A systematic review on fitness testing in adult male basketball players: Tests adopted, characteristics reported and recommendations for practice
Background As basketball match-play requires players to possess a wide range of physical
characteristics, many tests have been introduced in the literature to identify talent and …
characteristics, many tests have been introduced in the literature to identify talent and …
Body fat of basketball players: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background This study aimed to provide reference values for body fat (BF) of basketball
players considering sex, measurement method, and competitive level. Methods A systematic …
players considering sex, measurement method, and competitive level. Methods A systematic …
Does acute beetroot juice supplementation improve neuromuscular performance and match activity in young basketball players? A randomized, placebo-controlled …
Á López-Samanes, A Gómez Parra, V Moreno-Pérez… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Whereas beetroot juice (BJ) supplementation is shown to increase physical performance in
endurance activities, its benefits in team sports has been barely studied. In this randomized …
endurance activities, its benefits in team sports has been barely studied. In this randomized …
Importance of reactive agility and change of direction speed in differentiating performance levels in junior soccer players: Reliability and validity of newly developed …
Agility is a significant determinant of success in soccer; however, studies have rarely
presented and evaluated soccer-specific tests of reactive agility (S_RAG) and non-reactive …
presented and evaluated soccer-specific tests of reactive agility (S_RAG) and non-reactive …
Agility testing in youth football (soccer) players; evaluating reliability, validity, and correlates of newly developed testing protocols
Reactive agility (RAG) and change of direction speed (CODS) are important determinants of
success in football (soccer), but there is an evident lack of information on reliable and valid …
success in football (soccer), but there is an evident lack of information on reliable and valid …
Importance of agility performance in professional futsal players; reliability and applicability of newly developed testing protocols
The purpose of this study was to determine the inter-and intra-testing reliability of newly
developed tests of the change of direction speed (CODS) and reactive agility (RAG) in …
developed tests of the change of direction speed (CODS) and reactive agility (RAG) in …
Evaluation of different jumping tests in defining position-specific and performance-level differences in high level basketball players
The importance of jumping ability in basketball is well known, but there is an evident lack of
studies that have examined different jumping testing protocols in basketball players at …
studies that have examined different jumping testing protocols in basketball players at …
Sharper angle, higher risk? The effect of cutting angle on knee mechanics in invasion sport athletes
MJ Schreurs, A Benjaminse, KAPM Lemmink - Journal of biomechanics, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Cutting is an important skill in team-sports, but unfortunately is also related to
non-contact ACL injuries. The purpose was to examine knee kinetics and kinematics at …
non-contact ACL injuries. The purpose was to examine knee kinetics and kinematics at …
The relationship between reactive agility and change of direction speed in professional female basketball and handball players
Assessing the physical ability of players to perform change of direction and the cognitive and
motor abilities revealed in reactive agility (RA) is necessary to understand the physical …
motor abilities revealed in reactive agility (RA) is necessary to understand the physical …
Eight weeks of plyometric training improves ability to change direction and dynamic postural control in female basketball players
Y Cherni, MC Jlid, H Mehrez, RJ Shephard… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The aim of this study was to examine the effects of 8 weeks of plyometric training on the
ability to change direction and postural control in female basketball players. 25 national …
ability to change direction and postural control in female basketball players. 25 national …