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Training load and match-play demands in basketball based on competition level: A systematic review.
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Who cites it
106 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of imagery practice on basketball-related skills and psychological outcomes: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Plasma and salivary measures of testosterone and cortisol levels in basketball players under various games / training conditions, and nutritional strategies: an updated systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of mental and physiological fatigue on attentional focus in basketball players: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Intensity Zones and Intensity Thresholds Used to Quantify External Load in Competitive Basketball: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Internal and External Load Profile during Beach Invasion Sports Match-Play by Electronic Performance and Tracking Systems: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Pooled it
- Monitoring Internal Load in Women's Basketball via Subjective and Device-Based Methods: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Physical Demands during Official Competitions in Elite Handball: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of core training on athletic and skill performance of basketball players: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
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- External and Internal Load Variables Encountered During Training and Games in Female Basketball Players According to Playing Level and Playing Position: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
- Multidisciplinary Neuromuscular and Endurance Interventions on Youth Basketball Players: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review on Fitness Testing in Adult Male Basketball Players: Tests Adopted, Characteristics Reported and Recommendations for Practice.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Measuring Physical Demands in Basketball: An Explorative Systematic Review of Practices.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- Training and Competition Load in Female Basketball: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Short-term effects of inspiratory muscle warm-up and fatigue on diaphragmatic function in professional basketball players: a randomized clinical trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Eight-Week Flywheel Training Enhances Jump Performance and Stretch-Shortening Cycle Function in Collegiate Basketball Players.European journal of sport science · 2025Trial
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- Early-season changes in concentric-only, long and short stretch-shortening cycle jump performance in highly trained youth basketball players.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Basketball is a court-based team-sport that requires a broad array of demands (physiological, mechanical, technical, tactical) in training and competition which makes it important for practitioners to understand the stress imposed on the basketball player during practice and match-play. Therefore, the main aim of the present systematic review is to investigate the training and match-play demands of basketball in elite, sub-elite, and youth competition. A search of five electronic databases (PubMed, SportDiscus, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Cochrane) was conducted until December 20th, 2019. Articles were included if the study: (i) was published in English; (ii) contained internal or external load variables from basketball training and/or competition; and (iii) reported physiological or metabolic demands of competition or practice. Additionally, studies were classified according to the type of study participants into elite (20), sub-elite (9), and youth (6). A total of 35 articles were included in the systematic review. Results indicate that higher-level players seem to be more efficient while moving on-court. When compared to sub-elite and youth, elite players cover less distance at lower average velocities and with lower maximal and average heart rate during competition. However, elite-level players have a greater bandwidth to express higher velocity movements. From the present systematic review, it seems that additional investigation on this topic is warranted before a "clear picture" can be drawn concerning the acceleration and deceleration demands of training and competition. It is necessary to accurately and systematically assess competition demands to provide appropriate training strategies that resemble match-play.
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