Lay Up Research Paper

The layup is the easiest shot to perform in basketball. This technique will usually be used to score the most points in a game. It is quick, simple and when done correct it can’t be denied by the opposition. The layup has three phases, the dribbling phase, the stepping phase and the jumping/landing phase. The muscles used are forearm, biceps, trapezius, deltoids, gastrocnemius, quads, wrist.

The layup uses a lot of flexion and extension of muscles and joints. In the dribbling phase your quads and gastrocnemius are very active, same with your arms and wrist. The wrist is constantly flexing and extending to rhythmically bounce the ball up and down the court. The elbow joint is responsible for flexing and extending your arm, it works with the bicep and tricep (agonist and antagonist). When nearing the hoop you have to transition into the stepping phase.

During the stepping phase the focus moves to the legs; quads, gastrocnemius, knee joints, hip joints. In this phase the gastrocnemius and quads are engaged to provide …show more content…
It is the practice and control of muscles and joints that allow you to move fluently at and around the rim. The joints involved are the hip, knee, ankle, shoulder, wrist and elbow. To launch into the air all the muscles are use, Quads, gastrocnemius, hamstrings, achilles tendon, gluteus maximus . They are flexed and extended to push and propel yourself upwards to move closer to the rim. This is where your abdominals are used to shift your weight and to move your arms into position. The arms and shoulders are key to releasing the ball. The biceps and triceps are used to keep the ball tucked and close to the body or to extend the arms to push the ball and give it momentum. The shoulders(deltoids and trapezius) hold the arms up and let you move your arms. Your wrists flex and extend to fully release the ball, the flick of the wrist allows the ball to roll off your fingertips and into the