As a player development coach, I have always been a believer in integrating video analysis in biomechanical skills training. Teaching skill specific movement in basketball is quite challenging when players do not see what they are doing right or wrong. In the 80's I remember Kareem Abdul Jabar training Vlade Divac when he first came to the US. Jabar used a large video camera and a bulky TV to show Divac what he was doing wrong. Before slow motion analysis apps like Ubersense, it would have cost a fortune for a coach like myself to have that kind of tech at my disposal. Now, I can just use my phone to help my clients become aware of how they move. The interface for these apps are just amazing.
AuthorLeo Balayon is a college basketball coach and player development expert based in Southern California. Archives
August 2017
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