ArticleBiology of sport2021
The effects of defensive style and final game outcome on the external training load of professional basketball players.
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- The Relationship Between External Load and Player Performance in Elite Female 3 × 3 Basketball Games: A Markerless Motion Capture Approach.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Physical Workload Patterns in U-18 Basketball Using LPS and MEMS Data: A Principal Component Analysis by Quarter and Playing Position.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of Speed Threshold Approaches for Evaluation of External Load in Male Basketball Players.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Study of the Load During Official Competition in Professional Women's Basketball-A Case Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Investigating the Effect of Playing Different Defensive Styles and Court Sizes on Physical, Perceived, and Technical Demands in Basketball Small-Sided Games.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Description and Classification of Training Drills, Based on Biomechanical and Physiological Load, in Elite Basketball.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Analysis of the use, effectiveness, and efficiency of the pick and roll in elite women's basketball.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Influence of game and quarter results on external peak demands during games in under-18 years, male basketball players.Biology of sport · 2023Article
- On-Court Activity and Game-Related Statistics during Scoring Streaks in Basketball: Applied Use of Accelerometers.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Observational
- Comparison of the most demanding scenarios during different in-season training sessions and official matches in professional basketball players.Biology of sport · 2022Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to analyse the influence of different contextual factors (i.e., defensive style and game outcome) on basketball players' external load during games-based drills using ultrawideband (UWB) technology. Fourteen male professional basketball players belonging to an elite reserve Spanish club (ACB) participated in this study. The games-based drills consisted of one bout of 10 min played 5vs5 in which players were instructed to use man-to-man defence (MMD) and/or zone defence (ZD). In addition, the final game outcome (i.e., winning or losing) of the game-based drill was registered. External load variables per minute were recorded: total distance covered, distance covered in different speed zones, distance covered while accelerating and decelerating, maximum speed, steps, jumps and player load. A two-way ANOVA with the Tukey post hoc test was used to assess the impact of defensive style and final game outcome and the interaction of both factors on the external load encountered by basketball players. No meaningful differences (unclear) were found in the external loads between playing with MMD and with ZD and between winning and losing teams except for greater distance at high-speed running (18.0-24.0 km·h
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