The physical profile of adult male basketball players: Differences between competitive levels and playing positions

Ferioli, D; Rampinini, E; Bosio, A; La Torre, A; Azzolini, M; Coutts, AJ

The physical profile of adult male basketball players: Differences between competitive levels and playing positions

Ferioli, D Rampinini, E

Bosio, A La Torre, A Azzolini, M Coutts, AJ

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Sports Sciences, 2018, 36 (22), pp. 2567 - 2574
Issue Date:: 2018-11-17

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dc.contributor.author	Ferioli, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rampinini, E https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9729-0862	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Bosio, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	La Torre, A	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Azzolini, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Coutts, AJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1782-7691	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-11-17	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Sports Sciences, 2018, 36 (22), pp. 2567 - 2574	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0264-0414	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/129908
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This study examined the physical differences in adult male basketball players of different competitive level and playing position using a large cohort. In the middle of the regular season, 129 players from four different Divisions completed a Yo-YoIR1 and, after 3-to-8 days, they performed a 6-min continuous running test (Mognoni’s test), a counter-movement jump (CMJ) test and a 5-min High-intensity Intermittent running test (HIT). Magnitude-based inferences revealed that differences in HIT were very likely moderate between Division I and II and likely small between Division II and III. The differences in absolute peak power and force produced during CMJs between Division I and II and between Division II and III were possibly small. Differences in Yo-YoIR1 and Mognoni’s test were very likely-to-almost certain moderate/large between Division III and VI. We observed possibly-to-likely small differences in HIT and Mognoni’s test between guards and forwards and almost certainly moderate differences in absolute peak power and force during CMJs between guards and centres. The ability to sustain high-intensity intermittent efforts (i.e. HIT) and strength/power characteristics can differentiate between competitive level, while strength/power characteristics discriminate guards from forwards/centres. These findings inform practitioners on the development of identification programs and training activities in basketball.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Sports Sciences	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/02640414.2018.1469241	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise Test	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Anthropometry	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Competitive Behavior	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Running	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Basketball	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Physical Fitness	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Muscle Strength	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Athletic Performance	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Plyometric Exercise	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	High-Intensity Interval Training	en_US
dc.title	The physical profile of adult male basketball players: Differences between competitive levels and playing positions	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	22	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	36	en_US
utslib.for	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	22	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	36	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This study examined the physical differences in adult male basketball players of different competitive level and playing position using a large cohort. In the middle of the regular season, 129 players from four different Divisions completed a Yo-YoIR1 and, after 3-to-8 days, they performed a 6-min continuous running test (Mognoni’s test), a counter-movement jump (CMJ) test and a 5-min High-intensity Intermittent running test (HIT). Magnitude-based inferences revealed that differences in HIT were very likely moderate between Division I and II and likely small between Division II and III. The differences in absolute peak power and force produced during CMJs between Division I and II and between Division II and III were possibly small. Differences in Yo-YoIR1 and Mognoni’s test were very likely-to-almost certain moderate/large between Division III and VI. We observed possibly-to-likely small differences in HIT and Mognoni’s test between guards and forwards and almost certainly moderate differences in absolute peak power and force during CMJs between guards and centres. The ability to sustain high-intensity intermittent efforts (i.e. HIT) and strength/power characteristics can differentiate between competitive level, while strength/power characteristics discriminate guards from forwards/centres. These findings inform practitioners on the development of identification programs and training activities in basketball.

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