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components of fitness required for a game.??

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Matthew GuymonCoach, England

Basketball is a non stop action packed game, where you are using thousands of different movements and put the body under so much stress because of the speed and variety of things your body has to do.

Basketball combines all 9 components of fitness

Strength

Power

Agility

Balance

Flexibility

Local Muscle Endurance

Cardiovascular Endurance

Strength Endurance

Co-Ordination

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