About Bob Anagnostou Expertise I can answer any questions relating to drills, offence plays, defence plays, conditioning, improving vertical leap and explosiveness, shooting, passing, dribling, penetrating, faking and whatever related to basketball coaching and playing.
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-Whether you are a player, a coach, a parent of a young player or just a fan.
-If you are a player, your age, height, weight and goals in basketball.
-If you are a coach, the grade of your team and the years of experience.
Experience I have been a pro basketball player for 5 years, but i have started playing basketball since the age of 6. I am currently assistant coach in a Greek First division under 21 team and head coach in a Junior High School team. My father, who has helped my a lot, is part of the Greece national basketball team's coaching stuff, the European Champions and the Silver World Champions.
Education/Credentials Currently, a student in Hellenic Gymnastic(concerning all sports) Academy, which has produced high level coaches who compose the Basketball and Football national teams' coaching stuff.
Awards and Honors Most Improved Player 2002 award in HEBA championship under 21 ~
Most Valuable Rookie Player 2003 award in HEBA championship ~
Best Offensive player 2005 award in HEBA championship
I am a 6-5 tall guy and can hardly dunk the ball( just one hand dunk, can not do a two). I am 25 years old and been away from the playground for about 4 years. I recently went back on playing and found out that I can not dunk anymore and it drives me crazy as I was a dunk machine when in high school. I believe it has something to do with weight as I was about 200 pounds 5 years ago and about 257 pounds now. When I stopped (meaning not being a part of a Team, I will play once in a while with my friends), I was more into lifting weights and will most of the time work out my upper body. Couple months ago I tore my ACL while playing ball and had a ACL surgery in which the surgeon took a part of my hamstring and created a new ligament. I understand my ligament will not be like before and I need to muscle up my leg to help the ligament to support my joint. Right now I am doing phisio everyday for the next 4-6 months before I can go back on playing ball. I really want to play basketball like I used to, specially dunking, rebounding and blocking. My intention is find a Team once I recover so I can be commited. I read the article about the 15 years old, 6-6 tall guy who wants to dunk and I saw the exercises for the vertical jump which I intend to do. Is there any other exercise or advise you can provide?? Either in loosing weight if needs to (what should be my ideal weight) or for my ACL reconstruction. I heard that jumping rope is a good exercise to improve your ability to jump and that ABS helps in jumping as well. Is that true??
Please let me know.
Thanks,
Dave.
Answer Dear friend,
First of all, you should fully recover before trying any of the exercises. Try light weighted leg extensions and curls at first but take it easy.
Jumping rope is an excellent cardio exercise mainly to help conditioning and stamina. It helps jumping too a bit, but it doesn't focus only on jumping ability.
Abs are indeed much too much important for your jumping as well as back muscles.
Ask me back in some months when you get well for personalised help.
