The influence of physical fitness attributes on external demands during simulated basketball matches in youth players according to age category

A Comparison in Physical Fitness Attributes, Physical Activity Behaviors, Nutritional Habits, and Nutritional Knowledge Between Elite Male and Female Youth Basketball Players

“…Also, the superior physical fitness in U-14 male players across many of the fitness tests we examined may be attributed to them possessing greater absolute and relative fat-free mass than females in early adolescence as females have been shown to experience a decline in relative fat-free mass prior to puberty (McCarthy et al, 2014). Furthermore, physical fitness attributes (linear sprint time and RCOD ability) have been shown to be significantly associated (p < 0.05; r = −0.60 to −0.63) with external load variables (total distance, high-speed running distance, and number of jumps performed) during simulated matches in elite U-14 male basketball players (Castillo et al, 2021) and with performance index rating during matches in elite U-14 male (CMJ height, 20-m linear sprint time, and Agility T-test time, r = −0.25 to 0.23, p < 0.01) and female (CMJ power, r = 0.16, p < 0.05) basketball players (Ramos et al, 2019). Given this demonstrated importance of physical fitness attributes for in-match activity and performance, a thorough understanding of differences in physical fitness between male and female U-14 players may inform the development of training stimuli to optimize the physical preparedness of players across both sexes to meet the demands of competition.…”

“…In the 505 COD test, players ran 15 m linearly from the starting position and performed a 180 • turn, self-selecting the preferred lower-limb to initiate the change in direction. After changing direction, players ran as quickly as possible for a further 5 m back toward the starting position (Castillo et al, 2021). A photocell timing gate (Microgate TM Polifemo, Bolzano, Italy) was positioned 10 m from the starting position to capture performance time (s) across the 5 m immediately prior to and the 5 m immediately following the change in direction.…”

“…A single trial of the RCOD sprint test was administered consisting of 5 × 30-m shuttle sprints (15 + 15 m) interspersed with 30 s of passive, standing recovery between each sprint. Players started 0.5 m before the first timing gate and sprinted for 15 m, before touching a line on the floor with their preferred foot and returning to the starting position as fast as possible (Castillo et al, 2021). A single pair of photoelectric cells (Microgate TM Polifemo, Bolzano, Italy) were placed at the start line to record performance time (s) during each shuttle.…”

“…Basketball is a highly demanding team sport, requiring players to adequately develop various physical fitness attributes for successful on-court performance (Castillo et al, 2021). In this sense, quantifying physical fitness attributes is important in the training process to detect deficits in players and consequently prescribe appropriate training strategies (Mancha-Triguero et al, 2019).…”

Standardized Judgment Method of Shooting Training Action Based on Digital Video Technology

“…Among them, the factors affecting the standardization of athletes' shooting action mainly include athletes' bodies, technology, and psychology. In the process of competition, athletes need to ensure that they master the nature, time, and score of the competition [5]. In the actual basketball game, the attacking team needs to use different techniques or tactics to create more shooting opportunities and ensure shooting scores [6,7].…”