Warming Up for Basketball: Comparing Traditional vs. Small-Sided Game Approaches in Youth Players.

Pierpaolo Sansone, Massimiliano Vanacore, Jorge Lorenzo-Calvo, Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez, Alejandro Vaquera, Daniele Conte

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Pierpaolo SansoneDepartment of Education and Sport Sciences, Pegaso Telematic University, Centro Direzionale Isola F2, 80143 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7355-3795

Massimiliano VanacoreDepartment of Movement Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", 00135 Rome, Italy.

Jorge Lorenzo-CalvoDeporte y Entrenamiento Research Group, Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5891-9824

Álvaro Bustamante-SánchezDepartment of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Universidad Europea de Madrid, C/Tajo, s/n, Villaviciosa de Odón, 28670 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4183-3004

Alejandro VaqueraVALFIS Research Group, Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Faculty of Sciences of Physical Activity and Sports, University of León, 24007 León, Spain.

Daniele ConteDepartment of Movement Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", 00135 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3551-1030

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Abstract

This study compared the external [movement load (ML)] and internal [rating of perceived exertion (RPE), mean and peak heart rate (HRmean, HRpeak)] loads, performance and enjoyment between time-matched (~12 min) traditional (TRAD) and small-sided game (SSG) warm-ups in youth basketball players. Using a counterbalanced crossover design, 24 male players (16.0 ± 0.1 years) performed both warm-up types after reporting fatigue (ROF) and completing an 8 min standardized pre-warm-up. Before and after each warm-up, players completed 20 m sprint and countermovement jump (CMJ) tests; enjoyment (ENJ) was assessed post-warm-up. No significant differences were found between warm-ups for ROF (

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basketball performanceexternal loadinternal loadyouth athletes

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DOI10.3390/sports13120452

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