“…Considering that numerous studies clearly demonstrated non-existence of long-lasting effects of the stretching exercises on the resistance of muscle-tendon unit (Björklund, Hamberg, & Crenshaw, 2001;Halbertsma & Göeken, 1994;Halbertsma, Mulder, Göeken, & Eisma, 1999;Harvey et al, 2003;Magnusson, Aagard, Simonsen, & BojsenMoller, 1998), it could be said that this result was to be expected. It seems that static stretching produces acute negative effects, not only for vertical jump and speed (Behm & Chaouachi, 2011;Knudson, Bennett, Corn, Leick, & Smith, 2001;Little & Williams, 2006;Siatras, Papadopoulos, Mameletzi, Gerodimos, & Kellis, 2003), but for the free throws accuracy as well. Some research reports have stated that static stretching techniques decrease neuromuscular sensitivity and that might be one of the reasons for the acute decrease in performance (Avela et al, 1999;Ribot-Ciscar et al, 1991;Vujnovich & Dawson, 1994).…”