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José Ginés: "The pace at which the Torrejón Senior team plays is one of the best in the competition"

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José Ginés is a cornerstone of the TBS project not only for his wisdom, but also for the versatility of his professional profile where, in addition to being a coach, he is the main guarantor of the physical maintenance of our athletes in the different categories. An ace up his sleeve.

As every so often, it is time to meet another of the protagonists at Torrejón Basketball Academy, and that is José Ginés:

How did the path of José with basketball begin, and in general with sports itself? Did you play? Family influence perhaps?

The truth is that it was a series of coincidences, since in my family no one has played or had any relationship with basketball itself. When I was little, one of my childhood friends played in a basketball school next to where I live and my parents enrolled me in that school. I must have liked it because from then on I continued playing for 14 years straight and decided to try to dedicate myself to it, from another perspective as a physical trainer.

Ah, so you did play; So tell us a little about your time as a player.

I started playing at the age of 10 in a basketball school in San Fernando de Henares. Later, I was federated in the same club and I went through the stages of Infantil and Cadete in that club. Already in that club, as a second-year cadete, the idea of ​​being a coach began to creep into my head.

After this and by chance, I ended up signing up for a 3x3 that was held in Torrejón Basket and I was amazed at the level of the teams here compared to that of my city. So I decided to go to the tryouts and in my first year as a junior I started to play in the club. I went through several categories and several coaches in the club until I finished my last year as an under 22. After this I played in another team in the national league for two years. After this I decided to leave so I could better dedicate myself to training and study a degree in physiotherapy.

Where does the interest in entering sports medicine come from, and what do you specialize in?

When I decided to study Sports Science, my main idea was to be a specialised technical-tactical basketball coach. But, as I progressed in my study, I discovered that the physical and performance aspect had a key importance in the improvement of the player, some of the examples are the improvement of cardiovascular resistance, strength, explosiveness and a protective effect against injuries. Once I started to lead the physical preparation of the senior and U-18 of the club, I realized that when for some reason, an injury appeared, the knowledge I had about how to deal with it was not enough. So in 2022 I decided to start the degree in physiotherapy, I am currently finishing the third year and it has served to make a leap in quality in the programming.

Combining two branches within the TBS organizational chart, how are the teams you manage doing so far? In terms of health, what injury(ies) have you been treating and, in general, tell us about the overall state of health and physical rhythm of the special teams and the national senior team.

Regarding the teams for which I lead the technical-tactical part, despite the fact that the results in competition are not the best, the progression and work that the boys have shown since the beginning of the season until now has been very good. Regarding physical preparation, the progression in general is good.

The Infantil A is a group very willing to work and after the resistance block, they have responded very well on the court, playing at a high pace and with a higher intensity than the rest of the teams.

The Junior A, despite the initial physical level of the players, are adapting well to work with loads. We are currently addressing with them quite a few problems of pain in the patellar tendon, trying to adjust the load in the weight room and with special exercises in isometric and eccentric.

The Senior team in terms of fitness, despite the most recent injuries and the personal circumstances of each player that make physical work difficult, is in good shape, being one of the teams with the most offensive rhythm in the entire league. Regarding the health of the players, in general, things are going well, the injuries that are occurring are usually minor and due to their severity they do not entail long recovery times.

Which players do you think have had a noticeable physical evolution in recent times?

In general, all the players who have been "on the ball" during the physical preparation sessions and have followed the recovery advice have improved noticeably since the start of the season.

I could give many examples, such as Francisco Abeso, Daniel Rios and Alejandro Sánchez, who are some of the examples of players who have improved physical performance items during the season.

The national senior team is riding on another great season, in the regular round. How do you analyse this point of the campaign, compared to where we were in the 23-24 in the VIPS league?

As I already mentioned in another question, the pace at which the Torrejón Senior team plays is one of the best in the competition. In addition, it has improved a lot with the passing of the seasons.

The result of last season and this season at this time is very similar, and I cannot venture a specific result right now, but if the boys continue putting in the best level of work possible, we will have options to compete to be among the best in the league.

What has been the most complex injury to treat that you have had in recent seasons, and how have you done the pre-post competitive work?

The most complex injuries in a first phase happen outside of physical preparation with a team of specialised doctors and physiotherapists. Despite this, during these first phases and whenever possible due to the characteristics of the injury, he has to come to the physical preparation sessions to work on other things that can be done. Once he has been given the medical clearance and the physiotherapy clearance, we can start working specifically on the affected area.

Currently, we can be grateful that there have not been any very serious injuries that keep the player off the court for more than 9 months. But currently, one of the junior players, who is still in the medical and rehabilitation phase, injured both elbows in a bad fall while playing.

Although we have not yet started the work of readapting him to competition, the first steps we will take after the medical clearance will be to see how the degree of mobility of both elbows is, how he is in terms of strength in both arms, to see if the injury could have affected other parts of the arm and shoulder; and from there to develop a training plan so that he can return to the court in the best possible condition.

Tips for preventing chronic injuries if you are a promising basketball player:

There is a lot of information about injury prevention in sports and, specifically, in basketball. One of the fundamental and main pillars in reducing injuries is strength training. At any level and at any age, well-planned strength training, adapted to the player and prepared by a qualified person for this purpose, is key because: it improves motor control and, therefore, the player is able to control his body during the uncertainty of the game and does not cause injury (for example: typical ankle twisting due to changing direction); in addition, a strong muscle is a muscle that better resists forces that could cause a tear (prevents muscle strains, fibrillar tears and tears), improves the ability of the tendon to resist forces (prevents the appearance of tendonitis such as patellar or Achilles tendonitis) and corrects muscle imbalances and, in addition, in the event that an injury occurs in the muscle, recovery is better and faster.

Work on mobility, increase the range of motion and avoid positions that put stress on that joint and neighboring joints. Ankle and hip mobility work, pelvic dissociation exercises and spinal mobility are examples of work that should be done before training and competition.

Take care of your diet, eat a healthy, varied diet and eat more than a non-athlete, avoiding the consumption of sugary or ultra-processed foods. Being an athlete and constantly training, your body needs to replenish nutrients to begin to repair itself and poor repair can lead to different injuries.

Take care of your sleep and rest as much as possible, trying to sleep a minimum of 8 hours. Not only will this prevent injuries due to poor recovery, but it will also improve your performance by being rested and awake.