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Name -Michael Jordan Age -17 Gender - male Height -1.75 m Weight -75 kg Health Problems or injuries -none Activities undertaken - Basketball. Currently I play for the school and local club, the Stevenage Senators Facilities available - gymnasium & equipment Fitness Test Results (5 September 2000) Fitness Test Result Multi-Stage Sit-up Test 5 minutes 10 seconds Multi-Stage Shuttle Test Level 10 & 8 shuttles Sit & Reach Test 27 cm Grip Dynamometer 44 kg dominant hand 20 metre Sprint 3.3 seconds Vertical Jump 51 cm Page 2 Fitness Requirements for Basketball The game of basketball requires many different aspects of fitness which I will outline below. Aerobic Endurance-a good level of cardio-vascular fitness is needed because of the continuous nature of the game. Speed -needed to move into position quickly both in attack and defence Strength -leg power is probably more important than upper body strength although this is required for shooting. Explosive leg power is needed for rebounding, jump shots and jump-ball situations. Muscular endurance is also needed because of the repetitive nature of the...

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