"As part of the Strength Training for Sport series by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, this book will be an authoritative practical guide to designing resistance training programs for basketball that is edited and contributed by NSCA-certified professionals and other recognized NSCA-affiliated professionals. This book provides an overall analysis of the game and the mechanical demands it presents and offers an update of the most appropriate approaches to guide basketball-specific strength development. General and specific guidelines to sport-specific program structure and exercise selection will be presented along with sample resistance training programs as a guide to creating a basketball-specific resistance training program to help the athlete optimize strength and successfully transfer that strength to the basketball court"--