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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Hand Preference and Performance in Basketball Tasks.

Emanuela Gualdi-Russo, Natascia Rinaldo, Alba Pasini, Luciana Zaccagni

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  4. Attitudes towards Green Urban Space: A Case Study of Two Italian Regions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  5. Is It Time for Sports and Health in the Era of Covid-19 Pandemic?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  6. Handgrip Strength in Young Adults: Association with Anthropometric Variables and Laterality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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Emanuela Gualdi-RussoDepartment of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Prevention, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Natascia RinaldoDepartment of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Prevention, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Alba PasiniDepartment of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Prevention, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Luciana ZaccagniDepartment of Biomedical and Specialty Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Prevention, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.

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Abstract

The aims of this study were to develop and validate an instrument to quantitatively assess the handedness of basketballers in basketball tasks (Basketball Handedness Inventory, BaHI) and to compare it with their handedness in daily activities by the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (EHI). The participants were 111 basketballers and 40 controls. All subjects completed the EHI and only basketballers filled in the BaHI. To validate the BaHI, a voluntary subsample of basketballers repeated the BaHI. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a two-factor model. Our results show that: (i) Handedness score (R) in daily actions did not differ between basketball players (R by EHI = 69.3 ± 44.6) and the control group (R by EHI = 64.5 ± 58.6); (ii) basketballers more frequently favored performing certain sport tasks with the left hand or mixed hands (as highlighted by R by BaHI = 50.1 ± 47.1), although their choice was primarily the right hand in everyday gestures; and (iii) this preference was especially true for athletes at the highest levels of performance (R by BaHI of A1 league = 38.6 ± 58.3) and for those playing in selected roles (point guard's R = 29.4 ± 67.4). Our findings suggest that professional training induces handedness changes in basketball tasks. The BaHI provides a valid and reliable measure of the skilled hand in basketball. This will allow coaches to assess mastery of the ball according to the hand used by the athlete in the different tasks and roles.

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Athletic PerformanceBasketballFunctional LateralityAdolescentAdultAthletesHumansMaleYoung Adultgame levelgame rolehand preferenceteam sports

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PMCPMC6887724

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