Change of direction performance and their physical determinants among young basketball male players

PEREZ-IFRAN, P.; RIAL, M.; BRINI, S.; CALLEJA, JULIO; DEL ROSSO, S.; BOULLOSA, D.A.; BENITEZ-FLORES, S.

JOURNAL OF HUMAN KINETICS

ACAD PHYSICAL EDUCATION-KATOWICE

Año: 2022 vol. 85 p. 23 - 34

1640-5544

The main aim of the present study was to examine the effects of age group (U-15, U-17 and U-19) on change of direction (COD) performances and their specific physical determinants among young basketball male players. Thirty-one young male basketball players (13-18 years) volunteered for participation in this study. The sample was divided into 3 age groups (U-15, U-17, U-19). All the evaluations were carried out in the same order in 3 sessions as follows: 1) body composition, self-reported sexual maturation, COD performance, and intermittent endurance capacity; 2) reactive strength index (RSI), 15-m sprint, and repeated sprint ability (RSA) test; 3) vertical and horizontal jumps and lower-limbs strength. The results showed a significant difference between groups were noted for age, sexual maturation, endurance capacity, horizontal and vertical jump performances, RSI, COD, RSA, and lower-limbs strength (p < 0.05). Significant correlations were identified between COD performances and some physical determinants such as jumping ability and RSA performance (-0.43< r < 0.85; p ≤ 0.05). In conclusion, there are age effects on COD performances and their specific physical determinants among young basketball male players. The found associations between COD performance and its determinants should be considered by practitioners when programing athletic talent development for this population.