On Tuesday, August 26, players of Blue-White-Sky Blues main team underwent testing at the Zenit Basketball Academy.
The functional examination was conducted by specialists from Zenit Football Club’s Department of Rehabilitation in cooperation with the basketball club’s coaching and medical staff. The program included:
— Jump tests on specialized platforms;
— Strength tests using multifunctional dynamometers;
— Bioimpedance analysis — a diagnostic method used to assess body composition.
The Department of Rehabilitation is responsible for athlete recovery after injuries across all Zenit teams, as well as for carrying out functional testing aimed at preventing injuries among players in different sports.
Jure Drakslar, Zenit’s strength and conditioning coach:
We did performance test and health-based assessment test with our basketball team. With this test the Department of Rehabilitation of Zenit Foonball Club helped us to execute this test that were really helpful for us to plan the preseason and also will be helpful in the in-season programming of for our practices.