Acute Effects of Fitlight Training on Cognitive-Motor Processes in Young Basketball Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Study Design
2.2. Experimental Procedures
2.3. Measurements
2.3.1. Agility T-Test
2.3.2. Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery 1 (Yo-Yo IR1) Test
2.3.3. Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale (PACES)
2.3.4. Borg’s CR-10 Scale
2.3.5. Flanker/Reverse Flanker Task
2.3.6. Digit Span Task
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Executive Functions
3.1.1. Flanker/Reverse Flanker Task
3.1.2. Forward- and Backward-Digit Span
3.2. Perceived Effort
3.3. Session Enjoyment
3.4. Fitness Tests
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Week | Type of Exercise | Specific Proposal | Fitlight Role Description |
---|---|---|---|
First Week | Footwork Dribbling drills Shooting drills |
| The Fitlight system was used to create a randomized sequence of flashing lights. A sequence of two or three different colors was used up to a maximum of six lights. The association between color and movement changed with each exercise. Each color was associated with a single movement. A specific color did not require any movement in response. |
Second Week | Footwork Dribbling drills Shooting drills |
| A sequence of three or four different colors was used up to a maximum of eight lights. The association between color and movement changed with each exercise. Each color was associated with a single movement but there were sequences where two colors corresponded to the same movement. Two lights could be switched on at the same time. A specific color did not require any movement in response and this color changed with each exercise. |
Third Week | Footwork Dribbling drills Shooting drills |
| A sequence of four or five different colors was used up to a maximum of 10 lights. The association between color and movement changed with each exercise. Each color was associated with a single movement but there were sequences where two colors corresponded to the same movement. Two lights could be switched on at the same time. Two specific colors did not require any movement in response and these colors changed with each exercise. |
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Silvestri, F.; Campanella, M.; Bertollo, M.; Albuquerque, M.R.; Bonavolontà, V.; Perroni, F.; Baldari, C.; Guidetti, L.; Curzi, D. Acute Effects of Fitlight Training on Cognitive-Motor Processes in Young Basketball Players. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010817
Silvestri F, Campanella M, Bertollo M, Albuquerque MR, Bonavolontà V, Perroni F, Baldari C, Guidetti L, Curzi D. Acute Effects of Fitlight Training on Cognitive-Motor Processes in Young Basketball Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(1):817. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010817
Chicago/Turabian StyleSilvestri, Fioretta, Matteo Campanella, Maurizio Bertollo, Maicon Rodrigues Albuquerque, Valerio Bonavolontà, Fabrizio Perroni, Carlo Baldari, Laura Guidetti, and Davide Curzi. 2023. "Acute Effects of Fitlight Training on Cognitive-Motor Processes in Young Basketball Players" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 1: 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010817
APA StyleSilvestri, F., Campanella, M., Bertollo, M., Albuquerque, M. R., Bonavolontà, V., Perroni, F., Baldari, C., Guidetti, L., & Curzi, D. (2023). Acute Effects of Fitlight Training on Cognitive-Motor Processes in Young Basketball Players. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010817