Comments on: The Biggest Problem Holding Back Girls’ Basketball http://www.trainforhoops.com/the-biggest-problem-holding-back-girls-basketball/ Practice in Proportion to your Aspirations. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:06:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.trainforhoops.com/the-biggest-problem-holding-back-girls-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-872 Mark Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:31:56 +0000 http://www.trainforhoops.com/?p=495#comment-872 Even the Army requires girls to do a minimum number of pushups as a requirement of basic fitness. This isn't a "girl" thing but an attitude of what fitness is requried to be an athlete. Even the Army requires girls to do a minimum number of pushups as a requirement of basic fitness. This isn’t a “girl” thing but an attitude of what fitness is requried to be an athlete.

]]> By: Frances Gonzalez http://www.trainforhoops.com/the-biggest-problem-holding-back-girls-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Frances Gonzalez Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:03:57 +0000 http://www.trainforhoops.com/?p=495#comment-241 Please let me know what is the required pushup number of times in a minute for a division 1 basektball female athlete? What about situps? Thank you. Please let me know what is the required pushup number of times in a minute for a division 1 basektball female athlete? What about situps? Thank you.

]]> By: Brian McCormick http://www.trainforhoops.com/the-biggest-problem-holding-back-girls-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Brian McCormick Fri, 01 May 2009 19:43:38 +0000 http://www.trainforhoops.com/?p=495#comment-100 I disagree. Durant's inability to lift 185 had a lot to do with his long arms which put him at a mechanical disadvantage (has to do more work to lift the same amount of weight) and his relative physical immaturity. Durant worked with one of the top strength coaches in the country and has a notoriously great work ethic. Despite not lifting 185, he could do a push-up. The female player is physically mature. She is not noted for her work ethic. But, more important, the point was not the inability to do a push-up. The point is a player using the "I'm a girl" excuse, rather than working hard to complete a simple task. I don't care whether it is lifting weights, doing push-ups, running, making a certain number of shots, etc. The point is the excuse making and using "being a girl" as an excuse for a poor athletic performance. I disagree. Durant’s inability to lift 185 had a lot to do with his long arms which put him at a mechanical disadvantage (has to do more work to lift the same amount of weight) and his relative physical immaturity. Durant worked with one of the top strength coaches in the country and has a notoriously great work ethic. Despite not lifting 185, he could do a push-up.

The female player is physically mature. She is not noted for her work ethic. But, more important, the point was not the inability to do a push-up.

The point is a player using the “I’m a girl” excuse, rather than working hard to complete a simple task. I don’t care whether it is lifting weights, doing push-ups, running, making a certain number of shots, etc. The point is the excuse making and using “being a girl” as an excuse for a poor athletic performance.

]]> By: pilight http://www.trainforhoops.com/the-biggest-problem-holding-back-girls-basketball/comment-page-1/#comment-99 pilight Fri, 01 May 2009 16:51:08 +0000 http://www.trainforhoops.com/?p=495#comment-99 This particular girl's inability to do pushups is about as relevant as Kevin Durant's inability to bench press 185. This particular girl’s inability to do pushups is about as relevant as Kevin Durant’s inability to bench press 185.

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