A systematic review of the different calculation methods for measuring jump height during the countermovement and drop jump tests

J Xu, A Turner, P Comfort, JR Harry, JJ McMahon… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background The heights obtained during the countermovement jump and drop jump tests
have been measured by numerous studies using different calculation methods and pieces of …

A systematic review on fitness testing in adult male basketball players: Tests adopted, characteristics reported and recommendations for practice

M Morrison, DT Martin, S Talpey, AT Scanlan… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Importance of reactive agility and change of direction speed in differentiating performance levels in junior soccer players: Reliability and validity of newly developed …

H Pojskic, E Åslin, A Krolo, I Jukic, O Uljevic… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Key anthropometric and physical determinants for different playing positions during National Basketball Association draft combine test

Y Cui, F Liu, D Bao, H Liu, S Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Annual draft combine test of National Basketball Association (NBA) is a key player testing
process where prospective players with extraordinary athletic abilities are evaluated and the …

Body fat of basketball players: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Sansone, B Makivic, R Csapo, P Hume… - Sports Medicine …, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Importance of agility performance in professional futsal players; reliability and applicability of newly developed testing protocols

D Sekulic, N Foretic, B Gilic, MR Esco… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
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 …

Position-specific differences in countermovement vertical jump force-time metrics in professional male basketball players

D Cabarkapa, NM Philipp, DV Cabarkapa… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The countermovement vertical jump (CVJ) is one of the most commonly implemented non-
invasive and time-efficient testing modalities for lower-body neuromuscular performance …

Relations between specific athleticism and morphology in young basketball players

N Čović, D Čaušević, CI Alexe, B Rani… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Basketball is a fast-paced intermittent team sport, wherein the players must
exhibit different morphologies and fitness levels depending on their position. The aim of this …

Associations between force-time related single-leg counter movement jump variables, agility, and linear sprint in competitive youth male basketball players

Ö Pamuk, Y Makaracı, L Ceylan, H Küçük, T Kızılet… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: Previous research has reported a strong relationship between vertical jumping,
sprinting, and agility, as a reflection of lower-limb power. Unilateral analysis of this …

Body height of elite basketball players: Do taller basketball teams rank better at the FIBA World Cup?

I Zarić, F Kukić, N Jovićević, M Zarić… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Body height is among the most important attributes of basketball players. Whether it differs
among the basketball players who compete at the world basketball championship (FIBA …