research Topic is the second volume of the article collection: "Optimizing Player Health, Recovery, and Performance in Basketball". Please see the first volume here. In line with the first volume, basketball is a popular team sport played all over the world by male and female players participating in various competitions. As the game continues to evolve, there are new challenges and opportunities being faced by teams. Consequently, basketball organizations constantly seek competitive advantages that optimize the health, recovery, and performance of players through various practices. The growing body of basketball research provides an essential evidence base for basketball organizations to draw upon when implementing different practices. As such, it is important that sound basketball research with strong practical translation is produced on topics relevant to player health, recovery, and performance. In this regard, examination of coaching, training, testing, monitoring, nutrition, recovery, injury prevention, psychological, performance analysis, and sleep strategies, as well as technological innovations, that can improve the existing understanding and practices in basketball would prove advantageous for basketball coaches, high-performance staff, and players alike.

Optimizing player health, recovery, and performance in basketball

Basketball Sports Medicine and Science

This book is designed as a comprehensive educational resource not only for basketball medical caregivers and scientists but for all basketball personnel. Written by a multidisciplinary team of leading experts in their fields, it provides information and guidance on injury prevention, injury management, and rehabilitation for physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, rehabilitation specialists, conditioning trainers, and coaches. All commonly encountered injuries and a variety of situations and scenarios specific to basketball are covered with the aid of more than 200 color photos and illustrations. Basketball Sports Medicine and Science is published in collaboration with ESSKA and will represent a superb, comprehensive educational resource. It is further hoped that the book will serve as a link between the different disciplines and modalities involved in basketball care, creating a common language and improving communication within the team staff and environment.