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| Research Title: |
Effects of two different short-term training programs on the physical and technical abilities of adolescent basketball players. |
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Conditioning
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| Keywords: |
Activity
Education
Injury Prevention
Training program, Short-term, Sport-specific, Adolescent, Basketball
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| Author(s): |
Gregory C Bogdanis, Vaghelis Ziagos, Michalis Anastasiadis, Maria Maridaki |
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| Release Date: |
21 May 2007 |
| Research Summary/Text: |
While many basketball players undertake off-season training to minimise the effects of detraining that can occur after only a few days of inactivity, the effects of specific basketball training interventions during the-off season are not known. Twenty-seven Under-16 basketball players participated in a study to investigate this further. Measurements were performed before and after a 4-week training period. The main measurements were aerobic fitness, anaerobic power, local muscle endurance of arms and trunk and technical ability. Two different training programs “Specialised” and “Mixed” were applied for two experimental groups while a control group did not participate in any form of training. Both training programs included five sessions per week, each of 100-120 minutes duration. The sport-specific program was performed exclusively on the court, while the mixed program also included off court strength and conditioning elements.
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| Research Objectives: |
The study compares the efficacy of two short-term basketball training programs – a sport-specific and a mixed program – for changes in physical and technical abilities in adolescent basketball players during the off-season training period.
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| Research Outcomes: |
Both the Specialised and Mixed short-term off-season training programs resulted in similar improvements of aerobic fitness and anaerobic power of adolescent basketball players. Arms and trunk local muscle endurance was significantly improved in both groups with arm muscle endurance further improved in the “Mixed” training group. Performance in all four basketball technical skills was similarly improved in both groups with greater improvement in shooting and passing for the “Specialised” group.
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| Research Implications: |
Both specialised and mixed training programs are effective in minimising or reversing the detraining effects experienced by basketball players in the off-season. While the mixed training program gave extra improvement in arm endurance, the specialised on-court program had a greater positive effect on the technical skills of shooting and passing.
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