Comparing the External Loads Encountered during Competition between Elite, Junior Male and Female Basketball Players

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Miguel-Ángel Gómez¹  SergioL. Jiménez²  Rubén Portes²  RafaelM. Navarro²  AaronT. Scanlan³ 

[1] Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Technical University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea De Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain;Human Exercise and Training Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton 4701, Australia;

关键词: sex;    gender;    team sports;    accelerometer;    local positioning system;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17041456

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The aim of the present study was to compare external loads (EL) between elite, junior, male and female basketball players. Male (n = 25) and female players (n = 48) were monitored during 11 competitive matches (3 matches per team). EL was measured using local positioning system and microsensor technology to determine total, high-intensity (14−21 km·h⁻¹), and sprint (>21 km·h⁻¹) distance (m) covered, total (n) and relative (n·min⁻¹) accelerations and decelerations, ratio of accelerations:decelerations, and total (arbitrary units [AU]) and relative (AU·min⁻¹) player load. EL was compared between sexes overall and according to each playing position (guards, forwards, and centers). Males covered larger (p < 0.05) high-intensity and sprint distances, and completed more (p < 0.05) decelerations than females; while female players experienced a greater (p < 0.05) ratio of accelerations:decelerations. Greater decelerations (p < 0.05) were observed for males in the guard position compared to females, while more (p < 0.05) accelerations·min⁻¹ were apparent for females in the forward position compared to males. The current findings indicate differences in EL, particularly the high-intensity and acceleratory demands, exist between elite, junior, male and female basketball players during competition and are affected by playing position. These outcomes can be used in developing sex- and position-specific training plans, and in turn improving the physical preparedness of junior basketball players for competition demands at the elite level.

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