SynthesisPloS one2023
Effect of core training on athletic and skill performance of basketball players: A systematic review.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of instability training on balance and jump performance in athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Physiological reports · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of functional training on physical fitness and skill-related performance among basketball players: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- The effects of plyometric training on physical fitness and skill-related performance in female basketball players: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of an Eight-Week Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) Stretching Intervention on Functional Movement Patterns in Female Basketball Players: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Trial
- Pathways for enhancing competitive ability of basketball players based on physical fitness training.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Core stabilization training improves balance in adolescent male basketball players: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- The effects of core stability training on swimming performance in youth swimmers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Comparison of the Core Training and Mobility Training Effects on Basketball Athletic Performance in Young Players: A Comparative Experimental Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Integrating trunk endurance, dynamic stability, and in-game performance analysis in youth elite basketball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Effects on Jump Shooting Accuracy when Using Unstable Surfaces for Functional Balance Training of Youth Basketball Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Effects of a Specific Proprioceptive Training Program on Injury Prevention and Stress in Basketball Players: A Pilot Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- The effects of balance training on physical fitness and skill-related performance in basketball players: a systematic review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Feasibility study of core training in knee injury recovery.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- A Critical Review of Trunk and Hip Exercise Prescription: Applying Evidence for a Modern Approach.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Relation between core strength, core stability, and athletic performance-a mediation analysis approach.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Effects of three exercise interventions on inhibitory control in college students with internet addiction: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the sport success scale: a confirmatory study on Chinese adolescents.BMC psychology · 2024Article
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- The Effects of Core Stabilization Trunk Muscle Fatigue on Lower Limb Stiffness of Basketball Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
A limited number of studies focus on the effect of core training on basketball players' athletic performance and skills. This systematic reviewaimed to comprehensively and critically review the available studies in the literature that investigate the impact of core training on basketball players' physical and skill performance, and then offer valuable recommendations for both coaches and researchers. Thedata collection, selection, and analysis adhered to the PRISMA protocol. English databases, including Ebscohost, Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar,were searched until September 2022. A total of eight articles were included, with four studies comparing the effects of core training versus traditional strength training or usual basketball training. All studies investigated the impact of core training on athletic performance. The findings revealed that core training can help players improve their overall athletic and skill performance, particularly in the areas of strength, sprinting,jumping, balance, agility, shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and stepping. In addition, core training, particularly on unstable surfaces,as well as combining static and dynamic core training,improvebasketball players' athletic and skill performance. Despite the relativelylittle evidence demonstrating the effect of core training on endurance, flexibility, and defensive skills, this review demonstrates that it should be incorporated into basketball training sessions.
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