The Defensive Slide Bar by Coach Lionel Hollins allows coaches, trainers and athletes to activate and strengthen specific muscle groups used during lateral slides, while ensuring proper wide stance foot work. While suitable for all skill levels in basketball from NBA players to middle and high school, the Defensive Slide Bar can be used for training in any sport that uses side-to-side lateral shuffling or requires lower-limb muscle activity.
The tension and restrictive qualities of the Defensive Slide Bar make it unique and effective. Initial use of the Defensive Slide Bar:
Allows coaches, trainers and athletes to target specific muscles to address athlete weaknesses.
Ensures proper wide stance for foot work.
Promotes a potentially larger training stimulus or difficulty during shuffling.
Reduces the eccentric demand on lower limb muscles during shuffling which might have positive implications for athletes training when they are sore.
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Testimonials
As the sports and performance coach at Duke University I use the defensive Slide Bar with both the men's and women's basketball teams for strength training. I use it in our off-season agility/basketball footwork training. I also use it in some of our lifting sessions and it has been beneficial for use during rehab with some of our players. I absolutely love the Defensive Slide Bar and will be ordering more. It is a device every coach should have to teach proper footwork/movement training.
Will Stephens (Associate Director of Sports Performance Men's & Women's Basketball Duke University)
Lionel Hollins was one of the best defenders I ever played against. I'm really glad he hadn't invented his Defensive Slide Bar yet when we played against each other or I might have never scored on him! It is a great tool for teaching and reinforcing good defensive footwork.
Paul Westphal (Former NBA Player and NBA/NCAA Coach, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee)
