Women’s Basketball: Resistance Band Strength Training | IYCA

Strength training with resistance bands can be a training solution for many sports.
When implementing a women’s basketball strength training program at a high school or small college program, there are several challenges that often stall progress.

1: Access to weight room for the female athlete is a universal issue among many high schools and small colleges with the malesport dominance. After school the weight room is often dominated by off-season football or power-lifting making it difficult for female sports to access and in most cases weight room size does not allow both programs to train simultaneously.

2: Striking a balance between skill training, game planning and strength training is always a constant struggle for many head coaches especially if court time comes at a premium.

3: Travel is more of an issue at the college level versus the high school level. Being able to build in short strength training workouts on the road may be needed in order to maintain strength levels.

4: Most strength training equipment is not designed for the female athlete. As a result most female athletes are relegated to portable equipment like dumbbells, medicine balls or kettle bells.

5: Motivating the female basketball athlete to strength train can be challenging especially if they have not been provided the necessary training instruction or been fortunate to have access to a weight room setting early in their career.

A viable solution for women’s basketball strength training

As a result of these challenges strength training with

resistance bands have become, for many coaches, an effective strength training alternative that eliminates many of the above barriers that come with creating a consistent women’s basketball strength training program.

Train on or off the road

First of all, the portability of a resistance band allows training to occur anywhere there is floor space which instantly makes the basketball court a weight room option. In turn this also eliminates the concern for weight room accessibility on or off the road. This same portability factor also allows coaches to quickly and efficiently build into practice short strength training sessions without leaving the court or dramatically disrupting the practice flow. Often this change of pace not only keeps practice fresh but eases the struggle with balancing skill training, game planning and strength training.

Unlimited Resistance Options

41 inch continuously looped resistances Quantum bands come in a variety of strength levels and can easily adapt to all body structures. As a result resistance band training is a very female friendly strength training tool that comes with a short learning curve.

Adapts to any situation

When it comes to creating a women’s basketball strength training program there are several tools that can be used to get results. However very often it is not the tool but how well the tool can adapt to the circumstances presented. Resistance bands easily adapt to any circumstance and with their unlimited versatility make them a very viable women’s basketball strength training program option in season and out of season.

The following are 10 single band exercises allow you to perform strength training with resistance bands on the court as a strength circuit or as individual exercises.