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[QUOTE=Swaggin916]Oh and don't get fat. That's probably the biggest kicker :lol[/QUOTE]That's actually one of the beautiful things about the game of basketball. It's wonderfully fun and it's a great way to get in shape (or stay in shape). My brother just recently decided to [i]really[/i] get back into the game and, along with a bit of running and lifting, he's dropped about 60 pounds in under a year. Basketball's a win-win. So I'm just kind of hopeful I can stay in the game for a while so I don't have to resort to relying upon, like, jogging as my primary means of exercise.
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At 33, I was keeping up with starting HS point guards that are very well conditioned. Ofcouse I was putting in more time for cardio and was more conditioned. I still had 40 year olds giving me fits, so sky is the limit.
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Your best playing years would be from 18-35...
For most people there is obvious decline when reaching 30...
But they are a couple of guys in the 50s that I played against that are still good. Their shooting is accurate and they just play jason kidd style, controlling the tempo and being a good passer.
Its really up to you, if recreationally, I think most people can play till 60. if at a high level to 35 or late 30s.
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I`ll be 37 this month and came back last year after a 11 year lay off :lol
3 weeks ago I broke my index finger (lefty "luckily") during pick up ball, and doc says it`ll heal in about 6 months..dang,very depressing! But I`ll keep playing, this is my last chance lol. Also doing some work outs to try to be able to dunk again...we`ll see.
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[QUOTE=AirFederer]I`ll be 37 this month and came back last year after a 11 year lay off :lol
3 weeks ago I broke my index finger (lefty "luckily") during pick up ball, and doc says it`ll heal in about 6 months..dang,very depressing! But I`ll keep playing, this is my last chance lol. Also doing some work outs to try to be able to dunk again...we`ll see.[/QUOTE]Six months?!
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[QUOTE=Rake2204]Six months?![/QUOTE]
Yep, the joint is broken and totally stiff :(
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[QUOTE=AirFederer]Yep, the joint is broken and totally stiff :([/QUOTE]Dang, that's a real bummer, guy. That seems like a worst case scenario in terms of finger injuries. I ruptured a tendon in my hand and I feel my recovery was less than half that time. I'm thankful it wasn't something like you're experiencing.
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Idk...I've always been more of a cerebral player as opposed to an athlete. I get my enjoyment from outsmarting people or making good passes. I'm always going to be pretty long, have a jumper and the ability to pass. IMO I should be ale to really compete in summer leagues until like 40. I hope to be playing in the over 30 leagues until I'm 60 provided my body holds up(knock on wood).
The battle isn't so much that you are getting older and slower....it's all the responsibility that comes with age. I'm 28 and I can't play anymore because my hours are crazy. If you are working 70 hours per week your body just isn't going to be the same and that is what scares me.
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You can adapt.
I'm coming back from a broken fibula, my first week back playing (no rehab), I was slow as shit, could barely jump off my left (like a 3 inch vertical on layups, no joke).
I still found ways to contribute (in pickup games only) and I would have to say that by the time I'm 50, I'm likely to still be more athletic than I was coming back from that injury.
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[QUOTE=IGOTGAME]Idk...I've always been more of a cerebral player as opposed to an athlete. I get my enjoyment from outsmarting people or making good passes. I'm always going to be pretty long, have a jumper and the ability to pass. IMO I should be ale to really compete in summer leagues until like 40. I hope to be playing in the over 30 leagues until I'm 60 provided my body holds up(knock on wood).
The battle isn't so much that you are getting older and slower....it's all the responsibility that comes with age. I'm 28 and I can't play anymore because my hours are crazy. If you are working 70 hours per week your body just isn't going to be the same and that is what scares me.[/QUOTE]
Yep. I think the fact that people don't have time is what kills the athlete inside =/ If I had time to train everyday I could see myself playing well until 50+. Sitting in a desk all day shortening hip flexors, weakening lower back and core, and losing flexibility really sucks when you want to play ball.
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So while being finger injured (lol) I have been doing vertical excersises 3 times a week, and tonight I got my first dunk in about 8 years!! Feels good, even if the rim might have been an inch or two low. Turning 37 in 6 days, dang!
:cheers:
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I'm 29, and I'm thinking another 29 years.
To be honest my dad robbed me of playing organized ball through highschool. He was big on academics and even though the coach tried convincing him to let me play, there was no luck.
Now that I'm old enough to live my own life, I play ball as much as I want (time permitted) and as seriously as I want. I practice and play like competitvely, and see no end in site for me. But if I ever had to stop, I will get so freakin' depressed, for real.
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till i start peeing myself
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I just turned 27 earlier this year. I played with a bunch of 50 yrs.old in a pickup game. They are still good. I learned plenty of "gulang" from them.
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I agree with the above posts about players being older and still effective.
I've come against guys in their 40's and even 50's who are very skilled players. As long as you still enjoy playing is the first step. I don't think there is necessarily a max age (realistically) that should stop you playing.
I recently turned 30 and thought I may start to notice a drop in speed (I play SG), but I feel just as quick as I did when I was 25 if i'm being honest. I stay in shape, play twice a week and try to keep improving.
Don't let an age being a negative impact on improving your game.
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[QUOTE=Hollowman]I agree with the above posts about players being older and still effective.
I've come against guys in their 40's and even 50's who are very skilled players. As long as you still enjoy playing is the first step. I don't think there is necessarily a max age (realistically) that should stop you playing.
I recently turned 30 and thought I may start to notice a drop in speed (I play SG), but I feel just as quick as I did when I was 25 if i'm being honest. I stay in shape, play twice a week and try to keep improving.
Don't let an age being a negative impact on improving your game.[/QUOTE]Yup. I think a huge part of it is mental. Knowing age 30 was a round the corner, I admit I hit some confidence snags on the hardwood over the last year, only because I began to let myself wonder, "Alright, is this when I'm going to start losing my athleticism? Will I see a big decrease in my skill now?" And merely thinking that kind of made it happen at times.
However, it turns out I'm still pretty much the same guy. I will say, the major thing that may end up hampering those who plan on playing until 50: lingering injuries. From what I've gathered, soreness and random injuries begin adding up as we age, so I can see that being a deterrent to many. I've experienced some of that over the past year. Random things like back soreness and elbow tendinitis can add up at times.
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I also wanna play forever God willing. Weight lifting is an advantage to keep going and going (and don't skip leg days lol). I just turned 30 and because I've lifted throughout my 20's I haven't lost anything physically and I still feel great. Feel even better than in my teens when I was skinny and didn't do any strength training. I always seemed to be sore then but now my lifting days recover me. The days I'm not playing I'm lifting. So lifting is my advice to staying young. Only thing that's harder as I get older is losing weight as fast as I used to but with proper diet I've worked around it.
However many days I have on this planet that's how long I want to keep playing. :D Let's be the generation playing into our 100's.
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I just hurt my knee maybe 2.5 months ago. Probably a torn meniscus on medial side of my left knee. I have a feeling if I go to the doctor he will find out about my torn knee and suggest surgery if I chose to want to play sports seriously.
I can walk just fine and there is no swelling on my knee but whenever I start running it hurts and I have to stop. That's my physical excuse to quit playing.
But what I learned from playing is that if I played to win then I would continue playing forever. Because you can never win enough. Whenever I am shooting around and some1 would challenge me I would play to "defend myself" (not unlike MJ in the 1998 all star game when kobe semi challenged MJ).
Obviously I am no star but am competitive in my own right. I would put up a good fight, scoring a few points but almost letting the guy win. I didn't wanna try hard anymore because if I did and I won, I would be on path to be addicted to the desire to win. I have come to this epiphany more easily because I was not that good.
You can quit out of "cowardice" or frustration (usually looked down upon in American society). But in my case I quit out of futility because I know no matter how hard I try, I will always be a scrub. I am okay saying this in 2014 though probably not in 1997 when I failed to make my high school varsity team junior year.
Failing at basketball does not mean failure as a person. (Lol new age self rationalization) I was determined to use basketball to my liking and convenience and not let it rule my life and sense of worth and self esteem. It's a sport originally meant to be a form of physical education. No more no less.
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[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]Are you serious you play until you can't play anymore.
It might be tomorrow, next week or 40 years from now. Only you will know, it's your body.[/QUOTE]
That day has come.
I tore my ACL/meniscus.
I am fckin' done man!
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[QUOTE=L.Kizzle]That day has come.
I tore my ACL/meniscus.
I am fckin' done man![/QUOTE]Guy, that sucks. How old are you again? Surgery forthcoming? How did it happen? Very painful?
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[QUOTE=Rake2204]Guy, that sucks. How old are you again? Surgery forthcoming? How did it happen? Very painful?[/QUOTE]
Turned 27 in April. Injury happened end of June. Surgery is end of this month.
[URL="http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=344877"]I think I tore my meniscus[/URL]
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I think people get the wrong idea about age and sports when they always hear about pro athletes in their 'prime.' Their prime is not the same as a normal person because of what they put their body through on a nightly basis. While an NBA player may start to become 'old' in their early 30's for a regular person who takes care of themselves that can be your very best years. Certainly while you're younger you can be quicker, faster, stronger with less effort, as you get older you develop your real man body and can be at your very best in your 30's and 40's if you just take care of your body properly
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tl;dr version (weird to put this up top)... Change your game. Can't play the same way you did when you had your athleticism. Now for the long winded story.
I'm 29, and the only difference I see in my play, of any sport (mostly volleyball), is that it takes me longer to recover. I can still out-jump and run most 16-25 year olds (college town I live in). When I do play basketball, my shot is still acceptable. My defense even more so. But again, it takes me longer to recover. My girlfriend picks on me because for the next two days I whine about how sore I am.
That being said, I'm pretty fit for my age. Daily lifting and running, work on my feet, etc.
Anyway, to more fully answer your question, when I do play pickup, I play with a collection of faculty and staff at the local college. Smattering of students, too. But a few of the guys that play are 50-70. No joke. One guy had heart surgery a couple years back. He's still got his head, and an automatic jumper, but he obviously can't create or anything. Has the occasional baseline drive for a reverse layup.
One of the younger old guys, though, is probably 55. He's the best player there after myself. Lefty with a high release, tall (for the competition) and mobile. Not a great handle, but good enough to not have it swiped by college kids, much less older guys. Really crafty. Similar game to Paul Pierce I would say, in that you know where he's going, he's slower than you, but you still can't stop it.
In the 11 years I've played with these guys, the transformation in the games is remarkable.
The heart-surgery guy used to be a pick and roll MASTER. But now he can't move quickly enough to do that, so just sets picks, hits open jumpers, keeps his hands up on D... just finds a way to be useful. Changed his game nearly 100% in the last 11 years.
The lefty still plays the same way, but added a running hook to his repertoire (nearly unstoppable) and a much better post game (again, tall for the competition.. maybe 6'1), with more distance on his jumper. Used to cap out at 15-18 feet, now he's money from 20-22.
And a third guy started playing, for the first time in his life, my first year with them.. so 2003. Good athlete, deceptively quick and fast. The first year I legit blocked every. single. shot. of his for an entire day. I was a cocky kid, just wanting to show that I belonged, win at all costs (even if it embarrasses them) etc. He's since added so many hesitation moves and wacky layup finishes that I can't block him with any consistency. Still can guard him no problem in a one-on-one setting, but in a team game, he's a difficult guard. Second best player behind Lefty.
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[QUOTE=dkmwise]I think people get the wrong idea about age and sports when they always hear about pro athletes in their 'prime.' Their prime is not the same as a normal person because of what they put their body through on a nightly basis. While an NBA player may start to become 'old' in their early 30's for a regular person who takes care of themselves that can be your very best years. Certainly while you're younger you can be quicker, faster, stronger with less effort, as you get older you develop your real man body and can be at your very best in your 30's and 40's if you just take care of your body properly[/QUOTE]
yea, i think this is very true. nba players have 82 games a season with practices.
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Man I am hooping until I am 55 years old ( I am 45 now). Just as long as I play at the YMCA. I can't do the outdoor basketball anymore. That concrete puts a pounding on your knees as you get older.
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Hopefully I can still waddle out and stand in a corner in my 50's and hit set shots or something.
I'm hoping over time my tendinitis doesn't worsen, because it does keep me from playing as much as I'd like sometimes, but the great thing is the shooting motion doesn't cause pain, it's passing and dribbling and afterward that I'm not happy. So I'll just be a selfish old dude who only shoots. Shooty McGee they'll call me.