External Load Fluctuations Across an Amateur Athletic Union Basketball Season.

Kutson, CW; Russell, JL; Strack, D; Coutts, AJ; McLean, BD

External Load Fluctuations Across an Amateur Athletic Union Basketball Season.

Kutson, CW Russell, JL Strack, D Coutts, AJ McLean, BD

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Publisher:: Wolters Kluwer
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Citation:: J Strength Cond Res, 2023
Issue Date:: 2023-12-13

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dc.contributor.author	Kutson, CW
dc.contributor.author	Russell, JL
dc.contributor.author	Strack, D
dc.contributor.author	Coutts, AJ
dc.contributor.author	McLean, BD
dc.date.accessioned	2024-02-01T22:19:32Z
dc.date.available	2024-02-01T22:19:32Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-13
dc.identifier.citation	J Strength Cond Res, 2023
dc.identifier.issn	1064-8011
dc.identifier.issn	1533-4287
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/175257
dc.description.abstract	Kutson, CW, Russell, JL, Strack, D, Coutts, AJ, and McLean, BD. External load fluctuations across an Amateur Athletic Union basketball season. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2023-Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) competitions are an important component of the developmental pathway for youth basketball athletes. Despite its relative importance, there is currently a paucity of research investigating the physical demands in AAU basketball. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the physical demands encountered over the course of an AAU basketball season. External training load was quantified using inertial sensors (Catapult T6) from one male AAU basketball team (age: 17.5 ± 0.5 years, height: 197.3 ± 10.0 cm, and mass: 89.4 ± 11.6 kg) over the course of the 2021 AAU season and categorized post hoc into high-, medium-, and low-minute groups based on mean playing minutes. After player categorization, 2 linear mixed models were constructed, one for PlayerLoad (PL) and one for duration, to examine the differences across player category, month of the season, and activity types (practices or games). The results show that the highest training loads were encountered by high-minute players, who had total PLs of 9,766 ± 1,516 AU, 13,207 ± 2,561 AU, and 7,071 ± 2,122 AU during April, May, and June, respectively. Highly variable training loads were also evident over the course of a season, with peak PL values as high as 4,921 AU per week. Practitioners should be aware that AAU basketball players experience variable loads throughout the season, which peak around congested competition/tournament periods. In addition, players with high game minutes accumulate the most load over the course of a season. This information may be used to better inform planning and periodizing strategies during developmental phases.
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dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Wolters Kluwer
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dc.subject	1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, 1116 Medical Physiology
dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences
dc.subject.classification	3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	3208 Medical physiology
dc.subject.classification	4207 Sports science and exercise
dc.title	External Load Fluctuations Across an Amateur Athletic Union Basketball Season.
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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Kutson, CW, Russell, JL, Strack, D, Coutts, AJ, and McLean, BD. External load fluctuations across an Amateur Athletic Union basketball season. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2023-Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) competitions are an important component of the developmental pathway for youth basketball athletes. Despite its relative importance, there is currently a paucity of research investigating the physical demands in AAU basketball. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the physical demands encountered over the course of an AAU basketball season. External training load was quantified using inertial sensors (Catapult T6) from one male AAU basketball team (age: 17.5 ± 0.5 years, height: 197.3 ± 10.0 cm, and mass: 89.4 ± 11.6 kg) over the course of the 2021 AAU season and categorized post hoc into high-, medium-, and low-minute groups based on mean playing minutes. After player categorization, 2 linear mixed models were constructed, one for PlayerLoad (PL) and one for duration, to examine the differences across player category, month of the season, and activity types (practices or games). The results show that the highest training loads were encountered by high-minute players, who had total PLs of 9,766 ± 1,516 AU, 13,207 ± 2,561 AU, and 7,071 ± 2,122 AU during April, May, and June, respectively. Highly variable training loads were also evident over the course of a season, with peak PL values as high as 4,921 AU per week. Practitioners should be aware that AAU basketball players experience variable loads throughout the season, which peak around congested competition/tournament periods. In addition, players with high game minutes accumulate the most load over the course of a season. This information may be used to better inform planning and periodizing strategies during developmental phases.

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