Simplifying External Load Data in NCAA Division-I Men's Basketball Competitions: A Principal Component Analysis

• Main Authors: Jason D. Stone (Author), Justin J. Merrigan (Author), Jad Ramadan (Author), Robert Shaun Brown (Author), Gerald T. Cheng (Author), W. Guy Hornsby (Author), Holden Smith (Author), Scott M. Galster (Author), Joshua A. Hagen (Author)
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• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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The primary purpose was to simplify external load data obtained during Division-I (DI) basketball competitions via principal component analysis (PCA). A secondary purpose was to determine if the PCA results were sensitive to load demands of different positional groups (POS). Data comprised 229 obser...