Are acute player workloads associated with in-game performance in basketball?

To investigate associations between acute workload and in-game performance in basketball. Eight semi-professional, male basketball players were monitored during all training sessions (N = 28) and games (N = 18) across the season. External workload was determined using absolute (arbitrary units[AU]) and relative (AU·min) PlayerLoad (PL), and absolute (count) and relative (count·min) low-intensity, medium-intensity, high-intensity, and total Inertial Movement Analysis (IMA) events (accelerations, decelerations, changes-of-direction, and jumps).

Weekly Training Demands Increase, but Game Demands Remain Consistent Across Early, Middle, and Late Phases of the Regular Season in Semiprofessional Basketball Players.

Purpose: To compare weekly training, game, and overall (training and games) demands across phases of the regular season in basketball.

Methods: Seven semiprofessional, male basketball players were monitored during all on-court team-based training sessions and games during the regular season. External monitoring variables included PlayerLoad™ and inertial movement analysis events per minute.

Comparing Weekly Training and Game Demands According to Playing Position in a Semiprofessional Basketball Team.

Purpose: To compare weekly training and game demands according to playing position in basketball players.

Methods: A longitudinal, observational study was adopted. Semiprofessional, male basketball players categorized as backcourt (guards; n = 4) and frontcourt players (forwards/centers; n = 4) had their weekly workloads monitored across an entire season.

Call to Action: Recommendations to Improve the Methodological Reporting of Games-Based Drills in Basketball Research.

Purpose: Games-based drills are the predominant form of training adopted during basketball practice. As such, researchers have begun to quantify the physical, physiological, and perceptual demands of different games-based drill formats. However, study methodology has not been systematically reported across studies, limiting the ability to form conclusions from existing research.

The Concurrent Validity of Session-Rating of Perceived Exertion Workload Obtained Face-to-Face Versus Via an Online Application: A Team Case Study.

Purpose: To compare the concurrent validity of session-rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) workload determined face-to-face and via an online application in basketball players.

Methods: Sixteen semiprofessional, male basketball players (21.8 [4.

Losing Sleep Over It: Sleep in Basketball Players Affected by Game But Not Training Workloads.

Purpose: To examine the impact of workload volume during training sessions and games on subsequent sleep duration and sleep quality in basketball players.

Methods: Seven semiprofessional male basketball players were monitored across preseason and in-season phases to determine training session and game workloads, sleep duration, and sleep quality. Training and game data were collected via accelerometers, heart-rate monitors, and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) and reported as PlayerLoad™ (PL), summated heart-rate zones, and session RPE (sRPE).

The Relationships Between External and Internal Workloads During Basketball Training and Games.

Purpose: To investigate the relationships between external and internal workloads using a comprehensive selection of variables during basketball training and games.

Methods: Eight semiprofessional, male basketball players were monitored during training and games for an entire season. External workload was determined as PlayerLoad™: total and high-intensity accelerations, decelerations, changes of direction, and jumps and total low-intensity, medium-intensity, high-intensity, and overall inertial movement analysis events.

A Systematic Review of the External and Internal Workloads Experienced During Games-Based Drills in Basketball Players.

Purpose: To systematically quantify the external and internal workloads reported during games-based drills in basketball and identify the effects of different modifiable factors on the workloads encountered.

Methods: PubMed, Scopus, MEDLINE, and SPORTDiscus databases were searched for original research published up until January 2, 2019. The search included terms relevant to workload, games-based drills, and basketball.

External Workload Can Be Anticipated During 5 vs. 5 Games-Based Drills in Basketball Players: An Exploratory Study.

This study determined whether external workload could be anticipated during 5 vs. 5 games-based drills in basketball. Thirteen semi-professional, male basketball players were monitored during 5 vs.

Game schedule congestion affects weekly workloads but not individual game demands in semi-professional basketball.

To quantify and compare workloads encountered by basketball players during individual games played across 1-, 2-, and 3-day periods in the same week, and during weeks where 1, 2, and 3 games are scheduled. Eight semi-professional male players were monitored. External workload was determined as absolute and relative (·min) PlayerLoad (PL), and total and high-intensity jumps, accelerations, decelerations, and changes of direction (COD).

The Impact of Contextual Factors on Game Demands in Starting, Semiprofessional, Male Basketball Players.

Purpose: To quantify and compare external and internal game workloads according to contextual factors (game outcome, game location, and score-line).

Methods: Starting semiprofessional, male basketball players were monitored during 19 games. External (PlayerLoad™ and inertial movement analysis variables) and internal (summated-heart-rate-zones and rating of perceived exertion [RPE]) workload variables were collected for all games.

Validity of the Polar Team Pro Sensor for measuring speed and distance indoors.

Objectives: To assess the validity of the Polar Team Pro Sensor for measuring speed and distance indoors during continuous locomotive and change-of-direction tasks at low, medium, and high intensities.

Design: Descriptive validation study.

Methods: 26 recreationally-active participants (age: 32.