Title: | Changes in physical demands between game quarters of U18 elite official basketball games |
Contributor(s): | Vazquez-Guerrero, Jairo (author); Fernández-Valdés, Bruno (author); Jones, Ben (author); Moras, Gerard (author); Reche, Xavi (author); Sampaio, Jaime (author) |
Publication Date: | 2019-09-03 |
Open Access: | Yes |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0221818 |
Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/39206 |
Abstract: | | Purpose
The aim of this study was to describe the physical demands during U18 elite basketball games according to the game quarter and to identify a smaller subset of variables and
threshold scores that distinguish players' physical performance in each quarter.
Methods
Data was collected from ninety-four players who participated in the study (age: 17.4 ± 0.74 years; height: 199.0 ± 0.1 cm; body mass: 87.1 ± 13.1 kg) competing in the Euroleague Basketball Next Generation Tournament. Players’ movements during the games were measured using a portable local positioning system (LPS) (WIMU PRO®, Realtrack Systems SL, Almería, Spain) and included relative distance (total distance / playing duration), relative distance in established speed zones, high-intensity running (18.1–24.0 km.h-1) and sprinting (> 24.1 km.h-1). player load, peak speed (km.h-1) and peak acceleration (m.s-2) number of total accelerations and total decelerations, high intensity accelerations (> 2 m.s-2) and decelerations (< -2 m.s-2).
Results
There was an overall decrease in distance covered, player load, number of high intensity accelerations and decelerations between the first and last quarter of the games in all playing positions. A classification tree analysis showed that the first quarter had much influence of distance covered (above 69.0 meters), distance covered <6.0 km.h-1 and accelerations (> 2 m.s-2), whereas the fourth quarter performance had much influence of distance covered (below 69.0) and distance covered 12.1–18.0 km.h-1.
Conclusions
A significant reduction in physical demands occurs during basketball, especially between first and last quarter for players in all playing positions during basketball games of under 18 elite players.
Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Source of Publication: | PLoS One, 14(9), p. 1-14 |
Publisher: | Public Library of Science |
Place of Publication: | United States of America |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 420702 Exercise physiology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 130602 Organised sports |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes |
HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Science and Technology
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