We do not know if James Harden will make the trip, but the Sixers have decided to carry out their training camp far from Philadelphia. Very far even since the new coach, Nick Nurse, decided to take everyone to Fort Collins, Colorado. From October 3 to 6, the Sixers will practice at Moby Arena, the usual home of Colorado State University.
This year, a third of franchises have chosen to carry out their “training camp” on the road, like the Knicks in South Carolina or the Clippers in Hawaii, and the objective is clearly to strengthen the bonds between the players and to work far away. of the excitement of the city. This is all the more true for Nurse who will discover his new squad. For the Sixers, the objective is also physiological since the Moby Arena is located at an altitude of 1,500 meters!
Athletes, whether individually or in team sports, have always tried to take advantage of training conditions at altitude. As oxygen is rarer, this stimulates aerobic capacity and also increases endurance capacity. Conversely, as with every trip to Denver during the regular season, this can also lead to more fatigue, but also headaches and insomnia…
