Cramps and Nutrition
Muscle cramps are an uncomfortable symptom characterised by painful, involuntary contractions of a muscle or part of a muscle. They are typically short-lasting and usually over within a few seconds to a few minutes. For some individuals, it happens every now and then but for others, cramps can happen regularly. Like many things, there is […]
Ankle Sprains: The Basketballers Guide
Ankle sprains…they say you are not a true baller until you have felt the pain of rolling your ankle. Either that or you a true baller who has strong and mobile ankles alongside a massive dose of luck. According to the 17-year review from the NBA and the report from National Athletic Trainers’ Association, foot […]
Rest: It’s part of the recovery programme
Rest! We all need quiet time in addition to sleep because our body and mind require quiet time during the day to repair and re-energize itself.
Basketball Injuries
What are the most common basketball injuries and how to minimise the risk?I have had a couple of coaches message and ask if I could do some resources about common basketball injuries. So this post is about the injuries many basketballers will be all too aware of. This post will give a basic overview of […]
Reducing the risk of injury on return and what we can learn from Elite Football
I was reading an article on BBC sport the other day about how Premier League players could be 25% more susceptible to injury when football resumes because of the intense schedule that will be required on return. The article can be found here for those that are interested. It got me thinking…this will be […]
Nutrition for recovery
Aiding your healing from injury through nutrition No player likes being injured and most will do whatever they can to get back on the court. Many rely on using hands-on treatment, foam rollers and exercises. These can all be beneficial for the right injury at the right time. However, many people overlook other aspects of […]
Consistently Working on Development Areas
As a coach and also as a physio, I am keen to empower players to work on their development areas, this will increase players confidence in their ability to work on the areas that will complement their existing strengths. a bugbear of mine is when a player continuously works on things they are already good […]
Improve your resilience, improve your game
Resilience is the ability to recover or bounce back from setbacks or adversity that we may experience at any point day today. By improving your resilience, you will improve your ability to deal with the demands of basketball and with the challenges in your life. Basketball has many highs and lows. Not just throughout a […]
Welcome to hrm basketball
hrm basketball came to life as we feel that when it comes to Basketball there isn’t any good advice for ballers in the UK. There is a lack of advice, information and support when it comes to conditioning, function, nutrition, lifestyle or improving as an athlete. Several weeks ago at the start of COVID-19, this […]