The most demanding scenarios of 5-on-5 modified scrimmage situations in elite basketball.

Background: The most demanding scenarios and physical demands of elite basketball 5-on-5 scrimmages are unknown to trainers, although recent advances in microtechnology allows the gaps in this research to be filled. The purpose of this study was to describe and compare the physical demands, through the most demanding scenarios and traditional average measures, of two different 5-on-5 scrimmage situations executed during training sessions in elite male basketball players.

Methods: Physical demand measures (i.