Hi. This is Sean Hobson and what we want to talk about right now is the importance of stretching. No matter what sport that you're participating in, the most important thing that you can do before you ever take the court, before you ever get on the field, before you ever shoot the first shot is, you've got to make sure that you get the full potential out of all your muscle groups. Now you want to target every muscle group, especially in basketball. Basketball probably uses more muscle groups than any other sport. You want to make sure that you're stretched, not only from your wrists to your arms, to your upper body, to your lower body, to your back, but you also want to make sure even things like your fingers get stretched. You're going to be catching the ball, you're going to be shooting the ball and you want to get the full work out of your muscles. Now a lot of people don't think--you can just walk in the gym, pick up a ball and shoot. If you are not properly stretched, you're not going to get the full capacity out, or the use out of your body. If you want to be the best player you can be, you've got to make sure that you're fully stretched, that you feel good, that you can cut quick, that you can shoot the ball properly, that you can catch the ball properly, and that you can be the best player. Make sure that you're completely stretched out and also to prevent major injuries.
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