Load Prescriptive Instead of Load Management
Design training that prepares players for the highest demands they face in games — individualized to position, role, and physical profile.
Infographic · Research · NBA · October 2019
Why Monitor Acceleration & Deceleration in Practice in Pro Basketball
Basketball players make up to 1,000 movements per game — changing direction every 2–3 seconds. Maximum speed decelerations exceed accelerations at all positions. This presents the case for load-prescriptive deceleration monitoring in professional basketball practice.
Four Reasons to Monitor
LPS Already in Use — No Extra Testing
The infrastructure exists in most NBA facilities. The data is already being collected. The gap is in how it is analyzed and applied to daily decisions.
Faster and Fresher Players
Guard-specific workouts designed around deceleration demands produce fresher players for games — especially for positions with the highest frequency of high-intensity efforts.
"Game Speed" — One Number Daily
A combined average acceleration/deceleration metric gives a single, reliable daily indicator of practice intensity and readiness that coaches can use without statistical expertise.