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Basketball is my client's favorite sport, and he is a very physically active 14-year-old during the entire

day. He makes an effort to strike a balance between his academic and athletic lives. He weighs 49
kg and is 5'6" tall. He is a fantastic academic student who aspires to improve his athletic abilities and
physical fitness.

Basketball players need to be agile, strong, and resilient.


High-intensity, brief muscular contractions are required to move fast and change directions.
You'll also want muscular endurance, which is the muscle's capacity to exert force repeatedly over a
lengthy period of time. By working on your lower and upper body strength while playing basketball,
you can develop your muscular endurance.You might also concentrate on developing stronger back
and core muscles. Your performance, stamina, and energy levels will all benefit from this.
Basketball is one team sport that can offer special physical and mental health benefits. A study from
2018Trusted Source discovered that participating in a team sport improves bone strength.
In order to play basketball, you must improve your hand-eye and foot coordination as well as your
ability to stay balanced while moving. You must move your body swiftly while playing in order to
jump, pivot, or change directions.
You must use your motor abilities to shoot, pass, and dribble in basketball. You'll also develop your
rebounding and defensive techniques. You'll be able to carry out all of these activities with more
ease if you keep up a muscular body.
Exercise releases endorphins, the hormones associated with happiness or a good feeling. Your
mood may be lifted, relaxation encouraged, and pain diminished by endorphins. They can also
lessen sadness, increase self-esteem, and improve your productivity at work.

By concentrating on the game, playing basketball will also help you improve your ability to
concentrate. You might also learn present-moment awareness or mindfulness as a result of this.
These methods could help you manage your anxiety in other areas of your life.
My client has impressive strength and stamina as he has been going to the gym for the past 8
months, but he lacks abilities such as agility and speed.
He hopes to improve and become a better version of himself by strengthening his weaknesses. He
spends 7 days a week practicing for 4 hours everyday improving his weaknesses as he aspires to
become a better basketball player.

A good basketball player is very aware, has a good mindset, a desire to get better, determination to
get better, physically strong and mentally tough

When I spoke with my client, he said he followed a good diet and got adequate exercise, but this had
benefits of its own. He has sleep problems that are ongoing. Chronic sleep deprivation is the lack of
sleep or an insufficient quantity of sleep for an individual's body. The reason why my client has a
hectic morning routine and often feels tired all day is because they only receive 5 to 6 hours of sleep
each night.

To stop his persistent lack of sleep, he needs to get some sleep, wake up early and exercise, avoid
caffeine, and avoid distractions before bed.
Basketball, the sport played by my client, is a team sport in which two teams of five players each
compete on a rectangular court with the main objective of keeping the opposing team from shooting
through their hoop by placing a basketball in the defender's hoop (a backboard at each end of the
court). Unless it is made from behind the three-point line, in which case it is for three points, a field
goal is worth two. Timed play is stopped after a foul, and the player who committed the foul or was
chosen to commit a technical foul is given one, two, or three one-point free throws.
Sleep aids in memory consolidation and retention for everyone. Sleep aids in memory formation and
improves performance in subsequent workouts or skill development.

Basketball abilities such as shooting, dribbling, guarding, rebounding, and passing are fundamental.
A basketball player must possess agility, speed, arm strength, and endurance in addition to these
special skills.
Agility: When moving, agility helps the body keep its proper alignment and posture.
Additionally, agility exercises educate our bodies how to maintain correct body alignment. With
proper agility training, delicate areas like the lower back, shoulders, and ankles are shielded while
moving quickly. Agility is the capacity to quickly accelerate, decelerate, and change direction while
maintaining a strong sense of bodily control. Basketball is not played in a straight line; there are
numerous direction changes. Therefore, acceleration is a key element of agility. Our body's ability to
move rapidly and nimbly, change directions, and adapt its position while moving is known as agility.
For some athletes, it's easier said than done. Agility training, however, can support the growth of
skills that enhance athletic performance. Basketball is a fast-paced activity, thus players need to be
exceptionally agile and quick.
Speed is the capacity to move the body as swiftly as possible in a single direction. Basketball
players should practise their speed and agility to improve their footwork and cardio-respiratory
endurance. Basketball players also gain from practising their quickness and agility.
Basketball players need to focus on their agility and speed to improve their footwork and
cardiovascular stamina. Basketball players should work on enhancing their agility and speed.
Athletes who can outrun their rivals gain the upper hand. For instance, a faster athlete could be able
to outrun a pursuer or reach the ball faster than a rival. Because of this, athletes in most sports place
a premium on speed. Speed is a measurement of how quickly something happens, moves, or
moves. Speed is exemplified by a car moving at 45 miles per hour. A person who is quick might
clean a room in 10 minutes. Speed is exemplified by a jaguar.

Endurance-Your body will eventually be able to endure longer workout sessions as a result of
endurance training, which might help you build stamina. Long-term benefits include improved health,
weight loss, increased strength, and a general shift in lifestyle. Basketball players must practise
endurance skills if they wish to maintain their stamina throughout an entire game and season. An
strong heart rate is necessary for basketball. The most physically fit players can endure the extreme
stamina requirements for the duration of a game without getting tired. Basketball perseverance is the
difference between failures and champions. A player goes under intense respiratory and
cardiovascular stress while playing.

Strength is defined by its ability to move in several directions, do strenuous activities like running,
jumping, and changing lanes, as well as exhibit technical skills like catching, dribbling, shooting, and
passing. These specific features demand high degrees of physical strength. Strengthening oneself
results in better and more rapid body control. Another consideration is that catching the ball with
your back to the basket uses less muscle overall. As a result, the shot is easier to perform because
less muscle coordination is needed for the ball to hit its objective. Your legs are essential to your
success as a basketball player. Quickness and explosiveness are two requirements for this success.
Exercises that improve your ability to move on the basketball court include calf raises, wall sits,
lunges, jump roping, and squat jumps.
Components Exercise Explanantion Clients Comparision
performance

Muscular Push ups, SIt In a proper 60 pushups, 45 Very good


Endurance ups, Squats position and with sit ups, 47 squats
good form
complete all of
the following
exercises until
muscular failure

Stregnth Bench press, With proper form 35 kg bench Good


deadlift complete the press, 60 kg
following deadlift
exercises for 3-5
repetitions until
muscular failure

Agility Shuttle runs Start frim the 45 seconds Below average


base line of the
basketball court
touch the free
throw line and
come back, touch
the three point
line and come
back then touch
the half court line
and run back to
the base line

Endurance Treadmill and Run on the 20 minutes Very good


Cycle treadmill at an
incline at the
speed of 10 km/h

Speed 100 meters Run a 100 15 seconds Average


meters as fast as
you can

After being evaluated on the exams he took and during the interview, it was determined that my
client performed rather averagely initially but had the potential to perform better. I evaluated him on
the key basketball abilities, including physical endurance, agility, strength, and speed. People who
reach these levels of fitness reduce their risk of developing health issues including obesity, heart
disease, and low back pain. They also boost their body's ability to function. Testing is an essential
step in the screening process because it gives a precise picture of fitness, a guide to appropriate
starting intensities, a starting point for goal-setting, and support in the form of group fitness
suggestions. As the teacher, you must be able to recognise and select the appropriate health and
fitness evaluations for your older adult client. Because of this, everyone should be worried about
their health, regardless of age. I will thus continue to give him exercises that emphasise his weaker
fitness components.
I'll evaluate him by giving him and myself tests each week to observe how his performance and
sense of accomplishment have improved. He will get better at his endurance and speed issues. He
performed above average and performed exceptionally well in tests of fitness linked to flexibility as
well as strength. In less than a month, his improvement will be noticeable and will strengthen his
deficiencies. In addition, because basketball requires excellent dribbling and hand-eye coordination,
my client will concentrate on these two areas as well. He will become the best version of himself by
working on his areas of weakness and maximising his areas of strength.

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