ArticleFrontiers in human neuroscience2022
Basketball training frequency is associated with executive functions in boys aged 6 to 8 years.
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- Designed physical activities targeting social skills in preschoolers: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of equine-assisted activities on execution function in children aged 7-8 years: A randomized controlled trial.Brain and behavior · 2023Trial
- The Influence of Structured Multisport Activities at Different Weekly Frequencies on the Gross Motor Development of Preschool Children: Evidence for a Dose-Response Relationship.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Article
- Changes in verbal fluency, anthropometric parameters, physical activity, and physical fitness following an after-school basketball program in children: a pilot study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Is Higher Frequency Always Better? The Dose-Response Relationship Between Structured Physical Activity Frequency and Physical Fitness Improvement in Preschool Children.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of a 12-week mini-basketball exercise intervention on executive function in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Sport-specific impacts of ball games on adolescent brain function: a network meta-analysis of executive cognitive tasks.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Multiple object tracking training affects the executive function in basketball players: the role of instant feedback.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Acute Effects of Fitlight Training on Cognitive-Motor Processes in Young Basketball Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study investigates the relationship between the frequency of basketball training and executive functions (inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility) in boys aged 6 to 8. A total of 40 boys recruited from a local after-school basketball training club were divided into a low-frequency group (once a week) and a high-frequency group (at least twice a week). An additional 20 age-matched boys recruited from a local elementary school were considered as the control group (no training experience). All subjects conducted the Stop-signal task, the N-back task, and the switching task at rest. The mean reaction time and accuracy data obtained from each task were used in statistical analysis. There was no significant group difference in either the accuracy or reaction time of inhibitory control. Meanwhile, no significant difference was found in the reaction time of working memory across groups. However, the high-frequency group exhibited significantly higher accuracy (93.00 ± 4.31%) with regard to working memory than the low-frequency group (85.4 ± 6.04%,
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