Approach Phase

Find an angle to the basket and run towards the hoop.


Shoulder Girdle: Scauplothoracic abduction and adduction by the seratus anterior, the trapezius upper fibers, trapezius lower fibers, and rhomboids.


Shoulder Joint: Internal rotation and External Rotation.


Elbow and Radioulnar Joint: Flexion of the elbow where the ball is being dribbled.

Flexion of elbow, contracting the biceps brachi, brachioradialis, brachialis. Bilateral supination and pronation when the ball is being dribbled.

Hip Joint:  (adduction) - movement of the femur in the frontal plane medially toward the midline. Anterior pelvic rotation, contracting the satorius, rectus femoris, psoas major and minor, and tensor facia latae.


Knee Joint: Flexion of the knee by the biceps femoris, popliteus, semimembranous, and semitendinosos. Contraction of the vastus intermedius, lateralis, and medialis.