Reprint

Improving Practice and Performance in Basketball

Edited by
November 2019
106 pages
  • ISBN978-3-03921-694-9 (Paperback)
  • ISBN978-3-03921-695-6 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Improving Practice and Performance in Basketball that was published in

Biology & Life Sciences
Medicine & Pharmacology
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary

Despite being one of the most popular sports worldwide, basketball has received limited research attention compared to other team sports. Establishing a strong evidence base with high-quality and impactful research is essential in enhancing decision-making processes to optimize player performance for basketball professionals. Consequently, the book entitled Improving Performance and Practice in Basketball provides a collection of novel research studies to increase the available evidence on various topics with strong translation to practice in basketball. The book includes work by 40 researchers from 16 institutions or professional organizations from 9 countries. In keeping with notable topics in basketball research, the book contains 2 reviews focused on monitoring strategies to detect player fatigue and considerations for travel in National Basketball Association players. In addition, 8 applied studies are also included in the book, focused on workload monitoring, game-related statistics, and the measurement of physical and skill attributes in basketball players. This book also has a strong focus on increasing the evidence available for female basketball players, who have traditionally been under-represented in the literature. The outcomes generated from this book should provide new insights to inform practice in many areas for professionals working in various roles with basketball teams.

Format
  • Paperback
License
© 2019 by the authors; CC BY licence
Keywords
countermovement jump; variability; basketball; team sports; classification tree; machine learning; performance analysis; non-linear analysis; athlete; maturation; elite sport; playing position; body composition; youth athletes; talent selection; microtechnology; smallest worthwhile change; training load; countermovement jump; game-related statistics; performance analysis; basketball performance; team sports; basketball tactics; basketball; game-related statistics; performance analysis; team sports; female; training load; monitoring; accelerometer; workloads; basketball; Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2; attention; visuo-spatial working memory; motor manual sequences; body fat; collegiate athletes; fat free mass; women athletes; NBA; athletic performance; fatigue; circadian rhythm; injury; sleep; n/a