Basketball-Specific Small-Sided Games Training during Ramadan Intermitting Fasting: Do Changes in Body Composition, Sleep Habits, and Perceived Exertion Affect Technical Performance?

Brini, Seifeddine; Castillo, Daniel; Raya-González, Javier; Castagna, Carlo; Bouassida, Anissa; Khalifa, Riadh; Chortane, Sabri Gaied; Clemente, Filipe Manuel

doi:10.3390/ijerph182212008

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Basketball-Specific Small-Sided Games Training during Ramadan Intermitting Fasting: Do Changes in Body Composition, Sleep Habits, and Perceived Exertion Affect Technical Performance?

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Seifeddine Brini

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Daniel Castillo

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Javier Raya-González

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Carlo Castagna

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Anissa Bouassida

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Riadh Khalifa

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Sabri Gaied Chortane

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Filipe Manuel Clemente

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Research Unit, Sportive Performance and Physical Rehabilitation, High Institute of Sports and Physical Education of Kef, University of Jendouba, Kef 7100, Tunisia

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Faculty of Education, Universidad de Valladolid, 42004 Soria, Spain

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Faculty of Health Sciences, University Isabel I, 09003 Burgos, Spain

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School of Sports and Exercise Science, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00118 Rome, Italy

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Fitness Training and Biomechanics Laboratory, Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Technical Department, 50135 Florence, Italy

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Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Ksar-Said, University of La Manouba, Tunis 2010, Tunisia

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Laboratory of Cardio-Circulatory, Respiratory, Metabolic and Hormonal Adaptations to Muscular Exercise, Faculty of Medicine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse 4002, Tunisia

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Escola Superior Desporto e Lazer, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Rua Escola Industrial e Comercial de Nun’Álvares, 4900-347 Viana do Castelo, Portugal

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Instituto de Telecomunicações, Delegação da Covilhã, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal

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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(22), 12008; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212008

Submission received: 21 October 2021 / Revised: 11 November 2021 / Accepted: 13 November 2021 / Published: 16 November 2021

(This article belongs to the Collection Injuries in Sports: Epidemiology, Identification, Prevention, Treatment, and Return to Play)

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The objective of this study was to assess the effects of an additional small-sided games (SSGs) training program during Ramadan intermitting fasting (RIF) on technical performance depending on changes in body composition, sleep habits, and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE). Twenty-four professional male basketball players from the Tunisian first division participated in this study. The players were randomly assigned to an intervention group (INT; n = 12) or an active control group (CON; n = 12). Both groups completed a four-week SSG training program (three sessions per week). During the first and fourth weeks of the SSGs training, the two groups were evaluated to detect changes in technical performance, dietary intake, body composition, sleep quality index (PSQI) survey outcomes, RPE, heart rate (HR), and blood lactate concentration [La]. During the fourth week of the RIF period, body composition, dietary intake, sleep latency, sleep duration, and HR significantly decreased only for INT (p < 0.001). However, RPE significantly increased (p < 0.001), and technical performances were negatively affected (p < 0.01). MANCOVA (adjusted for the percentage of change in sleep duration, body mass, and RPE) showed no significant differences in either group. In conclusion, our results showed that the technical performance of professional basketball male players was significantly affected at the end of RIF independently of changes in RPE, sleep habits, and body composition.

Keywords: team sport; performance; fatigue; intermitting fasting; nutrition

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Brini, S.; Castillo, D.; Raya-González, J.; Castagna, C.; Bouassida, A.; Khalifa, R.; Chortane, S.G.; Clemente, F.M. Basketball-Specific Small-Sided Games Training during Ramadan Intermitting Fasting: Do Changes in Body Composition, Sleep Habits, and Perceived Exertion Affect Technical Performance? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 12008. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212008

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Brini S, Castillo D, Raya-González J, Castagna C, Bouassida A, Khalifa R, Chortane SG, Clemente FM. Basketball-Specific Small-Sided Games Training during Ramadan Intermitting Fasting: Do Changes in Body Composition, Sleep Habits, and Perceived Exertion Affect Technical Performance? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(22):12008. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212008

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Brini, Seifeddine, Daniel Castillo, Javier Raya-González, Carlo Castagna, Anissa Bouassida, Riadh Khalifa, Sabri Gaied Chortane, and Filipe Manuel Clemente. 2021. "Basketball-Specific Small-Sided Games Training during Ramadan Intermitting Fasting: Do Changes in Body Composition, Sleep Habits, and Perceived Exertion Affect Technical Performance?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 22: 12008. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212008

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Brini, S., Castillo, D., Raya-González, J., Castagna, C., Bouassida, A., Khalifa, R., Chortane, S. G., & Clemente, F. M. (2021). Basketball-Specific Small-Sided Games Training during Ramadan Intermitting Fasting: Do Changes in Body Composition, Sleep Habits, and Perceived Exertion Affect Technical Performance? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 12008. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212008

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