ArticlePloS one2020
Seasonal changes in physical capacities of basketball players according to competitive levels and individual responses.
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- 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
- Effectiveness of an Individualized Training Based on Dynamic Strength Index on Sprinting, Jumping and Change of Direction Performance in Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
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- A comparison between the planned and actual external loads experienced during training in a professional, male basketball team.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Seasonal Variations in Training Load, Sleep Parameters, and Hormonal Markers in Collegiate Male Rowers During the Off-Season.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Athlete Monitoring Systems in Elite Men's Basketball: Challenges, Recommendations, and Future Perspectives.Translational sports medicine · 2024Review
- Effect of a 6-Week Preseason Training Protocol on Physiological and Muscle Damage Markers in High-Level Female and Male Basketball Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Intraseason Changes in Vertical Jumps of Male Professional Basketball Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effect of Pre-Season Training on Physiological and Biochemical Indices in Basketball Players-A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Does early specialization provide an advantage in physical fitness development in youth basketball?Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- The Relative Age Effect on Competition Performance of Spanish International Handball Players: A Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Influence of ball possession and playing position on the physical demands encountered during professional basketball games.Biology of sport · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to quantify changes in physical capacities of thirty-eight basketball players selected from different teams, as well as from varying competitive levels (i.e. Division I, Division II and Division III) during the preparation and in-season periods.
methodsPre (T1) and post (T2) preparation period and during regular season (T3), the players completed a Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery test-level 1. Following a 3 to 8 days-break, players performed a 6-min continuous running test (Mognoni's test), a counter-movement jump test and a 5-min high-intensity intermittent running test.
resultsBlood lactate concentration measured after the Mognoni's test was significantly reduced from T1 to T2, and from T2 to T3 (P<0.001, ƞ2 = 0.424). The distance covered during the Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery test was significantly increased only from T1 to T2 in Division II and III (P<0.001, ƞ2 = 0.789). Similarly, the physiological responses to high-intensity intermittent running test were improved only from T1 to T2 (all P<0.001, ƞ2 = 0.495 to 0.652). Despite significant changes observed in running tests from T1 to T2, at individual level 35-55% of players did not show a very likely improvement. Relative peak power produced during vertical jumps at T3 by Division I players was increased compared to T1 (ANOVA interaction, P = 0.037, ƞ2 = 0.134).
conclusionsThe main improvements in physical capacities occurred during the preparation period, when the aerobic fitness and the ability to sustain high-intensity intermittent efforts were moderately-to-largely improved. However, it appears that the preparation period does not consistently impact on vertical jump variables. Aerobic fitness and force/power production during vertical jumps appear to improve across the competitive season (slightly-to-moderately). Physical tests should be used to identify weaknesses in physical performance of players and to monitor their fatigue status, with the aim to develop individualized training programs.
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