The National Academy of Sports Medicine is proud to announce the release of “Corrective Exercise Strategies for Basketball,” a new course developed in partnership with the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association (NBATA).

NASM serves as the official provider of sports medicine education for the NBATA, and currently 93% of NBA athletic trainers hold the NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) and/or Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) advanced specialization. 

NBA All-star Grant Hill

CES for Basketball Course Sample

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The online course material offers a systematic assessment and advanced corrective exercise strategy to correct common lower extremity dysfunctions seen in basketball.    

Course content:

• Human movement dysfunction
• Human movement science
• Common lower extremity and torso movement compensations (e.g. feet turn out/flatten, knees move inward, excessive forward lean)
• Assessment techniques (e.g. Overhead Squat, Single-leg Squat, Goniometric Measurement, Manual Muscle Testing)
• Corrective strategies using the traditional corrective exercise continuum model (e.g. inhibit, lengthen, activate, integrate)
• Advanced techniques (e.g. soft tissue release, myopractic techniques, neuromuscular stretching, positional isometrics)

• *Note Corrective Exercise Strategies for Basketball candidates must have one of the following professional titles: Athletic Trainer, Chiropractor, Licensed Massage Therapist, or Physical Therapist
• To learn more download the Corrective Exercise Strategies for Basketball Product Overview