ReviewJournal of human kinetics2025
Physical, Physiological, Technical and Tactical Responses According to the Playing Position in Male Basketball: A Systematic Scoping Review.
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- Impact of mental and physiological fatigue on attentional focus in basketball players: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
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- Physical fitness differences in elite youth U17 and U18 basketball players by team ranking and position.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- A comparison between the planned and actual external loads experienced during training in a professional, male basketball team.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of match-day priming strategies on physical and technical performance in female basketball players.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Exercise-specific post-translational modification signatures: unveiling precise regulatory mechanisms of molecular exercise language and cellular adaptation.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Review
- Technical-tactical performance of Spanish female basketball players in first division (2013-2022): effects of match outcome, location, and playing position.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Game load dynamics in basketball: influence of playing position and match progression.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Correlations between player positions, trunk stability, and functional athletic performance in adolescent female basketball players.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 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
- Positional contrasts in key techniques between men's and women's basketball at the Olympic level.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Cognitive Motor Dual Tasking as a game-changer in basketball training programs: a new approach to developing elite basketball players.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Understanding how playing position influences physical, physiological, technical, and tactical demands in basketball is essential for optimizing training. Despite numerous studies examining these demands, there remains a need for a comprehensive review focused specifically on male basketball players. This scoping review aimed to summarize these demands during training sessions and games among male professional and semiprofessional basketball players according to playing positions. Following the PRISMA guidelines and its extensions for scoping reviews, four databases (PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science) were searched. Studies were included if they featured male professional or semiprofessional basketball players, assessments during training or games, and reported relevant demands. Forty-seven manuscripts were reviewed. Key findings revealed notable differences between positions: (i) (i) guards covered greater distances, performing more accelerations and decelerations compared to forwards and centers; (ii) forwards engaged in more high-speed and high-intensity running; (iii) centers demonstrated higher averages in successful shots and rebounds; and (iv) physiological responses, particularly heart rate, were predominantly higher among centers. In conclusion, this review provides coaches with critical insights into position-specific physical and physiological demands in basketball. Notably, methodological inconsistencies across the studies reviewed were observed. Hence, establishing standardized assessment methodologies and creating a common framework for normalizing physical, physiological, technical, and tactical variables is crucial for enhancing research comparability and practical application.
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