Improving Practice and Performance in Basketball

• Main Author: Scanlan, Aaron (auth)
• Other Authors: Dalbo, Vincent (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: Traditional medicine & herbal remedies; n/a; talent selection; classification tree; Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2; NBA; basketball; maturation; body composition; fatigue; countermovement jump; athletic performance; circadian rhythm; injury; basketball tactics; female; athlete; non-linear analysis; monitoring; basketball performance; performance analysis; training load; variability; game-related statistics; sleep; youth athletes; accelerometer; women athletes; fat free mass; collegiate athletes; workloads; team sports; machine learning; microtechnology; motor manual sequences; elite sport; attention; visuo-spatial working memory; playing position; smallest worthwhile change; body fat
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Despite being one of the most popular sports worldwide, basketball has received limited research attention compared to other team sports. Establishing a strong evidence base with high-quality and impactful research is essential in enhancing decision-making processes to optimize player performance for basketball professionals. Consequently, the book entitled Improving Performance and Practice in Basketball provides a collection of novel research studies to increase the available evidence on various topics with strong translation to practice in basketball. The book includes work by 40 researchers from 16 institutions or professional organizations from 9 countries. In keeping with notable topics in basketball research, the book contains 2 reviews focused on monitoring strategies to detect player fatigue and considerations for travel in National Basketball Association players. In addition, 8 applied studies are also included in the book, focused on workload monitoring, game-related statistics, and the measurement of physical and skill attributes in basketball players. This book also has a strong focus on increasing the evidence available for female basketball players, who have traditionally been under-represented in the literature. The outcomes generated from this book should provide new insights to inform practice in many areas for professionals working in various roles with basketball teams.