Conceived by Dr. James A. Naismith in 1891, basketball quickly became a popular pastime. As an athletic activity with demands for strength, power, and elasticity, the opportunity for injuries was built in from the beginning. Award winners in their fields, Cole and Panariello present this illustrated guide to support the optimization of performance and the minimization of injury, and include instructive anatomical drawings and 88 basketball exercises. They cover the rehabilitation of ankle sprains, knee tendinitis, and shoulder pathology, and describe methods for preventing ACL and shoulder injuries, and optimal design of training programs. Ten chapters are: the basketball player in motion; legs: where the game starts; lower back and core: the center of stability; upper-body strength and power: pulling exercises; upper-body strength and power: pushing exercises; explosive weight training for playing above the rim; plyometrics for a quicker first step and game reaction; rehabilitation for optimal return to play; injury prevention for avoiding the bench; putting it all together. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)